September 18, 2022
Proper 20
Announcements
Invocation
Scripture: Psalm 113
1 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord; praise the name of the Lord.
2 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time on and forevermore.
3 From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised.
4 The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high,
6 who looks far down on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people.
9 He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!
“What a Mighty God We Serve”
What a mighty God we serve. What a mighty God we serve. Angels bow before Him. Heaven and earth adore Him. What a mighty God we serve.
“Look and Live”
Hymn #372
1 I’ve a message from the Lord, Hallelujah! The message unto you I’ll give. ’Tis recorded in His Word, Hallelujah! It is only that you “look and live.”
Refrain: “Look and live,” my brother, live. Look to Jesus now and live. ’Tis recorded in His Word, Hallelujah! It is only that you “look and live.”
2 I’ve a message full of love, Hallelujah! A message, O my friend, for you. ’Tis a message from above, Hallelujah! Jesus said it, and I know ’tis true. [Refrain]
Refrain: “Look and live,” my brother, live. Look to Jesus now and live. ’Tis recorded in His Word, Hallelujah! It is only that you “look and live.”
3 Life is offered unto you. Hallelujah! Eternal life your soul shall have If you’ll only look to Him. Hallelujah! Look to Jesus, who alone can save.
Refrain
“Look and live,” my brother, live. Look to Jesus now and live. ’Tis recorded in His Word, Hallelujah! It is only that you “look and live.”
4 I will tell you how I came, Hallelujah! To Jesus when He made me whole: ’Twas believing on His name, Hallelujah! I trusted and He saved my soul.
Refrain: “Look and live,” my brother, live. Look to Jesus now and live. ’Tis recorded in His Word, Hallelujah! It is only that you “look and live.”
“Satisfied”
Hymn #383
All my life-long I had panted
For a drink from some cool spring
That I hoped would quench
the burning
Of the thirst I felt within.
Hallelujah! I have found Him-
Whom my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies my longings;
Thro’ His blood I now am saved.
Feeding on the husks around me
Till my strength was almost gone,
Longed my soul
for something better,
Only still to hunger on.
Hallelujah! I have found Him-
Whom my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies my longings;
Thro’ His blood I now am saved.
Poor I was, and sought for riches,
Something that would satisfy;
But the dust I gathered
round me
Only mocked my soul’s sad cry.
Hallelujah! I have found Him-
Whom my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies my longings;
Thro’ His blood I now am saved.
Well of water, ever springing,
Bread of Life, so rich and free,
Untold wealth that
never faileth,
My Redeemer is to me.
Hallelujah! I have found Him-
Whom my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies my longings;
Thro’ His blood I now am saved.
Scripture: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1
18 My joy is gone, grief is upon me, my heart is sick.
19 Hark, the cry of my poor people from far and wide in the land: "Is the Lord not in Zion? Is her King not in her?" ("Why have they provoked me to anger with their images, with their foreign idols?")
20 "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved."
21 For the hurt of my poor people I am hurt, I mourn, and dismay has taken hold of me.
22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of my poor people not been restored?
1 O that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears, so that I might weep day and night for the slain of my poor people!
Offering
Pastoral Prayer-Joys & Concerns
Scripture: Luke 16:1-13
1 Then Jesus said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property.
2 So he summoned him and said to him, "What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because you cannot be my manager any longer.'
3 Then the manager said to himself, "What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
4 I have decided what to do so that, when I am dismissed as manager, people may welcome me into their homes.'
5 So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he asked the first, "How much do you owe my master?'
6 He answered, "A hundred jugs of olive oil.' He said to him, "Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifty.'
7 Then he asked another, "And how much do you owe?' He replied, "A hundred containers of wheat.' He said to him, "Take your bill and make it eighty.'
8 And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.
9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes.
10 "Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much.
11 If then you have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own?
13 No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth."
“Blue Collar Praise”
We dream of you on city streets Breathing again on our bones We dream of you at kitchen sinks Your glory filling our homes
CHORUS We are not beasts of burden We are children of grace And the blue in our collars Is a garment of praise
VERSE 2 We dream of you on country roads Strolling along with our friends Leaving behind, flickering screens To be together again
BRIDGE Let the earth rejoice Let the seas resound Let the people sing their songs of joy Let the rocks cry out Let the rivers roll Let the people sing their songs of joy
“Living Hope”
VERSE 1
How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation, I turned to heaven
And I spoke Your name into the night
VERSE 2
Then through the darkness
Your lovingkindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope
VERSE 3
Who could imagine so great a mercy
What heart could fathom such boundless grace
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
VERSE 4
The cross has spoken, I am forgiven
The King of kings calls me His own
Beautiful Savior, I’m Yours forever
Jesus Christ, my living hope
CHORUS
Hallelujah, praise the One Who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your Name
Jesus Christ, my living hope
VERSE 5
Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the roaring lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me
TAG
Jesus Yours is the victory
Yours is the victory Jesus
Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-7
1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone,
2 for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity.
3 This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
5 For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human,
6 who gave himself a ransom for all —this was attested at the right time.
7 For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Message: Pastor Ryan
Benediction
Our mission is to love people so that
they become Disciples of Christ!