Psalms

Call to Worship (Based on Psalm 146)

Suggestion – Use phrases from the hymn “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” to open the reading and as a response to the sections (as shown below)

Sing: (Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!)

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Do not put your trust in rulers, nor in human beings,
for they cannot save.
When their spirit departs, they return to dust,
and on that day all their thoughts and plans perish.Sing: (O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!)
whose hope is in the Lord their God,
who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them;
and who keeps truth forever;
who executes justice for the oppressed
;
who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets prisoners free;
the Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.

The Lord watches over the foreigner and upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he overthrows.your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord!Sing: (All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near; Praise Him in glad adoration.)

You can then choose to continue singing the rest of the hymn.

After finishing it, you can then transition to the hymn “We, Thy People, Praise Thee”

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Psalm 139: 7-12

Oh, where can I go from your spirit?
Or where can I flee from your presence?
If I ascend to heaven, you are there;
if I lie in the grave, you are there.
If I rise with the sun in the east,
and settle in the west beyond the sea,
even there you would guide me,
with your right hand you would hold me.
If I say, “Let the darkness hide me,
and the light around me be as night.”
Even the darkness is not dark to you,
and the night is as clear as the day.

 

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Bulletin Cover Art for Epiphany 4B

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Love Builds Up-Bulletin Art

Known by God

Holy One of God

The Fear of the Lord

Jesus Casts Out Demon

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