We begin our worship in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen....

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We begin our worship in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.Amen.

WELCOME & OPENING

Let us pray,

P. Lord, you who made the earth, the air, the sky, the sea, who gave the light its birth, C. You care for me.

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Lord, You who made the grass, the flowers, the fruit, the trees, the day and night to pass; You will care for me.-Reflection-

God who made the sun, the moon, the stars – when life’s clouds come on,

you still care for me.

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God, You sent your Son to die on Calvary,to show how lovingly You care for me.

My God Accept My Heart TodayLHS 299

My God, accept my heart this day,And make it always Thine,That I from Thee no more may stray,No more from Thee decline.

Before the cross of Him who died,Behold, I prostrate fall;Let every sin be crucified,Let Christ be all in all.

Anoint me with Thy heavenly grace,Adopt me for Thine own,That I may see Thy glorious face,And worship at Thy throne.

May the dear blood once shed for meMy blest atonement proveThat I from first to last may beThe purchase of Thy love!

Let every thought, and work, and word,To Thee be ever given;Then life shall be Thy service, Lord,And death the gate of Heaven.

Matthew Bridges, 1848

ConfessionPastor: God of grace, in the days when your word was rarely heard and when visions were scarce, you broke into Samuel's life and called his name...and he said "Here I am, speak, for your servant is listening.”

Pastor: We confess that often so many voices clamour for our attention that your word is again hard to hear.

All: Forgive us if you have called us to be your witnesses or to use our gifts to serve you, and we have not heard, or have been unwilling to respond.

Lord Jesus Christ, you met Philip and Nathanael on the road and said "Follow me" - and they did...

All: We confess that we do not expect to meet you on the familiar roads we travel and so we fail to discern your presence or your call on our lives.

Holy Spirit, you empower us to recognise and to respond to the invitation of Jesus to follow him, even when that means travelling on unknown and unfamiliar paths...

Merciful God, take from us all that hinders our hearing your voice and fill us anew with the Holy Spirit that we may joyfully respond to Jesus' call on our lives. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen

Assurance of Forgiveness

The good news is that even if we at first do not hear the divine word addressed to us, God calls again and again. When our words and actions separate us from God, the Apostle Paul assures us that Jesus was prepared to pay the price to restore us to God.

Paul writes: "You were bought with a price; therefore glorify God...” (1 Corinthians 6:20) Let us glorify God...Lord, we give You thanks with a grateful heart. We give thanks to the Holy One, and we give thanks to God because You’ve given us Jesus Christ, Your Son.

We were weak, but you made us strong. We were poor, but now we are rich, because of what You, the Lord, have done for us.We give thanks to the Father;We give thanks to the Son;We give thanks to the Holy Spirit.Amen.

PSALM 139:1-6;12-18

You have searched me, LORD,and you know me.You know when I sit and when I rise;you perceive my thoughts from afar.You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely.

You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.For you created my inmost being;you knit me together in my mother’s womb.I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever more. Amen.

The Prayer of the Day

Almighty and merciful God, it is by your loving kindness alone that you accept us and call us to serve you. Strengthen us by your Holy Spirit and make us worthy of our calling. We ask this through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

The First Reading

1 Samuel 3: 1 - 10“The Lord reveals himself to

Samuel”

L: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

The Second Reading

1 Corinthians 6: 12-20“Your body is a temple

of the Holy Spirit”

L: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

The Gospel Reading

John 1: 43 - 51“We have found the Messiah”

PLEASE STAND

P: This is the Gospel of our risen LordC: Praise be to you, O Christ

The CreedI believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried.

He descended into hell.The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty, from thence he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

KIDSCHAT

THY WORD

IS A LAMP UNTO

MY FEET

THY WORD

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet And a light unto my path

When I feel afraid, I think I’ve lost my way

Still you’re there right beside meNothing will I fear as long as you are nearPlease be near me to the end

Thy word is a lamp unto my feetAnd a light unto my path

I will not forget your love for me and yetI’ll forever be wand’ringJesus be my guide, hold me to you’re side;I will love you to the end

Thy word is a lamp unto my feetAnd a light unto my path

WHEN THE BAPTISM IS OVERMARK 1: 9-13

SERMON

MARK 1:9-13

9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”12 At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, 13 and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.

WHEN THE BAPTISM IS OVER

I. A DESERT OF TEMPTATION“12 At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, 13 and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted[by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.

HEBREWS 4:15

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet he did not sin.”

“You cannot keep birds from flying over your head but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair”

Martin Luther King Jr

HEBREWS 4:15

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses

II.THE PATH OF DISCIPLESHIP 16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” 18 At once they left their nets and followed him. 19 When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. 20 Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

Discipleship involves action!

“Come, follow me,” (v17) Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

MARK 1:16-17

“18 At once they left their nets and followed him.”

MARK 1:18

“they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him” .

MARK 1:20

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

MARK 1:17

I will make you become fishers of men." (NASB)

I will show you how to fish for people!" (NLT)

I will turn you into fishers of people." (NET)

MARK 1:17

“Since you have brought your child to be baptised, you are responsible for nurturing his faith and helping him to know Jesus as his friend and Saviour. Therefore as parents, will you

bring your child to services in God’s house,

teach him the Christian faith and God’s Word as found in the Bible, and

will you provide for his ongoing instruction in the Christian faith.”

“As godparents will you support the child’s parents in the task of nurturing baby’s faith?

Will you take a special interest in him as your god-child and encourage him to grow in his/her faith in Jesus?”

III. A ROAD OF SERVICE

“A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject to all.”

MARTIN LUTHER“On the Freedom of a Christian” (November 1520):

• Jesus Announces the Good News (14-15)

• Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit (21-28)

• Jesus Heals Many (29-34)• Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy (40-45)

“The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

MATTHEW 20:28

God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name,

I’ve been born againin Jesus’ name,

and in Jesus’ nameI come to you

to share His loveas he told me to.

1 of 4

He said, “Freely, freely,

you have received,freely, freely give.

Go in my nameand because you believe,

others will know that I live.

2 of 4

All power is givenin Jesus’ name,

In earth and heavenin Jesus’ name,

and in Jesus’ nameI come to you

to share His poweras he told me to.

3 of 4

He said, “Freely, freely,

you have received,freely, freely give.

Go in my nameand because you believe,

others will know that I live.

4 of 4

P: Let us pray together…

All: Thank you, Lord, for calling us to be your followers. Lead us to serve you in all that we do by trusting you and doing your will. Use us and our possessions for your purposes. Amen.

OFFERATORY PRAYER

Prayer of the Church

SILENT REFLECTION

Holy Communion

P: The Lord be with you C: And also with you. P: Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them to the Lord. P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Holy Communion

It is indeed right and good, Lord God, holy Father, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to you, through Jesus Christ our Lord. You have revealed your glorious presence to us in a new way through the mystery of the Word made flesh, so that as we see you in your Son, we are drawn to love you whom we cannot see.

Holy Communion

And so, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we adore and praise your glorious name:C: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

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.

The Lord’s Prayer

Holy Communion

Words of Institution

Distribution

Holy Communion is for believers in Jesus who desire to receive God’s

forgiveness and believe that Christ is present in this celebration as they eat the bread and drink the wine.

If this is what you believe, then you are welcome to partake in Holy Communion, whether you are

a member of this congregation or not.

DISMISSAL

Prayer After Communion

Almighty and merciful God, you gave your Son our Saviour Jesus Christto be the light of the world.As you have come to us in your word and sacrament, make us shine with his glory, so that people throughout the world may know, worship, and obey him. For he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.Amen.

May the feet of God walk with you,And his hand hold you tight.May the eye of God rest on you,And his ear hear your cry.May the smile of God be for you,And his breath give you life.May the child of God grow in you,And his love bring you home.

BLESSINGSpoken By Pastor

BLESSING

The Lord bless you and keep you, The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; The Lord look upon you with favour, And give you peace Amen

Blessed assurance Jesus is mineO what a foretaste of glory divineHeir of salvation purchase of GodBorn of His Spirit washed in His blood

This is my story this is my songPraising my Saviour all the day longThis is my story this is my songPraising my Saviour all the day long

Perfect submission perfect delightVisions of rapture now burst on my sightAngels descending bring from aboveEchoes of mercy whispers of love

Perfect submission all is at restI in my Saviour am happy and blestWatching and waiting looking aboveFilled with His goodness lost in His love

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We begin our worship in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen....

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