Order of Service – Sunday 8 August 2021 – PENTECOST 11

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CALL TO WORSHIP

Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known among the nations what He has done.

Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell of all His wonderful acts.

Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always.          Psalm 105:1-4

Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Sing to the Lord, bless His name; tell of His salvation from day to day.

I will extol the Lord at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.

My soul will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

Glorify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.

                                                                                                    Psalm 34:1-3

HYMN:       100       “All Creatures of Our God and King”

HYMN TO GOD

How can words sing Your praise when no word can speak of You?

How can our minds consider You when no mind can ever grasp You?

You alone are unutterable from the time You created all things that can be spoken of.

You alone are unknowable; from the time You created all things that can be known.

All things cry out about You; those which speak, and those which cannot speak.

All things honour You; those which think, and those which cannot think.

For there is one longing, one groaning, that all things have for You.

All things pray to You that comprehend Your plan and offer You a silent hymn.

In You, the One, all things abide, and all things endlessly run to You who are the end of all. Amen.                                                                                   (Gregory of Nazianzus 329-389)

HYMN:       658       “I, the Lord of Sea and Sky”

FOR THE RENEWAL OF OUR HEARTS

Instruct our mouths, O Lord, with a new song; that, our hearts being renewed, we may always rejoice in Your praise and in the company of Your saints, O God, our Strength and our Redeemer.

Amen.

CONFESSION

Out of the depth I cry to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice.

Let Your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.

If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?

But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared.

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I put my hope.

My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.

O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with Him is full redemption.

He Himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. Amen.             Psalm 130

ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! …. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be, has not yet been made known. But know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. Everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.                                    1 John 3:1-3

HYMN:       584 (i)       “Just as I am, Without One Plea”

A PASTOR’S PRAYER

Eternal God, to whom that which is invisible is as clear as that which is visible: before You Your people bow their heads, submitting to you their hard hearts and unruly bodies.

Send down blessings from Your glorious dwelling on these men and women, lending to their prayers a ready ear.

Hold them upright with Your strong hand, controlling all their evil passions.

Preserve their bodies and soul, filling them with faith in Your gospel and awe at Your majesty. Amen.            (Hippolytus of Rome c.190-c.263)

A PRAYER BEFORE READING THE SCRIPTURES

O Lord, You have given us Your Word for a light to shine upon our path; inspire us to meditate on that Word and to follow its teaching; that we may find its light that shines more and more until the perfect day; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!                                               (Jerome 342-420)

BIBLE READING –

Ephesians 4:17 – 5:2 (Pages 1158-1159)         John 6:35-59 (Pages 1056-1057)

HYMN:       251       “Lord Christ, We Praise Your Sacrifice”

MESSAGE:       “Everlasting Life  for the Children of Light”        Krikor

HYMN:       576       “Oh, for a Closer Walk with God.”

NOTICES –LNS Zone UC Study Zoom Series – Two more Sessions–

Wednesdays 7:30 pm 11 & 25 August. Join us online.

OFFERING  – “Give generously to Him and do so without a grudging

                   heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you

                       in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.”

                                                                                           Deuteronomy 15:10

OFFERTORY PRAYER

Almighty God, who has given us good gifts as our Heavenly Father, we now offer these pledges to You. We pray that You accept them, bless them and use them for the spread of Your Kingdom and glory. Help us to accept our responsibility to You, to Your church, and to others. Amen!

HYMN:       517       “Hallelujah! Sing To Jesus”

THE LORD’S PRAYER

COMMISSION AND BENEDICTION

The LORD watches over you – the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.

The LORD will keep you from all harm – He will watch over your life;

The LORD will watch over your coming and going now and forever.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us, now and forever. Amen!

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