Welcome
Call to Worship
We come together
today – old folks, young ones, family in the name of God.
We come to praise God, to share in prayer and Word
We come to sing
our old favourites and our new songs.
praising the one who brings love and hope to us, who calls
us to be the church in this place.
Let us worship God
Hymn please stand as the bible is carried in and
for the first hymn
Words Christian
Henry Bateman WOV 162
Come, children, join and sing, alleluia! amen!
loud praise to Christ our king, alleluia! amen!
let all, with heart and voice, before his throne rejoice;
praise is his gracious choice: alleluia! amen!
loud praise to Christ our king, alleluia! amen!
let all, with heart and voice, before his throne rejoice;
praise is his gracious choice: alleluia! amen!
Come, lift your hearts on high, alleluia! amen!
let praises fill the sky; alleluia! amen!
he is our guide and friend, on him we can depend;
his love shall never end: alleluia! amen!
let praises fill the sky; alleluia! amen!
he is our guide and friend, on him we can depend;
his love shall never end: alleluia! amen!
Sing praises loud and long; alleluia! amen!
life shall not end the song; alleluia! amen!
on heaven's blissful shore his goodness we'll adore,
singing for evermore, alleluia! amen!
life shall not end the song; alleluia! amen!
on heaven's blissful shore his goodness we'll adore,
singing for evermore, alleluia! amen!
Prayer of Confession
Words of Assurance
We sing: second verse unaccompanied
Words Anna Warner WOV 166
Jesus loves me! This I
know
for the Bible tells me so;
little ones to him belong,
in his love we shall be strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me, yes, Jesus loves me,
yes, Jesus loves me, the Bible tells me so.
Jesus loves me! This I know,
as he loved so long ago
taking children on his knee,
saying, "Let them come to me."
Jesus loves me still today,
walking with me on my way;
wanting as a friend to give
light and love to all who live.
for the Bible tells me so;
little ones to him belong,
in his love we shall be strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me, yes, Jesus loves me,
yes, Jesus loves me, the Bible tells me so.
Jesus loves me! This I know,
as he loved so long ago
taking children on his knee,
saying, "Let them come to me."
Jesus loves me still today,
walking with me on my way;
wanting as a friend to give
light and love to all who live.
The Peace
Kia tau tonu te
rangimarie o te Ariki ki a koutou;
The Peace of Christ be with you all
A ki a koe ano hoki. And also with
you
we
exchange a sign of peace with each other
Community Time – welcome, notices, anniversaries
Birthday greetings today.
May God bless you we pray.
Live for Jesus dear [name or friends],
May he guide you always.
May God bless you we pray.
Live for Jesus dear [name or friends],
May he guide you always.
Youth and Children Focus
Imagine that this was a great
big boat – and that we had to stay on board for forever and had to share it
with animals….and it was too wet to go outside and play and run through the
grass, in fact you couldn’t see any grass or trees – just water. That is what happened to the family of Noah.
Long long ago there was a terrible flood and the bible tells us that Noah and
his family listened to God and built a boat to live in while the land was under
water. And they took with them all kinds
of animals and birds – they probably didn’t need to take the fish. Let’s hear the story.
Bible Readings :
First Reading: Genesis 6 & 7 The story of the Ark
Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church
People: Thanks
be to God
Hymn Arky Arky Noah song Traditional
The Lord said to Noah: there's gonna be a
floody, floody...
Get those children out of the muddy, muddy,
children of the Lord
The Lord told Noah to build him an arky, arky....
Build it out of gopher barky, barky, children
of the Lord
He called for the animals, they came in by
twosies, twosies...
Elephants and kangaroosie, roosies, children
of the Lord
It rained and it poured for forty long
daysies, daysies....
Almost drove those animals crazy, crazy,
children of the Lord
Then Noah he sent out, he sent out a dovey, dovey....
Dovey said "There's clear skies
abovey-bovey", children of the Lord
The sun came out and dried up the landy,
landy....
Everything was fine and dandy, dandy,
children of the Lord
The animals they came off, they came off by
threesies, threesies....
Grizzly bears and chimpanzeesies, zeesies,
children of the Lord
So, rise and shine, and give God the glory, glory
Rise and shine, .... Children of the Lord....
Gospel Reading: Mark
7:24-30 and ‘Mine or the whole world’s’ from
Present on Earth p.99
Jesus had
just arrived at a new house and was really tired – he had been travelling and
teaching.
And we have just
been singing about children of the Lord – well all people are children of God
but in those days many of the Jews thought God belonged to them and only looked
after them.
Jesus and
his companions were Jews and they called those who weren’t Jews Gentiles (not
of the faith) The woman who came and
asked to see him was a Gentile and probably wouldn’t have been welcome in any
Jewish house –
Narrator –
James –
Woman –
Jesus
Host –
Mark
Narrator: From there, Jesus
went away to the countryside to the region of
Tyre
Jesus: I went into a house
to get away from the crowds. I didn’t
want anyone to know I was there; but it was impossible. I couldn’t stay hidden.
Narrator: A woman
who was a Gentile heard where Jesus was.
Woman: ‘Gentile’ is a posh
word for foreigner, and ‘foreigner’ is a posh word for someone who doesn’t
belong to their faith.
I come from
Syria. No self respecting Jew would have
entertained me. They called people like
me names that I could never repeat here.
Host: She’s telling the
truth. I’m a Jew and I learned all these
names for ‘foreigners’. It was my house
Jesus was staying in. You can imagine how
I felt when she came to the
door. But when she told me her story, I
felt sorry for her. So I let her in.
Woman: I didn’t go
for me; for was for my wee girl.
Something had got into her. I don’t know what. She was going off her head. It was as if she was possessed or something.
Narrator: When the
woman saw Jesus she called out.
Woman: Have mercy on
me, Son of David.
(then addressing the assembly in a different tone)
I gave him his proper
title, so that nobody could say I wasn’t minding my manners...
Jesus: I wasn’t pleased to
hear her. I had given strict
instructions that I wasn’t to be disturbed.
I was tired and needed a rest. I
asked why she had been let in.
Host: And I
said that it was my house and my decision.
Narrator: Then she
fell at Jesus’ feet and begged him to heal her daughter.
Jesus didn’t say a
word to her, but his disciples came and begged him to send her away, because
she had been following them and making a terrible noise.
James: Well so she had. She had been going on like a lunatic, and I
could feel my face going all red with embarrassment. I mean, she didn’t belong to us; she wasn’t a
Jew. We had to remember our reputations.
Narrator: Then the
woman cried out,
Woman: Please help
me, sir!
Host: This was
all happening in my living room. It was
the first time I had ever had the likes of her in my house. I don’t know what ever possessed me to let
her in in the first place.
Narrator: Jesus
said,
Jesus: Let us
feed the children first.
James: I was glad
to hear him say that. After all, we’re
the children of Israel, and some of us were hungry,
Host: ....and I
was hoping he might do his trick with the loaves and fishes again.
Jesus: Let us
feed the children first. It isn’t right
to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.
James: When I
heard that I wanted to shout Hurray!
Host: When I
heard that I said to myself, ‘Thank God’.
Woman: When I heard
that my heart sank....
Calling us dogs....
It was just what you’d expect a
Jew to say!
Jesus: That’s why
I said it. It was just what a Jew would
be expected to say. It’s just the kind
of nasty thing that anyone else in this place might say.
I saw James nodding
his head. I saw the man who owned the
house looking relieved. What they didn’t
see but what the woman saw was the wink in my eye.
Woman: Just in the nick of
time I realised he was having me on. He
was using the kind of language the others wanted to hear. So I played along with him when I saw the
twinkle in his eye.
He said it wasn’t
right to throw the children’s food to the dogs.
So I looked at him with a wee twinkle myself and said, ‘But Jesus, the
dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.’
Host: ‘Cheeky midden’ I
thought, and I was about to show her the door when I noticed that Jesus was
smiling.
James: I was going
to give her a mouthful, but I saw that Jesus wasn’t annoyed. It was as if he had fed her the punch line
and she had delivered it on cue.
Jesus: It was
clear as the light of day to me. This
woman was a good woman, and she was a tough woman, and she wanted the best for
her daughter. Her being a Gentile
couldn’t change that. I admired her for
bursting into a house full of Jews, and I was moved by her faith.
So I told her... and all the others... how much I admired
her. And then I said, ‘What you want
will be done for you.’
Narrator: That’s the precise
moment when the woman’s daughter recovered.
Host: And
that’s the precise moment when I realised that Jesus someone very different,
and not just there for me as I wanted
him to be but for everyone.
Reader: This is the Gospel of Jesus Christ
People: Praise to Christ the Word
Hymn
Words and Music
Colin Gibson AA 161
With a hoot and a toot on a pipe or a flute
we will praise, we will worship God;
with a hum or a thrum, with a roll on a drum,
we will make him a joyful noise.
Bow a cello that is mellow, sound
a trumpet call,
blow a horn and a deep
bassoon;
every instrument is playing, with
our voices we are saying
we rejoice, we are glad in
God.
With a clap of a hand, or the sound of a band,
we will praise, we will worship God;
with a paper and comb, on an old trombone,
we will make him a joyful noise.
With a peal on a bell, with a cheer or a yell,
we will praise, we will worship God;
with a bong on a gong, through the words of this song,
we will make him a joyful noise.
God’s
Family
Get
one of the children to light candle for each child of God.
I am a child of God
I am a baby.
I need love and nurture.
God gives me the gift of
life.
I love my big sister.
So
value my potential, because you’ve had the chance to value
yours.
I am a child of God.
I am that little girl.
I need safety and
security.
God gives me the beauty
of innocence.
My big brother’s really
great.
Don’t destroy my innocence, for with it you will destroy my life.
I am a child of God.
I am that big brother, a spotty teenager.
I need understanding and
patience.
God gives me a questioning mind.
My mum’s just the coolest mum in the street.
Tolerate
my rebelliousness, because I can
change the world
for
you.
I am a child of God.
I am that busy mother.
I need acknowledgement
and support.
God gives me a capacity
to cope.
It’s great having Grandad
around.
Please
see me as a whole person, ‘cause I’m much more than
a
harassed mother.
I am a child of God.
I am a grandfather, working hard, good at my job.
I need perspective and rest time
God gives me the wisdom of years.
My old mentor still knows more than me.
Keep allowing me to learn and be vulnerable
I am a child of God.
I am that mentor, now a frail old woman.
I need tolerance and time and people to sit quiet
with me.
God gives me memories of a full life.
Thank God for my family.
I’m still here, and I’m more than just this frail
body you see.
We are all children of God, unique, making a difference, gifting and receiving, all of us a
special part of God’s family. Thanks be
to God
Hymn please remain standing at the
end of the hymn for the dedication of the offering.
Words and music Brian M Howard.
This little
light of mine, I'm going to let it shine.
Oh, this little
light of mine, I'm going to let it shine
This little light
of mine, I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine,
all the time, let it shine
Hide it under a bushel? No! I'm going to let it shine
Hide it under a
bushel? No! I'm going to let it shine
Hide it under a
bushel? No! I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine,
all the time, let it shine.
All around the neighbourhood,
I'm going to let it shine
All around the neighbourhood,
I'm going to let it shine
All around the neighbourhood,
I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine,
all the time, let it shine.
Offertory Prayer of Dedication
Bless these our
offerings of money, of our goods and of ourselves so that all might be used to
make your light shine in this world.
Amen
We sing our Thanksgiving.
If I were a butterfly, I’d thank you Lord
for giving me wings;
if I were a robin in a tree I’d thank you
Lord that I could sing,
and if I were fish in the sea I’d wiggle my
tail and I’d giggle with glee
but I just thank you Father for making me,
me.
For
you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile,
you
gave me Jesus and you made me your child
and
I just thank you Jesus for making me, me.
If I were an elephant, I’d thank you Lord
by raising my trunk;
if I were a kangaroo, you know I’d hop
right up to you;
if I were an octopus, I’d thank you Lord
for my fine looks,
but I just thank you Father for making me,
me.
If I were a wiggly worm, I’d thank you Lord
that I could squirm;
if I were a fuzzy wuzzy bear, I’d thank you
Lord for my fuzzy wuzzy hair;
if I were a crocodile, I’d thank you Lord
for my great smile,
but I just thank you Father for making me,
me.
Prayers of Intercession
Invite people to add to the candles of the children of
God, saying who or what they are lighting the candle for.
Hymn
My Lord, He done
done, x3
He done what He
said He’d do.
He said he’d give
us his Spirit, He done done x3
He done what He
said He’d do.
My Lord, He done
done, x3
He done what He
said He’d do.
He said he’d make
us friends, He done done x3
He done what He
said He’d do.
My Lord, He done
done, x3
He done what He
said He’d do.
He said he’d give
us his love, He done done x3
He done what He
said He’d do.
My Lord, He done
done, x3
He done what He
said He’d do.
He said he’d make
us one, He done done x3
He done what He said
He’d do.
Commissioning
Let us go in peace.
We go in the name of Christ.
Benediction
And may the grace of
Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with us
all, now and always. Amen
Blessing
Song
CH4 194
V.1 author unknown, V.2 Mark
Bevin
This is the day, this is the day
that the Lord has made, that the Lord has
made. L
Let us rejoice, let us rejoice,
and be glad in it, and be glad in it.
This is the day that the Lord has made
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
This is the day, this is the day that the
Lord has made.
Now we go out, now we go out
in the light of God, in the light of God;
doing our best, doing our best
to walk your way, to walk your way.
Now we go out, in the light of God
doing our best to walk your way.
Now we go out, now we go out
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