Category: Sunday Worship

Welcome and Church News (Stanley Cook)

Gathering Song for ALL – Welcome everybody it’s good to see you here

Call to Worship

HYMN 458 At the Name of Jesus (t. Camberwell)

Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

BAPTISM of BABY CARSON – including The Apostle’s Creed (HYMN 628) and Sung Blessing “The Lord Bless you and keep you” (HYMN 796)

HYMN (MP) 809 Blessed be the Name of the Lord

Offering

CHOIR ANTHEM Lead me Lord (Wesley)

READINGS – Genesis 27:11-30 & Luke 15:11-32

HYMN (MP) 880 Lord, I come to you (sung seated, reflectively)

SERMON ‘The Lost Brothers’ – Regaining a sense of ‘lostness’ to ‘heal’ the so-called ‘cure’ of self-righteousness

HYMN (Screen) We’re part of the blessing (t. Rd and miles to Dundee)

Prayers for Others

HYMN 166 Lord of all hopefulness (t. Slane)

BENEDICTION, SUNG AMEN, SUNG RECESSIONAL

HYMN (MP) 460 May God’s blessing surround you each day (sung twice)

Welcome to Church and Church News

Choir Introit – Come Holy Ghost our hearts inspire (CH4 598)

Call to worship

Stan: Welcome to a time of wonder
Congregation: And music that calls us home
Stan: Welcome to hear God’s words that inspire and challenge
Congregation: And to reminders that we are offered holy hospitality –
Stan: Hospitality that teaches us how to open our lives to others
Congregation: Leading us to fully live open minds, open hearts, open doors.
Stan: Let’s us worship God, proclaiming that All are indeed welcome.

HYMN All are welcome – Let us build a house (CH4 198)

Prayer and Lord’s Prayer (Stan)

ALL AGE TALK (Alan)

HYMN Jesus bids us shine (CH3 488)

Offering – during which we sing The wise man built his house

Choir – Blessed are the pure in heart

Readings: Genesis 18:1-14 and Luke 14:1-14

HYMN Here I am Lord (I the Lord of sea and sky) (CH4 251)

Sermon

HYMN Blest are the pure in heart (t. FRANCONIA)

Prayers

HYMN The God of Abraham praise (CH4 162)

Benediction, 3-fold Amen, Sung Recessional (CH4 824)

Welcome and Intimations (session clerk)

Choir Introit (Bible is placed in pulpit) Let us build a house… (CH4 198)

Call to worship

Hymn Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness (CH4 201)

Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

Time with the children  

Hymn Knowing you Jesus (CH4 506)

Offering

Anthem – We are many parts (Marty Haughen)

Reading/s Genesis 13:1-13 and Luke 12:13-21

Hymn As the deer pants for the water (CH4 550)

Sermon ‘The Barn Builder…’

Hymn Bigger barns are what I need (Screen)  

Prayers of intercession

Hymn God whose love is always stronger (Screen)

Benediction and three-fold amen (Sung), South African Amen (CH4 824)