Morning Service Sunday 8 February 2026

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.

MP 307 I Will Enter His Gates

(sing twice)

1. I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart;
   I will enter His courts with praise.
   I will say this is the day that the Lord has made.
   I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
   He has made me glad, He has made me glad,
   I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
   He has made me glad, He has made me glad,
   I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
   

1976 by Maranatha! Music

1. Psalm 112:1-10
2. Matthew 5:13-20

CH4 599 Holy Spirit, Hear Us

1. Holy Spirit, hear us;
   help us while we sing;
   breathe into the music
   of the praise we bring.
   

2. Holy Spirit, prompt us
   when we try to pray;
   nearer come, and teach us
   what we ought to say.
   

3. Holy Spirit, teach us
   through the words we read;
   bring to life the Bible
   with the light we need.
   

4. Holy Spirit, give us
   each a lively mind;
   make us more like Jesus,
   gentle, pure, and kind.
   

5. Holy Spirit, help us
   daily, by your might,
   what is wrong to conquer,
   and to choose the right.
   

Message

CH4 543 Christ Be Our Light

1. 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.
   

2. 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.
   

3. 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.
   

4. 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.
   

5. 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

Offering

CH4 505 All That I Am

1. 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.
   

2. 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

Prayer of Intercession

CH4 252 As a Fire Is Meant for Burning

1. As a fire is meant for burning
   with a bright and warming flame,
   so the church is meant for mission,
   giving glory to God’s name.
   Preaching Christ, and not our customs,
   let us build build a bridge of care,
   joining hands across the nations,
   finding neighbours everywhere.
   

2. We are learners; we are teachers;
   we are pilgrims on the way.
   We are seekers; we are givers;
   we are vessels made of clay.
   By our gentle loving actions,
   we would show that Christ is light.
   in a humble, listening Spirit,
   we will live to God’s delight.
   

3. As a green bud in the springtime
   is a sign of life renewed,
   so may we be signs of oneness
   mid earth’s peoples many hued.
   As a rainbow lights the heavens
   when a storm is past and gone,
   may our lives reflect the radiance
   of God’s new and glorious dawn.
   

1992, GIA Publications, Inc.

Blessing