Welcome to the CHS Vientiane Worship Service Resources
We invite you to take time this Sunday, in families or very small groups of friends, to responsibly share space to worship God together.
If you are on your own, please be assured we are together in the Spirit and if you have needs, or just want to share concerns, please don't be afraid to reach out and share these with the CHS community. Contact details can be found on our church website at: http://www.thechs.org/
If you are on your own, please be assured we are together in the Spirit and if you have needs, or just want to share concerns, please don't be afraid to reach out and share these with the CHS community. Contact details can be found on our church website at: http://www.thechs.org/
Ideas for parents to use with their children at home can be found on this page (click this link).
~ Pastor Tony
Scripture Sentence
“The
Spirit of God affirms to our spirit that we are God’s children.
He
comes to the aid of our weakness.” (Romans 8:16,26)
Collect
Almighty
God,
without
you we are not able to please you.
Mercifully
grant that your Holy Spirit
may
in all things direct and rule our hearts;
through
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who
is alive and reigns
with
you and the Holy Spirit,
one
God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Call to worship
(Psalm 100 The
Message)
A
Thanksgiving Psalm
On
your feet now—applaud God!
Bring a gift of laughter,
sing yourselves into his presence.
Bring a gift of laughter,
sing yourselves into his presence.
Know
this: God is God, and God, God.
He made us; we didn’t make him.
We’re his people, his well-tended sheep.
He made us; we didn’t make him.
We’re his people, his well-tended sheep.
Enter
with the password: “Thank you!”
Make yourselves at home, talking praise.
Thank him. Worship him.
Make yourselves at home, talking praise.
Thank him. Worship him.
For God is
sheer beauty,
all-generous in love,
loyal always and ever.
all-generous in love,
loyal always and ever.
Amen.
Opening Hymn of
Praise
Praise
to the Lord (MP564)
1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of
creation;
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health
and salvation;
all ye who hear,
brothers and sisters, draw near,
praise Him in glad adoration.
2 Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so
wondrously reigneth,
shelters thee under His wings, yea, so
gently sustaineth:
hast thou not seen?
all that is needful hath been
granted in what He ordaineth.
3 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy
work, and defend thee!
surely His goodness and mercy here daily
attend thee.
Ponder anew
what the Almighty can do,
who with His love doth befriend thee.
4 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me
adore Him!
All that hath life and breath come now with
praises before Him!
Let the amen
sound from His people again:
gladly for aye we adore Him.
Confession
Our
heavenly Father
thank
you that you love us and care for us all the time.
We
know that this week we have not always lived the way you tell us.
We
have done wrong things and not done all the good things we should have done.
Only
you can save us,
so
please forgive us
and
help us to live as your friends.
We
ask this in Jesus’ name.
(Silence)
Whether
we seek forgiveness often, or hardly ever,
faithfully
and repeatedly God forgives.
Know
the depth of that forgiveness and be at peace…
(Silence)
In
Your good time, and through the encouragement of the Holy Spirit,
breathe
new life into us that our daily actions may tell the world
that
we are pilgrims of the One whom death could not hold down,
Jesus
Christ our Lord.
Amen.
“If
we confess our sins,
he
is faithful and just
and
will forgive us our sins
and
purify us from all unrighteousness.”
(1 John 1: 9)
Creed
We
believe in God the Father,
Maker
of all things.
We
believe in his Son Jesus Christ,
Lord
and Saviour of the world.
We
believe in the Holy Spirit,
giver
of life and light.
We
belong to the Church,
God’s
family everywhere.
Amen.
Readings
Psalm: Psalm 100
Second reading: Romans 5:1-8
Gospel: Matthew 9:35-10:8
Children’s Song
When I needed a neighbour (JP275)
1 When I needed a neighbour, were you there,
were you there?
When I needed a neighbour, were you there?
And the creed and the colour and the
name won’t matter,
were you there?
2 I was hungry and thirsty, were you there,
were you there?
I was hungry and thirsty, were you there?
And the creed . . .
3 I was cold, I was naked, were you there, were
you there?
I was cold, I was naked, were you there?
And the creed . . .
4 When I needed a shelter, were you there, were
you there?
When
I needed a shelter, were you there?
And the creed . . .
5 When I needed a healer, were you there, were
you there?
When I needed a healer, were you there?
And the creed . . .
6 Wherever you travel, I’ll be there, I’ll be
there,
Wherever you travel, I’ll be there.
And the creed . . .
Prayer for / with the
Children
Dear
God,
we
thank you for our world
and
all that fills it.
We
thank you for all we can do
to
make your world a better place.
Help
us to care for the world around us
for
the people of today
and
the generations of tomorrow.
May
our words,
our
actions and our thoughts
change
this world and change the lives
of
those around us
and
around the globe
for
the better.
Amen.
Sermon
A transcript of the CHS Sunday sermon for 14.06.20 may be found here.
A video of the CHS Sunday sermon for 14.06.20 may be found here.
A video of the CHS Sunday sermon for 14.06.20 may be found here.
*Bonus feature: here is the midweek sermon from Bishop Rennis Ponniah
of the Anglican Diocese
of Singapore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWEWEclBAF4
Song
We
sing the praise (MP738)
1 We sing the praise of Him who died,
of Him who died upon the cross;
the sinner’s hope let men deride,
for this we count the world but lost.
2 Inscribed upon the cross we see,
in shining letters, ‘God is love’;
He bears our sins upon the tree,
He brings us mercy from above.
3 The cross! it takes our guilt away,
it holds the fainting spirit up;
it cheers with hope the gloomy day
and sweetens every bitter cup.
4 It makes the coward spirit brave,
and nerves the feeble arm for fight;
it takes the terror from the grave,
and gilds the bed of death with light.
5 The balm of life, the cure of woe,
the measure and the pledge of love;
the sinners’ refuge here below,
the angels’ theme in heaven above.
Offering
(Please
do bear in mind that as long as we are still able to,
CHS
is continuing to support various projects and people
in
need and needs will likely increase during this time.
You
may want to set aside some money in an envelope every Sunday
and
bring these to church when we next meet back at ARDA.)
Dedication of our
Offering
In
the name and in the spirit of Jesus,
we
bring our gifts to you;
and
seek the grace to give with them
a
ready mind, a willing spirit, and a joyful heart,
and
to dedicate our lives
to
the truth of your gospel;
for
the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord,
in
whom we see your everlasting goodness
and
receive your kindly care.
Amen.
Intercessions and
Thanksgiving
In
longer evenings when light lingers
as
we near the midpoint of the year
we
offer You our thanks and praise.
We
remember and hold before You
people
in your world where the fading of the light brings not only darkness but
sadness and discomfort.
May
they know Your light.
When
we gather and share food and laughter with friends, relatives,
and
those whom we love
and
also when we are content to eat alone –
we
offer You our thanks and praise.
We
remember and hold before You
those
who today will share meals tainted with sadness,
those
who through no choice of their own eat alone,
those
who are hungry and have little food.
May
they soon know joy and plenty.
When
we have been offered hospitality that was generous or unexpected –
we
have been blessed
and
we offer You our thanks and praise.
We
remember and hold before You refugees and those who are strangers in a foreign
land,
those
for whom exceptional warmth and hospitality would mean so much.
May
they know a rich welcome and ongoing support.
When
someone who knows us a little, but not well, remembers our names –
we
offer You our thanks for their care and attentiveness.
We
remember and hold before You those who have been forced to change names
or
those who forget their names – the overseas student in a culture that feels
alien,
those
who have been trafficked,
those
living with dementia.
May
they know liberation and freedom.
And
hear us too as we take time to remember and hold before You
those
caught up in the Covid19 crisis, particularly those in India, who must travel
from
hospital to hospital, desperately trying to find one in which their loved one
will
receive
treatment.
We
remember this and other countries pressured by economic necessity to ease the
lockdown,
while the number of cases is soaring.
We
continue to pray about the political unrest in the United States and other
countries
in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd,
We
thank you for the courageous words that have been spoken and the hope that
his
terrible death may not have been in vain.
For
his family and all those who mourn lives cut short or blighted by the
scourge
of
prejudice,
Minister
to their needs we pray.
In a moment of silence we bring before God the people and situations brought to our attention, which we lift up in prayer now...
(Stephen, a former prisoner who we have prayed for several years, currently back in the UK, lost his father on Wednesday. Please pray for him and his stepmother Mary that they may know God's comfort at this time and that Stephen who has struggled with alcohol issues for many years, may not be so overwhelmed by grief that he returns to problem drinking.
A couple who served in Laos for several years, currently living in the USA, Corky and Maurice Babcock's grandson, Roman aged 11, who had a congenital health condition went to be with the Lord on Friday. Please pray for the family to be comforted at this time. They lost a son and daughter-in-law in the Pakse air crash in 2013, so this is another heavy blow. Pray that their hope in the Lord's goodness, love and faithfulness will be undiminished and help them through this time, particularly as they seek to comfort their daughter, Amelia.)
In a moment of silence we bring before God the people and situations brought to our attention, which we lift up in prayer now...
(Stephen, a former prisoner who we have prayed for several years, currently back in the UK, lost his father on Wednesday. Please pray for him and his stepmother Mary that they may know God's comfort at this time and that Stephen who has struggled with alcohol issues for many years, may not be so overwhelmed by grief that he returns to problem drinking.
A couple who served in Laos for several years, currently living in the USA, Corky and Maurice Babcock's grandson, Roman aged 11, who had a congenital health condition went to be with the Lord on Friday. Please pray for the family to be comforted at this time. They lost a son and daughter-in-law in the Pakse air crash in 2013, so this is another heavy blow. Pray that their hope in the Lord's goodness, love and faithfulness will be undiminished and help them through this time, particularly as they seek to comfort their daughter, Amelia.)
Ever
creating, ever loving, ever encouraging God,
we
offer You our deep thanks.
Use
our gifts, talents and skills in the world
so
that our lives may tell out Your praise and where possible
help
those whom we have remembered before You today.
Hear
our prayers,
through
Jesus Christ our loving Saviour
Amen.
Lord’s Prayer
Our
Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your
kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven.
Give
us today our daily bread.
Forgive
us our sins as we forgive those
who
sin against us.
Lead
us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For
the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now
and for ever.
Amen.
Closing Song
“The
Summons” - Will you come and follow me?
Will
you come and follow me if I but call your name?
Will
you go where you don't know and never be the same?
Will
you let my love be shown? Will you let my name be known,
will
you let my life be grown in you and you in me?
Will
you leave yourself behind if I but call your name?
Will
you care for cruel and kind and never be the same?
Will
you risk the hostile stare should your life attract or scare?
Will
you let me answer prayer in you and you in me?
Will
you let the blinded see if I but call your name?
Will
you set the prisoners free and never be the same?
Will
you kiss the leper clean and do such as this unseen,
and
admit to what I mean in you and you in me?
Will
you love the "you" you hide if I but call your name?
Will
you quell the fear inside and never be the same?
Will
you use the faith you've found to reshape the world around,
through
my sight and touch and sound in you and you in me?
Lord
your summons echoes true when you but call my name.
Let
me turn and follow you and never be the same.
In
Your company I'll go where Your love and footsteps show.
Thus
I'll move and live and grow in you and you in me.
Prayer of Sending and
Blessing
Leader: We go as
individuals
All: to serve as God
calls us
into a world in need
of his co-workers.
Leader: We go as
a community
All: to serve as God
calls us
as living witnesses
to the kingdom values
of right relations.
Leader: We go as
the people of God
All: to be stewards
of his generous giving,
and to reflect his
triune love
in all we do and say.
May God the Father
make us holy in his love;
God the Son enrich us
with his grace;
God the Holy Spirit
strengthen us with joy;
may the Lord bless
and keep us in eternal life.
Go
in peace to love and serve the Lord,
in
the name of Christ.
Amen
A transcript of the CHS sermon for Sunday 14.06.20 can be found here.