Sunday, October 29, 2023

- Introit -

Just as I Am (VU 508, V. 4) Just as I am, thy love unknown Has broken every barrier down; Now to be thine, yea, thine alone, O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Welcome & Announcements

Opening Prayer

O God, Our Help in Ages Past (VU 806 - Psalm 90) O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure.

Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same. A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun.

Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; We fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be Thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home.

And following Confession, there are Words of Assurance

Come Let As Sing of a Wonderful Love (VU 574) Come let us sing of a wonderful love, Tender and true, tender and true, Out of the heart of the Father above, Streaming to me and to you: Wonderful love, wonderful love Dwells in the heart of the Father above. Jesus, the Saviour, this gospel to tell, Joyfully came, joyfully came, Came with the helpless and hopeless to dwell, Sharing their sorrow and shame, Seeking the lost, seeking the lost, Saving, redeeming at measureless cost.

Jesus is seeking the wanderers yet; Why do they roam? Why do they roam? Love only waits to forgive and forget; Home! Weary wanderer, home! Wonderful love, Wonderful love Dwells in the heart of the Father above. Come to my heart, O thou wonderful love! Come and abide, come and abide Lifting my life till it rises above Envy and falsehood and pride: Seeking to be, seeking to be Lowly and humble, a learner of thee.

Carving pumpkins Art by Alex.

Prayer.

Autumn leaves... Art by Eva.

Deuteronomy 34:1-12 The written text is HERE.	Scripture is read this week by Richard Jeffries.
Psalm 90 (VU 805-806) R: In every age, O God, you have been our refuge. The Voices Uniteds text is HERE.	Matthew 22:34-46 Jesus is questioned... Follow the text HERE.

Sunday Message

Introduction by Sinclair		Suitcases for Africa Wendy Buchanan

- Anthem -

Anthem

Invitation to the Offering

Prayer for the Offering

Offertory Hymn For the Fruit of All Creation (VU 227, verses 1 & 2) For the fruit of all creation, Thanks be to God; For the gifts of every nation, Thanks be to God. For the ploughing, sowing, reaping, Silent growth while we are sleeping, Future needs in earth's safe-keeping, Thanks be to God.

In the just reward of labour, God's will is done; In the help we give our neighbour, God's will is done; In our world-wide task of caring For the hungry and despairing, In the harvests we are sharing, God's will is done.

Pastoral Prayers

You Shall Go Out with Joy (VU 884, Isaiah 55) You shall go out with joy And be led forth with peace, And the mountains and the hills Will break forth before you. There'll be shouts of joy And the trees of the fields Will clap, will clap their hands.

And all the trees of the fields Will clap their hands, And the trees of the fields Will clap their hands, And the trees of the fields Will clap their hands, While you go out with joy.

- Postlude -

Lullaby of Broadway (Harry Warren, 1935)