AMERSHAM FREE CHURCH
Sunday 10th May 2015 Easter 6
MORNING WORSHIP
led by our Ministers
GOD INVITES US TO WORSHIP
We stand at the entry of the Bible
Introit
Call to Worship
Minister: Sing a new song to the Lord
All: For God has done marvellous things.
Minister: Sing to the Lord a song of praise
All: For God is faithful and just.
Minister: Sing to the Lord a song of joy
All: For God has shown eternal love for us.
Minister: The Lord be with you
All: And also with you.
Hymn 236: Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Opening Prayers of Praise and Confession
Lord’s Prayer back cover of hymn book
Welcome and Notices
The Offering
during which we sing (remaining seated) 404: Lord of all good
(Tune 740: Woodlands)
Prayer of Dedication all standing
WE LISTEN FOR THE WORD OF GOD
All Age Item: Matthew Green teaches us a new song
1 My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus name
Christ alone; cornerstone
Weak made strong; in the Saviour's love
Through the storm, He is Lord
Lord of all
2 When Darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil
My anchor holds within the veil
Christ alone; cornerstone
Weak made strong; in the Saviour's love
Through the storm, He is Lord
Lord of all
3 When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless stand before the throne.
Christ alone; cornerstone
Weak made strong; in the Saviour's love
Through the storm, He is Lord
Lord of all
Hillsong CCL257120
We remain standing for a Prayer of Blessing for Junior Church
before children and young people leave us for their groups.
Babies and toddlers are welcome in The Crèche.
Reading: Acts 10.44-48 N.T. p.111
This morning’s reader is Geoff Platts
Reader: In this is the word of the Lord
All: Thanks be to God
Anthem
Reading: John 15.9-17 N.T. p.94
Reader: In this is the word of the Lord
All: Thanks be to God
Sermon
Sermon notes are available as you leave and on the church website
OUR RESPONSE
Silent Reflection
Hymn: Let love be real (Tune: Londonderry Air)
1 Let love be real, in giving and receiving,
without the need to manage and to own;
a haven free from posing and pretending,
where every weakness may be safely known.
Give me your hand, along the desert pathway,
give me your love wherever we may go.
As God loves us, so let us love each other;
With no demands, just open hands and space to grow.
2 Let love be real, not grasping or confining,
that strange embrace that holds yet sets us free;
that helps us face the risk of truly living,
and makes us brave to be what we might be.
Give me your strength when all my words are weakness;
Give me your love in spite of all you know.
As God loves us, so let us love each other;
With no demands, just open hands and space to grow.
3 Let love be real, with no manipulation,
no secret wish to harness or control;
let us accept each other’s incompleteness,
and share the joy of learning to be whole.
Give me your hope through dreams and disappointments
Give me your trust when all my failings show.
As God loves us, so let us love each other;
With no demands, just open hands and space to grow.
Michael Forster © 1955 Kevin Mayhew Ltd CCL257120
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
using the Taize chant responses Ubi caritas et amor (R&S 402)
Hymn 620: For the healing of the nations
Dismissal and Blessing with sung Amen All Standing
Join us for coffee, tea or a cold drink in the
Alfred Ellis Hall where the Fairtrade stall is open.