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!! Public Solemn Fasting and Prayer
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God’s Visitation
!! Amos 4
!!! Morning Worship, Lord’s Day 30 November 2008, 9.30am
© Rev D Rudi Schwartz[1]
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!!! Bible Readings
Old Testament:                     Psalm 51,  Amos 4
!!! Order of Service
!!!! 1.
Call to worship
Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.
Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation.
You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.
Relent, O Lord! How long will it be?
Have compassion on your servants.
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,  that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble.
May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children.
May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands.
(Psalm 90:1-2, 7-9, 13-17)
!!!! 2.       Prayer
Loving God, open our eyes to the beauty of your holiness; open our ears to the message of your word; open our minds to the challenge of your truth; open our hearts to the power of your love.
Open our lives to the coming of your Spirit, that we may truly worship you, now and forever.
Amen
!!!! 3.       Blessing
May our words, which we pray before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, that He may uphold the cause of his servants and the cause of his people Israel according to each day’s need, so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other.
But our hearts must be fully committed to the Lord our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time.”
(based on 1 Kings 8:59-61)
 
!!!! 4.       Hymn:                                                   “Turn us again, O God of hosts”  (CM)
!!!! 5.       Scripture Reading                            Psalm 51
!!!! 6.       Prayer of Confession of sin
 O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who love him and obey his commands, we have sinned and done wrong.
We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws.
We have not listened to your Word.
Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—O Lord, we and our kings, our princes and our fathers are covered with shame because we have sinned against you.
The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against Him.
We have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws He gave us through his servants the prophets.
We have transgressed your law and turned away, refusing to obey You.
Therefore the curses and sworn judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.
You have fulfilled the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us great disaster.
Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth.
The Lord our God is righteous in everything He does; yet we have not obeyed Him.
Now, O Lord our God, who have save your people out of the bondage of sin with a mighty hand and who made for yourself a name that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done wrong.
O Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from your church, your city, your holy hill.
Our sins and the iniquities of our fathers have made your people an object of scorn to all those around us.
Our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servants.
For your sake, O Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.
Give ear, O God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the people that bears your Name.
We do not make requests of You because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.
O Lord, listen!
O Lord, forgive!
O Lord, hear and act!
For your sake, O our God, do not delay, because your of church and your people bear your Name.” (based on Dan 9:4-19)
!!!! 7.       Hymn :                                                  “Lord, from the depths I cry to You” (CM)
!!!! 8.       Prayer of Adoration and Thanksgiving
Our heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord we find our strength.
Our mouth boasts over our enemies, for we delight in your deliverance.
There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.
The Lord is a God who knows, and by Him deeds are weighed.
The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.
Those who were full hire themselves out for food, but those who were hungry hunger no more.
The Lord brings death and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and raises up.
The Lord sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; He seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor.
For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; upon them He has set the world.
He will guard the feet of his saints, but the wicked will be silenced in darkness.
It is not by strength that one prevails; those who oppose the Lord will be shattered.
He will thunder against them from heaven; the Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.
(Based on 1 Samuel 2:1-10)
!!!! 9.       Hymn:                                                   “Lord, my petition Heed” (Olivet, or tune 373)
!!!! 10.    Prayer of intercession
·         For the Queen, Prime minister and the Federal Government
·         For the Premier, the State Government and our local Government
·         For the Bible Society of Australia and the Australian Presbyterian World Mission (Victoria)
·         For the Health and Community Chaplaincy Committee
·         For the Theological Education Committee and the State Moderator
·         For the Moderator-General and the Church and Nation Committee.
·         All together:  “The Lord’s Prayer”
!!!! 11.    Scripture Reading                            Amos 4
!!!! 12.    Sermon
!!!!! a)      Introduction
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,
We live in interesting but dangerous times.
Someone comments that the average household now has more to its disposal than the richest king a century ago.
We have more to spend, more and better ways of disposing of time and energy, our markets and shopping centres have more to choose from on the shelves than ever before.
The development of science is supposed to give us more knowledge, make life easier, faster, and more convenient.
Transport made our world small and distance is no barrier anymore.
Cultures assimilate in the sight of the powerful multi media, and the computer and internet gave us a wealth of knowledge never experienced before.
We are building a global village!
And yet, in the midst of all our development we have lost people.
We can fly everywhere, but we have lost the art of walking.
We can read everything, but we cannot spell anymore.
We can calculate everything, but we cannot do simple mathematics.
We can see what we want, but we have lost sight.
We can have what we want, but we have lost the ability to admire and appreciate.
Lust and sexual immorality is everywhere to be seen, but we have lost the art of loving.
We know what fun is, but but know no joy.
We developed odour killers, but we can’t appreciate fragrance.
There are people by the million, but families have become scares.
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