Mark 7: 24-37 | “Be opened,” Jesus says to the deaf and mute man in our Gospel reading. In a moment, the man’s ears and tongue were released, and his world changed. But at that moment, he was also confronted with external stimuli that he likely was receiving for the first time. Healed and whole, he also found himself in an entirely different world. As people brought to the table of our Lord, we too are offered healing in the name of Christ and are given the invitation to be opened to God’s gift of life. But that openness may open us to different things around us, and may even open us to different things within us. So do we allow Jesus to “open” us, knowing that it may open us to new perspectives, new ways of being, and new understandings of ourselves? Join us for worship as we consider Christ’s invitation, and as we once again are fed the bread of life given to all God’s children.
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost Worship Bulletin
Acknowledgements: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738138-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Ye Servants of God. Music: Craig Courtney. Music: © 2003 Beckenhorst Press, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Song: Oh, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing. Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788, alt. Music: AZMON, Carl G. Glaser, 1784-1829; arr. Lowell Mason, 1792-1872. © 1917 Willow Publishing Pty. Ltd. Public Domain. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Light Dawns on a Weary World. Text and Music: Mary Louise Bringle, William P. Rowan. Words and Music ©2000, 2002 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: God Extends an Invitation. Words and Music by Gerhard Cartford, Miria T. Kolling. Words and Music: © 1998 Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love. Text and Music: Tom Colvin. Music: © 1969 Hope Publishing company. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Lord of Justice. Words and Music: Larry Olson. Words © 1989 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription. Liturgy: Now the Feast and Celebration. by Marty Haugen.©1990 by GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription.