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3rd Wednesday in Lent
Opening Hymn: "Jesus, Grant That Balm and Healing" - Congregation & Michella Novy - Organ
Invocation: - Rev. Charles Neugebauer
Prayer of the Day: - Rev. Charles Neugebauer
- Rev. Charles Neugebauer
Jonah Flees From the LORD
1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me."3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.
4 Then the LORD sent a
great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened
to break up. 5 All the sailors
were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into
the sea to lighten the ship.
But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay
down and fell into a deep sleep. 6
The captain went to him and said, "How can you sleep? Get up and call on
your god! Maybe he will take notice of us, and we will not perish."
7 Then the sailors said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity." They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.
8 So they asked him, "Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?"
9 He answered, "I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land."
10 This terrified them and they asked, "What have you done?" (They knew he was running away from the LORD, because he had already told them so.)
11 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?"
12 "Pick me up and throw me into the sea," he replied, "and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you."
13 Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before. 14 Then they cried to the LORD, "O LORD, please do not let us die for taking this man's life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, O LORD, have done as you pleased." 15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. 16 At this the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him.
17 But the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights.
Holy Gospel: Matthew 14:14-21 (NIV)
- Rev.
Charles Neugebauer
14When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
15As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."
16Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."
17"We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.
18"Bring them here to me," he said. 19And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Hymn of the Day: "Come to Calvary's Mountain" - Congregation - Michella Novy - Organist
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The Sign of Jonah: "Ran From God's Call" |
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Rev. Mark Goble |
Offerings: "Beneath the Cross
of Jesus"
- Bel Canto Choir - Carol Kutteh - Piano accompanist
Prayers: - Rev. Charles Neugebauer
Lord's Prayer:
- Rev. Charles Neugebauer &
Congregation
The Blessing - Rev. Charles Neugebauer
Closing Hymn: "The Day Thou Gavest" - Congregation - Michella Novy - Organist
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