CALL TO WORSHIP

PSALM 103: 1-14  |  Sing Psalms
Praise God, my soul! With all my heart Let me exalt his holy name
 
PRAYER
 
CONFESSION OF FAITH  |  Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
 
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
 
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

SCRIPTURE READING  |  Luke 19:1-10,  Isaiah 53:4-12

SERMON  |  “Saved, Saved and Saved Again!”  |  Rev Paul Gibson

PSALM 116:1-9, 12-14  |  Sing Psalms
I love the LORD because he heard my voice

COMMUNION

HYMN 772  |  Praise!
Amazing grace how sweet the sound – that saved a wretch like me!  

BENEDICTION

CALL TO WORSHIP  |  Philippians 2: 5-11

PSALM 93  |  Sing Psalms  
The Lord is King; his throne endures majestic in his height.

PRAYER

CONFESSION OF SIN
"Our gracious Father, you have called us to come to You, with the promise that those who come will not be turned away.  We come to you just as we are, in all our need.  We confess our sins and failures, our departures from Your good and just laws, our ingratitude for all Your tender mercies, our proud pursuit often of our own way.  Forgive our sins, failures and shortcomings.  We cast ourselves upon You, our merciful God, and plead not any righteousness of our own but Your grace.  Nothing in our hands we bring; simply to Christ’s cross we cling.  Blot out our sins and cleanse us as we bow before You in the name of Your Son, our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen."

ASSURANCE OR PARDON  |  Psalm 103: 8-12
 
SCRIPTURE READING  |  Romans 10: 1-17

SERMON  |  “Jesus is Lord.”  |  Rev. David Randall Snr

PRAYER

HYMN 490  |  Praise!
Jesus is King and I will extol Him

BENEDICTION

CALL TO WORSHIP

PSALM 32:1-8  |  Sing Psalms
How blessed the one who has received forgiveness for his sin! 

CONFESSION OF SIN
“Our Father, as we look back on the week which has past, we confess that we have not presented our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to you. We have entertained impure thoughts, had selfish desires and acted in ways that do not accord with your holy commandments. We confess that in our sin, we are often slow to pray, lacking in faith and apathetic about reading your Word. Have mercy on us, we pray and forgive these our sins. Grant us the grace of true repentance and fill us with Your Holy Spirit, that we might then walk in the light and live lives worthy of the gospel. For we ask it in the name of Christ, our Lord, Amen.”  

ASSURANCE OF PARDON  |  1 John 4:9-10

SCRIPTURE READING  |  Acts 24:22-27,  Hebrews 3:7-19

SERMON  |  “Felix, the nearly man.”  |  Rev. Paul Gibson

PRAYER

HYMN 299  |  Praise!
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds in a believer’s ear! 
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BENEDICTION

CALL TO WORSHIP

PSALM 67  |  Sing Psalms
God be merciful and bless us; shine upon us with your face

PRAYER & LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors
And Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever, Amen
 
SCRIPTURE READING  |  Acts 24: 1-23

SERMON  |  “A Faithful Defence.”  |  Rev. Paul Gibson

PRAYER

PSALM 27: 1-6; 11-14  |  Sing Psalms
The LORD’s my saviour and my light – who will make me dismayed? 

BENEDICTION

CALL TO WORSHIP

PSALM 139 (b): 1-8, 13-16, 23-24  |  Sing Psalms
LORD, you have searched my life and know my heart; You search me and you know me through and through. 

PRAYER

PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Our Father in heaven,

In this difficult season which you have ordained, we acknowledge that our greatest need is to be humble and still before you, to turn from our sin and to hunger and thirst after Christ and His righteousness.

Yet we confess that our tendency is to seek comfort in earthly things, neglect the gift of prayer and to become superficial in our thinking.

Forgive our unbelief, we pray, and help us to “discern this time” and to number our days that we might get a heart of wisdom. Fill us with Your Spirit, that we might live distinct, fruitful and God-glorifying lives in all the days to come.

For we ask all it in the name of our Saviour and Lord, Jesus Christ,

Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON  |  1 John 1:8-9

SCRIPTURE READING  |  Acts 23:12-35

Sermon  |  “The Unstoppable Will of God.”  |  Rev. Paul Gibson

PRAYER

HYMN 774  |  Praise! 
A sovereign protector I have, unseen yet forever at hand, unchangeably faithful to save, almighty to rule and command.

BENEDICTION