Watchword for the Week
Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your might.
(Deuteronomy 6:4-5)
(Moravian Daily Texts 2015)
ORGAN PRELUDE
WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP
(Verses from Psalm 146)
Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD, O my soul!
I will praise the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God all my life long.
Do not put your trust in princes,
in mortals, in whom there is no help.
When their breath departs, they return to the
earth; on that very day their plans perish.
Happy are those whose help is the God of
Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God,
who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all
that is in them; who keeps faith forever.
The LORD sets the prisoners free;
the LORD opens the eyes of the blind.
The LORD lifts up those who are bowed
down; the LORD loves the righteous.
The LORD watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow;
the LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion,
for all generations. Praise the LORD!
Hymn 172 * Sing for God’s glory
People’s Choice Hymns are marked with an asterisk (*)
(Children may go to the halls next door for Kids’ Church)
PRAYER of CONFESSION
Jesus, I am not worthy
to have you come under my roof,
but only say the word
and your servant will be healed.
Let us confess our sins.
God of all mercy,
we confess before you and each other
that we have been unfaithful to you.
We lack love for our neighbours,
we waste opportunities to do good,
and we look the other way
when you cry out to u in the suffering
of our brothers and sisters in need.
We are sincerely sorry for our sins,
both those we commit deliberately
and those we allow to overtake us.
We ask your forgiveness and pray for
strength that we may follow in your way
and love all your people
with that perfect love
which casts out all fear;
through Jesus Christ our Redeemer. Amen.
ASSURANCE of FORGIVENESS
Jesus looked up and said to a sinner: Where are
your accusers? Has no one condemned you?
Neither do I condemn you; go, and do not sin
again. Thanks be to God. Amen.
Hymn 772 * In the Lord I’ll be ever thankful
In the Lord I’ll be ever thankful,
in the Lord I will rejoice!
Look to God, do not be afraid,
lift up your voices, the Lord is near,
lift up your voices, the Lord is near.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
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