CHS Worship Resources: Church Service on Sunday, January 24th, 2021 Third Sunday after the Epiphany

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/

~ Pastor Tony

Scripture Sentence

“The time has arrived; the kingdom of God is upon you. Repent, and believe the gospel.”

(Mark 1:15)

The Collect

Almighty God,

by grace alone you call us

and accept us in your service.

Strengthen us by your Spirit,

and make us worthy of your call;

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

who lives and reigns

with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

Amen

Words of welcome

Leader: May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you always!

All: And also with you.

Opening Hymn of Praise

Praise to the Lord (MP 564)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEh7Vt9sxmc

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.

Amen

Silence

In peace let us pray to the Lord:

Lord, you are the vinedresser who cares for us with love.

You call on us to see the beauty of each branch united to the vine,

the beauty of each person.

And yet, too often the differences in others make us afraid.

We withdraw into ourselves.

Our trust in you is forsaken.

Enmity develops between us.

Come and direct our hearts toward you once again.

Grant us to live from your forgiveness

so that we may be together and praise your name.

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

Psalm: Psalm 62:5-12

First Reading: Jonah 3:1-5, 10

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Gospel: Mark 1:14-20

Song

Righteousness Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulla5MLt_20

Righteousness, peace, joy in the Holy Ghost

Righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Ghost

That's the Kingdom of God (Repeat)

Don't you want to be a part of the Kingdom

Come on ev'rybody

There is love in the Kingdom

So much love in the Kingdom

There's love in the Kingdom

Come on ev'rybody

There is peace in the Kingdom

So much peace in the Kingdom

There's peace in the Kingdom

Come on ev'rybody

There is joy in the Kingdom

So much joy in the Kingdom

There's joy in the Kingdom

Come on ev'rybody

Righteousness, peace, joy in the Holy Ghost

Righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Ghost

That's the Kingdom of God

That’s the Kingdom of God

Prayer for / with the Children

This is based around Psalm 62. The two ‘voices’ can be read from the front or from within the congregation.

Voice 1: Who do we wait for?

Voice 2: We wait patiently for God.

People: We can depend on him to protect and save us!

He is our defender!

Voice 1: Who can we hope in?

Voice 2: We hope in the Lord.

People: We can depend on him to protect and save us!

He is our defender!

Voice 1: Who can we depend on?

Voice 2: We depend on God alone.

Our salvation and honour depend on God.

People: We can depend on him to protect and save us!

He is our defender!

Voice 1: Who can we trust?

Voice 2: We can trust in God at all times.

We can tell him our troubles.

People: We can depend on him to protect and save us!

He is our defender!

Amen

Sermon

The CHS sermon transcript for 24.1.21 can be found here.

Song

The Power of Your Love (MP 880)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyHNNljZ-Yk

Verse 1

Lord I come to You

Let my heart be changed, renewed,

Flowing from the grace

That I’ve found in You.

And Lord I’ve come to know

The weaknesses I see in me

Will be stripped away

By the power of Your love.

Chorus

Hold me close

Let Your love surround me;

Bring me near

Draw me to Your side.

And as I wait

I’ll rise up like the eagle

And I will soar with You

Your Spirit leads me on

In the power of Your love.

Verse 2

Lord unveil my eyes

Let me see You face to face,

The knowledge of Your love

As You live in me.

Lord renew my mind

As Your will unfolds in my life,

In living every day

By the power of Your love.

Chorus

Hold me close

Let Your love surround me;

Bring me near

Draw me to Your side.

And as I wait

I’ll rise up like the eagle

And I will soar with You

Your Spirit leads me on

In the power of Your love.

Chorus

Hold me close

Let Your love surround me;

Bring me near

Draw me to Your side.

And as I wait

I’ll rise up like the eagle

And I will soar with You

Your Spirit leads me on

In the power of Your love.

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

God of all goodness and grace,

give us such confidence,

such peace, such happiness in you,

that your will

may always be dearer to us

than our will,

and your pleasure than our pleasure.

All that you give is your free gift to us,

all that you take away is your grace to us.

May you be thanked for all,

praised for all,

loved for all;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

Prayers

Leader: Holy Spirit, you create and re-create the Church in all places. Come and whisper in our hearts the prayer which Jesus addressed to his Father on the eve of his passion: “that they may all be one… so that the world may believe”.
Lord have mercy:

All: Christ have mercy.

Leader Lord Jesus, Prince of Peace, light the fire of your love in us so that suspicions, contempt and misunderstanding cease in the Church. May the walls that separate us fall.
Lord have mercy:

All: Christ have mercy.

Leader Holy Spirit, Consoler of all, open our hearts to forgiveness and reconciliation and bring us back from our wanderings.
Lord have mercy:

All: Christ have mercy.

Leader Lord Jesus, gentle and humble of heart, give us poverty of spirit so that we may welcome the unexpectedness of your grace.
Lord have mercy:

All: Christ have mercy.

Leader: Holy Spirit, you never abandon the men, women and children who are persecuted for their fidelity to the gospel. Give them strength and courage, and support those who help them.
Lord have mercy:

All: Christ have mercy.

Leader: God of life, you have created every human being in your image and likeness.

We sing your praise for the gift of our many cultures, expressions of faith, traditions and ethnicities.
Grant us the courage always to stand against injustice and hatred based on race, class, gender, religion, and fear of those not like ourselves.

All: God of peace, God of love, in you is our hope!

Leader: Merciful God, you have shown us in Christ that we are one in you. Teach us to use this gift in the world so that believers of all faiths in every country may be able to listen to each other and live in peace.

All: God of peace, God of love, in you is our hope!

Leader: O Jesus, you came into the world and shared fully in our humanity. You know the hardships of life for people who suffer in so many different ways. May the Spirit of compassion move us to share our time, life and goods with all those in need.

All: God of peace, God of love, in you is our hope!

Leader: Holy Spirit, you hear the fury of your wounded creation and the cries of those already suffering from climate change. Guide us toward new behaviour. May we learn to live in harmony as part of your creation.

All: God of peace, God of love, in you is our hope!

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 (MP 1175)

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.

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.

Christ in me,

the hope of glory.

You are everything.

Christ in me,

the hope of glory.

Be my everything . . .

Prayer of Sending and Blessing

Leader: Be one, so that the world may believe! Abide in God’s love, go into the world and bear the fruits of this love.

All: May the God of hope fill us with all joy and all peace in faith, so that we may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord,

in the name of Christ.

Amen