July 29 Worship Material

Theme: The Blessings of God in the Work of Our Hands

Hymn of Praise: Red #59  "I Sing the Mighty Power of God"  All

Call to Worship:

Leader: Come, let us take time to consider all that God has done.

People: The work of God's hands was all around us. And it was good!

Leader: So now, let's open our eyes and look for what God is doing right now.

People: The work of God's hands is all around us. And it is good!

Leader: Then, let's stay aware, wait and watch. Let's look forward to what God will do.

People: The work of God's hands will be all around us. And it will be good!

Leader: Let us worship God, for God is good.

People: All the time!

Scriptures

Deuteronomy 14:28-29

At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year’s produce and store it in

your towns, so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and

the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat

and be satisfied, and so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your

hands.

Acts 9:32-43

As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people who lived

in Lydda. There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been

bedridden for eight years. “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up

and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. All those who lived in Lydda and

Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she

was always doing good and helping the poor. About that time she became sick and died,

and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. Lydda was near Joppa; so

when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged

him, “Please come at once!”

Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All

the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that

Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed.

Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and

seeing Peter she sat up. He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he

called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive. This

became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord. Peter stayed in

Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.

Hymn of Invitation: ***Blue #37 My Life is In You Lord

***Amy & Barry, we don't know this one yet. Would you be willing to teach it

during the Invitation Hymn slot? Whatever you think would work. If not, let's just do

Red Book # 389 “More About Jesus” 1 & 2. Please let Tracie know if you take the

Red Book option by Thurs.

Hymn of Communion: Red Book # 560 “For the Beauty of the Earth” Sts. 3,4 &5

Hymn of Parting: Red Book #455 “Come All Christians Be Committed"   St. 1