Week of Aug 31

500 Midvale Rd, Upper Darby, PA 19082

Welcome-Announcements                        Kendra Platt 

TIME OF SILENCE

It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles.   (St. Luke 24.10)

OPENING PRAYER

Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Take My Life (Redbook)

SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON  – Jeremiah 2.4-13                     

⁴ Hear the word of the Lord, you descendants of Jacob,
    all you clans of Israel  ⁵ his is what the Lord says:

“What fault did your ancestors find in me,
    that they strayed so far from me?
They followed worthless idols
    and became worthless themselves.
⁶ They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord,
    who brought us up out of Egypt
and led us through the barren wilderness,
    through a land of deserts and ravines,
a land of drought and utter darkness,
    a land where no one travels and no one lives?’
⁷ I brought you into a fertile land
    to eat its fruit and rich produce.
But you came and defiled my land
    and made my inheritance detestable.
⁸ The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord?’
Those who deal with the law did not know me;
    the leaders rebelled against me.
The prophets prophesied by Baal,
    following worthless idols.

⁹ “Therefore I bring charges against you again,”
declares the Lord.
    “And I will bring charges against your children’s children.
¹⁰ Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and look,
    send to Kedar and observe closely;
    see if there has ever been anything like this:
¹¹ Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.)  Bu my people have exchanged their glorious God
    for worthless idols.
¹² Be appalled at this, you heavens, and shudder with great  

    horror,” declares the Lord.
¹³ “My people have committed two sins:
They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

HYMN 393 – “Breathe on Me, Breath of God”            Trentham

NEW TESTAMENT LESSON – Hebrews 13.1-8

Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. ² Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. ³ Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

⁴ Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. ⁵ Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,

“Never will I leave you;
    never will I forsake you.” 

⁶ So we say with confidence,

“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?” 

⁷ Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. ⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

SERMON        “BEWARE OF STRANGERS”       Pastor Tung 

Let us return to God the offerings of our life and the gifts of the earth.     

HYMN 678 – “We Are an Offering”                                Offering

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE                

OUR Lord’s Prayer (Hymnal, inside front cover)

HYMN 589 – “Here I Am, Lord”                                 Here I Am

Blessing and Dismissal ““`        

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. 

Thanks be to God!

Announcements

NEXT SUNDAY – SEPTEMBER 7
10:00 a.m. – Service of  Holy Communion
“WHAT’S THE PLAN?”
Jeremiah 18.1-11; Psalm 139.1-6, 13-18; Philemon; 
St. Luke 14:25-33

Pastor Tung preaching

Please pray before the service. It could be that morning, it could be Saturday evening. It could be about the Scriptures, it could be about the church – the community, the world. Your prayerful preparation will bring a blessing to our worship together.

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You are welcome to contact Pastor Tung directly for pastoral needs.
Tel. 610.246.8240   • Email – arttung@gmail.com

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Prayer Guide

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