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
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
“Take
heart, you seekers after God.
For
the Lord listens to the poor
and
does not despise his captive people.”
(Psalm
69:32,33)
Collect
O
God our defender,
when
storms rage about us
and
cause us to be afraid,
rescue
your people from despair,
deliver
your sons and daughters from fear,
and
preserve us all from unbelief;
through
your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,
who
lives and reigns
with
you and the Holy Spirit,
one
God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Call to Worship
Come
into the space of truth.
Come
into the space where
all
are loved and valued.
Come
gather together
as
confident, beloved people.
Come
gather before our God,
Creator
and protector of us all.
Responses
Leader:
God of the bold
All: we come to you
in confidence.
Leader:
God of unsure
All: we come to you
in confidence.
Leader:
God of the loud
All: we come to you
in confidence.
Leader:
God of the whisperer
All: we come to you
in confidence.
Leader:
In confidence we come
All: the bold, the
unsure,
the loud and the
whisperer,
together we come to
you.
Amen.
Opening Hymn of
Praise
MP 1221 Praise is Rising
1 Praise
is rising,
eyes
are turning to You,
we turn
to You.
Hope is
rising,
hearts
are yearning for You,
we long
for You.
’Cause
when we see You,
we find
strength to face the day;
in Your
presence
all our
fears are washed away, washed away.
Hosanna,
hosanna,
You
are the God who saves us,
worthy
of all our praises.
Hosanna,
hosanna,
come
have Your way among us,
we
welcome You here Lord Jesus.
2 Hear the
sound of hearts
returning
to You,
we turn
to You.
In Your
kingdom
broken
lives
are
made new,
You
make us new.
’Cause
when we see You,
we find
strength to face the day;
in Your
presence
all our
fears are washed away, washed away.
Hosanna,
hosanna . . .
Hosanna,
hosanna.
Hosanna,
hosanna.
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
God,
in every other
If
we’re honest,
We
see ourselves more clearly –
Sometimes
our warmth,
Our
welcome, our hospitality, our inclusion
And
for this we give You thanks, loving God
God,
in every other,
If
we’re honest,
We
sometimes see ourselves more clearly –
Our
coldness
Toward
those different
And
in this we confess our sin,
Our
sense of superiority, Our desire for monochrome identity, those like us
God
Help
us accept Your welcome of us
And
of every other,
In
one shared body, as forgiven, baptised children
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.
Bible Readings
Psalm: Psalm
69:7-10,16-18
First
reading: Jeremiah
20:7-13
Second
reading: Romans
6:1-11
Gospel: Matthew
10:24-39
Children’s Song
MP 1019 You are my All in
All
1 You are
my strength when I am weak,
You are
the treasure that I seek,
You are
my all in all;
seeking
You as a precious jewel,
Lord,
to give up I’d be a fool,
You are
my all in all.
Jesus,
Lamb of God,
worthy
is Your name;
Jesus,
Lamb of God,
worthy
is Your name.
2 Taking
my sin, my cross, my shame,
rising
again, I bless Your name,
You are
my all in all;
when I
fall down You pick me up,
when I
am dry You fill my cup,
You are
my all in all.
Jesus,
Lamb of God . . .
Prayer for / with the
Children
Hearing
God,
Help
us hear what You hear
Speaking
God,
Help
us receive what You say
Eye-opening
God,
Help
us see what You see
God
who cares
Watching
every sparrow
Counts every hair on every head
Names every refugee in every camp
We
gather knowing You are
Watching
us
Counting
us
Naming
us
With
that care, aware of Your attention
Precious
to you
We
express our thanks
in
Jesus’ precious name
Amen.
Sermon
*Bonus feature: here is the midweek sermon from Bishop Rennis Ponniah
of the Anglican Diocese
of Singapore:
Song
Cornerstone
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus name
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus name
Than Jesus blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus name
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus name
Christ alone, Cornerstone
Weak made strong in the Saviour's love
Through the storm, He is Lord
Lord of all
When darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil
My anchor holds within the veil
Christ alone, Cornerstone
Weak made strong in the Saviour's love
Through the storm, He is Lord
Lord of all
He is Lord, Lord of all
Christ alone, Cornerstone
Weak made strong in the Saviour's love
Through the storm, He is Lord
Lord of all (X2)
When He shall come with trumpet sound
Oh may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless stand before the throne
[Interlude]
Oh may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless stand before the throne
[Interlude]
Christ alone, Cornerstone
Weak made strong in the Saviour's love
Through the storm, He is Lord
Lord of all (X3)
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
Lord
our God,
we
acknowledge that
you
are our Father,
we
are your children,
our
neighbours
are
those for whom Christ died to set free,
To
their service and to your glory
we
dedicate ourselves,
our
hearts and minds, our wills and works.
Strengthen
our resolve
to
stand fast in your faith,
to
seek the help of your Holy Spirit,
and
to work willingly for your perfect kingdom,
in
the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Intercessions And
Thanksgiving
Heavenly
Father,
thank
you for your presence with your people.
The Lord Jesus has promised to be with
us forever.
During these difficult and for many, trying times,
we give you
praise and thanks that we are not alone.
Your Holy Spirit is with us.
Thank you
that despite the suffering that your people face,
because of Jesus, we are
not alone.
Thank
you that we do not have to be afraid
of those who kill the body but cannot kill
the soul.
Rather, help us to be afraid of the One
who can destroy both soul and
body in hell.
In Matthew you tell us “Are not two sparrows sold for a
penny?
Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s
care.
And even the very hairs of your head are all
numbered.
So, don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows”
Thank
you that we are valuable to you and that you are
working your purposes out even
if we cannot see or understand
what you are doing.
Lord, protect your people
from doubting your faithfulness and goodness.
Satan would love for your people
to turn away from you.
Protect all those in Laos who name Christ as Lord and
Saviour.
Help them to be bold in proclaiming the good news about Jesus.
Lord,
we have not loved you with our whole heart, soul, mind and strength this week.
For this we beg your forgiveness.
Thank you for Jesus’ death that has paid the
price for all our sin.
Help us to never think that we never sin and take your
word seriously that says:
“If we claim we have not sinned, we make him
out to be a liar and his word is not in us.”
Father,
we pray that you may allow those who have had to leave
due to COVID to be able
to return soon.
We praise you that there haven’t been many cases in Laos.
Thank
you for hearing our prayers.
We thank you that life can get back to normal
(sort of).
We ask that churches will soon be able to get back together in
person.
May you continue to give the government a love for people
and a desire
to protect its citizens.
May you help them to come to know Jesus as their Lord
and Saviour.
We
pray for the leaders around the world as they seek to battle COVID19.
Help them
to humble themselves and turn to you and repent.
Give them wisdom and
compassion so that they put people before politics or money.
Father, a lot of
the world is angry, help them to seek you in their anger.
Father have mercy on
those leaders who have been callous in their response
to the suffering of their
people. Cause them to repent and beg your forgiveness.
Thank
you for the way that you have been taking care of Tony and his family
during
this time. Continue to protect them from Satan’s attempts to tear them down.
May you give Tony wisdom as he speaks the truth in love.
May you strengthen his
heart with the reminder from your word this week
that those who proclaim the
gospel will be persecuted
and those who will hurt him the most will be those
closest to him.
For all of us, Lord, we ask that you remind us today
of the fact
that to be yours means that we will be persecuted.
May your Spirit
strengthen us to persevere to the end.
Father,
we ask that you protect your people from racism.
May your Spirit teach us what
it looks like and how to love all people equally.
Help the members of CHS to be
inclusive as we interact with each other.
May we be a taste of heaven to
those who visit us –
people from all nations worshiping God together in one
accord.
There
are many people hurting in CHS. Lord, you know them all.
Help
Stephen to stay strong during this time of his grief.
May you be Corky and
Maurice's source of comfort and joy as they too mourn.
Father,
we don’t deserve to have you hear us.
Thank you that Jesus has died that we
might have the privilege of
being able to bring our requests to you.
Thank you
that you give us the Holy Spirit to enable us to be
at least part of the answer
to our prayers.
In
Jesus’ name we pray.
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
MP 522 O the deep, deep love of Jesus
1 O the
deep, deep love of Jesus!
Vast,
unmeasured, boundless, free;
rolling
as a mighty ocean
in its
fulness over me.
Underneath
me, all around me,
is the
current of Thy love;
leading
onward, leading homeward,
to my
glorious rest above.
2 O the
deep, deep love of Jesus!
Spread
His praise from shore to shore,
how He
loveth, ever loveth,
changeth
never, nevermore;
how He
watches o’er His loved ones,
died to
call them all His own;
how for
them He intercedeth,
watches
over them from the throne.
3 O the
deep, deep love of Jesus!
Love of
every love the best:
’tis an
ocean vast of blessing,
’tis a
haven sweet of rest.
O the
deep, deep love of Jesus!
’tis a
heaven of heavens to me;
and it
lifts me up to glory,
for it
lifts me up to Thee.
Prayer of Sending and
Blessing
Sending
Leader: Valued
and loved,
known
and understood,
forgiven
and free,
All: we go to serve
God,
to take up our
crosses,
to confront our
fears.
Leader: We go
with good news
stirring
within our souls,
our
hearts and minds,
All: and we shout it
from the
rooftops and
treetops!
May the love of the
Father enfold us,
the wisdom of the Son
enlighten us,
the fire of the Holy
Spirit inflame us;
and may the blessing
of God rest upon us
and abide with us,
now and evermore.
Go
in peace to love and serve the Lord,
in the name of
Christ.
Amen
