Morning Service Sunday 22 March 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.

CH4 202 Stand Up and Bless the Lord

1. Stand up and bless the Lord;
   all people now rejoice:
   stand up and bless the Lord your God
   with heart and soul and voice.
   

2. Though high above all praise,
   above all blessing high,
   who would not fear his holy name,
   give thanks and glorify?
   

3. O for the living flame
   from his own altar brought,
   to touch our lips, our minds inspire,
   and wing to heaven our thought!
   

4. God is our strength and song,
   and his salvation ours;
   then be his love in Christ proclaimed
   with all our ransomed powers.
   

5. Stand up and bless the Lord,
   the Lord your God adore;
   stand up and bless his glorious name
   both now and evermore.
   

Mini message

1. John 11:1- 45

CH4 602 Is It Spooky? Is It Weird?

1. God speaks through words in the Bible,
   through other people too;
   and shows us the right way we should live,
   in what we say and do. Oh...
   

   Is it spooky, is it weird
   that God wants to talk to you and me?
   Is it something to be feared?
   No! God wants the best for you and me!
   

2. He gives the Holy Spirit,
   to help us all to see,
   through people, words and pictures,
   his truth for you and me. Oh...
   

   Is it spooky, is it weird
   that God wants to talk to you and me?
   Is it something to be feared?
   No! God wants the best for you and me!
   

3. Now we should learn to listen
   to all that God would say,
   and act on what we think he’s said,
   so listen and obey. Oh...
   

   Is it spooky, is it weird
   that God wants to talk to you and me?
   Is it something to be feared?
   No! God wants the best for you and me!
   

1996 Daybreak Music Ltd.

Message

CH4 689 Just as the Tide Creeps Over Silver Sand

1. Just as the tide creeps over silver sand
   flooding the bay with slow and steady gain,
   like brightening dawn across the eastern land,
   certain and sure is love that comes again.
   

2. When empty eyes stare at the vacant chair
   and none can touch or fill the heart’s deep pain,
   into our void of desolate despair,
   Jesus, pour out the love that comes again.
   

3. When every road ahead seems blocked and barred
   and doubt corrodes our will like acid rain
   reveal your wounds to us whom life has scarred
   and help us see the love that lives again.
   

4. When threat and fear conspire friends to betray,
   and bitter failure every hope has slain,
   when broken trust makes dark the dismal day,
   Jesus, speak of the love that comes again.
   

5. As sure as tide and dawn your love has come,
   come to redeem our failures and our pain;
   Jesus, come now, and find in us a home,
   revive us with the love that comes again.
   

2005 Leith Fisher

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

Hymn CH4 352 O For a Thousand Tongues

1. O for a thousand tongues to sing
   my great Redeemer's praise,
   the glories of my God and King,
   the triumphs of his grace!
   

2. Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
   that bids our sorrows cease,
   'tis music in the sinner's ears,
   'tis life and health and peace.
   

3. He breaks the power of cancelled sin,
   he sets the prisoner free;
   his blood can make the foulest clean;
   his blood availed for me.
   

4. He speaks, and listening to his voice,
   new life the dead receive,
   the mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
   the humble poor believe.
   

5. Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb,
   your loosened tongues employ;
   ye blind, behold your Saviour come;
   and leap, ye lame, for joy!
   

6. My gracious Master and my God,
   assist me to proclaim,
   to spread through all the earth abroad
   the honours of thy name.
   

Blessing