Welcome to Harvest

Opening Prayers Lord of the Heaven and Earth, Creator of all things With wonder in our hearts, we thank you. Lord we praise you for the generosity and variety of your Creation. The turn of the seasons and the fruitfulness of the soil. With wonder in our hearts, we thank you. Lord of the natural world, for your overwhelming generosity With wonder in our hearts, we thank you.

Opening Prayers For the love of family, friends and community With wonder in our hearts, we thank you. For the beauty of this place With wonder in our hearts, we thank you. For all that you give us, and that you came in your Son to show us the way. Lord of the harvest, we thank you for creating, sustaining and enriching all life. Amen.

Confession God our Creator, in the pure light of your love we confess our wrong-doing, our sins, and seek your forgiveness. We are sorry that so much of your world is damaged and suffering through human indifference. Lord, forgive us and help us. We are sorry that your wonderful world is often divided and hungry. Forgive us when we are selfish and greedy. Lord, forgive us and help us.

Confession We are sorry that so much of your world is torn and bleeding because of intolerance and anger. Lord, forgive us and help us. Lord, you gave your life for us and poured our your Spirit. We are sorry when we fail to return your love with all our heart. Lord, forgive us and help us. Father, through the death of your Son on the cross, by your Spirit and your Word, transform and renew us to follow you with joy. With Christ we are a new creation, forgiven from our sins. Know that you are forgiven, loved and be at peace. Amen.

2 Corinthians 9:6-12 Sowing Generously Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9 As it is written: “He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” his righteousness endures forever.”

2 Corinthians 9:6-12 Sowing Generously 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. This is the word of the Lord

Luke 12:16-30 Do not worry And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ 18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’ 20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

Luke 12:16-30 Do not worry 21 “This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God.” 22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?

Luke 12:16-30 Do not worry 27 “Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labour or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! 29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. This is the word of the Lord.

Isaiah 58:10-11