Sunday, September 20th, 2020: Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

 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/

Ideas for parents to use with their children at home can be found on this page (click this link).
~ Pastor Tony






Scripture Sentence
“To the Lord belong the earth and everything in it, the world and all its inhabitants.” (Psalm 24: 1)


Collect
Almighty God,
you created the heavens and the earth,
and made us in your image.
Teach us to discern your hand
in all your works
and to serve you
with reverence and thanksgiving;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who is alive and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Call to Worship
 
Leader: God the faithful listener 
Voice 1: is waiting to be found and known  
Voice 2: and will answer those who are calling 
All:Let us bless God’s name together 
 
L: God the patient watcher 
V1:is waiting to be found and known  
V2:and will meet those who are seeking to change  
All:Let us bless God’s name together 
 
L: God the generous provider 
V1:is waiting to be found and known  
V2 :and will reach out to those who are in need  
All:Let us bless God’s name together
 
L: God the wellspring of all life 
V1:is present with us now 
V2:waiting to be found and known 
All:Let us bless God’s name together
 
Opening Hymn of Praise 
All Heaven Declares (MP 14)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwjGAD_Tgp8
 

1  All heaven declares
the glory of the risen Lord;
who can compare
with the beauty of the Lord?
For ever He will be
the Lamb upon the throne;
I gladly bow the knee,
and worship Him alone.

2  I will proclaim
the glory of the risen Lord,
who once was slain
to reconcile man to God.
For ever You will be
the Lamb upon the throne;
I gladly bow the knee,
and worship You alone.

 
 (MP 975)

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 Your compassion for our weakness 
and concern for our wellbeing 
give us confidence 
in the generosity of Your forgiveness. 
Out of the liberality of Your grace 
help us, as we begin again, 
to grow into the courage, 
love, and understanding 
which are the hallmarks of Your Kingdom, 
and to live in ways 
which will help to make this world 
a place where all life can flourish.
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
First reading:  Jonah 3:10-4:11
Second reading:  Philippians 1:21-30

Children's Song

Bless the Lord O my soul (MP 1259)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSxocnIaN0A

Bless the Lord,O my soul;
 O my soul, worship His holy name.
 Sing like never before,O my soul.
 I’ll worship Your holy name.

1 The sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning;
it’s time to sing Your song again.
Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me,
let me be singing when the evening comes.
 Bless the Lord,O my soul . . .

2 You’re rich in love and You’re slow to anger,
Your name is great and Your heart is kind.
For all Your goodness, I will keep on singing;
ten thousand reasons for my heart to find.
 Bless the Lord,O my soul . . .

3 And on that day when my strength is failing,
the end draws near and my time has come,
still my soul will sing Your praise unending:
ten thousand years and then for evermore!
 Bless the Lord,O my soul . . .

. . . I’ll worship Your holy name.
 Yes, I’ll worship Your holy name.

Prayer for / with the Children

Loving God – we thank You that You always listen 
 even when our voices are less than joyful. 
We thank You that You still wait for us
 even when we dawdle or drag our feet. 
We thank You that your generosity always overflows
 even when we are less than happy about sharing with others
 
Loving God – we thank You 
that You are always, and completely, Yourself 
and that Your love is therefore never limited 
by our smallness
In Jesus' name we pray,
Amen
 
Sermon 
 
As it is Men's Retreat Weekend, there will be a guest preacher at C.H.S. this Sunday.  Sermon video and transcript should be available again next Sunday, 27.09.20.


Song
 
Take my life and let it be (MP 624)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ93HVuYd5Y

1  Take my life, and let it be
    consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
    take my moments and my days,
    let them flow in ceaseless praise.

2  Take my hands, and let them move
    at the impulse of Thy love;
    take my feet, and let them be
    swift and beautiful for Thee.

3  Take my voice, and let me sing
    always, only, for my King;
    take my lips, and let them be
    filled with messages from Thee.

4  Take my silver and my gold,
    not a mite would I withhold;
    take my intellect, and use
    every power as Thou shalt choose.

5  Take my will, and make it Thine;
    it shall be no longer mine:
    take my heart, it is Thine own;
    it shall be Thy royal throne.

6  Take my love; my Lord, I pour
    at Thy feet its treasure store:
    take myself, and I will be
    ever, only, all, for Thee.


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

We bring our offerings to you,
acknowledging that all your gifts
are given for our own growth
and for the service of humankind.
Receive them and our worship
Accept us and show us the gifts
we do not know we have to offer
in the strong name
and by the wisdom of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Thanksgiving and Intercessions...

These prayers we offer up in the name for for the sake of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
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 
 
Everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bhJHMoDsdE

1  God in my living,
    there in my breathing,
    God in my waking,
    God in my sleeping.
    God in my resting,
    there in my working,
    God in my thinking,
    God in my speaking.
    Be my everything,
    be my everything,
    be my everything,
    be my everything.

2  God in my hoping,
    there in my dreaming,
    God in my watching,
    God in my waiting.
    God in my laughing,
    there in my weeping,
    God in my hurting,
    God in my healing.
    Be my everything,
    be my everything,
    be my everything,
    be my everything.

        Christ in me,
        Christ in me,
        Christ in me,
        the hope of glory.
        You are everything.
        Christ in me,
        Christ in me,
        Christ in me,
        the hope of glory.
        Be my everything . . .
 
Prayer of Sending and Blessing

May the blessing of the disconcerting God be on us:  
the blessings of challenge and change;
the blessings of travel and transition; 
the blessings of discovery and deepening; 
the blessings of flourishing and fulfilment –  
May these blessings of the Kingdom be ours.
Amen.

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord,
in the name of Christ.
Amen 
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