Morning Service Sunday 29 January 2023

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.

MP 52 God sent His Son

1. God sent His Son, they called Him Jesus;
   He came to love, heal, and forgive;
   He lived and died to buy my pardon,
   an empty grave is there to prove my Saviour lives.
   

   Because He lives I can face tomorrow;
   because He lives all fear is gone;
   because I know He holds the future,
   and life is worth the living just because He lives.
   

2. How sweet to hold a new-born baby,
   and feel the pride and joy he gives;
   but greater still the calm assurance,
   this child can face uncertain days because He lives.
   

   Because He lives I can face tomorrow;
   because He lives all fear is gone;
   because I know He holds the future,
   and life is worth the living just because He lives.
   

3. And then one day I’ll cross the river;
   I’ll fight life’s final war with pain;
   and then as death gives way to victory,
   I’ll see the lights of glory and I’ll know He lives.
   

   Because He lives I can face tomorrow;
   because He lives all fear is gone;
   because I know He holds the future,
   and life is worth the living just because He lives.
   

© Gloria & William J Gaither

1. Matthew 5: 1-12

Children’s Message

MP 99 Come on and celebrate

(sing twice)

1. Come on and celebrate!
   His gift of love we will celebrate –
   the Son of God, who loved us
   and gave us life.
   

2. We’ll shout Your praise, O King:
   You give us joy nothing else can bring;
   we’ll give to You our offering
   in celebration praise.
   

3. Come on and celebrate, celebrate,
   celebrate and sing,
   celebrate and sing to the King:
   Come on and celebrate, celebrate,
   celebrate and sing,
   celebrate and sing to the King!
   

© Patricia Morgan

Meditation

MP 226 Healing God, Almighty Father

(Tune: Hyfrydol)

1. Healing God, almighty Father,
   active throughout history;
   ever saving, guiding, working
   for Your children to be free.
   Shepherd, King, inspiring prophets
   to foresee Your suffering role -
   Lord, we raise our prayers and voices;
   make us one and make us whole.
   

2. Healing Christ, God’s Word incarnate,
   reconciling man to man;
   God’s atonement, dying for us
   in His great redemptive plan.
   Jesus, Saviour, healer, victor,
   drawing out for us death’s sting;
   Lord, we bow our hearts in worship,
   and united praises bring.
   

3. Healing Spirit, Christ-anointing,
   raising to new life in Him;
   help the poor; release to captives;
   cure of body; health within.
   Life-renewing and empowering
   Christ-like service to the lost;
   Lord, we pray, ‘Renew Your wonders
   as of a new Pentecost!’
   

4. Healing Church, called-out and chosen
   to enlarge God’s kingdom here;
   Lord-obeying; Spirit-strengthened
   to bring God’s salvation near:
   for creation’s reconciling
   gifts of love in us release.
   Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
   make us instruments of peace.
   

© John Richards

Offering

Prayer of Intercession

MP 765 Who can cheer the heart like Jesus

1. Who can cheer the heart like Jesus,
   by His presence all-divine?
   True and tender, pure and precious,
   O how blest to call Him mine!
   

   All that thrills my soul is Jesus;
   He is more than life to me;
   and the fairest of ten thousand,
   in my blessed Lord I see.
   

2. Love of Christ, so freely given,
   grace of God beyond degree,
   mercy higher than the heaven,
   deeper than the deepest sea.
   

   All that thrills my soul is Jesus;
   He is more than life to me;
   and the fairest of ten thousand,
   in my blessed Lord I see.
   

3. What a wonderful redemption!
   Never can a mortal know
   how my sin, though red like crimson,
   can be whiter than the snow.
   

   All that thrills my soul is Jesus;
   He is more than life to me;
   and the fairest of ten thousand,
   in my blessed Lord I see.
   

4. Every need His hand supplying,
   every good in Him I see;
   on His strength divine relying,
   He is all-in-all to me.
   

   All that thrills my soul is Jesus;
   He is more than life to me;
   and the fairest of ten thousand,
   in my blessed Lord I see.
   

5. By the crystal flowing river,
   with the ransomed I will sing,
   and for ever and for ever,
   praise and glorify the King.
   

   All that thrills my soul is Jesus;
   He is more than life to me;
   and the fairest of ten thousand,
   in my blessed Lord I see.
   

© Thoro Harris

Blessing