It’s great that we can celebrate God’s creation this morning; though I’d imagine that it might be difficult for us to declare like Isaiah that this is ‘the year of the Lord’s favour’. Unless of course, we’ve come here today hoping to forget about the real world for an hour or so. Hymn StF 726 - Come to us creative spirit Prayers God, I am here, in this space, on this day, to worship you, to seek your voice, and to be inspired, encouraged and challenged to go out into the world full of your presence, as your hands and feet. Come Holy Spirit, and fill me afresh. Pause. Look at your feet. Notice the scraps and marks on your shoes or slippers, or if your feet are bare notice the lines and wrinkles. Wriggle your toes and notice how that feels. Look at the ground your feet are on. Is it a carpet? Or wood? Laminate or something else? When you are ready, offer this time of worship to God Creator God, thank you that my feet are on holy ground. As I sit here I choose to offer the time to you. I long to meet with you on this holy, ordinary ground. Amen. Prayer by Abi Jarvis ( twelvebaskets) Hymn StF 117 – Sing praise to God who reigns above OT Reading – Isaiah 61 vs 1-4 & 8-9 Gospel – Luke 4 vs 14-21 Hymn StF 103 – God is love: let heaven adore him Sermon - Martin Weir ‘He has sent me …. to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour’ (Is 61 v2) Introduction It’s great that on this Climate Sunday we can celebrate God’s creation; though today I’d imagine that it might be difficult for us to confidently declare like Isaiah that this is ‘the year of the Lord’s favour’. Unless of course, we’ve come here today hoping to forget about the real world for an hour or so. Yet, we’re all too aware of how the world looks to us just now. It’s sad for us and the people involved directly that there is so much upheaval in our NTV Circuit. Looking at the community around us, there’s a cost of living crisis which means that too many people are worried about how they, and their families, are going to keep warm and fed this winter. We see that the war continues in Ukraine continues. There is famine in Somalia. Many remain homeless in Pakistan following flooding. Climate change is an ever-present threat over the livelihoods of people especially those in poor countries. And so, all over the world people are forced to leave their homes to escape violence, injustice and poverty, suggesting that the goodness of God’s creation that we celebrate so readily is not being protected well enough or shared fairly. So perhaps we have come here today with heavy hearts. And here’s the preacher reminding us that Isaiah said he had been sent to ‘proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour’. The complexities of life present very real challenges to us and, much as we might wish it, there are no simple answers. But I hope that we know deep down that Isaiah is right; that despite the doom and gloom; all years are years of the Lord’s favour. So, for a few minutes let’s try to recognise what this means. Thankfully there is still much for us to be encouraged by as we remind ourselves of the goodness of God’s creation, so we can again give thanks to God for the wonderful way that his creation provides and enthrals us, despite the challenging circumstances that we face. And, as well as recognising the goodness of God’s creation, we know that all is not well with that creation. So, we are challenged to ensure that the benefits of creation are shared more justly and in a way that respects creation. So that we can indeed proclaim ‘the year of the Lord’s favour’. What is the year of the Lord’s favour? The third & final part of Isaiah (chapters 55-66) contains prophecies that are set in the post exilic period; that is to say, the time when the people of Judah had been released from exile in Babylon (540-520 BC). They had returned to Jerusalem to find the city & the Temple in ruins. They themselves were impoverished, and economic hardship was severe. Whereas earlier prophecies of Isaiah had reflected the pain and humiliation of exile, these prophecies are much more positive in tone, as they look forward to a time of prosperity and blessing when Jerusalem is rebuilt under God. The prophet Isaiah claims that he is anointed by God (like a king or a priest). Anointing was a sign that God had chosen Isaiah and given him authority to speak in the power of God’s spirit; and to bring a message of good news to those who were newly returned to this wasteland. Central to that message (in verse 2) is when he proclaims the year of the Lord’s favour. This refers to the year of Jubilee, which according to the Law of Moses should occur every 50 years, when a ram’s horn was sounded as a sign of Jubilee. This was the time for society to re-adjust; to return land to its original owners, when debts were forgiven, and slaves & prisoners freed. It’s a special year of grace which communicates something of God’s heart for his world. That he wants people to be free to overcome disadvantage by having grace for each other, rather than living in a society that perpetuates poverty and wealth inequality. In verse 8 the prophet says ‘For I the Lord love justice’; God wants his people to love justice too, and to advocate such a message. ‘Their descendants will be known among the nations and all who see them will acknowledge that they are a people that the Lord has blessed’. This is God’s vision for Judah’s future, which Isaiah describes as ‘a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendour’, when the people will be ‘oaks of righteousness’ displaying God’s glory through their lives. As they rebuild Jerusalem, God will work with them so that they will know his justice and transform what was a broken place into one where life can flourish again. This would have been a really encouraging message for them to hear. It’s a familiar story in our world today, of too many people unjustly displaced from their homes because of conflict, persecution, or natural disasters that may have their roots in climate change; wondering where to begin when everything is lost? Recently, through Rotary, I met with some Ukrainian refugees at the Hope Centre in Beeston. Their stories are difficult to imagine, and as I heard from their hosts, the difficulties don’t end with coming to the UK. But they feel that here they have hope because people care, and they seem determined to make the best of what they have. In post exilic Jerusalem the prophet brings hope; that there will be a future for those people based on God’s justice. And then our gospel reading reminds us that in time God would raise up another, a new anointed one, filled with his spirit, to fulfil this vision. Luke 4 Jesus had been baptised & had spent 40 days in the wilderness to explore his mission, and now he emerges as the Messiah, the anointed one, filled with the power of God’s spirit, and ready to begin his public ministry. Nine years ago, in Nazareth, I visited what purports to be the synagogue where Jesus read aloud those words from Isaiah to the congregation. And then, astonishingly, he declared to them that there, on that day, right in front of them, he was fulfilling that prophecy. What must that have felt like? Jesus declared that in the Kingdom: Those who are poor both spiritually & materially will be enriched by God. Those who are captives to sin, to the law or to social stigma will be set free. Those who are blind to truth or to God’s love will see. This is no longer just a 1 in 50 year jubilee, but a once & for all event where Jesus had metaphorically blown the ram’s horn, and released God’s grace for all time. This then determines Jesus ensuing ministry which involved healing the sick, casting out demons, forgiving sinners, and thereby removing the social-economic disadvantages that many faced. And by releasing them, he was enabling them to live fruitful lives, enjoying God’s creation. ‘He has sent me …. to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour’ Today So, how do we respond to Isaiah’ declaration? Especially in the context of a complicated world with competing interests, where justice and loyalty are compromised, consensus all too often considered a sign of weakness, and where climate change threatens the stability of peoples, economies and countries? Well of course, there is no simple answer; so I’m not going to try to give one. It’s something we all have to reflect on as disciples, followers of Jesus Christ, the anointed one. We have all been chosen, commissioned, blessed with his spirit and his grace to further his ministry. Jesus has challenged us to bring good news to the poor, release the captives, recover sight for the blind, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour, because we have a God who has done just that for each one of us, through his son, Jesus Christ. And so, for example, we hold a Climate Sunday where we celebrate the goodness of God’s creation , and in so doing we show our desire for climate justice where we ensure that we declare that the goodness of God’s creation should be protected and available for all, so that people might rise above the challenges they face and have hope of fulfilling their God given potential. And we promise to act, as individuals and as a church community, in ways that promote the kind of justice that God expects. And I’m sure that there are all sorts of efforts that we all make (however unheralded) to involve ourselves in repairing what is broken; rebuilding places that are destroyed, creating environments where people can start to flourish. What that might look like is something that you can chew over together along with your Sunday lunch. There are few simple answers, but many questions. Conclusion ‘He has sent me …. to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour’ Reminding ourselves, in our current circumstances, of the gift of creation reminds us that there is a bigger picture of the wonder and goodness of that creation. This wonder and goodness is something that we should seek to celebrate even in the hardest of times. These gifts remind us that God’s generosity is a constant, it never varies, even as times and people and places change. It is always there for us whatever our circumstances. And we are reminded that God loves justice, and he demands that those gifts so freely given should be shared fairly to enable all his people to fulfil their potential to his glory. Thanks be to God. Amen Hymn StF 255 – The Kingdom of God is justice and joy Hymn StF 81 – Now thank we all our God Blessing
Lord Jesus Christ, Thank you for being a God of justice, love and mercy. I ask that you help me to live after your example, to be a model for those around me. Holy Spirit, fill me anew, that I might have the words to speak of your love, and that I would demonstrate that love through my actions. Amen. Blessing by Tim Baker (twelvebaskets .)
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Today we focus on the second commitment of our Methodist way of life – ‘we will worship together regularly’. By worship we mean the turning of our hearts and minds and souls to God our Creator in adoration and praise, in appreciation of God’s presence with us and in thanksgiving for what God has done. Rev'd Christine Fox StF 24 Come, now is the time to worship Prayer of approach Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden; cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, so that we may truly love you and worthily praise your holy name; through our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. (From the Methodist Worship Book) Prayer of confession Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned in thought, word and deed. We have not loved you with our whole heart. We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us to amend what we are, and direct what we shall be; that we may do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with you, our God. Amen. If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Amen. Thanks be to God (From the Methodist Worship Book) Hebrews 10:19-25 Let us not stop meeting together StF 544 As the deer pants for the water Rev'd Christine Fox - Message 'We will worship together regularly' StF 248 I heard the voice of Jesus say Intercession prayers As we offer our prayers for the world and for ourselves we will share in times of silence, allowing us to reflect on the needs of others and on our own experiences. The wars and fighting across the world. The problems in our Government. Those unable to support their families. As we reflect, it may be that God will speak into that silence and help us to understand the world and our lives in new ways. StF 548 Blessed assurance Jesus is mine – praising my Saviour all the day long Blessing/grace
And the blessing of God almighty,. the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,. be among you and remain with you always. Go in peace in the power of the Spirit to live and work to God’s praise and glory. Thanks be to God. Amen Praising God in all circumstances? It’s easy to give praise and thanks to God when things are going well in our lives – not so easy when we’re going through tough times. Perhaps most of us are just too cushioned by our relatively safe and comfortable lives in the western world. StF 156 From the breaking of the dawn (I will stand on every promise of your word) Prayers of Thanksgiving and Confession Loving God, your family spans the whole world and embraces all humanity – each one of us just a tiny part of it – yet you know each one of us intimately, our hopes and our dreams, our doubts and our sorrows. May we all be joined together, one in spirit, giving you our praise and thanks. In that act of praise, help us to celebrate our differences and diversity so that discord and division can be healed because of your love for us. We thank and praise you for that love and the love you showed in giving us your dear son Jesus who gave his life for our sin so that we could come close to you and know you. Forgive us for the times we ignore you and go our own way. Forgive us when we doubt you. Forgive us when our actions and behaviour cause damage to your world and suffering and disease to others in countries far away. Forgive us when we see injustice and fail to take action. Open our eyes to the actions we can take to bring about change in your name. Loving God, God of mercy, compassion and justice, God of the New Covenant, draw each one of us into a right relationship with you. God of love, we thank and praise you today and always. Amen Reading. 2 Kings 5 v 1 – 3, 7 – 15b StF 629 God of my faith, I offer you my doubt Message Part 1 Praising God in all circumstances? It’s easy to give praise and thanks to God when things are going well in our lives – not so easy when we’re going through tough times. Perhaps most of us are just too cushioned by our relatively safe and comfortable lives in the western world. The inconveniences we suffer occasionally are modest compared to the suffering of large numbers of people in many parts of the world. But have you noticed that it’s often the poorest people, those who have the least and often the least to be grateful for who seem to be the most joyful and contented. It’s in countries where there are troubles and poverty that people are turning to God and Christ in huge numbers. The Bible society informs us that persecuted people in China are crying out for Bibles. There is a huge demand for Bibles in the Ukraine as a result of the war there. It sometimes seems to be that in times of adversity we are offered 2 choices. We can turn to God for strength and love and support or we can try to blame God for all that’s wrong in our lives and turn away from him. Our reading from Kings tells us about Naaman, a commander in the King’s Army, so a self-sufficient man of authority who had slaves taken from Israel working for him and his wife. Naaman had leprosy (perhaps in the early stages) but doesn’t seem to have been excluded from his community in the same way as those in Jewish society were – presumably because he was a gentile. His young Jewish female slave to his wife was obviously a young lady of considerable influence because he took her advice and found a way to get to Israel via his King and the King of Israel taking just about everything but the kitchen sink with him in the process and causing a certain amount of animosity from the King of Israel until the prophet Elisha intervened. Naaman considered himself to be a man of importance and expected to be seen personally and healed immediately by Elisha. He was deeply offended and angry and reluctant to take advice from Elisha’s servants initially walking away in anger and refusing to take their instructions seriously. He doubted their authority and only finally gave in when they followed and encouraged him to do exactly what he had been asked to do. We know from our reading that he was healed and that he and his entourage went back to see Elisha giving thanks and praising the God of Israel. I guess we can all be a bit like Naaman at times. We hear that still small voice of God. We doubt him and we think we know better so we go our own way and try to ignore it. Eventually something happens in our life that makes us realise that we should have listened, that still small voice keeps calling us louder and louder until we finally listen to it and come back to the safety and protection of God’s loving arms and to being obedient to his call. If you’re hearing the voice of God today and doubting it then I urge you to remember all that God and his son Jesus did for you and me – for all humankind. Jesus died that cruel death on the cross for each one of us in our place for our sin and our wrongdoings. He is alive with God today and just waiting to live in our hearts through the gift of his Holy Spirit given to his disciples and followers for all time at Pentecost. Our next hymn reminds us of Jesus’ love for us and all that he has done and will continue to do for us. StF 639 Through the love of God our Saviour all will be well. Reading. Luke 17 v 11 – 19 Message Part 2 Praising God in all circumstances? It’s easy to give praise and thanks to God when things are going well in our lives – not so easy when we’re going through tough times. Perhaps most of us are just too cushioned by our relatively safe and comfortable lives in the western world. The inconveniences we suffer occasionally are modest compared to the suffering of large numbers of people in many parts of the world. But have you noticed that it’s often the poorest people, those who have the least and often the least to be grateful for who seem to be the most joyful and contented. It’s in countries where there are troubles and poverty that people are turning to God and Christ in huge numbers. The Bible society informs us that persecuted people in China are crying out for Bibles. There is a huge demand for Bibles in the Ukraine as a result of the war there. It sometimes seems to be that in times of adversity we are offered 2 choices. We can turn to God for strength and love and support or we can try to blame God for all that’s wrong in our lives and turn away from him. Our reading from Kings tells us about Naaman, a commander in the King’s Army, so a self-sufficient man of authority who had slaves taken from Israel working for him and his wife. Naaman had leprosy (perhaps in the early stages) but doesn’t seem to have been excluded from his community in the same way as those in Jewish society were – presumably because he was a gentile. His young Jewish female slave to his wife was obviously a young lady of considerable influence because he took her advice and found a way to get to Israel via his King and the King of Israel taking just about everything but the kitchen sink with him in the process and causing a certain amount of animosity from the King of Israel until the prophet Elisha intervened. Naaman considered himself to be a man of importance and expected to be seen personally and healed immediately by Elisha. He was deeply offended and angry and reluctant to take advice from Elisha’s servants initially walking away in anger and refusing to take their instructions seriously. He doubted their authority and only finally gave in when they followed and encouraged him to do exactly what he had been asked to do. We know from our reading that he was healed and that he and his entourage went back to see Elisha giving thanks and praising the God of Israel. I guess we can all be a bit like Naaman at times. We hear that still small voice of God. We doubt him and we think we know better so we go our own way and try to ignore it. Eventually something happens in our life that makes us realise that we should have listened, that still small voice keeps calling us louder and louder until we finally listen to it and come back to the safety and protection of God’s loving arms and to being obedient to his call. If you’re hearing the voice of God today and doubting it then I urge you to remember all that God and his son Jesus did for you and me – for all humankind. Jesus died that cruel death on the cross for each one of us in our place for our sin and our wrongdoings. He is alive with God today and just waiting to live in our hearts through the gift of his Holy Spirit given to his disciples and followers for all time at Pentecost. Our next hymn reminds us of Jesus’ love for us and all that he has done and will continue to do for us. StF 689 Summoned by the God who made us Prayers of IntercessionGod of truth and justice, bring peace to Your world. We cannot live in isolation, all around us is evidence of a spoiled world, soured relationships, inhumanity. We pray for all countries affected by warmongering, especially the Ukraine, Yemen, Palestine and Israel and the people of all nationalities and races in those countries, that peace, justice and tolerance will prevail. We cannot close our eyes and ears and shut everything out. God of truth and justice, bring peace to Your world. When we look around us we see human need – homeless people on our streets, deprived children, women and men abused and driven from their homes, those who have ruined lives of both themselves and others due to addictions, those who become wealthy by distributing those substances causing addictions with no thought for the lives they destroy. We cannot close our hearts to such misery. God of truth and justice, bring peace to Your world. You see our twisted relationships between ourselves and nature – environmental pollution, destruction of animal life even to the point of extinction. Climate change and the suffering of the poorest and least destructive nations and people as a result of the greed of the most powerful and wealthiest nations. We can no longer ignore it and hope it will go away. God of truth and justice, bring peace to Your world. Even in the Churches there is discord – those of differing theological persuasions or social stance show intolerance to others, we ignore Jesus' moral precedent and scriptural teachings at our peril. Loving God, we cannot claim to be vehicles of your love if we cannot follow your teaching to “love one another as you have loved us”. God of truth and justice, bring peace to Your world. In our families, far and near, in our communities, in your church and throughout your world, loving God, there are people who are ill, lonely, bereaved, depressed, some knowing that they or their loved ones will never recover. We cannot close our hearts and minds to their deep pain. God of truth and justice, bring peace to Your world. In the name of Jesus we bring all our prayers to you, Loving God, both those spoken aloud and those unspoken prayers in the depths of our hearts and minds. As your hands and feet in this world we ask that in some small measure each one of us may be called and used by you to be part of the solution. Amen Lord’s Prayer Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen. StF 94 To God be the Glory Blessing
May we each continue our worship in our daily lives by doing justice, showing mercy and kindness and walking humbly with you, our God, who is always loving, always offering a new beginning. Gracious God, to you be honour and glory, praise and thanksgiving, today and for ever. Amen The reading from Luke is where Jesus is talking about faith, saying if we have just the tiniest amount, we can do great things. verse 6 He replied, ‘If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea,” and it will obey you. Opening Prayers God of all mercy, God, by your grace you have called me to this space, to this time, to this day. Guard me and protect me in all that you call me to, that I may be strong in faith, in joy and love; through Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and always. Lord, in today’s gospel reading is the image of something small--the tiny mustard seed, the grain of yeast, the small treasure--and these remind me that, though I think of myself as small, I am not insignificant in your kingdom. Open my heart, my ears and heart to you in thankful remembrance of the ways in which I can serve you throughout my whole life. Holy God, in a world that often teaches us bigger is better, Take away my need for the big possessions. Open my heart to receive your word of love and healing, and let my spirit be ready to grow for you. Forgive my stubborn resistance to your faithful presence. [Pause] Thank you Lord, that you forgive and accept me, just as I am, and set me free in Jesus’ name. Giving God, I thank you for the gifts you have given to me. In a time of silence, I name those small gifts that you have blessed us with, and whisper my thanks… [Pause] Lord take my offerings of thanksgiving and help me to say thank you a little and often so that I can renewed by your Spirit. Amen. Opening prayers written by Matthew Forsyth from The Vine at Home is compiled and produced by twelvebaskets StF 661 Give Me The Faith Which Can Remove Message - Helen Newham Psalm 37, the lectionary reading we didn’t have is written by King David and he urges us to trust in the Lord. verses 8 and 9 particularly seemed relevant to me at the moment. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land. Anger and fretting are destructive emotions. They reveal a lack of faith that God is in control and loves us. I have been worrying about my Mum an awful lot and it is making me ill. When we dwell on our problems we become anxious and possibly angry at the very people we are worried about. That doesn’t help anyone. if we concentrate on God and his goodness we will find peace. We should not worry and trust in God. It struck a chord and I need to heed my own advice ! Paul in his second letter to Timothy appeals to him for loyalty to Paul and the Gospel. Even though he is in prison and knows he will soon die he writes to give Timothy (who was like a son to him) support and encouragement to continue to spread the Good news . He is not wailing “woe is me “which would be quite understandable, no - Paul is still full of hope fighting his cause, I have the utmost admiration for him. The key verse to me is verse 7 “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. “This message from Paul is just as relevant to us today as it was to the believers all those years ago. This same Holy Spirit which was given to Paul and Timothy is available to us now all we have to do is ask! Jesus is waiting with welcoming arms for us to ask him to enter our lives. If we follow Jesus’ example, and try to be more Christlike in our words and deeds, we too will spread the Good news and ours and others lives will be enriched for the better because of It. How happy we will feel- it is a win win situation ' By caring for and helping others even just a smallest action we spread the Love and feel happier for doing it. Our reading from Luke is where Jesus is talking about faith, saying if we have just the tiniest amount, we can do great things. verse 6 He replied, ‘If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea,” and it will obey you. When I read this I sung in my head “a grain of mustard seed is all that you need” which is a song in the musical “A grain of Mustard seed by Roger Jones. It was published in 1976. I searched on the internet about him, and it said this ROGER JONES was born in Birmingham and trained at the Birmingham School of Music. He then spent 16 years at Aston Manor School in Birmingham teaching music, and eventually became Head of Lower School. In the early 1970s he began writing songs for his School Choir about Easter, which emerged as a Cantata entitled ´Jerusalem Joy´. Roger first began composing, so as to involve as many as possible in music-making and in telling bible stories and Christian truths in a fun and accessible way. Further Musicals followed with ´Stargazers´, ´Apostle´, ´David´, ´A Grain of Mustard Seed´, ´Saints Alive´ and ´Greater than Gold´. Just prior to the publication of ´From Pharaoh to Freedom´ in 1984, Roger gave up teaching to become involved in full-time Christian Music. In addition to writing and performing musicals, Roger also directs Christian Music Ministries I know of the musical because I was transported back to when I was about 12 -14 when the church I went to then, Boundary Road URC , which is now the charity HOPE 's headquarters decided to put on the production and I was amazed and delighted that the producer/director cast me as the narrator which was quite a large part. A flash back from the past. I hope I did him proud, I cannot remember much more but my Mum might remember, she presumably came to see me in it ! Basically, this passage from Luke is telling us -Stop focussing on what we lack and concentrate on the gifts we do have. Faith is complete and humble obedience to God's will, readiness to do whatever he calls us to do. The amount of faith isn’t as important as the kind of faith- faith in our all-powerful God. Even a tiny amount of faith is enough – In God it will take root and grow. We do not need more faith – a mustard seed is the smallest seed. A tiny seed is enough, it is alive and growing. So remember “A grain of Mustard seed is all that you need” Amen. A reflective prayer - Lord, how much faith do we need to be able to do extraordinary things for you? It sounds as though we don't need much, if it only has to be the size of a tiny mustard seed. But that's the point, isn't it. Faith isn't something that can be measured like a seed: it's not a bargaining chip we exchange for some of your power. Faith is an attitude of trusting in your strength to enable us to do what you want us to do. Faith isn't a measure of our strength, but of our willingness to let you work through us. Lord, open us up to be channels of your love. Amen. As an activity sow some Mustard seeds in a pot and watch them grow. StF 518 Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer The Lord's Prayer Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen. StF272 The Servant King - Graham Kendrick Blessing
May you go out from here, blessed by this time of worship. May you join with communities of grace and people of healing, to share and love for all. May you be part of a people of hope and faith, In Jesus’ name, Amen. Prayer by Tim Baker from The Vine at Home is compiled and produced by twelvebaskets |
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