Thank you for joining us today for our morning worship which was recorded in the chapel.

Rev Stephen Haward led the service and the theme is ‘Finding a Way’

The hymns are all available on YouTube.

HYMN Mission Praise 560 ‘Praise my soul the king of heaven’ Henry Francis Lyle 1793-1847

Welcome, Call to Worship, Opening Prayer, Introduction to Theme

CALL TO WORSHIP
We meet in God’s presence,
AND WE DO NOT MEET ALONE
With Angels in heaven and saints on earth,
WE LIFT OUR FEET TO FOLLOW.
Encouraging and loving one another,
WE LIFT OUR HANDS TO SERVE.
We meet in the power of God’s Holy Spirit,
AND WE DO NOT MEET ALONE
ALLELUIA! AMEN

SONG ‘Every step’ Nick and Becky Drake © 2018 Worship For Everyone

Church News and Bible Readings Mark 10:13-22, Romans 1:7-16

HYMN Mission Praise 25 ‘All to Jesus I surrender’
Judson W Van de Venter (1855-1939 ©HarperCollins Religious Copy Care)

Sermon, Prayers, Act of Dedication and Blessing

HYMN ‘O Spirit of the living God’   Henry Tweedy, public domain

Mark 10:13-22 (The Message)

13 The people brought children to Jesus, hoping he might touch them. 14 The disciples shooed them off. But Jesus was irate and let them know it: “Don’t push these children away. Don’t ever get between them and me. These children are at the very center of life in the kingdom. 15 Mark this: Unless you accept God’s kingdom in the simplicity of a child, you’ll never get in.” 16 Then, gathering the children up in his arms, he laid his hands of blessing on them.
17 As he went out into the street, a man came running up, greeted him with great reverence, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?” 18 Jesus said, “Why are you calling me good? No one is good, only God. 19 You know the commandments: Don’t murder, don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t lie, don’t cheat, honor your father and mother.” 20 He said, “Teacher, I have – from my youth – kept them all!” 21 Jesus looked him hard in the eye – and loved him! He said, “There’s one thing left: Go sell whatever you own and give it to the poor. All your wealth will then be heavenly wealth. And come follow me.” 22 The man’s face clouded over. This was the last thing he expected to hear, and he walked off with a heavy heart. He was holding on tight to a lot of things, and not about to let go.

Romans 1:7-16

⁷ To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul’s longing to visit Rome
⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. ⁹ God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you ¹⁰ in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you.
¹¹ I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong – ¹² that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. ¹³ I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
¹⁴ I am a debtor both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. ¹⁵ That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.