Watchword for the Week
The Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
(Psalm 100:5)
(Moravian Daily Texts 2017)
ORGAN PRELUDE
WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP
(Verses from Psalm 116)
I love the LORD, because he hears me;
he listens to my prayers.
He listens to me every time I call to him.
What can I offer the LORD
for all his goodness to me?
I will bring a wine offering to the LORD,
to thank him for saving me.
In the assembly of all his people
I will give him what I have promised.
I am your servant, Lord;
I serve you, just as my mother did.
You saved me from death.
I will give you a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and offer my prayer to you.
In the assembly of all your people,
in the sanctuary of your Temple,
I will give you what I have promised.
Praise the LORD!
Hymn 175 * Praise, I will praise you, Lord
People’s Choice Hymns are marked with an asterisk (*)
PRAYER of APPROACH
From “A Wee Worship Book” (Wild Goose Resource Group)
From before the world began
and after the end of eternity, you are God.
From the sea bursting from its womb
to the wind ceasing from its chase, you are God.
In the vastness of the universe and
the forgotten corners of our hearts, you are God.
You are our God, and we bless you.
Because the world is beautiful,
and beauty is a tender thing,
and we are caretakers of creation,
we need you, God. We need you, God.
Because human knowledge seems endless,
“the world is our oyster”,
and we do not know what we do not know,
we need you, God. We need you, God.
Because we can live without you
and are free to go against you
and could worship our wisdom alone,
we need you, God. We need you, God.
Because you came among us
and sat beside us,
and heard us speak and saw us ignore you,
and healed our pain and let us wound you,
and loved us to the end
and triumphed over all our hatred
we need you, God. We need you, God.
Because you, not we, are God,
we need you, God. We need you, God.
(Silence)
WORDS of ASSURANCE
Listen, for the God who created us says,
“Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name: you are mine. You
are precious to me. I love you, I honour you,
I am with you.” Thanks be to God. Amen.
Hymn 191 * Do not be afraid
CHILDREN’S TIME
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
(Children may join the Kids’ Church programme)
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Genesis 18:1-15 OT p. 17
St. Matthew 9:35 – 10:8 NT p. 14
People may stand for the Gospel reading.
The word of God: Thanks be to God!
Hymn 665 One bread, one body, one Lord
(Hymn of the Month, June 2017)
SERMON Pastorin Birgit Weinbrenner
Hymn 527 * Lord, make us servants
(Offerings are gathered and brought forward)
DEDICATION PRAYER (in unison)
Maker of all, we are your children,
the creatures of your kindness,
the bearers of your image.
This day, we will walk by your light, follow
your Son, and live by your Spirit.
This day, we will not offer to you offerings
that cost us nothing. For this is the day that
the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be
glad in it. Amen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS (See Notices overleaf)
PRAYERS for OTHERS
Response: You, O Lord,
you are our hope and joy.
The LORD’S PRAYER
(Please pray in your own preferred language / version.)
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, the power, and the glory, for ever
and ever. Amen.
Hymn 519 * Love divine, all loves excelling
BLESSING and Threefold Amen (No. 819)
ORGAN POSTLUDE
0 Comments