Worship Service
Sunday, October 25th, 2020
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WELCOME
We would like to extend a warm welcome to all our guests who have come to share in our worship service. May we be blessed as we worship our Lord even when we cannot gather together as an entire congregation. Here you will find all the information for our worship service; a video sermon will be posted around 10 am Sunday morning. |
Welcome:
Good Morning!
Welcome to our online worship service. We gather together in Spirit while we cannot all be together physically. We trust that though we are not all able to gather together in our church building, the Church is alive and well. Let us come before our God in worship with the following call to worship:
“Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.”
(Psalm 100)
Wherever we are, no matter what we have been experiencing, we are all invited to join together in worship. As we do, we are reminded that our God is with us and he welcomes us through the following words, “Grace and peace to you from God the Father, through Jesus Christ the Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Good Morning!
Welcome to our online worship service. We gather together in Spirit while we cannot all be together physically. We trust that though we are not all able to gather together in our church building, the Church is alive and well. Let us come before our God in worship with the following call to worship:
“Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.”
(Psalm 100)
Wherever we are, no matter what we have been experiencing, we are all invited to join together in worship. As we do, we are reminded that our God is with us and he welcomes us through the following words, “Grace and peace to you from God the Father, through Jesus Christ the Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Song of Praise:
Sermon Text: 1 Kings 19:1-18
www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+19%3A1-18&version=NIV
Elijah Flees to Horeb
19 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”
3 Elijah was afraid[a] and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.
All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.
7 The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. 9 There he went into a cave and spent the night.
The Lord Appears to Elijah
And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
10 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”
11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.
Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
14 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”
15 The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. 16 Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. 17 Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu. 18 Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
Sermon Title: The Journey Is Too Much
Sermon Author: Rev. Scott Hoezee
www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+19%3A1-18&version=NIV
Elijah Flees to Horeb
19 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”
3 Elijah was afraid[a] and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.
All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.
7 The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. 9 There he went into a cave and spent the night.
The Lord Appears to Elijah
And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
10 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”
11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.
Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
14 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”
15 The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. 16 Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. 17 Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu. 18 Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
Sermon Title: The Journey Is Too Much
Sermon Author: Rev. Scott Hoezee
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Song of Response:
Prayer:
After watching the sermon video, spend some time in prayer. Be encouraged to pray using your own prayer. If you aren’t sure what to pray, consider using the following prayer:
God, our gracious and heavenly Father, you are the Creator, Provider and Sustainer of all things. We praise you, Lord, for the ways that you continue to lead and guide us throughout life. We thank you for the ways that you reveal yourself to us through your Word and through your world. Lord, we also come before you this morning confessing that we do not always seek your guiding or listen for you voice. Lord, for the distractions in this world that we allow to control and direct us we pray, Father forgive us; for the idols that we replace you with, the things we worship that do not point us to you we pray, Father forgive us. Lord, we ask that you would reveal to us a healthy practice, or pattern of living that can better align us to your will. May we create space to hear your voice and experience your presence and provision more vividly tomorrow than we have today. Lord, we need you. We search for you. We long for you. Come, Lord Jesus! In whose name we pray, Amen.
After watching the sermon video, spend some time in prayer. Be encouraged to pray using your own prayer. If you aren’t sure what to pray, consider using the following prayer:
God, our gracious and heavenly Father, you are the Creator, Provider and Sustainer of all things. We praise you, Lord, for the ways that you continue to lead and guide us throughout life. We thank you for the ways that you reveal yourself to us through your Word and through your world. Lord, we also come before you this morning confessing that we do not always seek your guiding or listen for you voice. Lord, for the distractions in this world that we allow to control and direct us we pray, Father forgive us; for the idols that we replace you with, the things we worship that do not point us to you we pray, Father forgive us. Lord, we ask that you would reveal to us a healthy practice, or pattern of living that can better align us to your will. May we create space to hear your voice and experience your presence and provision more vividly tomorrow than we have today. Lord, we need you. We search for you. We long for you. Come, Lord Jesus! In whose name we pray, Amen.
Offering:
Church Ministries
Oct 25: Church Ministries / Raise the Roof
Nov 1: Church Ministries / Ministry Shares
Although we are unable to meet together for regular Sunday worship gatherings, there is still opportunity to share of our gifts, talents and resources. First, be creative in thinking of the ways that you can be a blessing to those nearby to you (offering to buy or pick up groceries, offering child care for those who need to work, offering to cook a meal, etc). Second, for our members and regular attenders (we do not expect our guests to contribute financially), there are ways to continue to support our church and the other ministries/agencies that we would normally support on Sunday mornings. Our church is set up to receive e-transfers; they may be sent to vanastracrcdonations@gmail.com. Please add in your note where the donations are to be directed (i.e. Church Budget, World Renew, etc). If you are not set up for e-transfer or do not feel comfortable with it, then cheques may be mailed to the church at 50 Fifth Ave. Vanastra, ON N0M 1L0. Please consider giving as if we were gathering together regularly on these Sundays.
Church Ministries
Oct 25: Church Ministries / Raise the Roof
Nov 1: Church Ministries / Ministry Shares
Although we are unable to meet together for regular Sunday worship gatherings, there is still opportunity to share of our gifts, talents and resources. First, be creative in thinking of the ways that you can be a blessing to those nearby to you (offering to buy or pick up groceries, offering child care for those who need to work, offering to cook a meal, etc). Second, for our members and regular attenders (we do not expect our guests to contribute financially), there are ways to continue to support our church and the other ministries/agencies that we would normally support on Sunday mornings. Our church is set up to receive e-transfers; they may be sent to vanastracrcdonations@gmail.com. Please add in your note where the donations are to be directed (i.e. Church Budget, World Renew, etc). If you are not set up for e-transfer or do not feel comfortable with it, then cheques may be mailed to the church at 50 Fifth Ave. Vanastra, ON N0M 1L0. Please consider giving as if we were gathering together regularly on these Sundays.
Doxology:
Parting Blessing:
“The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26)
“The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26)