Morning Service Sunday 2 November 2025

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 195 Here to the House of God We Come

1. Here to the house of God we come,
   home of the people of the Way,
   here to give thanks for all we have,
   naming our needs for every day,
   we who have roof and rent and bread,
   sure of a place to rest our head.
   

2. There is a knocking at our door,
   sound of the homeless of the world,
   voice of the frightened refugee,
   cry of the children in the cold,
   asking the least that is their right,
   safety and shelter for the night.
   

3. God who is shelter, who is home,
   in borrowed rooms you came to live,
   pleaded to save the dispossessed,
   crucified, lay in borrowed grave,
   these are no strangers in your eyes,
   this is your family who cries.
   

4. Shelter us, tenants of your love,
   gather us round a common fire,
   warm us in company with Christ,
   give us the heart to feel, to share
   table and lodging without bond,
   space in our living, in our land.
   

1992 Hope Publishing Company

1. Psalm 149
2. Ephesians 1:11-23

Baptism of Alexander Thomas Gray

Blessing (sung) The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen.

Response (spoken) We will nurture one another in faith, uphold one another in prayer, encourage one another in service.

CH4 251 I the Lord of sea and sky

1. I, the Lord of sea and sky,
   I have heard My people cry;
   all who dwell in dark and sin
   My hand will save.
   I who made the stars of night,
   I will make their darkness bright.
   Who will bear My light to them?
   Whom shall I send?
   

   Here I am, Lord.
   Is it I, Lord?
   I have heard You calling in the night.
   I will go, Lord,
   if You lead me;
   I will hold Your people in my heart.
   

2. I, the Lord of snow and rain,
   I have borne My people’s pain;
   I have wept for love of them –
   they turn away.
   I will break their hearts of stone,
   give them hearts for love alone;
   I will speak My word to them.
   Whom shall I send?
   

   Here I am, Lord.
   Is it I, Lord?
   I have heard You calling in the night.
   I will go, Lord,
   if You lead me;
   I will hold Your people in my heart.
   

3. I, the Lord of wind and flame,
   I will tend the poor and lame,
   I will set a feast for them –
   My hand will save.
   Finest bread I will provide
   till their hearts are satisfied;
   I will give My life to them.
   Whom shall I send?
   

   Here I am, Lord.
   Is it I, Lord?
   I have heard You calling in the night.
   I will go, Lord,
   if You lead me;
   I will hold Your people in my heart.
   

1981, Daniel L Schutte, New Dawn Music

Message

CH4 158 God Moves in a Mysterious Way

1. God moves in a mysterious way,
   his wonders to perform;
   he plants his footsteps in the sea,
   and rides upon the storm.
   

2. Deep in unfathomable mines
   with never-failing skill
   he treasures up his bright designs,
   and works his sovereign will.
   

3. You fearful saints, fresh courage take;
   the clouds you so much dread
   are big with mercy, and shall break
   in blessings on your head.
   

4. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense
   but trust him for his grace;
   behind a frowning providence
   he hides a smiling face.
   

5. Blind unbelief is sure to err,
   and scan his work in vain,
   God is his own interpreter,
   and he will make it plain.
   

Offering

Prayer of Intercession

CH4 740 For All the Saints

1. For all the saints, who from their labors rest;
   who thee by faith before the world confessed,
   thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
   Alleluia! Alleluia!
   

2. Thou wast their rock, their fortress and their might;
   thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
   thou, in the darkness drear their one true Light.
   Alleluia! Alleluia!
   

3. Oh, may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,
   fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
   and win, with them, the victor's crown of gold.
   Alleluia! Alleluia!
   

4. O blest communion, fellowship divine!
   We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
   yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
   Alleluia! Alleluia!
   

5. And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
   steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
   and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
   Alleluia! Alleluia!
   

6. The golden evening brightens in the west;
   soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest;
   sweet is the calm of paradise the blest.
   Alleluia! Alleluia!
   

7. But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;
   the saints triumphant rise in bright array;
   the King of glory passes on his way.
   Alleluia! Alleluia!
   

8. From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
   through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
   singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
   Alleluia! Alleluia!
   

Blessing