Sunday, May 30, 2021 - Receiving God's Blessings

Theme - Prayers for Life: Receiving God’s Blessings

Hymn     O Worship the King, All Glorious Above!

Welcome

Prayer

1 Chronicles 29:9-10                 Common English Bible Translation

The people rejoiced at this response, because they had presented their offerings to the Lord so willingly and wholeheartedly. King David also rejoiced greatly. Then David blessed the Lord before the whole assembly: Blessed are you, Lord, God of our ancestor Israel, forever and always. (Ps 29:1-2) You, divine beings! Give to the Lord – give to the Lord glory and power! Give to the Lord the glory due his name! Bow down to the Lord in holy splendor! (Question: How do you celebrate God’s presence in your life?)

1 Chronicles 29:11-13

To you, Lord, belong the greatness and power, honor, splendor, and majesty, because everything in heaven and on earth belongs to you. Yours, Lord, is the kingship, and you are honored as head of all. You are the source of wealth and honor, and you rule over all. In your hand are strength and might, and it is in your power to magnify and strengthen all. And now, our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name. (Ps 29:3-5) The Lord’s voice is over the waters; the glorious God thunders; the Lord is over the mighty waters. The Lord’s voice is strong; the Lord’s voice is majestic. The Lord’s voice breaks cedar trees – yes, the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon. (Question: What does it mean for you to be blessed by God?)

1 Chronicles 29:14-15

Who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly? Since everything comes from you, we have given you that which comes from your own hand. To be sure, we are like all our ancestors, immigrants without permanent homes. Our days are like a shadow on the ground, and there’s no hope. (Ps 29:6-8) He makes Lebanon jump around like a young bull, makes Sirion jump around like a young wild ox. The Lord’s voice unleashes fiery flames; the Lord’s voice shakes the wilderness – yes, the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. (Question: What are the things God has made possible in your life?)

1 Chronicles 29:16-18

Lord, our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build you a temple for your holy name comes from your hand and belongs to you. Since I know, my God, that you examine the mind and take delight in honesty, I have freely given all these things with the highest of motives. And now I’ve been delighted to see your people here offering so willingly to you. Lord, God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep these thoughts in the mind of your people forever, and direct their hearts toward you. (Ps 29:9) The Lord’s voice convulses the oaks, strips the forests bare, but in his temple everyone shouts, “Glory!” (Question: How do you respond to God’s blessings?) 

Hymn     Love Divine, All Loves Excelling                (In Person Only)

1 Chronicles 29:19-20

As for Solomon my son, give him the wholehearted devotion to keep our commands, laws, and regulations – observing all of them – and to build the temple that I have prepared. Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the Lord your God,” and the whole assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their ancestors, bowed down, and worshipped before the Lord and the king. (Ps 29:10-11) The Lord sits enthrone over the floodwaters; the Lord sits enthrone – king forever! Let the Lord give strength to his people! Let the Lord bless his people with peace! (Question: How do you share in God’s blessings with others?)

Reflection Together              (In Person only)

Offering Ourselves to God

       During this time let us reflect upon and commit ourselves to how we can connect to God through giving of our time, our thoughts, our resources, and our actions.

Hymn        Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!

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

Benediction

Closing Hymn      Holy, Holy

Hymn List

Holly, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! – 1 GTG

O Worship the King, All Glorious Above! – 41 GTG

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling – 366 GTG

Holy, Holy – 141 Songs of Praise & Worship

Sermon Series May 30th – June 27th

Theme: Prayers for Life

June 6th – Letting Go

June 13th – Prayers to Lift Us

June 20th – Praying with Others

June 27th – Living into the Future