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CALL TO WORSHIP
The cosmos and all it contains
come from the mind and the heart of God
Let us rejoice in the goodness and creativity of God.
Today, let us celebrate.
Today, let us be glad that God is with us.
HYMN – Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, The King of creation
BIBLE READING – 2 Samuel 23: 1-7
23 Now these are the last words of David:
The oracle of David, son of Jesse,
the oracle of the man whom God exalted,[a]
the anointed of the God of Jacob,
the favourite of the Strong One of Israel:
2 The spirit of the LORD speaks through me;
his word is upon my tongue.
3 The God of Israel has spoken;
the Rock of Israel has said to me:
“One who rules over people justly,
ruling in the fear of God,
4 is like the light of morning,
like the sun rising on a cloudless morning,
gleaming from the rain on the grassy land.”
5 Is not my house like this with God?
For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
Will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?
6 But the godless[b] are all like thorns that are thrown away,
for they cannot be picked up with the hand;
7 to touch them one uses an iron bar
or the shaft of a spear.
And they are entirely consumed in fire on the spot.[c]
PRAYER OF INVOCATION
God, of love and care,
we know we live in a world of competing loyalties.
We remember that you are committed to us.
In a world of power used to control,
we remember your power to free us all.
Remind us again on this day
that you are a power like no other power and Lord like no other lord.
Remind us today of your presence
with us always.
Amen.
BIBLE READING: John 18:33–37
33 Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked
him, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’
34 ‘Is that your own idea,’ Jesus asked, ‘or did others talk to you about
me?’
35 ‘Am I a Jew?’ Pilate replied. ‘Your own people and chief priests
handed you over to me. What is it you have done?’
36 Jesus said, ‘My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants
would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my
kingdom is from another place.’
37 ‘You are a king, then!’ said Pilate.
Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was
born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on
the side of truth listens to me.’
REFLECTION
A Christian is :
A mind through which Christ thinks
A heart through which Christ loves
A voice through which Christ speaks
A hand through which Christ helps.
~ Augustine of Hippo. 353 – 430
Do all the good you can,
by all the means you can,
in all the ways you can,
in all the places you can,
at all the times you can,
to all the people you can,
as long as ever you can.
~ John Wesley
Hymn 2 for congregation to follow along with
PRAYER OF ADORATION AND THANKSGIVING
God of grace and peace,
you long to fill our lives with grace
and our world with peace.
Your love for all that you have made
is steadfast and unwavering.
We are so thankful that we are not alone.
We are so thankful that you are deeply a part of our lives
and of our community.
You pour love, grace and peace on us, and in us,
at every moment of our lives.
We open ourselves to your energy,
and we give you thanks in this
and every moment of our day.
Amen.
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