Sunday worship 20th August 2023 @ 11:00 at St Johns York Rooms "Jesus"
Order of service 20th August 2023 “Jesus”
Happy birthday – Wyatt, Jonathan, Lucas
Welcome – Keith
Call to worship 1 Peter 2: 4 – 10
“As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For in Scripture it says:
“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a chosen and precious cornerstone,
and the one who trusts in him
will never be put to shame.”
Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,
“The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”
and,
“A stone that causes people to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.”
They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”
Opening prayer – Marguerite
Hymn O praise the name
Sermon in the sack – John 3: 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Hymn He will hold me fast chosen by Lucas
Open prayer – all
Lord’s prayer – Hazel
Notices for week beginning 21st August 2023
Sunday morning worship 27th August 2023 @ 11:00 Church in the park
Prayer meeting, 24th August @10:00 on Zoom
Prayer walk 25th August@ 10:00 meeting at the old church building
Hymn And can it be
Reading Romans 5: 17 – 19
“For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.” – Gwen
Hymn Before the throne of God above
Thought “Jesus”
Hymn Give me Jesus
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.”’ – Steve
Grace – Steve