Watchword for the Week
God, turn to me and be gracious to me, as is your
custom towards those who love your name.
(Psalm 119:132)
(Moravian Daily Texts 2017)
ORGAN PRELUDE
WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP
(from the Iona Abbey Justice and Peace Service)
O God, who created the heavens
and stretched them out, we praise you!
You made the earth and all that lives here:
We praise you!
You give breath to all creatures
and your Spirit to your people:
We praise and thank you, O God!
That the eyes of the blinded be opened,
the poor hear good news,
the captives be brought out of darkness,
the wealth of the world serve the good of all,
your kingdom come, O God;
your will be done!
The let us sing God a new song.
With joy let us honour our Maker.
Hymn 126 * Let’s sing to the Lord
People’s Choice Hymns are marked with an asterisk (*)
PRAYER of APPROACH
(from the Iona Abbey Justice and Peace Service)
WORDS of ASSURANCE
Creator of this world and all its people, we are
glad that all things are held in your hands.
You have not left us alone.
And we celebrate the work of your Spirit
encouraging people the world over
to work for justice and peace,
to speak for the voiceless
and always to anticipate
that the best is yet to come.
Blessed be your name. Amen.
CHILDREN’S TIME
Hymn 83 * I rejoiced when I heard them say
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
(Children may join the Kids’ Church programme)
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Genesis 29:15-28 OT p. 30
St. Matthew 13:31-35, 44-52 NT p. 20
People may stand for the Gospel reading.
The word of God: Thanks be to God!
Hymn 360 *1-3 Jesus Christ is waiting
SERMON Rev. James Brown
Hymn 188 Thou hidden love of God
(Offerings are gathered and brought forward)
(Hymn of the Month, July 2017)
DEDICATION / AFFIRMATION
(from the Iona Abbey Justice and Peace Service)
We believe in God
in whom is power and compassion.
We believe in the Creator
who gave birth to the universe,
set solar systems dancing in space,
shaped molecules and mountains,
and conceived beauty beyond our imagining.
God’s power topples tyrants
and brings down walls of separation;
God’s love embodies the tenderness
of a mother and father,
encouraging and caring for each of us.
We believe in Jesus,
born in obscurity in an occupied land;
a human being, vulnerable to hunger, thirst,
persecution and grief.
He understood the power of love
and confronted the powers of evil,
spoke the truth with courage and clarity,
forgave his enemies and changed lives.
In his living, dying and rising again
he showed love strong enough
to save the world.
We believe in the Holy Spirit
who sustains, comforts and empowers us,
opens the scriptures, opens our minds,
and illuminates earth’s darkness. Amen.
NOTICES and PRAYERS for OTHERS
God of justice: show yourself.
The LORD’S PRAYER (Arabic prayer shawl)
English words at: Hymn 652, Second Form (b)
(Please pray in your own preferred language / version.)
Hymn 360 *4-5 Jesus Christ is dancing
BLESSING and Threefold Amen (No. 819)
ORGAN POSTLUDE
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