Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time*

Job 33:1-33

Psalm 34:11-18

Matthew 12:1-21 OR Mark 3:7-19 OR Luke 6:1-16

Hebrews 12:(1-3) 4-17


INVOCATION [from GREATER ATTENTION: LERW, YEAR D]

Praise be to you, O Lord of the Sabbath, for you have made the Sabbath for our sake, taking in to account our need for refreshment, renewal, and rest! Yet you have also called us to be disciplined, and you discipline those whom you love, and chastise every child whom you accept. Thank you, LORD, that even your discipline, though it may seem painful rather than pleasant at the time, is a sign of your love and acceptance. Therefore, come! Receive our praise and teach us! Grant each of us a teachable spirit, not concerning ourselves, for the moment, with what our neighbors need to hear, but listening to your voice speaking to our own particular need. Instruct and inspire us, correct and admonish us, that we may share in your holiness, and trust in the knowledge that you only ever discipline us for our good.

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Job 32:1-22

Psalm 89:5-18; 38-52

Hebrews 11:(1-3) 4-7, 17-28 (39-40)

Luke 5:27-39

CALL TO WORSHIP [from GREATER ATTENTION: LERW, YEAR D]                                

Let the heavens praise your wonders, O LORD,

your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!

            For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD?

            Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?

The LORD is a God feared in the council of the holy ones,

great and awesome above all that are around him!

            O LORD God of hosts, who is as mighty as you?

            Your faithfulness, O LORD, surrounds you!

Happy are the people who know the festal shout,

who walk, O LORD, in the light of your countenance!

            Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and Amen.

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Isaiah 26:7-27:1 

Psalm 109

Hebrews 10:1-4, 10-14, 26-39

Matthew 8:1-4; 9:1-8 OR Luke 5:12-26

ASSURANCE OF PARDON [from GREATER ATTENTION: LERW, YEAR D]

Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has come with authority to forgive sins, and with power to perform miracles so as to confirm the good news of forgiveness: In a very little while, the one who is coming will come and will not delay; and those who have been made righteous in him will live by faith. Therefore, have faith. Let nothing cause you to shrink back and so be lost, but have confidence in God, and stand firm among those who share faith in the Lord and so are saved. For in Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.