ORGAN PRELUDE

WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP

(Verses from Psalm 48 – New International Version)

God is the LORD and most worthy of praise,

in the city of God, his most holy mountain.

It is beautiful in its loftiness,

the joy of the whole earth.

Within your temple, O God,

we meditate on your unfailing love.

Like your name, O God, your praise

reaches to the ends of the earth;

your right hand is filled with righteousness.

Walk around Zion, go round her, count her

towers, consider well her ramparts, that you

may tell of them to the next generation.

For this God is our God for ever and ever;

he will be our guide even to the end.

Hymn 356 * Meekness and majesty

People’s Choice Hymns are marked with an asterisk (*)

PRAYER of APPROACH

… the narrow road, we have often stumbled.

By the power of your Spirit, set us on our feet,

take from us the burdens of our wrongs,

and empower us to live as you will for us.

This we ask, trusting in the forgiveness of

Jesus Christ, our certain hope. Amen.

Hymn 493 * It’s me, it’s me, O Lord

ASSURANCE of FORGIVENESS

Hear and believe this good news:

Jesus, the Christ, son of Mary, Son of the Most

High God, was broken and poured out for our

salvation. In Jesus Christ our sins are forgiven.

Thanks be to God. Amen.

CHILDREN’S TIME

Hymn 204 * I am the Church!

Chorus:

I am the Church! You are the Church!

We are the Church together!

All who follow Jesus, all around the world,

yes, we’re the Church together.

BIRTHDAY THANKSGIVING

celebrating the lives of Favour and Ruth Okonkwo

MEDLEY of CHORUSES

SHARING GOD’S PEACE

(Children may join the Kids’ Church programme)

SCRIPTURE READINGS

2 Corinthians 12:2-10 NT p. 231

St. Mark 6:1-13 NT p. 52

People may stand for the Gospel reading.

The word of God: Thanks be to God!

Hymn 539 I want Jesus to walk with me

(Hymn of the Month, July 2018)

SERMON Rev. James Brown

Hymn 516 * We are marching in the light

INVITATION to the OFFERING

OFFERING (You are invited to bring offerings to

the basket at the front steps and present them there)

DEDICATION PRAYER

Gracious God, Three in One,

we thank you for the suffering and longsuffering

love of Jesus Christ,

and for your presence with us

in times of joy and of sorrow,

sickness and health,

faithfulness and brokenness.

We bring these offerings

as signs of our gratitude

and as tools in the ministry of the church.

Use them and us to make known

the good news of your healing love

and renewing power,

in the name of Jesus Christ.

Amen.

NOTICES and PRAYERS for OTHERS

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 646 Forth in the peace of Christ we go

BLESSING and Threefold Amen (No. 819)

ORGAN POSTLUDE