Order of Service – Sunday 13 March 2022 – LENT 2
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CALL TO WORSHIP
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you.
And also with you.
The Lord strengthens those who are weak.
Even young will faint and be weary and will fall exhausted.
But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength.
Our God is the Creator of the ends of the earth, and it is this God we come to worship and praise.
HYMN: 134 “Praise, My Soul, the King Of Heaven”
RESPONSIVE READING Psalm 27
HYMN: “Be Still for the Presence of the Lord”
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
O Lord, You who have measured the heights and the earth in the hollow of Your hand, and created six-wing seraphim to cry out to You with an unceasing voice Holy, Holy, Holy, glory to Your name.
Deliver me, from the mouth of the evil one, O Master. Forget my many evil deeds and through the multitude of Your compassions grant me daily forgiveness, for You are blessed unto the ages. Amen!
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
The good news in Christ is that when we face ourselves and God with the awareness of our need, we are given grace to grow, and courage to carry on the journey. Friends, believe the good news of the gospel.
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven! Amen.
PRAYER
God we know that before we could understand or even change, You loved us beyond measure. We know that when Jesus comes into our hearts and lives He calls us to follow His way, and to tell others about Your never-ending love and mercy.
Forgive us when we receive Your gifts for ourselves, but stay silent in sharing them with others. Comfort us when we are blind to the different abilities of others, and to the places and actions in our lives that make it impossible for them to participate fully.
May the Christ Light remind us how simple these solutions can be, and how much difference we can make. Guide us by the Light! Guide us by Your Spirit. In Jesus’ name. Amen!
HYMN: 741 “O Lord Hear My Prayer”
TIME TO PRAY
THE LORD’S PRAYER
LENT PRAYER
Let us seek the living God whose love is close at hand.
Let us pray to the One who waits patiently to be found.
May we abandon our dishonest ways,
and give up our unrighteous thoughts.
Let us come back to God with repentant hearts.
Let us come fasting and weeping, sorry for our sins.
God is merciful and kind to those who return,
God’s love is extravagant and forgiving to all who come near.
Let us change our lives and not our clothes.
Let us come back to the God who never leaves us.
Though our sins are like scarlet wounds,
they will be washed away and become white as snow.
(Pause to remind yourself of the places in which you have experienced God’s forgiveness & redemptive love)
Have mercy on us, O God,
because of Your unfailing love.
Because of Your great compassion,
blot out the sins that stain us.
Wash us clean from our guilt,
and purify our hearts from our sin.
Renew our inner spirit to become steadfast and unswerving,
so that we will be willing to obey You.
Do not turn us away from Your loving presence O God,
Restore the joy of Your salvation within us.
The sacrifice You desire is a penitent spirit,
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
BIBLE READINGS – Wendy Phelps
Genesis 15:1-6 (Page 13) Genesis 21:1-7 (Page 18)
Genesis 22:1-18(Pages 19-20)
SERMON: “Promise of Provision” Krikor Youmshajekian
HYMN: 76 “I to the Hills Will Lift My Eyes”
NOTICES – Lane Cove Music – Tues 15 March 7:30 pm LCMA Church.
Featuring pianist John Martin and violinist, Victoria Jacono- Gilmovich with an entertaining concert.
– Working Bee – Wednesday 30 March 12:30 pm.
– Movie/Pizza Night – Tuesday 5 April 6:30 pm. The movie will be Woman in Gold.
OFFERING – “Freely we have received; let us freely give”.
DEDICATION OF THE OFFERING
HYMN: 28 “God is Our Strength and Refuge”
DISMISSAL – BENEDICTION
Grant, we beseech You, Almighty God, that the words which we have heard this day with our outward ears, may, through Your grace, be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honour and praise of Your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, bless, preserve, and keep you; the Lord mercifully with His favour look upon you, and fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace; that you may faithfully live together in this life, and in the age to come have life everlasting. Amen!
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