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[2790.32 --> 2791.36] Let's put our arms up. |
[2792.02 --> 2792.22] Ready? |
[2793.22 --> 2795.10] The Lord be with you. |
[2795.64 --> 2797.28] All right. |
[2797.34 --> 2798.66] Let's go to children's worship time. |
[2808.46 --> 2827.28] Good morning. |
[2827.52 --> 2828.70] My name is Dave. |
[2829.06 --> 2831.72] I'm one of the elders on our church council. |
[2831.72 --> 2836.58] And it is my privilege to lead us in our church family prayer. |
[2837.00 --> 2837.78] Shall we pray? |
[2841.28 --> 2843.58] Father, it is very good for us to be here. |
[2843.82 --> 2849.84] We thank you for this Sunday, for this Lord's Day, for us to come together and to meet with Christians everywhere. |
[2849.84 --> 2853.58] And to celebrate your goodness in our lives. |
[2854.04 --> 2858.98] It is something that we get to enjoy with the church everywhere and the church universal. |
[2858.98 --> 2862.92] We praise you and we celebrate your goodness in our lives. |
[2864.28 --> 2870.84] Father, on this Sunday, it is important that we come to you in our time of confession. |
[2870.84 --> 2874.62] We think about the things that we have done. |
[2875.02 --> 2877.68] We think about things we have done and things that we have not done. |
[2878.04 --> 2881.56] We think about things that we have said and things that we have not said. |
[2881.78 --> 2888.82] We pray for your forgiveness and that we may witness in an effective way for the people around us. |
[2889.40 --> 2893.94] On this long weekend, we think about the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, |
[2894.28 --> 2900.34] where we think about the legacy of the harms that we have done as a country. |
[2900.84 --> 2906.26] And with the knowledge and the participation of different churches, |
[2906.86 --> 2912.46] we pray that this day would be a good opportunity to understand the truth and to build reconciliation. |
[2913.32 --> 2917.42] And as Paul wrote to the Ephesians, and it applies here, |
[2918.06 --> 2921.44] that Christ himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one, |
[2921.94 --> 2924.54] has destroyed the dividing wall of hostility. |
[2925.28 --> 2929.76] And to reconcile both of them to God, by which he has put to death their hostility. |
[2929.76 --> 2933.46] We thank you for those encouraging words that we may take them to heart. |
[2935.44 --> 2939.50] Father, this is also an opportunity for us to thank you for all the good things in our lives. |
[2939.72 --> 2942.08] We think about the nice weather that we can enjoy today. |
[2942.54 --> 2947.68] It's an opportunity for us to marvel about your creation and know that it is very good. |
[2948.28 --> 2950.84] We thank you for this church community that we are part of. |
[2950.84 --> 2954.54] We thank you for the leadership provided by Pastor Chris, by Pastor Kevin, |
[2955.08 --> 2958.44] and by all those who have a leadership role here. |
[2958.84 --> 2965.34] We think about the many ministries and the many volunteers that our church has. |
[2966.20 --> 2968.90] We pray that as they begin a new season, |
[2969.30 --> 2972.90] that all of these new ministries will be meaningful and successful. |
[2972.90 --> 2977.92] We think about coffee break, children's worship time, cadets, gems, youth, |
[2978.34 --> 2980.22] the seniors ministry, the men's group. |
[2980.52 --> 2985.94] We pray that all of them may be a good way to bring us closer to you and to celebrate your name. |
[2986.64 --> 2990.74] We think about the sacrament of the Lord's Supper that we'll be celebrating next week. |
[2991.28 --> 2994.82] We thank you for that important symbol of Christ's life for us |
[2994.82 --> 2997.44] and the sacrifice that he made for us on the cross |
[2997.44 --> 3003.00] and that this memorial feast may be a good opportunity for us to remember and believe. |
[3004.02 --> 3007.68] Father, we think about the needs that we have here and in this church |
[3007.68 --> 3010.26] and in our community and the world around us. |
[3010.64 --> 3013.44] We think about the congregational meeting that will be happening today |
[3013.44 --> 3017.42] as we consider an important proposal from Council |
[3017.42 --> 3019.88] about what to do for our young adults ministry. |
[3019.88 --> 3022.18] We pray for your wisdom, your insight, |
[3022.18 --> 3028.08] that we may make a choice about how to proceed with this important task. |
[3028.98 --> 3032.68] We think about those who've been affected by serious weather events. |
[3032.96 --> 3035.32] We think about Hurricane Fiona on the East Coast. |
[3035.74 --> 3041.44] We think about Hurricane Ian in Florida and the Carolinas. |
[3042.06 --> 3044.06] There'll be a lot of work for immediate cleanup, |
[3044.70 --> 3048.68] but we also know there'll be a great deal of work for a long-term rebuild. |
[3048.68 --> 3054.22] We pray for local, national, and international efforts |
[3054.22 --> 3057.74] that taking care of those who have been affected by it, |
[3057.86 --> 3061.64] those who have been injured, those who have to deal with loss of life, |
[3062.10 --> 3065.10] that they will be able to come together for all of that. |
[3065.64 --> 3069.42] We think about world events, and we continue to pray for the war in Ukraine |
[3069.42 --> 3076.76] with a contentious referendum to legitimize this invasion and this takeover. |
[3077.52 --> 3081.00] We pray for all Ukrainians who have been affected by this war, |
[3081.54 --> 3084.02] those who have been displaced, those who have been injured. |
[3084.20 --> 3086.18] We think about the large loss of life. |
[3086.80 --> 3088.20] We pray for the Russians, too. |
[3089.58 --> 3093.88] It seems to us that the war is unpopular in many circles of that country, |
[3093.88 --> 3098.16] with people upset about the possibility of conscription |
[3098.16 --> 3100.50] and some actually leaving the country. |
[3101.02 --> 3106.20] We pray that they will be able to make good choices about their future, too. |
[3107.08 --> 3109.14] Father, we pray about those in our midst |
[3109.14 --> 3113.24] and those in our family and friend connections, |
[3113.70 --> 3117.28] those who struggle with health or any other aspect of their lives. |
[3117.44 --> 3119.78] We pray for your strength and your peace. |
[3119.78 --> 3124.36] And, Father, we pray for Pastor Chris as he leads us in the study of your word today |
[3124.36 --> 3129.08] with the study of the Psalms and looking at Psalm 130. |
[3129.84 --> 3134.60] We know that the Psalms are opportunities for praise and for lament. |
[3135.22 --> 3140.04] And for this one, we think about the psalmist's important words. |
[3140.46 --> 3142.60] Out of the depths we cry to you, O Lord. |
[3143.00 --> 3144.20] Lord, hear our voice. |
[3145.24 --> 3147.18] Father, we pray all these things, |
[3147.18 --> 3149.44] not because we deserve it, |
[3149.58 --> 3150.88] but we pray it in Jesus' name. |
[3151.74 --> 3152.00] Amen. |
[3177.18 --> 3184.72] As Dave said, we are going to read from Psalm 130, |
[3185.66 --> 3187.16] the first four verses of that, |
[3187.22 --> 3189.92] and I'll get to that in just a moment. |
[3190.08 --> 3192.74] But by way of introduction, |
[3193.88 --> 3197.56] yesterday, a couple of us from church here |
[3197.56 --> 3202.70] had the opportunity to go to Sunridge Retirement Living Community |
[3202.70 --> 3205.80] and to worship with the members there. |
[3206.40 --> 3211.94] And so Paul and Leslie and Sarah led us in worship in that community. |
[3213.18 --> 3219.72] I had the chance to go and sit in the middle of a group of young women. |
[3220.66 --> 3221.58] There you go, Jerry. |
[3222.16 --> 3224.28] And worship with them. |
[3224.48 --> 3227.32] And at one point, one of the ladies turned to me |
[3227.32 --> 3228.18] and she said, you know, |
[3228.24 --> 3230.36] I don't know any of these songs, |
[3230.44 --> 3231.86] but they're so beautiful. |
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