Morning Service Sunday 23 February 2025

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 133 Source and Sovereign, Rock and Cloud

1. Source and Sovereign, Rock and Cloud
   Fortress Fountain Shelter Light
   Judge Defender Mercy Might
   Life whose life all life endowed
   

   May the church at prayer recall
   That no single holy name
   But the truth that feeds them all
   Is the God whom we proclaim
   

2. Word and Wisdom, Root and Vine,
   Shepherd Savior Servant Lamb
   Well and Water Bread and Wine,
   Way who leads us to I AM:
   

   May the church at prayer recall
   That no single holy name
   But the truth that feeds them all
   Is the God whom we proclaim
   

3. Storm and Stillness, Breath and Dove
   Thunder Tempest Whirlwind Fire
   Comfort Counselor Presence Love
   Energies that never tire.
   

   May the church at prayer recall
   That no single holy name
   But the truth that feeds them all
   Is the God whom we proclaim
   

1987 Oxford University Press

1. Genesis 45:3-11, 15
2. Luke 6:27-38

CH4 606 Lord, You Sometimes Speak in Wonders

1. Lord, you sometimes speak in wonders
   unmistakable and clear;
   mighty signs to prove your presence,
   overcoming doubt and fear
   

2. Lord, you sometimes speak in whispers,
   still and small and scarcely heard;
   only those who want to listen
   catch the all-important word.
   

3. Lord, you sometimes speak in silence,
   through our loud and noisy day:
   we can know and trust you better
   when we quietly wait and pray.
   

4. Lord, you sometimes speak in Scripture:
   words that summon from the page,
   shown and taught us by your Spirit
   with fresh light for every age.
   

5. Lord, you always speak in Jesus,
   always new yet still the same;
   teach us now more of our Saviour;
   make our lives display his Name
   

Christopher Idle/Jubilate Hymns Ltd

Message

Young Joseph the Dreamer

1. Young Joseph the dreamer was sent o'er the border —
   No say in the matter — it wasn't his plan.
   He entered the country and as he got older,
   He worked with ambition to make it his land.
   In trouble, in prison, he felt like a stranger;
   With truth his companion, he wasn't alone.
   He dreamed of success and he dreamed through the danger,
   Until he was welcomed into his new home.
   

2. Young Joseph adopted the land that he lived in;
   He helped it to prosper, he helped it to thrive.
   He managed the fields and the harvests and storerooms.
   When drought came, his skills kept his neighbors alive.
   What joy for those people who one day had welcomed
   His gifts and his vision, his talent, his skill!
   O God, as a dreamer, he blessed his new nation;
   He saved them — and so you accomplished your will.
   

3. O God, in this land with its boundaries and borders,
   We thank you for dreamers, our neighbors and friends.
   They came here as children, as sons and as daughters;
   Their presence can truly accomplish your ends.
   We thank you for thousands of sisters and brothers
   Who seek education, who love this good land.
   For they are a blessing to us and to others;
   May we reach to offer a welcoming hand.
   

2017 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette

Offering

Prayer of Intercession

CH4 722 Spirit of God, Come Dwell within Me

1. Spirit of God, come dwell within me.
   Open my heart, O come set me free.
   Fill me with love for Jesus, my Lord.
   O fill me with living water.
   

   Jesus is living, Jesus is here.
   Jesus, my Lord, come closer to me.
   Jesus, our Saviour, dying for me,
   and rising to save his people
   

2. Lord, how I thirst, O Lord, I am weak.
   Lord, come to me, you alone do I seek.
   Lord, you are life, and love and hope,
   O fill me with living water.
   

   Jesus is living, Jesus is here.
   Jesus, my Lord, come closer to me.
   Jesus, our Saviour, dying for me,
   and rising to save his people
   

3. Lord, I am blind. O Lord, I can’t see!
   Stretch our your hand, O Lord, comfort me.
   Lead me your way in truth and in light,
   O fill me with living water.
   

   Jesus is living, Jesus is here.
   Jesus, my Lord, come closer to me.
   Jesus, our Saviour, dying for me,
   and rising to save his people
   

St. Mungo Music

Blessing