Morning Service Sunday 9 March 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 180 Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart

1. Give thanks with a grateful heart,
   give thanks to the Holy One;
   give thanks, because he’s given
   Jesus Christ, his Son.
   Give thanks with a grateful heart,
   give thanks to the Holy One;
   give thanks, because he’s given
   Jesus Christ, his Son.
   

2. And now let the weak say ‘I am strong’,
   let the poor say ‘I am rich’,
   because of what the Lord has done for us;
   and now let the weak say ‘I am strong’,
   let the poor say ‘I am rich’,
   because of what the Lord has done for us.
   

3. Give thanks with a grateful heart,
   give thanks to the Holy One;
   give thanks, because he’s given
   Jesus Christ, his Son.
   Give thanks with a grateful heart,
   give thanks to the Holy One;
   give thanks, because he’s given
   Jesus Christ, his Son.
   

1970 Integrity's Hosanna! Music

1. Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
2. Deuteronomy 26:1-11

CH4 600 Spirit of God, Unseen as the Wind

1. You spoke to us - long, long ago -
   gave us the written word;
   we read it still, needing its truth,
   through it God's voice is heard.
   

   Spirit of God, unseen as the wind,
   gentle as is the dove:
   teach us the truth and help us believe,
   show us the Saviour's love!
   

2. Without your help we fail our Lord,
   we cannot live his way;
   we need your power, we need your strength,
   following Christ each day.
   

   Spirit of God, unseen as the wind,
   gentle as is the dove:
   teach us the truth and help us believe,
   show us the Saviour's love!
   

Scripture Union

Message

CH4 229 We Plough the Fields and Scatter

1. We plough the fields and scatter
   the good seed on the land,
   but it is fed and watered
   by God's almighty hand;
   he sends the snow in winter,
   the warmth to swell the grain,
   the breezes and the sunshine
   and soft refreshing rain.
   

   All good gifts around us
   are sent from heaven above;
   then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord,
   for all his love.
   

2. He only is the Maker
   of all things near and far;
   he paints the wayside flower,
   he lights the evening star;
   the wind and waves obey him,
   by him the birds are fed;
   much more to us, his children,
   he gives our daily bread.
   

   All good gifts around us
   are sent from heaven above;
   then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord,
   for all his love.
   

3. We thank you then, O Father,
   for all things bright and good,
   the seed-time and the harvest,
   our life, our health, our food.
   Accept the gifts we offer
   for all your love imparts,
   with what we know you long for:
   our humble, thankful hearts.
   

   All good gifts around us
   are sent from heaven above;
   then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord,
   for all his love.
   

Offering

Prayer of Intercession

CH4 268 O God of Bethel

1. O God of Bethel! by whose hand
   thy people still are fed,
   who through this earthly pilgrimage
   hast all our fathers led:
   

2. Our vows, our prayers, we now present
   before thy throne of grace:
   God of our fathers! be the God
   of their succeeding race.
   

3. Through each perplexing path of life
   our wandering footsteps guide;
   give us each day our daily bread,
   and raiment fit provide.
   

4. O spread thy covering wings around,
   till all our wanderings cease,
   and at our Father's loved abode
   our souls arrive in peace.
   

5. Such blessings from thy gracious hand
   our humble prayers implore;
   and thou shalt be our chosen God,
   and portion evermore.
   

Blessing