Worship for May 22

Here's the order of service that I will be leading this Sunday.

MAY 22, 2005

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 100 in Unison

1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD all ye lands
2 Serve the LORD with gladness;
come before his presence with singing
3 Know ye that the LORD he is God
It is he who hath made us, and not we ourselves
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving
and into his courts with praise;
be thankful unto him and bless his name.
5 For the LORD is good and his mercy is everlasting;
his truth endureth to all generations.

*HYMN OF WORSHIP #64 All Creatures of Our God and King

*INVOCATION

CONFESSION OF SIN Psalm 32:1-4 in unison

1 Blessed is he
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.
2 Blessed is the man
whose sin the LORD does not count against him
and in whose spirit is no deceit.
3 When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night
your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer.


ASSURANCE OF PARDON Psalm 32:5

Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD”—and you forgave the guilt of my sin.

CONFESSION OF FAITH The Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:

Who was conceived of the Holy Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead and buried.

He descended into hell.

The third day he rose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints
the forgiveness of sins
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.

Amen.


HYMN #92 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling



PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION AND THE LORD’S PRAYER

“Our Father, which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever, Amen.”


SERMON TEXT Luke 10:38-41

LK 10:38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"
41 "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

SERMON “Martha, Mary, or a Little Bit of Both?”

Chaplain Intern Bobby Griffith Jr.

I. Martha Opened her home
A. Hospitable
1. Martha’s sacrifice.
2. Martha’s service.
B. Hostile
1. Martha’s distraction.
2. Martha’s disapproval.

II. Mary Opened her heart
A. Devoted
1. Mary’s submission.
2. Mary’s service.
B. Discerning
1. Mary’s desire.
2. Mary’s decision.


III Jesus Observed their hearts
A. His contrast
Martha’s choice
1. Intended for good, but selfish.
2. Temporal.
Mary’s choice
1. Intended for good, and selfless
2. Eternal.
B. His concern
Martha was worried about the temporal, Mary was focused on the eternal.
1. Temporal matters should have an eternal focus.
2. An eternal focus puts the temporal in perspective.

What can we take away from this story?
1. Right actions with the wrong motivations are wrong actions.
Keeping our motives in check
At the retirement center (sorry, I keep the name confidential on the web)
With family
With friends (church/other)
2. We must keep our focus on Christ.
Temptations of busyness.
Ourselves
Our family
Our friends

*HYMN #42 Seek Ye First


*BENEDICTION Numbers 6:24-26

"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." Amen.
*POSTLUDE