Easter | 5th Friday 20 May 2022
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening:
O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good
things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such
love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all
things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can
desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Then coming to the borders of Mysia,
they headed north for the province of Bithynia,
but again the Spirit of Jesus
did not allow them to go there.
(Acts 16:7)
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Psalms: Psalm 67 – in Hebrew with English translation by Tal Hermon (a family worship).
Jerusalemsaints
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OT Reading: Proverbs 2:6-8 (NLT)
2:6 For the Lord grants wisdom!
From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest.
He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.
He guards the paths of the just
and protects those who are faithful to him.
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God’s Wisdom – Matthew Hart
Our God Is In Control | Steven Curtis Chapman
[A Poem written by Matthew Hart – Background music by Steven Curtis Chapman – God is in Control]
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NT Reading: Acts 16:1-8 (NLT)
Paul’s Second Missionary Journey
16:1 Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek. Timothy was well thought of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium, so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek. Then they went from town to town, instructing the believers to follow the decisions made by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day.
A Call from Macedonia
16:6 Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time. Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they headed north for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go there. So instead, they went on through Mysia to the seaport of Troas.
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Oceans (Where Feet may fail) Hillsong UNITED
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+ O God, you desire that all people be saved and come to knowledge of the truth: Prosper all those who live, preach, and teach the Gospel at home and in distant lands; protect them in all perils, support them in their loneliness, sustain them in the hour of trial; give them your abundant grace to bear faithful witness; and endue them with burning zeal and love, that they may turn many to righteousness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
+ Most loving Father, you will us to give thanks for all things, to dread nothing but the loss of you, and to cast all our care on the One who cares for us. Preserve us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, and grant that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from us the light of that love which is immortal, and which you have manifested unto us in your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch
In all our travelling. Lord,
may it be your footsteps
in which we place our feet.
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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