Minister: Rev. Ron Smith
Organist: Iain Mackinnon
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
From a world of turmoil and uncertainty, we draw aside to worship the Living God
It is good to be together in your house, O Lord
To know that we belong
Here we’ve no need to pretend to be something we are not
You meet us just as we are
Lord, make this time in this place overflow in the love of Christ
Build us up as we follow the way of Jesus Christ
May we grow in faith, hope and love as the future unfolds,
Lord bless us in this time together.
Hymn 192 All my hope on God is founded
Prayer of Approach and Lord’s Prayer
First thought
Hymn 606 Lord, you sometimes speak in wonders
Scripture Readings: Reader: Jimmy Hudson
Old Testament: Psalm 84: 1-7
New Testament: Luke 18: 9-14
Sermon
Hymn 527 Lord, make us servants of your peace (no copyright)
Spoken Doxology
Praise the God who reigns above;
praise the Son who lived below;
praise the Spirit, three in one,
God we love and know.
Dedication of the Offering
Prayers for the World
Hymn 468 Son of God, eternal Saviour
Benediction and Threefold Amen
Closing Voluntary – March from Scipio. GF Handel (1685-1759)
Picture: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Barn Swallows, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=58452 [retrieved October 19, 2022]. Original source: https://cttpommons.wikimedia.org/wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Illustration from Birds of America (1827) by John_James_Audubon,_digitally_enhanced_by_rawpixel-com_173.jpg
INTIMATIONS
Sunday Services: We are pleased to welcome back Rev Ron Smith who is leading our worship today.
Next Sunday, 30 October, will be our regular communion service and will be conducted by Rev John Tait.
Church Magazine: Copies of the October church magazine are available today for distributors and those who do not get it by email or would like a printed copy.
Harvest Appeal: The appeal for Christian Aid’s East Africa Hunger Crisis Appeal remains open this Sunday and next.
Fresh Start: The current most pressing needs are for Kettles, Toasters, Frying pans, Pots, male and female Toiletries.
