Text: Luke 14: 1, 7-11

Let us sing a song to celebrate the power of God
A shout out to the God of Jacob
Hymns of the congregation, music from the guitar
The sweet sounds of clarinet and oboe
Trumpets, trombones and horns
It’s a day to celebrate together the abundant goodness of God
 
Today’s passage shows how great things can come from humble places! The one who proudly takes the most prestigious place for themselves will lose it and the one who humbly knows their place will be in for a promotion.
This is a repetitive theme of scripture, speaking to a deep spiritual truth.
 
Watch the recording of the sermon here: https://youtu.be/Ai7Ynpp8gUY

Text:
Isaiah 62:11-12
Luke 13:10-21

I lift up my eyes to the mountains--
    where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace
He will not let your foot slip--
    he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace
The Lord will keep you from all harm--
    he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace
 
The recorded sermon can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/4fwWbT-Z2NU

Texts:
Isaiah 5: 1-7
Luke 12: 35-40
 
Even when the night is deep, the promise of dawn draws near.
We keep our lamps burning and our eyes peeled, ready to respond when called by God
A divine knock at the door will break the silence: Come let us greet Him!
We rise with joy, ready for His appearing.
In the darkness, our light shines; in the waiting, our hope has grown.
In worship we will watch, we will wait, we will worship—awake to all the ways the Lord calls to us
 
Today’s reading from Luke 12 is about watchfulness. In his sermon Hamish asks us, when Jesus knocks on the door of our lives, are we ready to open the door to Him?
 
Watch the recorded sermon here: https://youtu.be/ZRyX6LqJ4Ao

Text: Luke 12: 22-31
 
In a world groaning under the weight of climate change,
where creation cries out and hearts grow anxious--
we come not in fear, but in faith.
We come, believing in a Creator who formed the heavens and the earth,
and who still holds all things together.
When the future feels uncertain,
and the news overwhelms,
Jesus says: Do not worry.
We lift our eyes to the hills--
Our help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
Let the beauty of the earth remind us of God's care.
Let the flight of the bird, the bloom of the flower,
speak of a God who clothes and feeds and sustains.
We worship with faith in a God who is not distant,
but active in creation--
renewing, redeeming, and inviting us to join in the work.
So come—let us worship the God of all creation,
who speaks peace into our anxiety,
and calls us to walk by faith, not fear.
With open hearts and steady hope,
we worship the Lord our God. 
 
Today’s sermon is based around Luke 12, where Jesus said to the disciples, “And so I tell you not to worry about the food you need to stay alive or about the clothes you need for your body. Life is much more important than food, and the body much more important than clothes.”
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Watch the recorded sermon here: https://youtu.be/rEragChPyMw

Texts:
Psalm 104:10-24
Luke 12:13-31
 
Call to Worship (From Psalm 100)
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
    come before him with joyful songs.
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.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
    and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
 
Mark is today preaching on the Luke readings. You can watch the recorded sermon here: 
https://youtu.be/_lFyd7zRcUg