THE EPISTLE LESSON Ephesians 6:10-20
THE GOSPEL LESSON John 6:56-69
SERMON "Offensive Bread"
Worship Notes
This is our final Sunday to examine the metaphor of bread in the lectionary. Over the past few weeks we have explored bread as an example of God's presence in ordinary things: bread as a sign of community; bread as a symbol of our need to slow down and embrace the goodness of God's creation around us; and bread as a way of Sacramental living.
Today we examine the rejection Jesus experienced because he called himself :the bread of life". The Call to Worship is an adaptation of the Psalm for today highlighting our need for God's life giving presence. Our opening hymn emphasizes the joy we find in worship; the hymn after the sermon reminds us of the shelter we find in God; and our final hymn is a blessing we give to each other as we venture out into the world.
