CALL TO WORSHIP
PSALM 16:1-11 | Sing Psalms Protect me, O my God; you are my refuge true. I said, “You are my Lord: I have no good apart from you.” The godly in the land, for holiness renowned-- They are the glorious ones, in whom all my delight is found. Their sorrows will increase who on false gods rely. I will not sacrifice to them; their worship I defy. O LORD, you are to me my cup and portion sure; The share that is assigned to me you guard and keep secure. The land allotted me is in a pleasant site; And surely my inheritance to me is a delight. I’ll praise the LORD my God, whose counsel guides my choice; And even in the night, my heart recalls instruction’s voice. Before me constantly I set the LORD alone. Because he is at my right hand I’ll not be overthrown. Therefore my heart is glad; my tongue with joy will sing. My body too will rest secure in hope unwavering. For you will not allow my soul in death to stay, Nor will you leave your Holy One to see the tomb’s decay. You have made known to me the path of life divine. Bliss shall I know at your right hand; joy from your face will shine. PRAYER SCRIPTURE READING | Isaiah 53:10-12, Luke 23:32-43 SERMON | Rev Paul Gibson
PRAYER
HYMN | Thine be the glory Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son; endless is the victory, thou o'er death hast won; angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away, kept the folded grave clothes where thy body lay. Thine be the glory, risen conquering Son, Endless is the vict'ry, thou o'er death hast won. Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb; Lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom; let the Church with gladness, hymns of triumph sing; for her Lord now liveth, death hath lost its sting. Thine be the glory, risen conquering Son, Endless is the vict'ry, thou o'er death hast won. No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of life; life is naught without thee; aid us in our strife; make us more than conquerors, through thy deathless love: bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above. Thine be the glory, risen conquering Son, Endless is the vict'ry, thou o'er death hast won. BENEDICTION
CALL TO WORSHIP
PSALM 100 | Scottish Psalter All people that on earth do dwell sing to the LORD with cheerful voice. PRAYER SCRIPTURE READING | Luke 23: 1-38 SERMON | “Father, forgive them…” | Rev Paul Gibson
HOLY COMMUNION
PSALM 116:1-2, 12-19 | Sing Psalms I love the LORD because he heard my voice; He listened when I cried to him for aid. BENEDICTION ![]()
PSALM 145:1-11 | Sing Psalms
I will exalt you, O my God and King; For ever I will praise your holy name. I will extol your name for evermore; Day after day your praise I will proclaim. Great is the LORD, most worthy of all praise; His greatness none can search or comprehend. Each generation will recount your deeds And to the next your mighty acts commend. They praise the splendour of your majesty, The power of the works that you have done. I too will meditate upon your deeds, And your majestic acts I will make known. They will rejoice in your benevolence, And your abundant grace they’ll celebrate; The righteousness that you have shown to them In praise and joyful song they will relate. The LORD is gracious and compassionate; He’s slow to anger, rich in steadfast love. The LORD is good to all that he has made, And merciful to all on earth that move. All you have made will give you praise, O LORD; Your saints will all unite to bless your name. The glory of your reign they will declare, And your surpassing might they will proclaim. PRAYER | of adoration, confession, thanksgiving & supplication SCRIPTURE READING | Psalm 19 SERMON | “The Revelation of God” | Rev Paul Gibson
PRAYER | of intercession
PSALM 19:7-14 | Sing Psalms The perfect law of God Revives the soul of man; His statutes which are sure Make wise the simple one. The precepts of the LORD are right And fill the heart with great delight. God’s radiant commands Shed light on what we see; The fear of God is pure And lasts eternally. The standards of the LORD express His perfect truth and righteousness. Of far more worth than gold-- Than much pure gold—they are; Than honey from the comb, Than honey sweeter far. They warn the servant of the LORD; In keeping them is great reward. Who can discern his faults? Forgive my hidden sin. Keep me from wilful deeds; May they not rule within. And then I shall be free from blame And guiltless of transgression’s shame. LORD, let the words I speak Be pleasing in your sight, And may my inmost thoughts Be in your judgment right. O LORD, you are a Rock to me; You have redeemed and set me free. BENEDICTION Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. ![]()
PSALM 125
All those who trust the LORD Like Zion are secure, Which never can be moved But always will endure. Just as the mountains stand Around Jerusalem, The LORD surrounds his own, For ever guarding them. The wicked’s evil rule Will not oppress for long The righteous and their land, Lest righteous folk do wrong. On all those who are good Bestow your goodness, LORD-- To those of upright heart Who reverence your word. But God will banish those Who choose a crooked way; They’ll share the sinner’s fate. Let peace on Israel stay! PRAYER | adoration, confession, thanksgiving & supplication SCRIPTURE READING | Luke 18:1-8; Psalm 123 SERMON | “Our eyes look to the LORD our God.” | Rev Paul Gibson
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
PSALM 123 | Scottish Psalter | Tune: Dundee O thou that dwellest in the heav’ns, I lift mine eyes to thee. Behold, as servants’ eyes do look Their masters’ hand to see, As handmaid’s eyes her mistress’ hand; So do our eyes attend Upon the Lord our God, until To us he mercy send. O Lord be gracious unto us, unto us gracious be; Because replenished with contempt exceedingly are we. Our soul is filled with scorn of those that at their ease abide, And with the insolent contempt of those that swell in pride. BENEDICTION Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. ![]()
PSALM 98 | Sing Psalms
O sing a new song to the LORD, for wonders he has done; His right hand and his holy arm the victory have won. The LORD declared his saving work and made it to be known; To all the nations of the world his righteousness is shown. His steadfast love and faithfulness he has remembered well-- The covenant he made with them, the house of Israèl. And all the nations of the earth have seen what God has done-- Our God who brings deliverance by his right hand alone. Acclaim the LORD, O all the earth; shout loudly and rejoice. Make music and be jubilant; to him lift up your voice. With harp make music to the LORD; with harp his praises sing. With trumpet and with horn rejoice before the LORD, the King. Let earth, the sea and all in them rejoice triumphantly. Let streams clap hands and mountains sing together joyfully. Now let them sing before the LORD, who comes to judge the earth; He’ll judge the world in righteousness, the peoples in his truth. PRAYER | of adoration, confession, thanksgiving & supplication SCRIPTURE READING | Acts 28:17-31 SERMON | “When in Rome…Preach the Gospel” | Rev Paul Gibson
PRAYER | of intercession
HYMN | Tell out, my Soul, the greatness of the Lord Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord! Unnumbered blessings give my spirit voice; Tender to me the promise of his word; In God my Savior shall my heart rejoice. Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his Name! Make known his might, the deeds his arm has done; His mercy sure, from age to age to same; His holy Name--the Lord, the Mighty One. Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his might! Powers and dominions lay their glory by Proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight The hungry fed, the humble lifted high. Tell out, my soul, the glories of his word! Firm is his promise, and his mercy sure Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord To children's children and for evermore! BENEDICTION Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain and may the blessing of God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit – rest upon you, this day and evermore. ![]()
PSALM 115 (1-15) | Sing Psalms
LORD, not to us, O not to us-- to your name be the praise, Because your love and faithfulness endure, O LORD, always. Why do the nations question us? “Where is their God?” they say. Our God inhabits heaven high and over all holds sway. Their gold and silver images are crafted carefully, But they have mouths which cannot speak, and eyes which cannot see. Their noses have no sense of smell; their ears can hear no sound. They have no feeling in their hands, nor can they walk around. Although these idols do have throats, no word can they proclaim. Their makers and their worshippers will all become like them. O house of Isr’el, place your trust upon the LORD alone; He is the mighty help and shield of all who are his own. O house of Aaron, trust the LORD; he is their help and shield. All you who fear him, trust the LORD; he is your help and shield. The LORD remembers Israel and he will bless us all-- The house of Aaron and all those who fear him, great and small. May God the LORD make you increase-- both you and all your line. May you be blessed by God, who makes all things by his design. PRAYER | of adoration, confession, thanksgiving & supplication SCRIPTURE READING | Acts 28:11-16 SERMON | “Mission Matters”
PRAYER | of intercession
HYMN | Guide me, O thou great Jehovah Guide me, O thou great Jehovah Pilgrim though this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty; Hold me with thy pow’rful hand; Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more. Open now the crystal fountain, Whence the healing stream doth flow; Let the fire and cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through; Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer, Be thou still my Strength and Shield. When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside; Death of death, and hell’s Destruction, Land me safe on Canaan’s side; Songs of praises, songs of praises I will ever give to thee. BENEDICTION Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. ![]()
PSALM 146
1 Praise the LORD, my soul! O praise him! 2 I’ll extol him all my days. While I live, to God my Saviour from my heart I will sing praise. 3 Do not put your trust in princes, mortal men who cannot save. 4 All their plans will come to nothing when they perish in the grave. 5 Blessèd is the one who truly looks for help to Jacob’s God; Blessèd is the one who places all his hope upon the LORD-- 6 He who made the earth and heaven and the seas, with all their store; He who keeps his every promise, who is faithful evermore. 7 He delivers from oppression and relieves the hungry’s plight. He releases those in prison; 8 to the blind the LORD gives sight. Those who are bowed down he raises. God delights in righteousness. 9 He protects and cares for strangers, Widows and the fatherless. He frustrates the wicked’s purpose. 10 So the LORD through endless days Reigns to every generation. Praise your God, O Zion, praise! PRAYER OF ADORATION, CONFESSION, THANKSGIVING AND SUPPLICATION SCRIPTURE READING | Acts 28:1-10 SERMON | “Marvels & Miracles in Malta” | Rev Paul Gibson
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
HYMN | GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father There is no shadow of turning with Thee Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be Refrain Great is Thy faithfulness, great is Thy faithfulness Morning by morning new mercies I see All I have needed Thy hand hath provided Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest Sun, moon and stars in their courses above Join with all nature in manifold witness To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love Refrain Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside Refrain BENEDICTION The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you this day and evermore. ![]()
VIDEOCALL TO WORSHIP PSALM 46(a): 1-6, 10-11 | Sing Psalms 1 God is our refuge and our strength, our ever-present aid; 2 And therefore, though the earth gives way, we will not be afraid. Though mountains fall into the sea, 3 though waters foam and roar, We will not fear, though mountains quake as waves engulf the shore. 4 A river flows, whose streams delight the city of our God-- The holy place, in which the LORD Most High has his abode. 5 God is within his holy place; he city will not yield, For God will come at break of day o be her help and shield. 6 The nations are in disarray; the kingdoms disappear. God speaks, and at his mighty voice the whole earth melts with fear. 10 Be still, and know that I am God, on earth exalted high; And all the nations of the world my name will glorify. 11 The LORD Almighty is with us to strengthen and sustain; For Jacob’s God our strong defence and fortress will remain. PRAYER | adoration, confession, thanksgiving & supplication SCRIPTURE READING | Acts 27 SERMON | “Lessons from a Stormy Sea” | Rev Paul Gibson
PRAYER | intercession
HYMN | The Sands of time are sinking The sands of time are sinking; The dawn of heaven breaks: the summer morn I’ve longed for, the fair, sweet morn awakes. Dark, dark has been the midnight, but sunrise is at hand with glory, glory dwelling in Immanuel’s land. The King in all his beauty without a veil is seen; it were a well-spent journey though seven deaths lay between. The Lamb and all his ransomed upon Mount Zion stand with glory, glory dwelling in Immanuel’s land. Christ Jesus is the fountain, the deep, deep swell of love; the streams on earth I’ve tasted more deep I’ll drink above; there, to an ocean fullness, his mercy will expand with glory, glory dwelling in Immanuel’s land. With mercy and with judgement my web of time he wove and every dew of sorrow was glistening with his love. I’ll bless the hand that guided, I’ll bless the heart that planned, when in his glory dwelling in Immanuel’s land The bride eyes not her garment but her dear bridegroom’s face; I will not gaze at glory but on my king of grace; not at the crown he gives me but on his nail-pierced hand; the Lamb is all the glory of Immanuel’s land. I’ve wrestled on towards heaven through storm and wind and tide; now, like a weary traveller who leans upon his guide, with evening shadows closing while sinks life’s lingering sand, I greet the glory dawning from Immanuel’s land. BENEDICTION Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
CALL TO WORSHIP
PSALM 125 Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore. For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice. Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart. But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel. PRAYER | Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving & Supplication SCRIPTURE READING | Acts 25:13 – 26:32 SERMON | “Addressing the King.” | Rev Paul Gibson PRAYER | Intercession HYMN | O Church Arise | Keith & Kristyn Getty O church, arise and put your armor on; Hear the call of Christ our captain; For now the weak can say that they are strong In the strength that God has given. With shield of faith and belt of truth We'll stand against the devil's lies; An army bold whose battle cry is "Love!" Reaching out to those in darkness. Our call to war, to love the captive soul, But to rage against the captor; And with the sword that makes the wounded whole We will fight with faith and valor. When faced with trials on ev'ry side, We know the outcome is secure, And Christ will have the prize for which He died-- An inheritance of nations. Come, see the cross where love and mercy meet, As the Son of God is stricken; Then see His foes lie crushed beneath His feet, For the Conqueror has risen! And as the stone is rolled away, And Christ emerges from the grave, This vict'ry march continues till the day Ev'ry eye and heart shall see Him. So Spirit, come, put strength in ev'ry stride, Give grace for ev'ry hurdle, That we may run with faith to win the prize Of a servant good and faithful. As saints of old still line the way, Retelling triumphs of His grace, We hear their calls and hunger for the day When, with Christ, we stand in glory. BENEDICTION Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen
CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN | The Church’s One Foundation The church's one Foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is his new creation By water and the Word: From heav'n he came and sought her To be his holy bride; With his own blood he bought her, And for her life he died. Elect from ev'ry nation, Yet one o'er all the earth, Her charter of salvation One Lord, one faith, one birth; One holy Name she blesses, Partakes one holy food. And to one hope she presses, With ev'ry grace endued. Though with a scornful wonder Men see her sore oppressed, By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distressed, Yet saints their watch are keeping, Their cry goes up, "How long?" And soon the night of weeping Shall be the morn of song. Yet she on earth hath union With the God the Three in One, And mystic sweet communion With those whose rest is won: O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we, Like them, the meek and lowly, On high may dwell with thee. PRAYER SCRIPTURE READING | Acts 25:1-12 SERMON | “Know Your Enemy.” | Rev Paul Gibson
PRAYER
PSALM 121 | Sing Psalms 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills -- Where am I to look for my aid? 2 My help comes to me from the LORD By whom earth and heaven were made. 3 Your foot he will not leave to slide -- His watch over you he will keep. 4 The LORD over Isr’el keeps watch, And he will not slumber or sleep. 5 The LORD will keep watch over you -- Your shade from the heat and the light. 6 The sun will not harm you by day; The moon will not harm you by night. 7 The LORD will protect you from harm -- Your life he will ever defend. 8 He’ll guard every step that you take Both now and for days without end. BENEDICTION ![]()
CALL TO WORSHIP | Psalm 111:1-5
PSALM 110 | Sing Psalms | Tune - Bucer The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit here at my right hand, Until I make your foes a stool on which your feet may stand.” The LORD will make your reign extend from Zion’s hill; With royal power you’ll rule among those who oppose your will. When you display your power, your people flock to you; At dawn, arrayed in holiness, your youth will come like dew. Unchangeably the LORD with solemn purpose swore: “Just like Melchizedek you are a priest for evermore.” The Lord’s at your right hand; there he will ever stay. He on his day of wrath will crush the kings who bar his way. The nations he will judge; the dead in heaps will lie. The mighty of the earth he’ll crush-- all who his rule defy. A brook beside the way his thirst will satisfy; And, thus refreshed, he will with joy lift up his head on high. PRAYER
SCRIPTURE READING | John 5:1-29 RECORDED SERMON | "Of the Father’s Love Begotten.” | Rev Robert Walker
HYMN | Of the Fathers Love Begotten | Tune - Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven
Of the Father's love begotten ere the worlds began to be, he is Alpha and Omega, he the Source, the Ending he, of the things that are, that have been, and that future years shall see. O that birth forever blessed, when the Virgin, full of grace, by the Holy Ghost conceiving, bore the Savior of our race; and the babe, the world's Redeemer, first revealed his sacred face. This is he whom heav'n-taught singers sang of old with one accord, whom the Scriptures of the prophets promised in their faithful word; now he shines, the long expected; let creation praise its Lord,. O ye heights of heav'n, adore him; angel hosts, his praises sing: all dominions, bow before him and extol our God and King; let no tongue on earth be silent, ev'ry voice in concert ring. Christ, to thee, with God the Father, and, O Holy Ghost, to thee, hymn and chant and high thanksgiving and unwearied praises be, honour, glory, and dominion and eternal victory. BENEDICTION Now to him who Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
CALL TO WORSHIP | Malachi 1:11
PSALM 43: 3-5 | Scottish Psalter O send thy light forth and thy truth; let them be guides to me, And bring me to thine holy hill, ev'n where thy dwellings be. Then will I to God's altar go, to God my chiefest joy: Yea, God, my God, thy name to praise my harp I will employ. Why art thou then cast down, my soul? what should discourage thee? And why with vexing thoughts art thou disquieted in me? Still trust in God; for him to praise good cause I yet shall have: He of my count'nance is the health, my God that doth me save. SCRIPTURE READING | Acts 16: 16-40 SERMON | "Silas - A Faithful Brother." | Rev David Randall Snr The sermon will automatically publish here by 11am on Sunday morning.
HYMN
Who would true valour see, let him come hither; one here will constant be, come wind, come weather; there's no discouragement shall make him once relent his first avowed intent to be a pilgrim. Whoso beset him round with dismal stories, do but themselves confound, his strength the more is. No lion can him fright: he'll with a giant fight, but he will have the right to be a pilgrim. Hobgoblin nor foul fiend can daunt his spirit; he knows he at the end shall life inherit. Then, fancies, fly away; he'll not fear what men say; he'll labour night and day to be a pilgrim. BENEDICTION | Ephesians 3:20-‐21 “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever, Amen.” CALL TO WORSHIP
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“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God…For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” Archives
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