Watchword for the Week

Jesus says, “Sanctify them in the truth;

your word is truth.” (John 17:17)

(Moravian Daily Texts 2015)

ORGAN PRELUDE

WORDS of WELCOME

CALL to WORSHIP (from Psalm 1)

Blessed are those

who reject the advice of the wicked,

who do not follow the path of sinners,

nor sit in the seat of scoffers.

Instead, they delight in the Law of the Lord,

and meditate on it day and night.

They are like trees planted by streams of water,

yielding fruit in its season,

and whose leaves do not wither.

They succeed in everything they do.

Hymn 157 * Sing of the Lord’s goodness

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

PRAYER of APPROACH and CONFESSION

Eternal God, we come to you with hungry hearts

waiting to be filled with the sense of your

presence; waiting to be filled with the touch

of your Spirit; waiting to be filled with new

energy for service.

Come to us, we pray.

Be with us. Touch us. Empower us as your

people that we might worship you here

and act in the world for Jesus’ sake.

Gracious and most merciful God,

we confess what seems always with us:

broken things within us that never seem to

mend, empty places within us that always

seem to ache, buds within us that never

seem to blossom.

O God of grace, help us to accept ourselves:

mend us, fill us, make us bloom.

For all these things we give you the glory,

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

WORDS of ASSURANCE

People of God, let all that would stand in the

way of a restored and happy life be like chaff

blown away by the wind. For God is with you

and you are God’s beloved children. Peace be

with you. Thanks be to God. Amen.

CHILDREN’S TIME

Hymn 169 Praise the Lord with…

(Hymn of the Month, May 2015)

SHARING GOD’S PEACE

(Children may leave for Kids’ Church in the halls next door)

EPISTLE READING

1 John 5:1-5 NT p. 307 (304)

Hymn 577 * Christ be beside me

GOSPEL READING