Tag: Sunday Worship

Welcome and Intimations
Please stand for the Bible to be placed in the pulpit
The Candle Song (wk2)

Light a candle bright and tall
For the Peace we wish to know.
Peace on Earth for great and small
God’s Good News to us bestows.
Shine within our hearts today
Come, O Peace, to us, we pray.
Lighting of Advent Candle

HYMN CH4 19 Ye gates lift up your heads
PRAYER
Time with the Children
HYMN CH4 279 Make way make way
Offering and Dedication
SCRIPTURE READINGS Matthew 24:36-44 and Romans 13:8-14
HYMN CH4 277 Hark the glad sound the saviour comes
SERMON – Get prepared for the unexpected
HYMN CH4 638 Lord we have come at your own invitation (old tune to Brightest and best) – Springfield (at MP 698)
SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
HYMN CH4 737 Will your anchor hold (for those at sea/RNLI)
Benediction and 3-fold Amen
Christmas Blessing – Love came down at Christmas

Welcome and Intimations (session clerk)
Please stand for the laying of the Bible in the pulpit during which we sing the candle song (verse 1)
Light a candle bright and tall
For the Hope within our world
Hope that heard the ages call
As the stars and planets whirled
Shine within our hearts today
Come, O Hope, to us, we pray
Candle narrative and lighting of the first candle
Call to worship
Hymn O come o come Emmanuel (CH4-273)
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Time with the children
Hymn Focus my eyes on you, O Lord (CH4-567)
Offering uplifted by duty team
Offering dedicated by minister, then children leave for ‘young church’
Reading/s
Isaiah 6:1-8 and Colossians 1:15-20
Hymn Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God (CH4-111)
Sermon How focused are we on Christ?
Hymn As the deer pants for the water (sponsored hymn) (CH4-550)
Prayers of intercession
Hymn Here I am Lord (CH4-251)
Benediction and three-fold amen (Sung)
Christmas Sung Blessing – Love came down at Christmas

GUILD SUNDAY

Welcome & Intimations

Gathering hymn – As we are gathered (MP)

Welcome and Call to Worship

HYMN Immortal Invisible God only Wise (MP)

Opening prayer and the Lord’s prayer

BAPTISM with The Lord Bless You

HYMN Baptised in water (CH4)

Offering uplifted

Offering dedicated in prayer

(Children go out)

HYMN The Spirit lives to set us free (MP)

Bible Readings Proverbs 3, V 5 – 10 and Luke 15, V 11 – 32

Introduction to Projects

Crossreach – Join up the Dots

SAILORS SOCIETY

HYMN Make way, make way (MP)

Prayer of Intercession

HYMN Jesus calls us o’er the tumult (MP)

Benediction

May God’s blessing surround you each day – two verses

Entry of choir & minister
Welcome and Intimations (session clerk)
Choir Introit (Bible is placed in pulpit) Go tell it on the mountains (MP)
Call to worship 2 Corinthians 4:1-6
Hymn I to the hills will lift mine eyes (CH4-81)
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Time with the children
Hymn Climb up sunshine mountain
Offering uplifted by duty team
Offering dedicated by minister, then children leave for ‘young church’
REFLECTION Beautiful Isle of Somewhere (Emma Smith)
Reading/s Isaiah 42:1-9 and Matthew 12:22-37
Hymn Breathe on me Breath of God (CH4-596) Tune Carlisle
Sermon
Hymn Majestic mountains Tune Bunessan
Prayers of intercession
Hymn God of grace (MP 192)
Benediction and three-fold amen (Sung)
Sung Blessing (May God’s Blessing)