Online Church Resources
Sunday 21st June 2020
Welcome
Prayer
Kids Church
Sermon
Bible Reading (included): Matthew 19:16-30
Suggested Songs
Sunday 14th June 2020
Welcome
Songs
Catch Up with Petina Abbott
Prayer
Almighty God, our heavenly Father.
Even though Jesus taught us to call you Father, you are immeasurably more wonderful than any earthly father could ever be.
You are the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.
We come to you in weakness and apprehension, deeply impacted and troubled by the turn of events in our broken world over the last few weeks.
We agonise also over the separation we are experiencing from each other, and we long to gather together for regular congregational worship.
Though we cannot meet corporately, we are still able to unite in heart and mind, and pray in one accord:
Lord, in your love and wisdom guide us in our prayers.
We praise you for your goodness and endless patience with us.
You never fail to comfort and strengthen those who cry out to you.
Inspire us, in these dark days, to surrender our lives to your good purpose for us.
Thank you that your hand is always stretched out in blessing and healing of the sick –
Give doctors wisdom and biomedical scientists understanding.
Endow caregivers with compassion and generosity.
Bring healing to those who are most at risk.
Give comfort to those who have lost loved ones.
Break the power of racism and violence.
Stabilise our communities.
Remove our fears.
Unite our hearts in Christian love
Fill us with joy and confidence in your presence.
So move our hearts that what we desire is what you promise,
and what we heed is what you command.
Thank you that you are not powerless to transform our
hearts and lives, and to plant within us your hope.
We come to you in the name of Christ. Amen.
For The Kids
Sermon
Bible Reading (included): Matthew 19:1-15
Song
Sunday 7th June 2020
Welcome
Songs
Prayer
Our Heavenly Father,
You are the creator of all people. You have made us all in your image. And yet over the last week, we have have been reminded of the division amongst people and the scourge of racism. We’ve seen images of prayer and images of violence. We’ve seen many leaders brandish Bibles but not be formed by it. And this is just what we’ve seen; we know that see it all and it must grieve your heart.
Lord, we lament the state of our world. We lament that the hearts of humans are so often marked by sin and we know this because this is true for us too. We lament racial discrimination and violence, not as something that exists just overseas, but can and does exist in our very own country, community and hearts. Lord, give us eyes to see and hearts that care. Humble us.
We pray for peace in our world. We ask that all would acknowledge Jesus as Lord and seek to live under his Lordship. We pray that our leaders and leaders all over the world would humble themselves and turn to you. We pray that they would rule with justice and humility.
We thank you that in the Scriptures you reveal that our destiny is to be a people from every tribe, nation and tongue, gathered around your throne. We pray that our church will be an ever-increasing picture of unity and diversity; united in Christ and diverse in background and culture.
Lord, we thank you that you are a God who sees the unpayable debt of our sin. Thank you that Christ bore the cost on himself on the cross. Please change us more and more. Humble us by your word today, we pray. Help us to see that we have nothing to boast in but Christ alone. Help us to extend the grace to others that you have so lavishly given to us.
We pray this in the name of Jesus, the Prince of Peace,
Amen.
For The Kids
Sermon
Bible Reading (included): Matthew 18:15-35