Tuesday, August 5, 2008

For Sunday, August 10

Hebrew Bible:
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
Psalm:
Psalm 105, 1-6, 16-22,45b
Epistle:
Romans 10:5-15
New Testament:
Matthew 14:22-33
Sunday Bulletin Service Theme: Lifted Up

The gospel lesson is the story of Jesus walking over the sea of Galilee to join the disciples on the storm-tossed boat. The reading from Genesis is the story of Joseph (of the Technicolor Dream Coat) being betrayed by his jealous brothers. The Psalm celebrates the way God turned bad into good, by providing, through Joseph's exile in Egypt, a way to save his father and brothers and all their families from the famine in the land of Canaan. How have you experienced God's power to transform tragedy into victory?
Our hymns for Sunday are #12 I Sing the Mighty Power of God, #488 Be Still My Soul, #76 Sent Forth by God's Blessing. A Bell Choir quartet will play an anthem.

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