Welcome and Intimations
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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.
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CH4 470 Jesus Shall Reign
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Jesus shall reign where e'er the sun
does its successive journeys run;
his Kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
till moons shall wax and wane no more.
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People and realms of every tongue
declare his love with sweetest song;
and infant voices shall proclaim
their early blessings on his name.
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Blessings abound where Jesus reigns:
the prisoner leaps to lose their chains,
the weary find eternal rest,
and all who suffer want are blessed.
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Let every creature rise and bring
the highest honours to our King;
angels descend with songs again,
and earth repeat the loud Amen.
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- Revelation 1:4b-8
- John 18:33-37
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CH4 641 Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God
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Seek ye first the kingdom of God
And His righteousness;
And all these things shall be added unto you.
Hallelu, Hallelujah!
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Ask, and it shall be given unto you;
Seek, and you shall find.
Knock, and the door shall be opened unto you.
Hallelu, Hallelujah!
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You shall not live by bread alone,
But by every word
That proceeds out from the mouth of the Lord.
Hallelu, Hallelujah!
1972, Maranatha! Music
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Meditation
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CH4 453 Christ, of God Unseen the Image
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Christ, of God unseen the image,
born before creation’s birth;
through whom all things were created,
all that live in heaven and earth —
realms and rulers, thrones, dominions,
powers great and forces small
through and for him made and fashioned —
he is in and over all.
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Christ the firstborn of creation,
Christ in whom all things cohere,
all things’ Maker, seen and unseen,
low and lofty, far and near.
Christ the head of his dear body,
of his Church the living core,
risen from the dead before us —
him we gladly now adore.
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Christ in whom the very fullness
of the living God is found,
Christ who reconciles creation
turning earth to holy ground,
Christ the home of God’s good pleasure
through whose blood is made our peace,
in whose cross, beyond all measure
is our freedom and release.
Leith Fisher
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Offering
Prayer of Intercession
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CH4 279 Make Way!
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Make way, make way, for Christ the King
In splendour arrives.
Fling wide the gates and welcome him
Into your lives.
Make way!, Make way!
For the King of kings!
Make way!, Make way!
And let his kingdom in!
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He comes the broken hearts to heal,
The prisoners to free.
The deaf shall hear, the lame shall dance,
The blind shall see.
Make way!, Make way!
For the King of kings!
Make way!, Make way!
And let his kingdom in!
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And those who mourn with heavy hearts,
Who weep and sigh;
With laughter, joy and royal crown
He'll beautify.
Make way!, Make way!
For the King of kings!
Make way!, Make way!
And let his kingdom in!
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We call you now to worship him
As Lord of all.
To have no other gods but him:
Their thrones must fall!
Make way!, Make way!
For the King of kings!
Make way!, Make way!
And let his kingdom in!
1986, Thankyou Music
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Blessing