Category: Sunday Worship

Communion and 2nd Sunday of advent

Welcome and Intimations (session clerk)
Bible is placed in pulpit, we sing the Candle song (vs 1and 3)
WE LIGHT OUR 2ND CANDLE
Hymn Ye Gates lift up your heads on high (CH4 19)
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Time with the children  
Hymn Make way Make way for Christ the King (CH4 279)
Offering
Reading/s (read by a church member)
Isaiah 11:1-10 and Matthew 3:1-12
Hymn Sound the trumpets the Lord is near (CH4 280)
Sermon Prepare to meet thy God
Hymn We gather at your table, Lord (Screen)  
Holy Communion
Hymn The voice of God goes out to all the world (CH4 283)
Benediction and three-fold amen (Sung)
RECESSIONAL HYMN (CH4 290 v3)

The First Sunday of Advent

Welcome and Intimations (session clerk)

Candle Lighting Song (vs 1 & 2) see screen

Candle Lighting Liturgy (words in green are those of Rev de Beer)

Leader: We wait for the coming of Christ, the light of the world

All: Come Lord Jesus

Leader: The true light, which enlightens everyone is coming into the world.

All: Come Lord Jesus

Leader: The light shines in the darkness And the darkness will not overcome it.

All: Christ, shine in your church today

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

Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

Time with the young folk

HYMN MP 1086 Light of the world you stepped down into darkness

Offering

Readings Isaiah 2:1-5 and Matthew 24:36-44 (reader A Mathew)

HYMN Great God, your Spirit, like the wind (tune Ye banks and Braes)

Sermon PREGNANT WITH HOPE

HYMN CH4 472 Come, thou long-expected Jesus

Prayers for Others

HYMN CH4 273 O come, O come, Emmanuel

Benediction and 3-fold Amen

Recessional Advent HYMN CH4 290 The race that long in darkness pinned (vs 1)

Welcome and Intimations (session clerk)

Choir Introit (Bible is placed in pulpit) CH4 As the deer pants

Call to worship

Hymn Bring to the Lord (CH4 106)

Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

Time with the children  

Hymn Jesus’ hands were kind hands (CH4 351)

Offering

Reading/s Genesis 12:1-9 and Mark 7:31-37

Hymn Dear Lord and Father of mankind (CH4 485)

Sermon Being open to Jesus speaking

Hymn We lay our broken world (CH4 721)  

Prayers of intercession

Hymn Lord speak to me (CH4 542) t. Warrington

Benediction and three-fold amen (Sung)

Recessional Hymn Amen we Praise your Name O God (CH4 824)