Easter | 2nd Friday 29 April 2022
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening:
Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery
established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all
who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ’s Body
may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
“You are worthy, O Lord our God,
to receive glory and honor and power.
For you created all things,
and they exist because you created what you pleased.”
(Revelation 4:11)
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Psalms: Psalm 30 – (God/Good/Faithful)
Jubilee Church
When all hope was gone
And the lights went out
And I wept all through the night
I cried out for mercy
“Oh God can You hear me?”
When I felt the weight
As it crippled me
And depression took its hold
I cried out for mercy
“Oh God can You hear me?”
You lifted me on high
Brought me triumph in the night
And turned my wailing into praise
Your anger passed me by
But Your favor is for life
Your love for me never fails
I know You hear me when I cry
Your hope will last all through the night
I know that You are always near
You are God You are good
You are faithful
What can stop my heart
From singing praise
Like a choir in my soul
I testify of mercy
And I give You all the glory
You lift me higher and higher
So I’ll lift You higher and higher
We’ll lift you higher and higher
You lifted me on high
Brought me triumph in the night
And turned my wailing into praise
Oh God of grace and mercy
I give thanks for how You’ve healed me
Oh God of grace and mercy
I give You all the glory
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OT Reading: Isaiah 6:1-4 (NLT)
Isaiah’s Cleansing and Call
6:1 It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. They were calling out to each other,
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies!
The whole earth is filled with his glory!”
Their voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire building was filled with smoke.
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I Saw the Lord (Dallas Holm)
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NT Reading: Revelation 4:1-11 (NLT)
Worship in Heaven
4:1 Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow. Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God. In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal.
In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back. The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying,
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty—
the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.”
Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever), the twenty-four elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say,
“You are worthy, O Lord our God,
to receive glory and honor and power.
For you created all things,
and they exist because you created what you pleased.”
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You Are Worthy – Hillsong Worship
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For desiring God – Francis Xavier
+O God, grant that we may desire you, and desiring you seek you, and seeking you find you, and finding you be satisfied in you for ever. 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: faith and worship | John Birch
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His love is everlasting
and extends to all creation.
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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