Morning Service Sunday 17 July 2022

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 141 Oh, the Life of the World

1. O the life of the world is a joy and a treasure,
   unfolding in beauty the green-growing tree,
   the changing of seasons in mountain and valley,
   the stars and the bright restless sea.
   

2. Oh, the life of the world is a fountain of goodness,
   overflowing in labour and passion and pain,
   in the sound of the city and the silence of wisdom,
   in the birth of a child once again.
   

3. Oh the life of the world is the source of our healing.
   It rises in laughter and wells up in song;
   it springs from the care of the poor and the broken
   and refreshes where justice is strong.
   

4. So give thanks for the life and give love the the Maker,
   and rejoice in the gift of the bright risen Son,
   and walk in the peace and the power of the Spirit
   till the days of our living are done.
   

© Kathy Galloway

1. Psalm 15
2. Amos 8:1-12

Children’s Message

CH4 600 Spirit of God, Unseen as the Wind

1. Refrain: Spirit of God, unseen as the wind,
   gentle as is the dove:
   teach us the truth and help us believe,
   show us the Saviour's love!
   

1. You spoke to us - long, long ago -
   gave us the written word;
   we read it still, needing its truth,
   through it God's voice is heard.
   

   Refrain: Spirit of God, unseen as the wind,
   gentle as is the dove:
   teach us the truth and help us believe,
   show us the Saviour's love!
   

2. Without your help we fail our Lord,
   we cannot live his way;
   we need your power, we need your strength,
   following Christ each day.
   

   Refrain: Spirit of God, unseen as the wind,
   gentle as is the dove:
   teach us the truth and help us believe,
   show us the Saviour's love!
   

© Margaret Old

Meditation

Known Unknowns 25 God Loved the World So Much

1. God loved the world so much —
   this we know, this we know;
   God loved the world so much — this we know;
   God loved the world so much,
   the world not just the church,
   that Christ came into touch, into time, into view
   declaring he would make all things new.
   

2. When people heard his voice,
   all were changed, all were changed;
   when people heard his voice all were changed;
   when people heard his voice,
   some rankled, some rejoiced:
   he came to vindicate what was right, to clear sight,
   expose deceit and spread truth and light.
   

3. The wretched of the earth
   he embraced, he embraced,
   the wretched of the earth he embraced;
   the sick and sad and poor
   he led to heaven’s door:
   And there, beside the fearful and flawed, overawed,
   they felt the warmth and welcome of God.
   

4. On earth itself he sowed
   seeds of peace, seeds of peace;
   on earth itself he sowed seeds of peace;
   and for the world, its health,
   its wisdom and its wealth,
   he broke the bread of heaven and he shared it around
   that justice might pervade common ground.
   

5. Shall we who bear his name,
   stay the same, stay the same?
   Shall we who bear his name stay the same?
   Or shall we turn your face
   towards a different place
   and, hearing words of grace meant for all great and small,
   respond to Jesus’ promise and call?
   

6. To God we give ourselves,
   body, mind, heart and soul;
   to God we give our mind, heart and soul.
   O Jesus, now instil
   a passion for your will
   to love all people and, in our care of the earth,
   walk in your way and cherish our worth.
   

copyright 2018 Wild Goose Resource Group
John L. Bell and Graham Maule

Offering

Prayer of Intercession

CH4 710 I Have a Dream, a Man Once Said

1. “I have a dream”, a man once said,
   “where all is perfect peace;
   where men and women, black and white,
   stand hand in hand, and all unite
   in freedom and in love.”
   

2. But in this world of bitter strife
   the dream can often fade;
   reality seems dark as night,
   we catch but glimpses of the light
   Christ sheds on humankind.
   

3. Fierce persecution, war, and hate
   are raging everywhere;
   God calls us now to pay the price
   through struggles and through sacrifice
   of standing for the right.
   

4. So dream the dreams and sing the songs,
   but never be content:
   for thoughts and words don’t ease the pain:
   unless there’s action, all is vain;
   faith proves itself in deeds.
   

5. Lord, give us vision, make us strong,
   help us to do your will;
   don’t let us rest until we see
   your love throughout humanity
   uniting us in peace.
   

© Pamela J. Pettitt

Blessing