Service 26th January 2025

Approach:

Hymn 197 ‘As we are gathered, Jesus is here.’

Min:      May God be gracious to us and bless us

All:       and make his face shine upon us.

Min:      That his ways may be known on the earth,

All:       his salvation among the nations.

Min:      May the nations praise you, O God;

All:         may all the peoples praise you. 

from Psalm 67.

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Hymn 63 ‘All people that on earth do dwell.’

Offering – Hymn 505 v1

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All Age Talk

‘If I were a butterfly.’

If I were a butterfly, 
I’d thank you, Lord, for giving me wings.
And if I were a robin in a tree, 
I’d thank you Lord that I could sing.
And if I were a fish in the sea,
I’d wiggle my tail and I’d giggle with glee, 
But I just thank you, Father, for making me ‘me’.
For you gave me a heart
And you gave me a smile,
You gave me Jesus, and you made me your child,
And I just thank you, Father, for making me ‘me’.

If I were an elephant,
I’d thank you, Lord, by raising my trunk.
And if I were a kangaroo
You know I’d hop right up to you.
And if I were an octopus, 
I’d thank you, Lord, for my fine looks,
But I just thank you, Father, for making me ‘me’, 
For you gave me…..

If I were a wiggly worm,
I’d thank you, Lord, that I could squirm,
And if I were a billy goat,
I’d thank you, Lord, for my strong throat,
And if I were a fuzzy wuzzy bear,
I’d thank you, Lord, for my fuzzy wuzzy hair
But I just thank you, Father, for making me ‘
For you gave me…..

Prayer.

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Word:

R: 1 Cor. 12: 12-30.

Hymn 112 ‘God whose almighty word.’

R: St. Luke 4: 14-21.

Sermon:  ‘One Body, Many Parts.’

Response:

Hymn 624 ‘In Christ there is no east or west.’ 

Prayer/ Lord’s Prayer.

Hymn 710 ‘I have a dream’, a man once said’

Blessing:

Benediction/ Threefold Amen

Hymn 786 ‘May the God of peace go with us.’