Welcome and Intimations
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Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory
for ever and ever.
Amen.
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MP 463 May the mind of Christ my Saviour
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May the mind of Christ my Saviour
live in me from day to day,
by His love and power controlling
all I do and say.
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May the word of God dwell richly
in my heart from hour to hour,
so that all may see I triumph
only through His power.
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May the peace of God my Father
rule my life in everything,
that I may be calm to comfort
sick and sorrowing.
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May the love of Jesus fill me,
as the waters fill the sea;
Him exalting, self abasing,
this is victory.
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May I run the race before me,
strong and brave to face the foe,
looking only unto Jesus,
as I onward go
© Kate B Wilkinson
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- Mark: 1:14-20
Children’s Message
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MP 376 Jesus put this song into our hearts
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Jesus put this song into our hearts,
Jesus put this song into our hearts;
it’s a song of joy no-one can take away.
Jesus put this song into our hearts.
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Jesus taught us how to live in harmony,
Jesus taught us how to live in harmony;
different faces, different races, He made us one -
Jesus taught us how to live in harmony.
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Jesus taught us how to be a family,
Jesus taught us how to be a family;
loving one another with the love that He gives –
Jesus taught us how to be a family.
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Jesus turned our sorrow into dancing,
Jesus turned our sorrow into dancing,
changed our tears of sadness into rivers of joy -
Jesus turned our sorrow into a dance.
© Graham Kendrick
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Meditation
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MP 444 Lord, Speak to Me
Tune: Whitburn
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Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
in living echoes of your tone;
as you have sought, so let me seek
your erring children, lost and lone.
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O lead me, Lord, that I may lead
the wandering and the wavering feet;
O feed me, Lord, that I may feed
your hungering ones with manna sweet.
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O strengthen me, that, while I stand
firm on the rock, and strong in Thee,
I may stretch out a loving hand
to wrestlers with the troubled sea.
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O teach me, Lord, that I may teach
the precious things which you impart;
and wing my words, that they may reach
the hidden depths of many a heart.
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O give Thine own sweet rest to me,
that I may speak with soothing power
a word in season, as from Thee,
to weary ones in needful hour.
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O fill me with your fulness, Lord,
until my very heart o’erflow
in kindling thought and glowing word,
your love to tell, your praise to show.
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O use me, Lord, use even me,
just as you will, and when, and where,
until at last your face I see,
your rest, your joy, your glory share.
© Frances Ridley Havergal
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Offering
Prayer of Intercession
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MP 501 O Jesus I have promised
Tune: Day of Rest
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O Jesus, I have promised
to serve Thee to the end;
be Thou for ever near me,
my Master and my friend.
I shall not fear the battle
if Thou art by my side,
nor wander from the pathway
if Thou wilt be my guide.
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O let me feel Thee near me;
the world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
the tempting sounds I hear;
my foes are ever near me,
around me and within;
but, Jesus, draw Thou nearer,
and shield my soul from sin.
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O let me hear Thee speaking
in accents clear and still,
above the storms of passion,
the murmurs of self-will;
O speak to reassure me,
to hasten or control;
O speak, and make me listen,
Thou guardian of my soul.
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O Jesus, Thou hast promised,
to all who follow Thee,
that where Thou art in glory
there shall Thy servant be;
and, Jesus, I have promised
to serve Thee to the end;
O give me grace to follow
my Master and my friend.
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O let me see Thy footmarks,
and in them plant mine own;
my hope to follow duly
is in Thy strength alone;
O guide me, call me, draw me,
uphold me to the end;
and then in heaven receive me,
my Saviour and my friend!
© John Ernest Bode
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Blessing