Order of service 13th August 2023 “A labyrinth not a maze”
Welcome – Steve
Call to worship Ecclesiastes 1: 1 – 2
“The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:
“Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
Opening prayer – Steve
Hymn All my ways are known to you
Sermon in the sack – Sharon
Hymn Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah
Contemplative prayer God of all my days
Lord’s prayer – Hazel
Notices for week beginning 14th August 2023
Sunday morning worship 20th August 2023 @ 11:00 in St Johns
Prayer meeting, 17th August @10:00 on Zoom
Prayer walk 18th August@ 10:00 meeting at the old church building
Serving refreshments 20th August Patricia & Lisa
Hymn All I once held dear
Reading Ecclesiastes 1: 12 – 18
“I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind! I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
What is crooked cannot be straightened;
what is lacking cannot be counted.
I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.” Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;
the more knowledge, the more grief.”
Hymn Because He lives
Thought “A labyrinth not a maze”
Hymn My Lighthouse
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 – Hazel