Words To Live By - Tithe
Welcome!
Today’s word to live by: TITHE
Oh, no… a whole service about guilt? Not exactly. The Bible tells us that tithing is a way to show that we trust God with our lives. And when that happens you will discover a sense of mission and purpose and freedom from guilt. The tithe is actually a gift of our loving Lord!
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
Greeting
Praise To The Lord
Praise to the Lord the Almighty
The King of creation
O my soul praise Him
For He is your
Health and salvation
Let all who hear
Now to His temple draw near
Joining in glad adoration
Praise to the Lord
Who o'er all things
Is wondrously reigning
And as on wings of an eagle
Uplifting sustaining
Have you not seen
All that is needful has been
Sent by His gracious ordaining
Praise to the Lord
Who will prosper your work
And defend you
Surely His goodness and mercy
Shall daily attend you
Ponder anew
What the Almighty can do
As with His love
He befriends you
Praise to the Lord
O let all that is
In me adore Him
All that has life and breath
Come now with
Praises before Him
Let the Amen
Sound from His people again
Gladly forever adore Him
Invocation & Call to Worship
Romans 12:1-2
Pastor: Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God
People: This is our true and proper worship.
Pastor: Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
People: Then we will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.
Take My Life, And Let It Be
Take my life and let it be
Consecrated Lord to Thee
Take my moments and my days
Let them flow in ceaseless praise
Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee
Take my silver and my gold
Not a mite would I withhold
Take my intellect and use
Ev’ry pow’r as Thou shalt choose
Take my love my Lord I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store
Take myself and I will be
Ever only all for Thee
Scripture Reading
Malachi 3:6-11 - “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty. “But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’ “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. Bring the whole titheinto the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty.
STP Kids Dismissal
STP Kids is the Children’s Ministry at St. Peter’s Edina, designed for all children from 6 months to 10 years old (Grade 5). Our vision is to partner with parents in raising up a generation of children that will seek their God-given Kingdom mission and impact their world for Jesus!
Message: Tithe
What Is A Tithe?
Why Should You tithe?
Do you have to tithe?
How do you tithe?
Malachi 3:6-7 - “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty.”
Malachi 3:7-10 - “But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’ “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
Malachi 3:11 - I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty.
Malachi 3:1 - “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.”
Give Thanks
Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given
Jesus Christ His Son
Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given
Jesus Christ His Son
And now
Let the weak say I am strong
Let the poor say I am rich
Because of what the Lord
Has done for us
And now
Let the weak say I am strong
Let the poor say I am rich
Because of what
The Lord has done for us
Give thanks
Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
People: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
Blessing
Malachi 3:12 - “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.”
We Praise You O God
We praise You O God
Our Redeemer Creator
In grateful devotion
Our tribute we bring
We lay it before You
We kneel and adore You
We bless Your holy name
Glad praises we sing
We worship You
God of our fathers and mothers
Through life's storm and tempest
Our guide You have been
When perils o'er take us
You never forsake us
And with Your help O Lord
Our battles we win
With voices united
Our praises we offer
Our songs of thanksgiving
To You we now raise
Your strong arm will guide us
Our God is beside us
To You our great Redeemer
Forever be praise
Offerings
Thank you for those who responded this week by increasing your automated offerings. The leadership will be providing ministry updates and an opportunity for worshippers to make pledges to help us prepare for the work that is before us in sharing the Good News.
LIVING OUT YOUR FAITH
Prayer Requests
Godly Fathers are a blessing to their children everyday. Proverbs 20:7: “The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.”
Praise the Lord for the joy we experience when we put God first in our lives – as we sing, “Take my silver and my gold, not a mite would I withhold.”
Pray as we consider our giving as a response of our personal worship. May we be filled with the Spirit so that we trust and act as we see God powerfully at work in our ministries at St. Peter’s.
As we look to the ministry year before us and the many opportunities it brings, may the Lord lead us to pledge to support our ministry goals.
A submitted prayer request: “Lord, we have received your message!! We are to use your house as it has been designed and built! How it is in need to have all spaces / areas repaired, put into usable condition. Lord, your help and guidance is needed and the courage to do so.
“Just because a program ended, does not mean it was a failure.” Give God the glory for the great things He has done through the years through our ministries and outreaches.
Birthdays
6/22 Dan Utter
6/23 Brynn Barber
6/23 Sophie Kwan
6/24 Joann Shockey
6/25 Vada Ewald
6/28 Brigitte Henne
Pastor Led Sunday Bible Class
You are invited to join with fellow worshipers to study the Sunday texts more in depth. Examine the context to see the setting of the story. Be challenged to apply Biblical truth to your life. At 10:30am in the Discipleship Room to the right as you exit the sanctuary. Bring a cup of coffee and pick up a treat to enjoy on your way in. Life Application Bibles are provided for your study.
Discover Class
We are excited that we have new worshippers who have shared a desire to become members of our congregation! What about you? If you are ready to discover what it means to be a member of St. Peter’s, you are invited to join with others to sit down with Pastor Mark to learn more about our ministries and how you fit in. Start here: complete a “CONNECT CARD” and check the box “I would like more information about membership.”
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