Sunday Focus

 

3rd November 2024

 

 
Welcome to this weeks Sunday Focus, we pray you will be blessed.
 

 

   

Hymn -  God of Grace and God of Glory

 

Song -  I Will Worship

 

God of all seasons,
God of all time,
God of all words,
we come.
We come as we are:
out of time, out of sorts, out of reason,
yet seeking time to be,
reasons to be
and most of all to be calm in Your presence,
ready to listen, and know, and follow and obey.
Holy God, You gave us guidance.
In all of history Your guidance has been there:
muddled and devalued by words like command and order,
when what You seek of us is desire, love, compassion, hope.
Forgive us when our lives are full of commandments and rules
and bereft of compassion and love.
Forgive us when the word becomes more than the Word,
when our determination to adhere to the word
belies the Spirit of joy and hope.
Show us, gently, humbly, lightly, softly
how to follow,
how to be guided into obedience
and teach us acceptance
of Your love, Your forgiveness and Your compassion.
Amen.

 

Bible Reading

 

Song -  By Faith We See the Hand of God.

 

Video - Heroes of Faith  -  This is actually an advert for a book, but is a good reminder of those who have gone before us.

 

Lord God our Heavenly Father we come before you today in the greatness of your love and lift up our hearts in prayer and praise.

Help us to pray simply and sincerely, unselfishly and gratefully,
remembering the needs of others as well as our own, and giving thanks always for everything in your name.

Lord we pray today for you church and for Christians in other lands
where they are a minority let them find strength in knowing you are with them;
where they are persecuted let them find courage to continue in faithful service, knowing that you will never leave them;
where they are young in the faith let your Holy Spirit build them up in the knowledge of your love;
where they are affluent and accepted keep them constant in service to you.

We pray for our church here in Coldstream.   We ask for your blessing to rest upon all who serve this Church.

Help us to see the kind of church you need today and may we not lose sight of the many and varied needs of this neighbourhood.

We pray for all those involved in deciding the future call of a minister, we ask for your guidance and wisdom.


Lord we pray for the leaders of all nations who carry a heavy burden of responsibility and we pray that all who offer their services in the leadership of the affairs of the world may have the wisdom and courage to uphold what is right for peace and for the survival of mankind.

We pray particularly at this time for peace in all countries of the world where violence, war and terrorism are taking place
and we pray especially for those who seek to make peace in this divided world.

Lord, take from us all those fears that burden us and bring life to a standstill.
Purify the minds and attitudes of those involved in bringing violence and terrorism to the world.
May we be alive to your vision for the world, without which society loses its direction and ignores your deep desire for us to live in peace and love for one another.
 

We pray for those whose hearts have been saddened by the death of someone close and dear to them.
Give to them the strong comfort which no one else can give, and let them know the comforting power of the resurrection of Jesus.

Jesus Christ is the Light of the World, a light which no darkness can quench.


The Lord's Prayer

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen. 

 

Hymn  -  When We Walk With The Lord (Trust and Obey)

 

 

BLESSING

 Ephesians 3:17-19 
(May) Christ dwell in your hearts through faith—
that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge,
that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Amen