Sunday, October 25, 2020 - Listening for Hope

Theme: Listening for Hope

Prayer

Luke 5:1-3                                                                          Common English Bible Translation

One day Jesus was standing beside Lake Gennesaret when the crowd pressed in around him to hear God’s word. Jesus saw two boats sitting by the lake. The fishermen had gone ashore and were washing their nets. Jesus boarded one of the boats, the one that belonged to Simon, then asked him to row out a little distance from the shore. Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. (Question: What hopes do you have for those you love?)

Luke 5:4-5

When he finished speaking to the crowds, he said to Simon, “Row out farther, into the deep water, and drop your nets for a catch.” Simon replied, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and caught nothing. But because you say so, I’ll drop the nets.” (Question: How do you give hope to others?)

Luke 5:6

So they dropped the nets and their catch was so huge that their nets were splitting. (Question: What are some hopes you have had through the years that were realized?)

Luke 5:7-10a

They signaled for their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They filled both boats so full that they were about to sink. When Simon Peter saw the catch, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Leave me, Lord, for I’m a sinner!” Peter and those with him were overcome with amazement because of the number of fish they caught. James and John, Zebedee’s sons, were Simon’s partners and they were amazed too. (Question: How does having a perspective of hope change your day?)

Luke 5:10b-11

Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on, you will be fishing for people.” As soon as they brought the boats to the shore, they left everything and followed Jesus. (Question: How does your experiences impact your hopes?)

Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer

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 sins, as we forgive those who sin 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

Blessing

Song List (to listen to from wherever you get your music)

Will You Come and Follow Me

Live into Hope

This Is My Father’s World

Difference Maker – NEED TO BREATHE

Listen – The Goo Goo Dolls

Able – Pharrell Williams

Quote by author Vaclav Havel

“Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.”

Quote by Rowan Williams

“Hope goes beyond the assumption that I am only what I see or know. It tells me more than I realize, in the eyes of God, for good or ill.”

Quote by Anne Lamott

“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.”