Welcome to the CHS Vientiane Worship Service Resources
"Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of Heaven is theirs."
Approach
Almighty God
Through many and various ways You come to us.
Steal into our hearts now as we think once again of the new gift of life granted to us through faith in Jesus Christ.
Clarify our vision and steady our nerves
so that we might be willing to venture forth
to serve You as we ought.
Capture our minds and devotions
as we realise in this moment of worship
Your power over death
and the enormous possibilities
for victorious living day by day
granted to us through Jesus Christ
our Saviour and Lord.
Opening Hymn of Praise
Only by grace can we enter,
only by grace can we stand;
not by our human endeavour,
but by the blood of the Lamb.
Into Your presence You call us,
You call us to come;
into Your presence You draw us,
and now by Your grace we come,
now by Your grace we come.
Lord, if You mark our transgressions who would stand?
Thanks to Your grace we are cleansed by the blood of the Lamb.
Lord, if You mark . . .
Only by grace . . .
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.
Petition
We wish to be righteous,
but often find it tough and dangerous to be Your disciples
in a hostile and angry world.
Rescue us, we pray,
in our times of wavering and lack of conviction.
Grant us real and vibrant confidence in Your promises
which will never fail.
Spare us for being ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus.
Refresh our thirsty souls with the water of life, hope and expectation.
Give us the power to grapple with the sin which is harboured within us,
and the courage to confront with boldness
all that threatens to decay
or destroy the potential for living and loving in our lives,
through Jesus, the Lord of life.
Holy is the Lord (MP1232)
We stand and lift up our hands,
for the joy of the Lord is our strength.
We bow down and worship Him now;
how great, how awesome is He.
And together we sing, everyone sing:
‘Holy is the Lord God Almighty;
the earth is filled with His glory.
Holy is the Lord God Almighty;
the earth is filled with His glory,
the earth is filled with His glory.’
We stand and lift up our hands . . .
And together we sing, everyone sing:
‘Holy is the Lord . . .
It is rising up all around;
it’s the anthem of the Lord’s renown.
It’s rising up all around;
it’s the anthem of the Lord’s renown.
It is rising up . . .
And together we sing, everyone sing:
‘Holy is the Lord . . .
Prayer with and for the children
Click for prayer activity Powerpoint here.
Still (MP1057)
1 Hide me now under Your wings.
Cover me within Your mighty hand.
When the oceans rise and
thunder roars,
I will soar with You above the storm.
Father, You are King over the flood;
I will be still and know You are God.
2 Find rest, my soul, in Christ alone.
Know His power in quietness and trust.
When the oceans rise . . .
Prayers
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.
Amen
