Welcome

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Christ is risen.

He is risen indeed. Alleluia.

Christ has ascended on high.

He reigns for ever. Alleluia.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord. Alleluia.

 

Opening prayer

Loving God, we have come to worship you.

Help us to pray to you in faith,

to sing your praise with gratitude,

and to listen to your word with eagerness.

through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

 

Song: 1

Blessed be Your name

In the land that is plentiful

Where Your streams of abundance flow

Blessed be Your name

 

Blessed be Your name

When I'm found in the desert place

Though I walk through the wilderness

Blessed be Your name

 

Ev’ry blessing You pour out I’ll

Turn back to praise

When the darkness closes in Lord

Still I will say

 

Blessed be the name of the Lord

Blessed be Your name

Blessed be the name of the Lord

Blessed be Your glorious name

 

Blessed be Your name

When the sun's shining down on me

When the world's all as it should be

Blessed be Your name

 

Blessed be Your name

On the road marked with suffering

Though there's pain in the offering

Blessed be Your name

 

You give and take away

You give and take away

My heart will choose to say

Lord blessed be Your name

Beth Redman | Matt Redman © 2002 Thankyou Music Ltd

 

1st Bible reading: 1 Peter 4: 7 – 11

(click to read or page 1220 in the church bibles)

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Confession

Jesus says, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.’

So let us turn away from sin and turn to the Lord,

confessing our sins in penitence and faith.

 

Father eternal, giver of light and grace,

we have sinned against you and against our neighbour,

in what we have thought,

in what we have said and done,

through ignorance, through weakness,

through our own deliberate fault.

We have wounded your love,

and marred your image in us.

We are sorry and ashamed,

and repent of all our sins.

For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,

who died for us,

forgive us all that is past;

and lead us out from darkness

to walk as children of light.

Amen.

 

Song 2:

I will offer up my life

In spirit and truth

Pouring out the oil of love

As my worship to You

In surrender I must give my ev'ry part

Lord receive the sacrifice

Of a broken heart

 

Jesus what can I give what can I bring

To so faithful a friend to so loving a King

Saviour what can be said what can be sung

As a praise of Your name

For the things You have done

Oh my words could not tell not even in part

Of the debt of love that is owed

By this thankful heart

 

You deserve my every breath

For You've paid the great cost

Giving up Your life to death

Even death on a cross

You took all my shame away

There defeated my sin

Opened up the gates of heaven

And have beckoned me in

Matt Redman © 1994 Thankyou Music Ltd

 

Song 3:

Turn your eyes upon Jesus

Look full in His wonderful face

And the things of earth will grow strangely dim

In the light of His glory and grace

 

Turn your eyes to the hillside

Where justice and mercy embrace

There the Son of God gave His life for us

And our measureless debt was erased

 

Jesus to You we lift our eyes

Jesus our glory and our prize

We adore You behold You our Saviour ever true

Oh Jesus we turn our eyes to You

 

Turn your eyes to the morning

And see Christ the lion awake

What a glorious dawn fear of death is gone

For we carry His life in our veins

 

Turn your eyes to the heavens

Our King will return for His own

Every knee will bow every tongue will shout

All glory to Jesus alone

George Romanacce | Helen H. Lemmel | Kevin Winebarger | Nathan Stiff | Nic Trout © 2019 New Spring;

 

2nd Bible reading: Luke 15: 11 – 32

(click to read or page 1049 in the church bibles)

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Sermon:

Oluwakayode Sopeju

 

Prayers of Intercession:

Led by Kristien Vanhuyse

 

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours

now and for ever. Amen.

 

Offertory prayer

 

The children and young people return from their groups

 

Church family news

 

Song 4:

Guide me O Thou great Redeemer

Pilgrim through this barren land

I am weak but Thou art mighty

Hold me with Thy pow'rful hand

Bread of heaven Bread of heaven

Feed me now and ever more

Feed me now and ever more

 

Open Thou the crystal fountain

Whence the healing stream doth flow

Let the fiery cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey through

Strong Deliverer strong Deliverer

Be Thou still my strength and shield

Be Thou still my strength and shield

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When I tread the verge of Jordan

Bid my anxious fears subside

Death of death and hell's destruction

Land me safe on Canaan's side

Songs and praises songs and praises

I will ever give to Thee

I will ever give to Thee

David Arrowsmith-Cooper,Peter Williams | William Williams

© Words: Public Domain; Music: 1998 That Fatal Kiss Music

 

Closing prayer

God of power,

may the boldness of your Spirit transform us,

may the gentleness of your Spirit lead us,

may the gifts of your Spirit equip us to serve and

worship you

now and always.

 

Blessing

Keep us, Father, in this community of faith,

the Church of your Son Jesus Christ,

and help us to confess him as Messiah and Lord

in all we say and do.

We ask this in his name.

 

Prayer ministry is available after the service

 

Please join us for coffee/refreshments in the Parish Hall

 

All songs used by permission CCLi no 843338 

Liturgical material in this service is from Common Worship © The Archbishops' Council 2000