Consider the Birds & Flowers
WMC CAMP SUNDAY 9.27.20
10AM @ Sunset Shelter
“But ask the animals, and they will teach you,
or the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
Ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you,
or let the fish in the sea inform you.”
Job 12:7-8
Welcome
Gathering Hymns
HWB 648 “Morning Has Broken”
HWB 154 “This is My Father’s World”
HWB 156 “All Things Bright & Beautiful”
Considering Scripture: Psalm 148
Children’s Focus
Songs of Praise
“Oh, What a Beautiful Day, My Jesus”
“I’ve Got a River of Life”
“How Great Thou Art”
Offering
Crooked Creek Christian Camp
Meditating on Scripture
Job 12:7-8
Luke 12:24-28
Meditating on Creation*
(*this is a block of free-range time out around the pond, wildflowers, etc.!)
* * *
Re-Gathering Song
HWB 46 “I Sing the Mighty Power of God”
Congregational Sharing and Prayer
Benediction
Sending Song
HWB 427 “You Shall Go Out with Joy”
Psalm 148
1 Praise the Lord. [“Hallelujah”]
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights above.
2 Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
3 Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars.
4 Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the skies.
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for at God’s command they were created,
6 and God established them for ever & ever—
issued a decree that will never pass away.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
you great sea creatures & all ocean depths,
8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,
9 you mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
10 wild animals and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
11 kings of the earth and all nations,
you princes and all rulers on earth,
12 young men and women,
old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor is above the earth & heavens.
14 And God has raised up for his people a horn,
the praise of all his faithful servants,
of Israel, the people close to his heart.
Praise the Lord.
Luke 12:22-34
22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life[b]? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27 “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! 29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Job 12:5-10
5 Those who are at ease have contempt for misfortune
as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
6 The tents of robbers are undisturbed,
and those who provoke God are secure—
those God has in his hand.
7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,
the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
8 ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you,
and the fish of the sea will declare to you.
9 Which of all these does not know
that the hand of the Lord has done this?
10 In God’s hand is the life of every creature
and the breath of all humankind.
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