14.08.17 Ordinary Time 20A English

Hymn:  Wake now my senses (Thomas Mikelson / SLANE, Irish traditional)
Call to Worship
Psalm 13 (antiphon:  Isaac Everett, The Emergent Psalter)

Prayer of Confession
Song of Praise:  Ain’t-a that good news (African-American)*

Prayer of the Day

Sh’ma Israel (Tsvika Pik)

Reading from Hebrew Scripture: Genesis 22:1-14

Song:  Isaac and Abraham (Joan Baez)

Sermon:  (Matthias Peterson-Brandt)
Hymn:  We are (Ysaye Barnwell) 

Litany:  Commitment to Life

Prayer Song:  The Kingdom of God (Taizé)*
Silent Meditation
Prayers of the People
Announcements

Song:  Travel on (Sydney Carter)

*Seasonal for Ordinary Time/August

Forces:
Soprano

Tenor/Guitar

Tenor/Bass guitar

Drums

August 17, 2014

20^th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Please stand, all who are able.

Hymn

Wake now, my senses, and hear the earth call;
feel the deep power of being in all;
keep, with the web of creation your vow,
giving, receiving as love shows us how.

Wake now, my reason, reach out to the new,
join with each pilgrim who quests for the true;
honor the beauty and wisdom of time;
suffer your limit, and praise the sublime.

Wake now, compassion, give heed to the cry;
voices of suffering fill the wide sky;
take as your neighbor both stranger and friend,
praying and striving their hardship to end.

Wake now, my conscience, with justice your guide;
join with all people whose rights are denied;
take not for granted a privileged place;
God's love embraces the whole human race.

Wake now, my vision of ministry clear;
brighten my pathway with radiance here;
mingle my calling with all who will share;
work toward a planet transformed by our care.

Call to Worship

One:  We are people of all ages who enter this space
bringing our joys and our concerns.
All:  We come together in hope.

One:  We greet each other warmly with our voices and our smiles.
All:  We come together in peace.

One:  We share our growth and our aspirations.
All:  We come together in wonder.

One:  We share our losses and our disappointments.
All:  We come together in sorrow.

One:  We share our concern and our compassion.
All:  We come together in love.

One:  We sing and pray and listen.
We speak and read and dream.
We think and ponder and reflect.
We cry and laugh and reflect.
We mourn and celebrate and meditate.
We strive for justice and for mercy.
All:  We come together to worship God.

Please be seated

Psalm 13

One, then all:  Will you forgive me?  Did you forget me?  When life is heavy, do you lift it with me?

One: How long, O God? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

All:  Will you forgive me?  Did you forget me?  When life is heavy, do you lift it with me?

One:  Consider and answer me, O God my God! Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

and my enemy will say, “I have prevailed”; my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.

All:  Will you forgive me?  Did you forget me?  When life is heavy, do you lift it with me?

One:  But I trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.

I will sing to God, who has dealt bountifully with me.

All:  Will you forgive me?  Did you forget me?  When life is heavy, do you lift it with me?

Prayer of Confession

NOT ON PPT

Matthias leads confession ritual with rocks.

Please stand, all who are able.

Song of Praise

//I ‘ve got a crown up in-a the Kingdom
Ain’t-a that good news.//
I’m going to lay down this world
Going to shoulder up my cross
Goin’ to take it home to Jesus
Ain’t-a that good news

//I ‘ve got a harp up in-a the Kingdom
Ain’t-a that good news.//

I’m going to lay down this world
Going to shoulder up my cross
Goin’ to take it home to Jesus
Ain’t-a that good news

//I ‘ve got a Savior in-a the Kingdom
Ain’t-a that good news.//

I’m going to lay down this world
Going to shoulder up my cross
Goin’ to take it home to Jesus
Ain’t-a that good news

Prayer

NOT ON PPT

Ruler of the universe,
you call us to radical loyalty
beyond all earthly claim.
Grant us strength to offer ourselves to you
as people who have been raised from death to life
through Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
One God, now and forever. Amen.

Please be seated

Sh’ma Israel

Cantor, then all:

//Sh’ma Israel Adonai eloheinu, Adonai echad.//

Cantor:

Baruch shem k’vod, shem k’vod malchuto l’olam vaed.

Reading from Hebrew Scripture

Genesis 22:1-14

NOT ON PPT

God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.”

So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac; he cut the wood for the burnt offering, and set out and went to the place in the distance that God had shown him. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place far away. Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the boy and I will go over there; we will worship, and then we will come back to you.” Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together. Isaac said to his father Abraham, “Father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” Abraham said, “God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together. When they came to the place that God had shown him, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order. He bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son.

But the angel of the Holy One called to him from heaven, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” And Abraham looked up and saw a ram, caught in a thicket by its horns. Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place “The Holy One will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Holy One it shall be provided.”

Reader:  Hear what the Spirit is saying to you today.

All:  Thanks be to God!

Please be seated

Song

Isaac and Abraham (Joan Baez)

sung by Elyse, Tim, and Tom

Sermon

Please stand, all who are able.

Song

//For each child that's born, a morning star rises and sings to the universe who we are.//

We are our grandmothers' prayers. We are our grandfathers' dreamings. We are the breath of the ancestors. We are the spirit of God.

//For each child that's born, a morning star rises and sings to the universe who we are.//

We are Mothers of courage, Fathers of time, Daughters of dust, the sons of great visions, Sisters of mercy, Brothers of love, lovers of life, Builders of nations, Seekers of truth, Keepers of faith, Makers of peace, Wisdom of ages.

//For each child that's born, a morning star rises and sings to the universe who we are.//

A Litany:  “Commitment to Life”

One:  In the midst of hunger and war
All:  We celebrate the promise of plenty and peace

One:  In the midst of oppression and tyranny
All:  We celebrate the promise of service and freedom

One:  In the midst of racism and despair
All:  We celebrate the promise of faith and hope

One:  In the midst of fear and betrayal
All:  We celebrate the promise of joy and loyalty

One:  In the midst of hatred and death
All:  We celebrate the promise of love and life

One:  In the midst of sorrow and decay

All:  We celebrate the promise of creativity and renewal

One:  In the midst of death on every side
All:  We celebrate the promise of the Living Christ.

Please be seated

Prayer Song

//The kingdom of God is justice and peace

and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Come, Lord, and open in us

the gates of your Kingdom.//

Silent Meditation

Prayers

News of the People

Not on ppt:

Welcome cards

Service concludes with bilingual celebration

8/24 Annual meeting and ice cream social

8/25 Taste of Larchmont

Please stand, all who are able.

Song

1.  Travel on, travel on,

there’s a spirit that is flowing,

a spirit that is flowing night and day.

Travel on, travel on

//with the spirit that is flowing,

the spirit will be with us all the way.//

2.  Travel on, travel on,

there’s a spirit that is growing,

the spirit grows like flowers night and day.

travel on, travel on

//with the flower that is growing,

the spirit will be with us all the way.//

3.  Travel on, travel on,

there’s a spirit that is playing,

the spirit plays like music every day.

//Travel on, travel on

with the music that is playing,

the spirit will be with us all the way.//

4.  In the kingdom of heaven

is our end and our beginning,

and the road that we must follow every day.

//Travel on, travel on

to the kingdom that is coming,

the kingdom will be with us all the way.//

Song

1.  You are salt for the earth, O people:

salt for the reign of God!

Share the flavor of life, O people:

life in the City of God.

Bring forth the reign of mercy,

bring forth the reign of peace;

bring forth the reign of justice,

bring forth the City of God!

2.  You are a light on a hill, O people:

light for the City of God!

Shine so holy and bright, O people:

shine for the City of God.

Bring forth the reign of mercy,

bring forth the reign of peace;

bring forth the reign of justice,

bring forth the City of God!

3.  You are a seed of the Word, O people:

bring forth the reign of God!

Seeds of mercy and seeds of justice

grow in the City of God.

Bring forth the reign of mercy,

bring forth the reign of peace;

bring forth the reign of justice,

bring forth the City of God!

4.  We are a blessed and a pilgrim people:

bound for the reign of God!

Love our journey and love our homeland:

love is the City of God!

Bring forth the reign of mercy,

bring forth the reign of peace;

bring forth the reign of justice,

bring forth the City of God!