Watchword for the Week

Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to

the voice of my supplications! (Psalm 130:2)

(Moravian Daily Texts 2018)

ORGAN PRELUDE

WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP

(Verses from Psalm 138 – New International Version)

I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart;

before the “gods” I will sing your praise.

I will bow down towards your holy temple

and I will praise your name

for your love and faithfulness.

Though the LORD is on high, he looks upon

the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble,

you preserve my life;

with your right hand you save me.

May all the kings of the earth praise you, LORD,

when they hear the words of your mouth.

May they sing of the ways of the LORD,

for the glory of the LORD is great.

Hymn 257 * Singing, we gladly worship

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

PRAYER of APPROACH

Way beyond all journeying,

Truth behind all mystery,

Life within all living:

we praise you.

Salve for every soreness,

mender of every brokenness,

midwife of a better future:

we praise you.

Ground of all being,

judge of all nations,

conscience of the universe:

we praise you.

Maker, Redeemer,

confessor, companion,

befriender, inspirer,

God beyond all names:

we praise you.

God, we want to say we’re sorry,

for things we’ve done and wished we hadn’t,

and things we did not do,

but wish we had.

We’re sorry we don’t see you

in all the ways that you are here;

we look to images and idols

we can touch and hang on to,

and it’s never quite the same.

Lord, have mercy on us.

We’re sorry we replace you

with powerful rulers or heroes

promising quick rewards

that do not satisfy the way

your holy blessings deeply do.

Christ, have mercy on us.

We’re sorry we don’t listen

to your voice, your prophets,

your promises, and cautions.

Lord, have mercy on us.

We should know better,

but we still think that we know better than you.

Amen.

Hymn 493 * It’s me, it’s me, O Lord

WORDS of AFFIRMATION

Friends, God listens and God hears;

God’s blessings are always for you;

you are seen, you are loved, you are held,

and you are forgiven: be at peace.

Thanks be to God. Amen.

CHILDREN’S TIME

SHARING GOD’S PEACE

(Children may join the Kids’ Church programme)

SCRIPTURE READINGS

1 Samuel 8:4-20 OT p. 271

St. Mark 3:20-35 NT p. 49

People may stand for the Gospel reading.

The word of God: Thanks be to God!

Hymn 694 Brother, sister, let me serve you

SERMON Pastorin Birgit Weinbrenner

(Institute for Church and Society)

Hymn 235 God is working his purpose out

(Offerings are gathered and brought forward)

(Hymn of the Month, June 2018)

DEDICATION PRAYER

Your love is steadfast, you are ever faithful.

May these gifts we offer from the gifts we

have received shine light in unseen places,

bring hope to the rejected, and ease some

suffering in our world. Amen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS (See Notices overleaf)

PRAYERS for OTHERS

Response: Father, we pray:

let your will be done.

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 443 * He is Lord, he is Lord

BLESSING and Threefold Amen (No. 819)

ORGAN POSTLUDE