Watchword for the Week
For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the
last he will stand upon the earth. (Job 19:25)
(Moravian Daily Texts 2016)
ORGAN PRELUDE
WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP
(Verses from Psalm 145 – The Message translation)
I lift you high in praise, my God, O my King,
and I’ll bless your name into eternity!
I’ll bless you every day,
and keep it up from now to eternity.
God is magnificent;
he can never be praised enough.
There are no boundaries to his greatness.
Generation after generation
stands in awe of your work; each one
tells stories of your mighty acts.
God is all mercy and grace –
not quick to anger, is rich in love.
God is good to one and all;
everything he does is suffused with grace.
Creation and creatures applaud you, God;
your holy people bless you.
They talk about the glories of your rule,
they exclaim over your splendour, letting
the world know of your power for good.
Your kingdom is a kingdom eternal;
you never get voted out of office.
My mouth is filled with God’s praise.
Let everything living bless him,
bless his holy name from now to eternity!
Hymn 147 *v. 1-3+7 All creatures of our God
People’s Choice Hymns are marked with an asterisk (*)
PRAYER of APPROACH
L: Story sharers and temple builders
R: worries and carers
L: managers and labourers
R: mothers and fathers
L: sons and daughters,
All: God, we are all your children.
L: We who are free and filled with hope
R: we who are burdened with worry or doubt
L: we who are faithful
R: we who are careful
L: we who are carefree
R: we who are hesitant
All: We come now to you, our God.
L: God in the silence and in the noise,
R: God in our peace and in our wars,
L: God in our hearts and in our homes,
R: God in our offices and our cafés,
L: God in the pubs and in the churches,
R: God in the sorrows and celebrations;
All: we pray that you would draw us closer
to you. Shape our worship here this day,
so that we might be changed. Shape our
lives, families, communities and world
so that your kingdom may come
and your will be done. Amen.
CHILDREN’S TIME
Hymn 204 * I am the Church! You are the Church!
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
(Children may join the Kids’ Church programme)
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Haggai 2:1-9 OT p. 914 (913)
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 NT p. 261 (260)
Hymn 779 * Listen now for the Gospel
St. Luke 20:27-38 NT p. 107
People may stand for the Gospel reading.
The word of God: Thanks be to God!
Hymn 241 * Isaiah the prophet has written
(Hymn of the Month, November 2016)
SERMON Rev. James Brown
Hymn 543 * Christ, be our light!
(Offerings are gathered and brought forward)
DEDICATION PRAYER (responsive)
God of goodness, may we live our lives
bringing good to others. God of justice, may
we live our lives sharing your justice. God of
change, may we always be willing to change
and be changed. God of growth, may we
always seek to grow in our faith in you. God
of sharing, we place our gifts in your hands.
May we share what you give for the sake of
your kingdom of justice and love. Amen.
NOTICES and PRAYERS for OTHERS
Response: Lord God, we pray: May our lives
express our love for you.
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,
for ever and ever. Amen.
COMMUNION PRAYER
The Lord be with you, and also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give God thanks and praise.
It is right to praise you… with all who love Jesus
and honour his name we praise you, singing the
hymn of your everlasting glory:
Hymn 769 * Holy, holy, holy
BREAKING the BREAD
INVITATION and COMMUNION
(Communion gifts are passed round and shared)
DISMISSAL
Hymn 673 * Let us talents and tongues employ
BLESSING and Threefold Amen (No. 819)
ORGAN POSTLUDE
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