Full Service - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost - Year A
Taken from Times and Seasons
Description
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost - Year A
Service contents:
Opening Hymn: God is here as we his people or God, surprise us by your presence
Reflection/poem: God weeps–(based on Romans 9:1-5)
Responsive prayer: God of wisdom
Hymn: There’s a wideness in God’s mercy or You cannot put a price on love (based on Isaiah 55:1–5)
Reading: Genesis 32:22–31
Hymn: Come, O thou Traveller unknown or Wrestling stranger met with Jacob
Reading: Matthew 14:13–21
Sermon ideas: Two items based on Genesis 32:22–31
Poem: My father,Jacob
Reflection: A reflection on Jacob’s wrestling
Monologue: Leftovers – monologue/character piece based on Matthew 14:13-21
Hymn: Tell me the stories of Jesus or Who took fish and bread or No peace for the Master,the people would follow
Prayer: God of the church
Hymn: Let us build a house or To broader lands and better days
Blessing: Joy will be with us to take to those in sorrow.
Andrew Pratt (born 1948)
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