7th November 2021 at 11:00 "Well I didn't realise that"
Order of service 7th November 2021
Welcome – Keith
Call to worship 1 Corinthians 15: 51 – 58 “Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.” – Lucas
Opening prayer –
Hymn What a friend we have in Jesus
Children’s Challenge
Hymn Before the throne of God above
Notices:
Bible Study, Wednesday 10th @ 19:30 on Zoom
Prayer meeting, Thursday 11th @10:00 at the church and on Zoom
Prayer walk, Friday 12th @ 10:00
Remembrance service 14th November at St Johns gathering at 10:40am
Saturday 27th November decorating the Church, mulled wine and Christmas treats all welcome
Collection & Hymn Behold the Lamb
Reading 1 Corinthians 11: 17 – 29 “In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval. So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat, for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk. Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter!
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves” = Steve
Thought “Well I didn’t realise that”
Reading: 1 Corinthians 11: 23 – 32 “For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
Communion:
We come to the Lord’s supper together
as children of our one God.
Jesus makes the guest list, not us.
Our family, chosen by God,
is gathered from west and east,
and includes everyone,
even the lowest and the least.
Jesus, when he was resurrected from the dead,
revealed himself to his disciples
in the breaking of bread around a table.
May we see the face of God today as we come to the Lord’s Supper.
On the night he was handed over,
the night before he was crucified,
Jesus gathered with his friends for a meal.
He took the bread, and after blessing it, he broke it, saying, “This is my body, which is broken for you.
As often as you eat it, remember me.”
[break the bread]
Let’s pray:
Jesus, as we take this bread, let it be a sign of all you did for us, and who you are for us. Thank you for this bread of life.
[people eat the bread]
After sharing the bread, Jesus took a cup of wine, and gave it to them to drink, saying, “This is my blood of the new covenant which is poured out for many.”
[hold up the cup]
Let’s pray:
Jesus, as we drink this cup, let it be a sign for us of all you did for us, and who you are for us.
Thank you that you bring us peace that passes understanding.
[people drink]
Prayer:
Jesus, through your death and resurrection you reconciled the world to God, and through your example you have shown us a way to peace. Give us strength as the people of God to be channels of peace in the world, speaking your peace, living your peace, and always longing for that moment of eternal peace when we shall see you again. Amen.
Benediction:
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord!
Hymn When the roll is called up yonder
Blessing
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all evermore. Amen - Steve