Sunday worship 14th of April 2024 @ 11:00 at St Johns York Rooms “How to use what we have been given!”
Order of service 14th of April 2024 “How to use what we have been given!”
Welcome – Keith
Call to worship 1 Corinthians 12: 12 – 31
“Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.
Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honourable we treat with special honour. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honour to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honoured, every part rejoices with it.”
Opening prayer – Patricia
Hymn I know whom I have believed
Lorraine – What I did with the gift given to me.
Hymn Let your living waters flow over my soul – Cynthia
Reading 1 Corinthians 12: 27 – 31
“Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the higher gifts.
And I will show you a still more excellent way.” – Gwen
Thought “How to use what we have been given!”
Hymn O Church arise Collection taken during the hymn by Gillian & Lorraine
Prayers of thanks – Gillian
Notices
Bible Study, 17th of April @ 11:00 in the Manse
Prayer meeting, 18th of April @ 10:00 on Zoom and in the Manse.
Bible Study, 18th of April @ 11:00 in the Manse
Prayer walk 19th of April @ 10:00 meeting at the old church building.
Church website address https://www.hurstgreen-fellowship.org
Pastors email address hgecpastor@outlook.com
Hymn O praise the Name
Communion
Lord’s prayer – Jonathan
Share the peace
Hymn How great
Blessing
“‘“May the Lord bless you
and keep you;
may the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
may the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”’
Grace – Hazel