Epiphany Season | Saturday 12 February 2022
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening:
O Lord, our heavenly Father,
keep watch over your household the Church,
that we who trust in the hope of your heavenly grace
may always be defended by your mighty power;
through, Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
now and for ever. Amen.
“Blessed are all who hear the word of God
and put it into practice.”
(Luke 11:28)
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Psalms: Psalm 1 – The Corner Room
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OT Reading: Jeremiah 17:1-4 (NLT)
Judah’s Sin and Punishment
17:1 “The sin of Judah
is inscribed with an iron chisel—
engraved with a diamond point on their stony hearts
and on the corners of their altars.
Even their children go to worship
at their pagan altars and Asherah poles,
beneath every green tree
and on every high hill.
So I will hand over my holy mountain—
along with all your wealth and treasures
and your pagan shrines—
as plunder to your enemies,
for sin runs rampant in your land.
The wonderful possession I have reserved for you
will slip from your hands.
I will tell your enemies to take you
as captives to a foreign land.
For my anger blazes like a fire
that will burn forever.”
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Are you ready for His coming? – Mary Pedersen / Nancy Helgesen
[The author of this song, Mary Pedersen, wrote this appeal from her heart to all those who long to be with Jesus and want to be ready to meet Him when that day comes.]
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NT Reading: Luke 11:24-28 (NLT)
11:24 “When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds that its former home is all swept and in order. Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before.”
As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “God bless your mother—the womb from which you came, and the breasts that nursed you!”
Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”
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Teach Me To Obey (Upper Room Sessions)
You have always been a faithful Father, love has drawn me in as Your child
So I’m trusting You with all of my desires, all of my desires
I’m bowing to Your sovereignty, I’m trusting You are guiding me
And when my failing flesh is tempting me to stray, oh teach me, teach me to obey
You will not forget a single promise, all Your plans are meant for my good
And I will lay my life completely in Your hands, completely in Your hands
I’m bowing to Your sovereignty, I’m trusting You are guiding me
And when my failing flesh is tempting me to stray, oh teach me, teach me to obey
Place in me a heart that sees, all you have is good for me
Even when each step is by faith
When the time of testing comes, not my will but Yours be done, even when it calls
for me, to give myself away
I’m bowing to Your sovereignty, I’m trusting You are guiding me
I’m bowing to Your sovereignty, I’m trusting You are guiding me
And when my failing flesh is tempting me to stray, oh teach me, teach me to obey
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For Inner Renewal through the Word
+ Gracious God and most merciful Father, you have granted us the rich and precious jewel of your holy Word: Assist us with your Spirit, that the same Word may be written in our hearts to our everlasting comfort, to reform us, to renew us according to your own image, to build us up and edify us into the perfect dwelling place of your Christ, sanctifying and increasing in us all heavenly virtues; grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen.
Of Self-dedication – William Temple
+ Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated to you; and then use us, we pray, as you will, and always to your glory and the welfare of your people; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Closing: faithandworship.com / John Birch
In your time, Lord, in your time
Take the imperfect that is me
and create
the person that I could be
In your time, Lord, in your time
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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