ORGAN PRELUDE

WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP

(Verses from Psalm 25 – New International Version)

To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

in you I trust, O my God.

No-one whose hope is in you

will ever be put to shame.

Show me your ways, O LORD,

teach me your paths;

guide me in your truth and teach me,

for you are God my Saviour,

and my hope is in you all day long.

Remember not the sins of my youth

and my rebellious ways;

remember, O LORD, your great mercy and

love, for they are from of old.

Good and upright is the LORD;

therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.

He guides the humble in what is right

and teaches them his way.

Hymn 153 * Great is thy faithfulness

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

PRAYER of APPROACH

When life is wonderful,

you are there, O God.

When life is unpredictable,

you are there, O God.

When our hearts are full of joy,

you are there, O God.

When our hearts are heavy from the cares

of the world, you are there, O God.

You are here with us, O God,

with us in our time of worship.

Merciful God, you made your covenant

with Noah and all the Earth – a promise

that you will always keep.

Here, in your presence, we acknowledge

that we do not always keep our promises.

It is tempting to take the easy way out, instead

of doing the hard work of following you.

It is tempting to live in the way of the world,

instead of living lives modelled on your

steadfast love for all people.

It is tempting to think we have all the answers,

instead of trusting in you.

Forgive us for the times we give in to

temptation and turn away from you.

Lead us in your way, O God. Amen.

DECLARATION of FORGIVENESS

God’s bow has been hung in the clouds – a

unilateral disarmament in spite of our sin. God

remains faithful to the covenant of steadfast love,

even when we are unfaithful.

Thanks be to God! Amen.

CHILDREN’S TIME

Hymn 143 * Who put the colours

in the rainbow?

SHARING GOD’S PEACE

(Children may join the Kids’ Church programme)

SCRIPTURE READINGS

Genesis 9:8-17 OT p. 10

St. Mark 1:9-15 NT p. 46

People may stand for the Gospel reading.

The word of God: Thanks be to God!

Hymn 357 * This is my will, my new command

(Hymn of the Month, February 2018)

SERMON Rev. James Brown

Hymn 338 Jesus, tempted in the desert

(Offerings are gathered and brought forward)

DEDICATION PRAYER

(Source: PC Cameroon Book of Divine Services)

God our Saviour, we pray you, accept and

bless these our offerings for the spreading

of your gospel, and increase in us the spirit

of giving for the glory of your kingdom;

through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord.

Amen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS (See Notices overleaf)

PRAYERS for OTHERS

Response: With you, our God,

all things are possible.

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 739 * The Church’s one foundation

BLESSING and Threefold Amen (No. 819)

ORGAN POSTLUDE