Watchword for the Week
God says, “I will seek the lost, and I will bring back
the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will
strengthen the weak.” (Ezekiel 34:16)
(Moravian Daily Texts 2017)
ORGAN PRELUDE
WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP
(Psalm 100 – New International Version Bible)
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Serve the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the LORD is good
and his love endures for ever;
his faithfulness continues
through all generations.
Hymn 459 * Crown him with many crowns
People’s Choice Hymns are marked with an asterisk (*)
PRAYER of APPROACH
Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
for he is our God and we are the people of
his pasture, the flock under his care.
Lord, we are here in this place to meet with you;
through the Holy Spirit lead us to encounter you
today, help us to know that you are God.
Through the news headlines of today,
we declare with faith that you are God.
Within our community and church,
we declare with faith that you are God.
Amid the unresolved fears of our lives,
we declare with faith that you are God.
We bring to you now the worship of our lives.
Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
for he is our God and we are the people of
his pasture, the flock under his care.
Lord, like a shepherd, you never stop searching
for your people; your care for us anticipates our
need. Before we recognised we needed your
grace, in love Jesus gave his life for our
forgiveness. We confess that we need your
forgiveness, we confess our sins:
You are the shepherd and we are your flock, but
we admit the times we have tried to take your
place and take control ourselves.
We admit that we have not always trusted your
good news to be good for us. At times we have
pleaded with you to care for us, but we have
held back from caring for others and ignored
the needs of others.
Lord, have mercy upon us. Forgive us in the
name of Jesus. Loving shepherd, teach us by
the Holy Spirit to follow you in the days and
places of the weeks ahead.
Through Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.
Hymn 462 1-3* The King of Love…
DECLARATION of FORGIVENESS
However long we wander, however far we stray,
God’s steadfastness endures forever. Sisters
and brothers, be assured: in Jesus Christ we are
forgiven. Thanks be to God. Amen.
CHILDREN’S TIME
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
(Children may join the Kids’ Church programme)
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 OT p. 837
St. Matthew 25:31-46 NT p. 38
People may stand for the Gospel reading.
The word of God: Thanks be to God!
Hymn 279 * Make way for Christ the King
SERMON Rev. James Brown
Hymn 474 1-3+5 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
(Offerings are gathered and brought forward)
(Tune: Moville – Hymn 450)
DEDICATION PRAYER (in unison)
In gratitude for the immeasurable gift of
Jesus Christ, we bring out tithes and
offerings to you, O God. Use us, and these
gifts, to feed the hungry, clothe the naked,
and honour your presence in all people;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS See Notices overleaf
PRAYERS for OTHERS
Sung response (Hymn 805):
Your Kingdom come:
Your will be done on earth, O Lord.
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 283 * The voice of God goes out
(Tune: Woodlands – Hymn 622)
BLESSING and Threefold Amen (No. 819)
ORGAN POSTLUDE
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