Proper 13, Series A July 31, 2011
Lessons for The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Isaiah 55:1-5 ~ God’s promise through David is like a banquet for those who cannot afford food.
Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26 [Antiphon 136:26]
Romans 9:1-5 (6-13) ~ God multiplied the offspring of Abraham by making them heirs of the Promise.
Matthew 14:13-21 ~ After healing the sick and teaching the crowd, Jesus fed them all abundantly.
GATHERING THE TEXTS: God Feeds Body and Soul.
God’s promise through David is like a banquet for those who cannot afford food. His mercy is not measured by what we want or do, but by His compassion. Even when Jesus went off by himself to grieve over John's death, his love for the crowds who followed him moved him to provide them abundant food for soul and body.
PRAYER BEFORE THE SERVICE: Lord Jesus, you fed the crowds with plenty and had even more left over! Help me recognize the plenty in your grace that I may be generous in sharing the left overs of your love with others. Amen.
STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT: The security of God’s grace insures every gift we invest in God’s kingdom.
OFFERING PRAYER: O Lord, multiply these gifts of ours,
And let Your mercies fall like showers
To spread Your kingdom and Your reign
And tell the glory of Your name.
CONVICTION AND COMFORT: We invest so much of our time and effort into bankrupt living, as though we were starving and yet wasting our money on that which is not bread and our labor on that which does not fulfill life. God’s promise stands behind His good gift so that in the giving, God multiplies His grace with a family name and feeds us bountifully with a nourishment for body and soul. We have become disciples to help in the distribution of food that satisfies and life that is filled to overflowing.
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