Morning Service Sunday 26 February 2023

Welcome and Intimations

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.

CH4 171 Take Up the Song

1. Take up the song,
   and sing the praise of God
   who gave the world
   its mighty lands and seas,
   then formed the fish
   and creatures of the earth;
   our God be praised
   for wondrous gifts like these!
   

2. Take up the song,
   and sing the praise of God,
   who gave the power
   of choice to humankind,
   that we might rule
   the earth through servanthood,
   and so find joy
   in all that God designed.
   

3. Take up the song,
   and sing the praise of God;
   proclaim to all
   the open mystery
   that Christ, whose death
   destroyed the power of sin,
   was raised by God
   to reign in Trinity.
   

4. Take up the song,
   and sing the praise of God;
   with music make
   both earth and heaven ring,
   for God is good
   and loves all he has made,
   so now to him
   all thanks and praises bring!
   

Rae E. Whitney, 1991. © 1991 Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

1. Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
2. Matthew 4:1-11

Children’s Message

CH4 461 How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

(based on Ps. 32)

1. How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
   in a believer's ear!
   It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds,
   and drives away our fear.
   

2. It makes the wounded spirit whole
   and calms the troubled breast;
   'tis manna to the hungry soul,
   and to the weary, rest.
   

3. Dear name! the rock on which I build,
   my shield and hiding place,
   my never-failing treasury, filled
   with boundless stores of grace.
   

4. O Jesus, shepherd, guardian, friend,
   my Prophet, Priest, and King,
   my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
   accept the praise I bring.
   

5. How weak the effort of my heart,
   how cold my warmest thought;
   but when I see you as you are,
   I'll praise you as I ought.
   

6. Till then I would your love proclaim
   with every fleeting breath;
   and may the music of your name
   refresh my soul in death.
   

© John Newton

Meditation

CH4 338 Jesus,Tempted in the Desert

1. Jesus, tempted in the desert,
   lonely, hungry, filled with dread:
   ‘Use your power,’ the tempter tells him;
   ‘turn these barren rocks to bread!’
   ‘Not alone by bread,’ he answers,
   ‘can the human heart be filled.
   Only by the Word that calls us
   is our deepest hunger stilled!’
   

2. Jesus, tempted, at the temple,
   high above its ancient wall:
   ‘Throw yourself from lofty turret;
   angels wait to break you fall!’
   Jesus shuns such empty marvels,
   feats that fickle crowds request:
   ‘God, whose grace protects, preserves us,
   we must never vainly test.’
   

3. Jesus, tempted on the mountain
   by the lure of vast domain:
   ‘Fall before me! Be my servant!
   Glory, fame, you're sure to gain!’
   Jesus sees the dazzling vision,
   turns his eyes another way:
   ‘God alone deserves our homage!
   God alone will I obey!’
   

4. When we face temptation's power,
   lonely, struggling, filled with dread,
   Christ, who knew the tempter's hour,
   come and be our living bread.
   By your grace, protect, preserve us
   lest we fall, your trust betray.
   Yours, above all other voices,
   be the Word we hear, obey.
   

Herman G. Stuempfle, © 1993, GIA Publications, Inc.

Offering

Prayer of Intercession

CH4 641 Seek Ye First

1. Seek ye first the kingdom of God
   And His righteousness;
   And all these things shall be added unto you.
   allelu, alleluia!
   Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
   

2. Ask, and it shall be given unto you;
   Seek, and ye shall find.
   Knock, and the door shall be opened unto you.
   allelu, alleluia!
   Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
   

3. You shall not live by bread alone,
   But by every word
   That proceeds from the mouth of the Lord.
   allelu, alleluia!
   Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
   

Karen Lafferty, © 1972, Maranatha! Music

Blessing