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
“Look to the Lord and be strong; at all times seek his presence.” (Psalm 105: 4)
Collect
Grant, O merciful God,
that your Church,
being gathered by your Holy Spirit into one,
may show forth your power among all peoples,
to the glory of your name;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Call to Worship
Leader: We meet in the name of God
Voice 1: whose speech began the story of life
Voice 2: whose words brought form into being
All: and who ordered creation in harmony and goodness.
L: We meet in the purpose of Jesus
V1: whose life was the speech of God,
V2: whose words show the shape of His Kingdom
All: and who draws those who hear into its unfolding story.
L: We meet in the power of the Spirit
V1: whose breath tamed the primordial chaos
V2: whose tongue shapes the words of change
All: and who energises the ones who give the Spirit voice.
L: We meet in the name of the Triune God
the Source, the Sharer, and the Shaper,
All: Who was, and is, and will be
as forever more.
Opening Hymn of Praise
Jesus is our God (MP 870)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUqxpRlxdh8
1 Jesus is the name we honour;
Jesus is the name we praise.
Majestic name above all other names,
the highest heaven and earth proclaim that Jesus is our God.
We will glorify,
we will lift Him high,
we will give Him honour and praise.
We will glorify . . .
2 Jesus is the name we worship;
Jesus is the name we trust.
He is the King above all other kings,
let all creation stand and sing that Jesus is our God.
We will glorify . . .
3 Jesus is the Father’s splendour;
Jesus is the Father’s joy.
He will return to reign in majesty,
and every eye at last will see that Jesus is our God.
We will glorify . . .
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.
Amen
Silence
All: God
the life and words of Your Son –
His compassion and care for others
even as He Himself was dying –
assure us
of the generous depths
of Your forgiveness
and of your restorative power.
Help us now
through the energy of Your Spirit
to love and live differently,
that we, and our world,
might become
all that You intended.
Amen.
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
Children's Song
King of kings (MP398)
King of kings and Lord of lords,
glory, hallelujah!
King of kings and Lord of lords,
glory, hallelujah!
Jesus, Prince of peace,
glory, hallelujah!
Jesus, Prince of peace,
glory, hallelujah!
(may be sung as a round)
Prayer for / with the Children
Jesus is Lord Shout
(gradually getting quieter)
Equal with God:
Jesus is Lord
Emptied himself:
Jesus is Lord
Came as a slave:
Jesus is Lord
Found as a man:
Jesus is Lord
Humbly obeyed:
Jesus is Lord
Went to his death:
Jesus is Lord
Death on a cross:
Jesus is Lord
(getting louder)
God raised him up:
Jesus is Lord
Gave him the name:
Jesus is Lord
Higher than all:
Jesus is Lord
Every knee bow:
Jesus is Lord
All tongues confess:
Jesus is Lord
Amen
Sermon
Song
The Servant King (MP 162)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCAdWs-ZyEk
1 From heaven You came, helpless babe,
entered our world, Your glory veiled,
not to be served but to serve,
and give Your life that we might live.
This is our God, the Servant King,
He calls us now to follow Him,
to bring our lives as a daily offering
of worship to the Servant King.
2 There in the garden of tears
my heavy load He chose to bear;
His heart with sorrow was torn,
‘Yet not my will but yours,’ He said.
This is our God . . .
3 Come see His hands and His feet,
the scars that speak of sacrifice,
hands that flung stars into space
to cruel nails surrendered.
This is our God . . .
4 So let us learn how to serve
and in our lives enthrone Him,
each other’s needs to prefer,
for it is Christ we’re serving.
This is our God . . .
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
Gracious God,
when your kindness and generosity
dawned upon the world,
and you lavished your love upon us
in Jesus Christ our Saviour,
you called us to believe in you
and to devote ourselves to good works.
Now we bring our gifts to you,
and offer them and our whole life
with joy for your service;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Thanksgiving and Intercessions...
Father, we thank you for the example of
Jesus.
He served his disciples with a meal of fish
and bread.
We remember those who provide us with
food, especially…
Father, we thank you for the example of
Jesus.
He served others and did not turn them
away. He welcomed women and men, old and
young, the unwanted and the unloved.
We remember those who find time for chats,
who visit the sick and lonely. We remember
especially…
Father, we thank you for the example of
Jesus.
He served the sick. He touched them and
healed many.
We remember those who care for our
health, especially…
Father, we thank you for the example of
Jesus.
He brought us wisdom from God. He taught
us how to walk in God’s ways.
We remember those who help us to know
more of God, especially…
These prayers we offer up in the name for for the sake of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Amen
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
King of kings, majesty (MP1000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5VutCGsVXE
1 King of kings, majesty,
God of heaven living in me,
gentle Saviour, closest friend,
strong deliverer, beginning and end,
all within me falls at Your throne.
Your majesty, I can but bow.
I lay my all before You now.
In royal robes I don’t deserve
I live to serve Your majesty.
2 Earth and heaven worship You,
love eternal, faithful and true,
who bought the nations, ransomed souls,
brought this sinner near to Your throne;
all within me cries out in praise.
Your majesty, I can but bow.
I lay my all before You now.
In royal robes I don’t deserve
I live to serve Your majesty,
I live to serve Your majesty.
Prayer of Sending and Blessing
Refreshed with the living water,
sustained by the bread of life,
encouraged by the witness of generations,
let us go from this place
motivated and excited,
with anticipation and zeal,
ready for the hard work
you would have us do.
May we be your servants,
in our home,
in our church,
in our community,
in our world.
Send us out in trust and faith.
Amen.
in the name of Christ.
Amen
