Welcome to the service materials for Sunday 18 September 2022.
Today we have a Service in Remembrance of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The Queen died a Presbyterian in Scotland, not the head of the church, but an ordinary member of the Church of Scotland. She loved Scotland and she loved its church and would never fail to attend worship when fit and able. … I would like to share some thoughts regarding the late Queen’s faith, how it shaped her life and how it should be an inspiration to us all.
REV. GEOFF MCKEE
Main Scripture for today
2 Corinthians 4:7-12 (from The Message translation of the Bible)
7-12 If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us. As it is, there’s not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we’re not much to look at. We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorised, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken. What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among them, he does in us—he lives! Our lives are at constant risk for Jesus’ sake, which makes Jesus’ life all the more evident in us. While we’re going through the worst, you’re getting in on the best!
Order of Service
Order of Service – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Service in Remembrance of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
Praise: CH44 Praise waits for thee in Zion, Lord
(Psalm 65:1-4) ST STEPHEN (ABRIDGE)
Prayers of Adoration and Confession
Children’s Address
Praise: CH528 Make me a channel of your peace
Readings: Isaiah 40:25-31 & Psalm 130
Praise: CH192 All my hope on God is founded
Readings: 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 & St. Mark 10:35-45
Sermon
Praise: CH159 Lord, for the years
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Praise: CH160 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven
Benediction & Threefold Amen
National Anthem
Video of Service from St. James’ today
Image credits: Photos by martin bennie on Unsplash
