Order of service 29th January 2023
Welcome – Keith
Happy birthday Luke & Keith
Call to worship Romans 8: 31 – 39
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written:
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Opening prayer – Alison
Hymn God is for us
Sermon in the sack
Hymn It is well with my soul
Contemplative prayer Who am I
Lord’s prayer – Keith
Notices
Sunday morning worship 5th February @ 11:00
Bible Study 1st February @ 11:00
Prayer meeting, 2nd February @11:00 on Zoom and in the Church
Bible Study 2nd February @ 10:00
Prayer walk 3rd February @ 10:00
Church cleaning this week Lorraine & Anne
Serving refreshment today Lisa & Patricia
Serving refreshment 5th February Jonathan & Anne
Hymn How long, O Lord, how long
Reading Revelation 1: 4 - 8
“John,
To the seven churches in the province of Asia:
Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”
and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;
and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.”
So shall it be! Amen.
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”” Gillian
Hymn Everlasting to everlasting
Thought “Shalom”
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 – Keith