THE FIRST LESSON 1 Corinthians 4:1-5
THE SECOND LESSON Matthew 6:24-34
SERMON "Hakuna Matata"
Worship Notes
We now enter the season of Ordinary Time which is a season of the Christian liturgical calendar. The name corresponds to the Latin term Tempus per annum (literally "time through the year"). Ordinary Time comprises the two periods -- one following Epiphany, the other following Pentecost -- which do not fall under the "strong seasons" of Advent, Christmas, Lent or Easter. The term Ordinary does not mean common or plain, but is derived from the term ordinal or "numbered." The weeks in ordinary time are numbered with today being the eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
The central text for this mornings worship is taken from the gospel of Matthew in which Jesus teaches his disciples not to be anxious about their lives. He points to different aspects of nature as illustrations for how we should view our lives. The Call to Worship is taken from the comforting words of Isaiah 40 and our Prayer of Confession addresses how we fail to live out the peace of Christ in our hearts and in the world. The Affirmation of Faith is taken from the Brief Statement of Faith in which we reaffirm our trust in God experienced in three ways while the hymn following echoes the words of Jesus to seek first the kingdom of God. We leave our sanctuary singing our song of hope in the world.
