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Welcome to Worship Celebration of Holy Communion 26th April 2020 11.00am Minister: Rev. David S. Cameron Session Clerk: Derek I’Anson
Welcome Welcome to worship. We are delighted you are able to join us on line today as the Minister celebrates the sacrament of Holy Communion and hope you enjoy worshipping with us through your on line connection. This order of service is posted to help you with the live stream. Please ensure you log on through the New Laigh Kirk Website http://www.nlk.church/ and click the button watch live Sunday 11.00am. You may wish to have a small piece of bread and small glass of wine or fruit juice that you may take during this service. Whilst not physically together to communally share this Holy meal it nevertheless remains a sign of the thing signified, the spirit unites us fromm where we are to one another as an invisible grace. May God richly bless you sharing with us in this way. The Table of our Lord is open to any Baptised person who loves the Lord and responds in Faith to the invitation “Take, eat”. Call to worship Come people of the risen King, Who delight to bring him praise, Come, all and tune your hearts to sing To the Morning Star of grace. From the shifting shadows of the earth We will lift our eyes to Him, Where steady arms of mercy reach To gather children in. Rejoice! Rejoice! Let ev’ry tongue rejoice! One heart, one voice, O Church of Christ, rejoice! Come, those whose joy is morning sun And those weeping through the night. Come, those who tell of battles won, And those struggling in the fight. For his perfect love will never change, And his mercies never cease, But follow us through all our days
With the certain hope of peace. Rejoice….. Come, young and old from every land, Men and women of the faith. Come, those with full or empty hands, Find the riches of His grace. Over all the world His people sing, Shore to shore we hear them call The truth that cries through every age; Our God is all in all. Rejoice….. Prayer All that I once held dear, built my life upon, all this world reveres, and wars to own, all I once thought gain I have counted loss; spent and worthless now, compared to this: Knowing you, Jesus, knowing you, there is no greater thing. You’re my all, you’re the best, you’re my joy, my righteousness, and I love you, Lord. Now my heart’s desire is to know you more, to be found in you and known as yours, to possess by faith what I could not earn, all-surpassing gift of righteousness. Knowing you, Jesus, knowing you, there is no greater thing. You’re my all, you’re the best, you’re my joy, my righteousness, and I love you, Lord. Oh, to know the power of your risen life, and to know you in your sufferings, to become like you in your death, my Lord, so with you to live and never die. Knowing you, Jesus, knowing you, there is no greater thing. You’re my all, you’re the best, you’re my joy, my righteousness, and I love you, Lord.
Reading
St Luke 24:13-35 page 1061
I believe in the Son I believe in the risen One I believe I overcome By the power of His blood Amen, Amen I'm alive, I'm alive because He lives Amen, Amen Let my song join the one that never ends Because He lives I was dead in the grave I was covered in sin and shame I heard mercy call my name, this is the story of my life He rolled the stone away Amen, Amen I'm alive, I'm alive because He lives Amen, Amen Let my song join the one that never ends Because He lives I can face tomorrow Because He lives Every fear is gone I know He holds my life, my future in His hands Amen, Amen, I'm alive, I'm alive because He lives Amen, oh, Amen Let my song join the one that never ends Amen, Amen I'm alive, I'm alive because He lives Amen, Amen Let my song join the one that never ends Because He lives Sermon Psalm 24 Ye gates, lift up your heads on high; ye doors that last for aye, be lifted up, that so the King of glory enter may.
But who of glory is the King? The mighty Lord is this; even that same Lord that great in might and strong in battle is. even that same Lord that great in might and strong in battle is. Ye gates, lift up your heads; ye doors, doors that do last for aye, be lifted up, that so the King of glory enter may. But who is he that is the King, the King of glory? who is this? The Lord of hosts, and none but he, the King of glory is. The Lord of hosts, and none but he, the King of glory is. Alleluia! alleluia! alleluia! alleluia! alleluia! Amen, amen, amen. Statement of faith We believe in one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, We praise God the Father: Who created the universe and keeps it in being He has made us his sons and daughters, to share his joy, living together in justice and peace. We proclaim Jesus Christ, God the Son: Born of Mary, by the power of the Holy Spirit, He became one of us; Sharing our life and our death He made known God’s compassion and mercy Giving hope and declaring forgiveness of sin Offering healing and wholeness to all By his death on the cross and his resurrection He has triumphed over evil; Jesus is Lord of life and of all creation We trust God the Holy Spirit who unites us to Christ and gives life to the church,
who brings us to repentance and assures us of forgiveness. The Spirit guides us in our understanding of the bible renews us in the sacraments and calls us to serve God in the world We rejoice in the gift of eternal life: We have sure and certain hope of resurrection through Christ. And we look for his coming again in power and glory, to judge the world Then all things will be made new And creation will rejoice in worshipping the Father, through the Son, in the power of the Holy Spirit, one God blessed forever. Amen. Holy Communion Prayer of Thanksgiving durimnh which the following hymn will be used Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty! early in the morning our song shall rise to thee; holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity! Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide thee, though the sinful human eye thy glory may not see, only thou art holy; there is none beside thee, perfect in power, in love, and purity. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty! all thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea; holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity. Behold the Lamb who bears our sins away Slain for us and we remember The promise made that all who come in faith Find forgiveness at the cross So we share in this bread of life And we drink of his sacrifice As a sign of our bonds of peace Around the table of the King
The body of our Savior Jesus Christ, torn for you Eat and remember The wounds that healed the death that brings us life Paid the price to make us one So we share in this bread of life And we drink of His sacrifice As a sign of our bonds of love Around the table of the King The blood that cleanses every stain of sin, shed for you Drink and remember He drained death's cup that all may enter in To receive the life of God So we share in this bread of life And we drink of His sacrifice As a sign of our bonds of grace Around the table of the King The Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all Prayer To God be the glory, great things he has done! so loved he the world that he gave us his Son, who yielded his life an atonement for sin, and opened the life-gate that all may go in. Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let the earth hear his voice! Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let the people rejoice! Oh, come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, and give him the glory! Great things he has done! O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, to every believer the promise of God; for every offender who truly believes, that moment from Jesus a pardon receives. Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let the earth hear his voice! Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Let the people rejoice! Oh, come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, and give him the glory! Great things he has done! Great things he has taught us, great things he has done, and great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son: but purer, and higher, and greater will be our joy and our wonder, when Jesus we see. Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let the earth hear his voice! Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let the people rejoice! Oh, come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, and give him the glory! Great things he has done! Benediction