1. Welcome and Intimations

  2. 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.

  3. CH4 211 Today I Awake

    1. Today I awake and God is before me,
      at night, as I dreamt, he summoned the day
      for God never sleeps, but patterns the morning
      with slithers of gold or glory in grey.

    2. Today I arise and Christ is beside me.
      He walked through the dark to scatter new light.
      Yes, Christ is alive, and beckons his people
      to hope and to heal, resist and invite.

    3. Today I affirm the Spirit within me
      at worship and work, in struggle and rest.
      The Spirit inspires all life which is changing
      from fearing to faith, from broken to blessed.

    4. Today I enjoy the Trinity round me,
      above and beneath, before and behind;
      the Maker, the Son, the Spirit together –
      they called me to life and call me their friend.

    © John L Bell & Graham Maule

    1. Luke 18:1-8
    2. Genesis 32:22-31

  5. Children’s Message

  6. CH4 81 I to the Hills

    1. I to the hills will lift mine eyes.
      From whence doth come mine aid?
      My safety cometh from the Lord,
      who heaven and earth hath made.

    2. Thy foot he'll not let slide, nor will
      he slumber that thee keeps.
      Behold, he that keeps Israel,
      he slumbers not, nor sleeps.

    3. The Lord thee keeps, the Lord thy shade
      on thy right hand doth stay:
      the moon by night thee shall not smite,
      nor yet the sun by day.

    4. The Lord shall keep thy soul: he shall
      preserve thee from all ill.
      Henceforth thy going out and in
      God keep for ever will.

  7. Meditation

  8. CH4 710 I Have a Dream

    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

  9. Offering

  10. Prayer of Intercession

  11. CH4 517 Fight the Good Fight

    1. Fight the good fight with all your might;
      Christ is your strength, and Christ your right;
      lay hold on life, and it shall be
      your joy and crown eternally.

    2. Run the straight race through God's good grace,
      lift up your eyes, and seek his face;
      life with its path before us lies;
      Christ is the way, and Christ the prize.

    3. Cast care aside, lean on your Guide;
      his boundless mercy will provide.
      Trust, and your trusting soul shall prove
      Christ is its life, and Christ its love.

    4. Faint not, nor fear; his arms are near;
      he does not change, and you are dear:
      only believe, and Christ shall be
      your all in all eternally.

    © John Samuel Bewley Monsell

  12. Blessing