Morning Service Sunday 19 September 2021

Welcome and Call to Worship

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.

Womb of Life and Source of Being

tune: Ode to Joy

1. Womb of life, and source of being,
   home of ev'ry restless heart,
   in your arms the worlds awakened;
   you have loved us from the start.
   We, your children, gather 'round you,
   at the table you prepare.
   Sharing stories tears and laughter,
   we are nurtured by your care.

2. Word in flesh, our brother Jesus,
   born to bring us second birth,
   you have come to stand beside us,
   knowing weakness, knowing earth.
   Priest who shares our human struggles,
   Life of Life, and Death of Death,
   risen Christ, come stand among us,
   send the Spirit by your breath.

3. Brooding Spirit, move among us;
   be our partner, be our friend.
   When our memory fails, remind us
   whose we are, what we intend.
   Labour with us, aid the birthing
   of the new world yet to be,
   free from status and division,
   free for love and unity.

© Ruth C Duck

Baptisms of Keeva Grace Mungall and George William Laughton

1. 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.
   

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

MP 225 He’s Got the Whole Wide World

1. He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,
   He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,
   He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,
   He’s got the whole world in His hands.
   

2. He’s got everybody here, in His hands
   He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,
   He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,
   He’s got the whole world in His hands.
   

3. He’s got the tiny little baby, in His hands
   He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,
   He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,
   He’s got the whole world in His hands.
   

4. He’s got you and me, brother, in His hands
   He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,
   He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,
   He’s got the whole world in His hands.
   

1. James 3:13 - 4:3, 7-8a (Duncan Buchanan)
2. Mark 9:30-37

Meditation

CH4 530 One More Step Along the World I Go

1. One more step along the world I go,
   One more step along the world I go,
   From the old things to the new,
   Keep me travelling along with you.
   

   And it’s from the old I travel to the new,
   Keep me travelling along with you.
   

2. Round the corners of the world I turn,
   More and more about the world I learn.
   All the new things that I see,
   You’ll be looking at along with me.
   

   And it’s from the old I travel to the new,
   Keep me travelling along with you.
   

3. As I travel through the bad and good,
   Keep me travelling the way I should.
   Where I see no way to go,
   You’ll be telling me the way, I know.
   

   And it’s from the old I travel to the new,
   Keep me travelling along with you.
   

4. Give me courage when the world is rough,
   Keep me loving though the world is tough.
   Leap and sing in all I do,
   Keep me travelling along with you.
   

   And it’s from the old I travel to the new,
   Keep me travelling along with you.
   

5. You are older than the world can be,
   You are younger than the life in me,
   Ever old, and ever new,
   Keep me travelling along with you.
   

   And it’s from the old I travel to the new,
   Keep me travelling along with you.
   

© Sydney Bertram Carter

Offering

Prayer of Intercession

Intimations

CH4 694 Brother, Sister, Let Me Serve You

1. Brother, sister, let me serve you,
   let me be as Christ to you;
   pray that I may have the grace to
   let you be my servant too.
   

2. We are pilgrims on a journey,
   and companions on the road;
   we are here to help each other
   walk the mile and bear the load.
   

3. I will hold the Christ-light for you
   In the night-time of your fear;
   I will hold my hand out to you,
   speak the peace you long to hear.
   

4. I will weep when you are weeping;
   when you laugh I’ll laugh with you;
   I will share your joy and sorrow
   till we’ve seen this journey through.
   

5. When we sing to God in heaven
   we shall find such harmony,
   born of all we’ve known together
   of Christ’s love and agony.
   

6. Brother, sister, let me serve you,
   let me be as Christ to you;
   pray that I may have the grace to
   let you be my servant too.
   

© Richard A M Gillard

Blessing