Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
- One:
- Come, let us gather as one body, united in Christ, to celebrate the Church—God’s dwelling place among His people.
- All:
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Together, we are the living stones, built upon the foundation of faith, love, and grace.
- One:
- Let us worship with joy, for we are His Church.
- All:
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Called to shine His light in the world!
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CH4 198 Let Us Build a House
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Let us build a house where love can dwell
and all can safely live,
a place where saints and children tell
how hearts learn to forgive;
built of hopes and dreams and visions,
rock of faith and vault of grace;
here the love of Christ shall end divisions:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
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Let us build a house where prophets speak,
and words are strong and true,
where all God’s children dare to seek
to dream God’s reign anew.
Here the cross shall stand as witness
and as symbol of God’s grace;
here as one we claim the faith of Jesus:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
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Let us build a house where love is found
in water, wine and wheat:
a banquet hall on holy ground,
where peace and justice meet.
Here the love of God, through Jesus,
is revealed in time and space,
as we share in Christ the feast that frees us:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
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Let us build a house where hands will reach
beyond the wood and stone
to heal and strengthen, serve and teach,
and live the Word they’ve known.
Here the outcast and the stranger
bear the image of God’s face;
let us bring an end to fear and danger:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
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Let us build a house where all are named,
their songs and visions heard
and loved and treasured,
taught and claimed
as words within the Word.
Built of tears and cries and laughter,
prayers of faith and songs of grace,
let this house proclaim from floor to rafter:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
1994, GIA Publications, Inc.
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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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CH4 543 Longing for Light
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Longing for light, we wait in darkness.
Longing for truth, we turn to you.
Make us your own, your holy people,
light for the world to see.
Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ, be our light!
Shine in your church gathered today.
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Longing for peace, our world is troubled.
Longing for hope, many despair.
Your word alone has pow’r to save us.
Make us your living voice.
Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ, be our light!
Shine in your church gathered today.
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Longing for food, many are hungry.
Longing for water, many still thirst.
Make us your bread, broken for others,
shared until all are fed.Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ, be our light!
Shine in your church gathered today.
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Longing for shelter, many are homeless.
Longing for warmth, many are cold.
Make us your building, sheltering others,
walls made of living stone.
Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ, be our light!
Shine in your church gathered today.
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Many the gifts, many the people,
many the hearts that yearn to belong.
Let us be servants to one another,
making your kingdom come.
Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ, be our light!
Shine in your church gathered today.
1993, 2000 Bernadette Farrell
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- Isaiah 65:17-25
- Luke 21:5-19
Mini Message (YVONNE)
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CH4 363 We Have a Gospel to Proclaim
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We have a gospel to proclaim,
good news for all throughout the earth;
the gospel of a Saviour’s name:
we sing his glory, tell his worth.
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Tell of his birth at Bethlehem,
not in a royal house or hall
but in a stable dark and dim:
the Word made flesh, a light for all.
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Tell of his death at Calvary,
hated by those he came to save;
in lonely suffering on the cross
for all he loved, his life he gave.
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Tell of that glorious Easter morn:
empty the tomb, for he was free;
he broke the power of death and hell
that we might share his victory.
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Tell of his reign at God’s right hand
by all creation glorified;
he sends his Spirit on his church
to live for him, the Lamb who died.
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Now we rejoice to name him King:
Jesus is Lord of all the earth;
this gospel-message we proclaim:
we sing his glory, tell his worth.
1968 Edward J. Burns
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Sermon Message (YVONNE)
Offering
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CH4 505 All That I Am
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All that I am, all that I do,
All that I'll ever have
I offer now to you.
Take and sanctify these gifts
For your glory, Lord.
Knowing that I love and serve you
Is enough reward.
All that I am, all that I do,
All that I'll ever have
I offer now to you.
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All that I dream, all that I pray,
All that I'll ever make
I give to you today
Take and sanctify these gifts
For your glory, Lord.
Knowing that I love and serve you
Is enough reward.
All that I am, all that I do,
All that I'll ever have
I offer now to you.
Sebastian Temple
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Prayer of Intercession
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CH 559 There is a Redeemer
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There is a Redeemer,
Jesus, God’s own Son,
precious Lamb of God,
Messiah, Holy One.
Thank You, O my Father,
for giving us Your Son,
and leaving Your Spirit
till the work on earth is done.
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Jesus, my Redeemer,
name above all names,
precious Lamb of God,
Messiah, O for sinners slain:
Thank You, O my Father,
for giving us Your Son,
and leaving Your Spirit
till the work on earth is done.
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When I stand in glory
I will see His face,
and there I’ll serve my King for ever
in that holy place.
Thank You, O my Father,
for giving us Your Son,
and leaving Your Spirit
till the work on earth is done.
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There is a Redeemer,
Jesus, God’s own Son,
precious Lamb of God,
Messiah, Holy One.
Thank You, O my Father,
for giving us Your Son,
and leaving Your Spirit
till the work on earth is done.
1982 Ears to Hear Music / Birdwing Music / BMG Songs / EMI Christian Music Publishing
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Benediction