Order of Service – Sunday 6 February 2022 – EPIPHANY 5
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CALL TO WORSHIP
Let us worship God.
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden:
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love You, and worthily magnify Your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen!
HYMN: 132 “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty”
PRAYER OF ADORATION
Eternal God, Lord of heaven and earth, we praise You for Your greatness.
Your wisdom is seen in all Your works.
Your grace and truth are revealed in Jesus Christ Your Son.
Your presence and power are given to us through the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, blessed Trinity, we worship and adore You for ever and ever.
Amen!
INVOCATION
Come to us, God of unity.
Come with Your forgiveness and Your healing grace.
Come, that we may witness to reconciliation in a divided world; that we may gather around Christ’s table as one people; that we may affirm one Church, one faith, one Lord.
Come to us, God of unity.
Come to us, God of hope.
Come to us with Your promises.
Come in Your mysterious presence.
Come, that we may marvel at Your faithfulness in past generations;
that we may celebrate the new things You are doing among us today;
that we may be Your pilgrim people on our journey to Your kingdom.
Come to us, God of hope. Amen!
HYMN: 59 “All People That on Earth Do Dwell”
CONFESSION
In penitence and faith, let us confess our sins to almighty God.
Let us pray:
Merciful God, our maker and our judge, we have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed: we have not loved You with our whole heart, we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves; we repent, and are sorry for all our sins. Father, forgive us.
Strengthen us to love and obey You in newness of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us pray:
We have failed to love You with all our heart and to be good stewards of Your creation. Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
We have failed to take up the cross of discipleship and to be good stewards of Your gospel. Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
We have failed to be members of Your Church and to be good stewards of Your spiritual gifts. Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS
The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.
If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Hear then Christ’s word of grace to us: ‘Your sins are forgiven’.
Thanks be to God.
PRAYER BEFORE READING THE SCRIPTURES
O Lord our God, You have given Your word to be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Grant us grace to receive Your truth in faith and love,
that we may be obedient to Your will and live always for Your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Your word, O Lord, is a lamp to our feet: a light to our path.
BIBLE READINGS – Penny Goodley
Isaiah 6:1-8 (Pages 680-681) Luke 5:1-11 (Page 1019)
MUSICAL REFLECTION
MESSAGE: “The Call to Discipleship” Krikor Youmshajekian
HYMN: 658 “I the Lord of Sea and Sky”
NOTICES – Elders’ & Council Meeting – Wednesday 9 Feb 10:00 am.
- NCLS Survey – Sunday 13 Feb after church Service.
- Congregational Meeting – Sunday 27 Feb 10:30 am.
OFFERING – DEDICATION OF THE OFFERING
HYMN: 429 “Break Now the Bread of Life”
THE INVITATION
Friends, the Lord has prepared His table for all who love Him and trust Him alone for their salvation. All who are truly sorry for their sins, who sincerely believe in the Lord Jesus as their Saviour, and who desire to live in obedience to Him, are now invited to take with gladness from the table of the Lord.
PRAYER
Father, we thank You that You feed us in these holy mysteries with the spiritual food of the body and blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ.
We thank You for the assurance of Your goodness and love, and that we are living members of His body and heirs of His eternal kingdom.
May the Holy Spirit be upon us now, that as we receive this bread and wine we may know the presence and power of Christ our Lord. Amen.
BREAKING THE BREAD
We break this bread and take this cup so that we can share in the life of Christ. God’s gifts for God’s people.
COMMUNION
Take, eat, remember and believe that the body of our Lord Jesus Christ was given for a complete remission of all our sins.
Take, drink, remember and believe that the precious blood of our Lord Jesus Christ was shed for a complete remission of all our sins.
HYMN: 571 “Forth in Your Name, O Lord, I Go” (Vrs. 1, 2 & 5)
BENEDICTION
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