Watchword for the Week
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory. (Isaiah 6:3)
(Moravian Daily Texts 2018)
ORGAN PRELUDE
WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP
(Verses from Psalm 29)
Praise the LORD, you heavenly beings;
praise his glory and power.
Praise the LORD’s glorious name; bow down
before the Holy One when he appears.
The voice of the LORD is heard on the seas;
the glorious God thunders,
and his voice echoes over the ocean.
The voice of the LORD is heard
in all its might and majesty.
The voice of the LORD makes the lightning flash.
His voice makes the desert shake
and breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
The LORD gives strength to his people
and blesses them with peace.
Let everyone in his Temple shout,
“Glory to God!”
Hymn 124 * Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
People’s Choice Hymns are marked with an asterisk (*)
PRAYER of ADORATION
Response: So we praise you;
We praise and worship you.
PRAYER of CONFESSION
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
ASSURANCE of FORGIVENESS
God is good. On all whose lives are open to
change from guilt to grace, from darkness to light,
God pronounces his pardon and grants his
peace. Thanks be to God! Amen.
CHILDREN’S TIME
Hymn 757 Come all you people…
- Come all you people;
come and praise your Maker. (3x)
Come now and worship the Lord.
- Come all you people;
come and praise your Saviour. (3x)
Come now and worship the Lord.
- Come all you people;
come and praise the Spirit. (3x)
Come now and worship the Lord.
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
(Children may join the Kids’ Church programme)
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Isaiah 6:1-8 OT p. 148
St. John 3:1-17 NT p. 140
People may stand for the Gospel reading.
The word of God: Thanks be to God!
Hymn 251 I, the Lord of sea and sky
SERMON Rev. James Brown
Hymn 111 * Holy, holy, holy, Lord God
(Offerings are gathered and brought forward)
DEDICATION PRAYER
Life-giving God, when we hear you ask,
“Whom shall I send, and who shall go for
us?” may we willingly answer,
“Here I am; send me!”
Free us from fear, fill us with your love,
and send us out into the world in peace.
As your love overflows in the gift of the
Spirit, so may your blessing spread
out with us in service to a world in need.
In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
NOTICES and PRAYERS for OTHERS
Response: Lord, give to your people
the blessing of peace.
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 112 * God whose almighty word
BLESSING and Threefold Amen (No. 819)
ORGAN POSTLUDE
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