Starling Avenue Baptist Church Second Sunday after Pentecost June 2, 2024 ╬ 11:00 a.m.
TheWorshipofGod
Second Sunday after Pentecost
June 2, 2024 ╬ 11:00 a.m.
*We invite you to stand as you are able.
Gathering at God’s Invitation
Welcome
CalltoWorship
We come together to observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
Renew us by your Spirit, Lord.
We come together to praise God with festive songs and shouts of joy!
Renew us by your Spirit, Lord.
AngelaZimmerman
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We come together to hear the voice of our Savior calling us to compassion.
Renew us by your Spirit, Lord.
We come together to experience the abundance of God’s grace.
Let us worship God.
LightingoftheChristCandle DawnTaylor
We light the Christ candle as a reminder that Christ is the one who has drawn us to this place, abides with us now, and is with us to the end of the age.
Prelude My Jesus, I Love Thee MarkHayes
LifeoftheCommunity MargaretCaldwell
Offering Ourselves to God
*Hymn#55
ScriptureReading
Give to the Winds Your Fears FESTALSONG
Psalm139:1-6,13-18
The Word of God for the People of God Thanks Be to God.
PrayerofConfession
Lord of Life, you call us to rest, but we are too busy working. You call us to offer rest to others, but we are too busy demanding.
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MargaretCaldwell
You call us to remember that you are always at work in our lives, but we are too busy worrying.
Forgive our constant striving and our obsession with work. Remind us that our value comes from you, not from anything we produce or how productive we appear to others. Teach us the rhythms of your grace, and grant us rest for our weary souls. Amen.
AssuranceofPardon MargaretCaldwell
Jesus says, “Come to me, all you who are weary and carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”
Christ lifts the heavy burdens of sin and frees us for new life in his name. Trust that you are forgiven, and be at peace.
ScriptureReading
2Corinthians4:5-12
The Word of God for the People of God Thanks Be to God.
AngelaZimmerman
*Hymn#75 If I Fly as Birds at Dawning GREENCASTLE
GivingourTithesandOfferings
OffertoryPrayer TommyWells
Offertory Morning Has Broken MarkHayes
*CongregationalResponse(Hymn#518)
May the grace of our Lord Jesus, and the blessed love of God, the communion of the Spirit, richly bless and keep you all.
Listening to God
*ScriptureReading
Mark2:23-3:6 MargaretCaldwell
For the Word of God in Scripture, for the Word of God among us, for the Word of God within us. Thanks be to God.
TheChurchatPrayer AngelaZimmerman
Anthem And Can It Be ThomasCampbell
Sermon “AllKindsofTrouble” AngelaZimmerman
DisciplineofSilence
To be in God’s presence is to be changed. During this moment of silent reflection, consider the change God wishes to make in you.
Communion at God’s Table
InvitationtoChrist’sTable AngelaZimmerman
PrayerofThanksgivingandtheLord’sPrayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
SharingtheBread
Astheplateispassed,saytoyourneighbor: The body of Christ was broken for you.
SharingtheCup
Astheplateispassed,saytoyourneighbor: The blood of Christ was shed for you.
Responding to God’s Word
*Hymn(seeInsert) God Will Take Care of You GODCARES
If you sense God calling you today, we invite you to respond during this time of invitation. If God is calling you to follow Jesus for the first time, to rededicate yourself as a Christ-follower, or as a faithful Christian, to join the fellowship of our church, we encourage you to come forward to speak to our pastor during this closing hymn.
Sending Into God’s World
Benediction AngelaZimmerman
Postlude And Can It Be MarkHayes
Join us for refreshments and socializing in the Memorial Garden.