Watchword for the Week
Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs
sinners in the way. (Psalm 25:8)
(Moravian Daily Texts 2015)
ORGAN PRELUDE
WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP
(Psalm 25:1-10)
To you, O Lord, I offer my prayer;
in you, my God, I trust.
Save me from the shame of defeat;
don’t let my enemies gloat over me.
Teach me your ways, O Lord;
make them known to me.
Teach me to live according to your truth,
for you are my God, who saves me.
I will always trust in you.
Remember, O Lord, your kindness and constant
love which you have shown from long ago.
Forgive the sins and errors of my youth.
In your constant love, remember me, Lord.
The Lord teaches sinners the path
they should follow. He leads the humble
in the right way and teaches them his will.
With faithfulness and love he leads all who
keep his covenant and obey his commands.
Hymn 167 * Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
People’s Choice Hymns are marked with an asterisk (*)
PRAYER of ADORATION and CONFESSION
God immortal, God invisible, God beyond our
human thought, to you be all glory and praise.
God the Father, you made us for yourself and
our hearts are restless until they find their rest in
you. In love and grace you sent your Son to be
our Saviour: to you be all glory and praise.
God the Son, for our salvation
you came to this earth and lived a life of love.
You died on the cross, rose from the dead,
and promised us the gift of the Holy Spirit:
to you be all glory and praise.
God the Spirit, you come into our lives,
transforming, renewing and strengthening,
guiding us into Christ’s way. You call us into the
life of faith and gather us into the body of Christ:
to you be all glory and praise.
God of our salvation, your Son fasted for
forty days in the desert and, when he faced
temptation, he triumphed over it.
We confess that, unlike Jesus,
we yield to temptation and sin.
We confess our preoccupation with material
things, with money and food and possessions.
We admit that our ears have been
deaf to your call and that we have
not been obedient to your words.
We confess our reluctance to live by faith, our
longing to know all the answers.
We admit that our spirits have
longed for security and that we
have not trusted fully in you.
We confess our obsession with greatness and
strength, with wealth and renown and success.
We admit that our eyes have been
dazzled by power and that we have not
sought to serve you alone.
God of our salvation, forgive us all our sins.
Lead us in your truth and teach us; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn 493 * It’s me, it’s me, O Lord
ASSURANCE of FORGIVENESS
Hear the Word of Grace: Thus says the Lord:
You have burdened me with your sins,
you have wearied me with your iniquities.
I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for
my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
CHILDREN’S TIME
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
(Children may leave for Kids’ Church in the halls next door)
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 338 Jesus, tempted in the desert
SERMON Rev. Horst Grabski
Hymn 547 * What a friend we have in Jesus
(Offerings are gathered and brought forward)
DEDICATION PRAYER
As Christ was called by God, so we are
called to be spirit-touched people,
the bearers of a good news that flows
into all the corners of the world.
Where there is conflict and war,
may we live, work and pray for peace.
Where there is heartbreak and sorrow,
may we live, work and pray for relief.
Where there is illness and disease,
may we live, work and pray for healing.
In Jesus’ name we pray: Amen.
NOTICES and PRAYERS for OTHERS
With our God: all things are possible.
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.
Hymn 458 (1) At the name of Jesus
BLESSING and Threefold Amen (No. 819)
ORGAN POSTLUDE
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