Sunday worship 25th of February 2024 @ 11:00 at St Johns York Rooms “Be who you we made to be!”
Order of service 25th February 2024 “Be who you we made to be!”
Welcome – Keith
Birthday Lorraine & Paige
Call to worship Jeremiah 29: 10 – 14
“This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfil my good promise to bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.””
Opening prayer – Deidre
Hymn Before the throne above
Sermon in the sack – Steve
Hymn I, the Lord of sea and sky
Reading Ephesians 2: 1 – 10
“As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” – Lorraine
Thought “Be who you we made to be!”
Hymn My hope is built on nothing less Collection taken during the hymn by Lisa & Juliette
Prayers of thanks – Lisa
Notices
Home group 27th of February @ 19:00 at Andrew & Claire's home.
Prayer meeting, 29th of February @ 10:00 on Zoom and in the Manse.
Bible Study 29th of February 2024 @ 11:00 in the Manse.
Prayer walk 1st of March @ 10:00 meeting at the old church building.
Fellowship meal 3rd of March 2024 after Sunday Worship, see Gillian after the service.
Serving refreshments this Sunday Gwen & Claire
Church website address https://www.hurstgreen-fellowship.org
Pastors email address hgecpastor@outlook.com
Hymn O praise the name Communion elements shared during the hymn by Stefano & Reika
Communion
Lord’s prayer – Steve
Hymn Way maker
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 – Alison