Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us and we are his, we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his courts with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise; let us give thanks to him and praise his name. Ps. 100: 1–4.
Approach:
Hymn 197 ‘As we are gathered, Jesus is here.’
Min: Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
All: Serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Min: Know that the Lord is God.
All: It is he who made us and we are his, we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Min: Enter his courts with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise;
All: let us give thanks to him and praise his name.
Psalm 100: 1-4
Hymn 172 ‘Sing for God’s glory.’
Prayer.
Word:
Ephesians 2: 11-end.
Hymn 619 & 620 ‘Spirit of the living God.’
St Mark 6: 30-34.
Sermon: ‘Barriers.’
Response:
Hymn 624 ‘in Christ there is no east or west.’
Prayer/ Lord’s Prayer.
Hymn 456 ‘Christ is the world’s true light.’
Blessing:
Benediction/ Threefold Amen
Hymn 786 ‘May the God of peace go with us.’
Thought for the week:
‘For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility….His purpose was to create a new humanity out of the two, thus making peace.’ Eph. 2: 14-15. N.I.V.
What are some of the barriers that divide people today? Pray that they may be removed and for peace between people and nations.
Mortlach and Rothes Church 