Service 6th October 2024

Your word is a lamp to guide me  and a light for my path. I will keep my solemn promise to obey your just instructions. Accept my prayer of thanks, O Lord, and teach me your commands.

Psalm 119: 105-106,108

Approach:

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

Min:   Your word is a lamp to guide me

All:     and a light for my path.

Min:   I will keep my solemn promise

All:     to obey your just instructions.

Min:   Accept my prayer of thanks, O Lord,

All:     and teach me your commands.                

from Psalm 119.

Hymn 165 ‘Praise to the Lord.’

Offering – Hymn 505 v1.

Prayer.

Word:

Genesis 2: 18-24.

Hymn 601 ‘Look upon us, blessed Lord.’

St Mark 10: 2-16.

Sermon: ‘In Context.’

Response:

Hymn 181 ‘For the beauty of the earth.’

Prayer/ Lord’s Prayer.

Hymn 694 ‘Brother, sister, let me serve you.’

Blessing:

Benediction/ Threefold Amen

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

Thought for the week:

‘So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.’  Genesis 1:27

Genesis Chapter one tells us that men and women are both created equal by God.