Morning Service Sunday 9 October 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.

Hymn MP 94 Come let us sing of a wonderful love

1. Come, let us sing of a wonderful love,
   tender and true;
   out of the heart of the Father above,
   streaming to me and to you:
   wonderful love
   dwells in the heart of the Father above.
   

2. Jesus, the Saviour, this gospel to tell,
   joyfully came;
   came with the helpless and hopeless to dwell,
   sharing their sorrow and shame;
   seeking the lost,
   saving, redeeming at measureless cost.
   

3. Jesus is seeking the wanderers yet;
   Why do they roam?
   Love only waits to forgive and forget;
   Home! weary wanderers, home!
   Wonderful love
   dwells in the heart of the Father above.
   

4. Come to my heart, O Thou wonderful Love,
   come and abide,
   lifting my life till it rises above
   envy and falsehood and pride;
   seeking to be
   lowly and humble, a learner of Thee.
   

© Robert Walmsley

1. Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
2. Psalm 111

Children’s Message

MP 133 Father I place into your hands

1. Father, I place into Your hands
   the things that I can’t do.
   Father, I place into Your hands
   the times that I’ve been through.
   Father, I place into Your hands
   the way that I should go,
   for I know I always can trust You.
   

2. Father, I place into Your hands
   my friends and family.
   Father, I place into Your hands
   the things that trouble me.
   Father, I place into Your hands
   the person I would be,
   for I know I always can trust You.
   

3. Father, we love to seek Your face,
   we love to hear Your voice.
   Father, we love to sing Your praise,
   and in Your name rejoice.
   Father, we love to walk with You
   and in Your presence rest,
   for we know we always can trust You.
   

4. Father, I want to be with You
   and do the things You do.
   Father, I want to speak the words
   that You are speaking too.
   Father, I want to love the ones
   that You will draw to You,
   for I know that I am one with You.
   

© Jenny Hewer

Meditation

MP 165 Give me a heart that will love the unlovely

1. Give me a heart that will love the unlovely,
   open my eyes to the needy and lost,
   help me, O Lord, to show Your love in action,
   give, without counting the cost,
   give, without counting the cost.
   

2. Help me remember I’m empty without You,
   help me to find my strength only in You.
   I can give nothing unless You first fill me,
   Your love alone must shine through,
   Your love alone must shine through.
   

3. Make me be willing to go where You send me,
   make me be ready to answer Your call.
   Give me a heart that rejoices to serve You,
   sharing the best love of all,
   sharing the best love of all.
   

© Gillian Hutchinson

Offering

Prayer of Intercession

MP 501 O Jesus I have promised

Tune: Days of rest

1. O Jesus, I have promised
   to serve Thee to the end;
   be Thou for ever near me,
   my Master and my friend.
   I shall not fear the battle
   if Thou art by my side,
   nor wander from the pathway
   if Thou wilt be my guide.
   

2. O let me feel Thee near me;
   the world is ever near;
   I see the sights that dazzle,
   the tempting sounds I hear;
   my foes are ever near me,
   around me and within;
   but, Jesus, draw Thou nearer,
   and shield my soul from sin.
   

3. O let me hear Thee speaking
   in accents clear and still,
   above the storms of passion,
   the murmurs of self-will;
   O speak to reassure me,
   to hasten or control;
   O speak, and make me listen,
   Thou guardian of my soul.
   

4. O Jesus, Thou hast promised,
   to all who follow Thee,
   that where Thou art in glory
   there shall Thy servant be;
   and, Jesus, I have promised
   to serve Thee to the end;
   O give me grace to follow
   my Master and my friend.
   

5. O let me see Thy footmarks,
   and in them plant mine own;
   my hope to follow duly
   is in Thy strength alone;
   O guide me, call me, draw me,
   uphold me to the end;
   and then in heaven receive me,
   my Saviour and my friend!
   

© John Ernest Bode

Blessing