Watchword for the Week
For the Son of Man came not to be served but to
serve and to give his life a ransom for many.
(Mark 10:45)
(Moravian Daily Texts 2015)
ORGAN PRELUDE
WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP
(Verses from Psalm 34)
I will always thank the LORD;
I will never stop praising him.
I will praise him for what he has done; may
all who are oppressed listen and be glad!
Proclaim with me the LORD’s greatness;
let us praise his name together!
I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me;
he freed me from all my fears.
The oppressed look to him and are glad;
they will never be disappointed.
The helpless call to him, and he answers;
he saves them from all their troubles.
Find out for yourself how good the LORD is.
Happy are those who find safety with him.
Hymn 210 * Awake, my soul, and with the sun
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PRAYER of APPROACH and CONFESSION
Awake my soul, Lord,
for sometimes it slumbers
long beyond the alarm call.
The day is half done
before it stirs at the sight of you.
It is often short on awe in the face of life’s
mundane, and mystery passes it by
like the morning express.
Awake my soul, Lord,
that I may know wonder today.
Chorus (Taizé No. 5) Bless the Lord, my soul
Bless the Lord, my soul,
and bless God’s holy name.
Bless the Lord, my soul,
who rescues me from death.
God in community,
today may I be faithful,
may I honour
those who love me most
and may I respond
with respect, honesty
and compassion
towards all the neighbours I will meet –
the ones I expect to meet,
the familiar ones who will surprise me
and the ones who are as strangers
but to whom I have a duty of care.
Chorus (Taizé No. 5) Bless the Lord, my soul
Bless the Lord, my soul,
and bless God’s holy name.
Bless the Lord, my soul,
who leads me into life.
Gracious and Eternal God, who calls to us
through the whirlwind and also in the silence,
so encamp, we pray, around our hearts this day,
that we might know our burdens shared
and our cares lifted,
that we might regain and renew
our trust in your strength,
that we might ever more be transformed
into your image,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom,
with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
be all glory and praise. Amen.
ASSURANCE of FORGIVENESS
Hear the Word of Grace. The Lord is near to the
broken-hearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.
The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none
of those who take refuge in him will be
condemned. Thanks be to God. Amen.
Chorus (Taizé No. 5) Bless the Lord, my soul
Bless the Lord, my soul,
and bless God’s holy name.
Bless the Lord, my soul,
who leads us into life.
CHILDREN’S TIME
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
(Children may go to the halls next door for Kids’ Church)
SCRIPTURE READINGS
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