Watchword for the Week
I will recount the gracious deeds of the Lord, the
praiseworthy acts of the Lord, because of all
that the Lord has done for us. (Isaiah 63:7)
(Moravian Daily Texts 2017)
ORGAN PRELUDE
WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP
(Based on Psalm 148)
God of life, we thank you for our world.
God of life, you redeem our world.
God of life, you enliven the hearts of the brave.
Mountains and Oceans,
Heavens and Earth, give God thanks!
God of life, you support those
who bring life to places of war.
God of life, you fire the imagination
of those who preserve life.
God of life, you strengthen the hearts
of those who oppose injustice.
Priests and Prophets, Leaders and
Followers, give God thanks!
God of life and light, you bring light to all the
hidden corners of our lives. All peoples,
praise the God who calls us all to life!
Hymn 147 1-4* All creatures of our God
People’s Choice Hymns are marked with an asterisk (*)
(Children may join the Kids’ Church programme)
PRAYER of CONFESSION
Eternal God,
a thousand years in your sight
are like a watch in the night.
As you have led us in days past,
so guide us now and always,
that our hearts may learn to choose your will,
and new resolves be strengthened;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
God of grace and truth, in Jesus Christ you
came among us as light shining in darkness.
We confess that we have not welcomed the
light, or trusted good news to be good.
We have closed our eyes to glory in our
midst, expecting little, and hoping for less.
Forgive our doubt, and renew our hope, so
that we may receive the fullness of your
grace, and live in the truth of Christ the Lord.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
WORDS of ASSURANCE
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
full of grace and truth. We have beheld his glory.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
Hymn 336 Christ is our light!
(Hymn of the Month, January 2017)
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Isaiah 63:7-9 OT p. 726 (728)
St. Matthew 2:13-23 NT p. 5 (4)
People may stand for the Gospel reading.
The word of God: Thanks be to God!
Hymn 161 * O God, our help in ages past
SERMON Rev. James Brown
Hymn 237 * Look forward in faith
(Offerings are gathered and brought forward)
APOSTLES’ CREED (No. 628)
ANNOUNCEMENTS See Notices overleaf
PRAYERS for OTHERS
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
COMMUNION PRAYER
God be with you, and also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to God.
Let us give thanks to God Most High.
It is right to give God thanks and praise.
With the faithful in every place and time, we
praise with joy your holy name:
Hymn 769 * Holy, holy, holy
Consecrate, therefore, by your Holy Spirit…
…and we may continue faithful in all things.
In the strength Christ gives us, we offer
ourselves to you, eternal God, and give
thanks that you have called us to serve you.
Amen.
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, and the power,
and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
COMMUNION
(please come forward to share)
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
THANKSGIVING PRAYER
Hymn 159 Lord, for the years
BLESSING and Threefold Amen
ORGAN POSTLUDE
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