Order of Service for Sun Nov 13, 2022 Peacemaking 4
Worship Leader: Bob Loewen
Speaker: Lori Unger
Music: Geoff Wichert, Audrey Wichert
Technical Team: Jon Brandt, Jonah Thiessen
Ushers: Rachel Schmidt, Christina Reimer
Coffee Hour Hosts: Jay Thiessen, Shannon Neufeldt
Gathering Hymns
VT 580 – To Leave the Stones Unthrown
VT 207 – What Does the Lord Require of You?
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
Announcements
Call to Worship
Hymn – VT 422 – Called or Not Called, God is There
Scripture – Matthew 5: 1-12
Children’s song – VT 405 – Listen to the Word that God has Spoken
Children’s time
Children’s song – VT 206 – Seek the Peace of the City
Giving with Gratitude
Congregational Prayer
Hymn VT 578 – Blessed Are the Persecuted
Scripture – Jeremiah 29 – 7 – 11
Sermon
Hymn – VT 298 – What Is the World Like
Benediction
Scriptures this week
Matthew 5:1–12
5 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them.
He said:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Jeremiah 29:7–11
7 Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.” 8 Yes, this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “Do not let the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the dreams you encourage them to have. 9 They are prophesying lies to you in my name. I have not sent them,” declares the Lord.
10 This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
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