Jun 6, 2021
Downham Market Methodist Church Morning Service
Sunday 6th June 2021
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Hymns used are in most hymnals, and on spotify
Prayers used below the order of service
Order of Service
Call to worship: Psalm 138
Hymn: Great is Thy Faithfulness
Prayer of Adoration
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Prayer of Confession
Lord’s Prayer
1st Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
2nd Reading: Mark 3:20-35
Hymn: The Church’s One Foundation
Sermon
Prayers of Intercession
Hymn: Amazing Grace – How Sweet the Sound
The Grace
Prayer of Adoration
Lord enthroned in the heavens, we declare our praises unto You as the Great and Glorious One who reigns upon high over us all. We praise You as the eternal one, who is unchanging in every age and beyond the ages. We praise You as the Son who taught us and died for us, living the life of man, showing us all the glories of how to live. We praise You as the Holy Spirit alive in our hearts, the constant presence of God with us, for You are the God of us personally, as well as the God in the glory of heaven. Praise be unto You, our glorious God, Father Son and Holy Spirit. Amen
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Gracious God we give our thanks for all that You have given us. We thank You for the glories of the summer, the bright colours and light, the promise of harvest’s bounty, and the joy of feeling the sun warm us. We thank You for the gifts You give us as Our Saviour, the forgiveness of sins, the guidance to make our lives better, and the help to endure all the things this imperfect world can throw at us. We give thanks for the hope we have to come, of eternal life in heaven with our God and all the saints who have gone before us, our dear friends and the millions of Christians of the past. Thanks be unto You, Our most generous God, Amen.
Prayer of Confession
Forgiving Lord, we come before You to make our confession of our sins. Lord, we have strayed from the paths of Righteousness into the ways of wickedness. We have not done as we ought, instead rushing headlong into the ways of sin and wrongdoing. We have acted against Your Laws, and failed to do those things that would have helped others. We have been slow to praise You, and swift to complain when the ways of this world turn against us. Lord God, we ask You to Forgive our sins. We know, that when we are truly sorry for our sins, you say to us, “Our sins are forgiven”. We say Lord, God, thank you for forgiving us, and we ask You to aid us in these coming days to do better than we have before. Thanks be to You Our God, Amen.
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in Heaven
Hallowed be Thy Name
Thy Kingdom Come,
Thy Will Be Done
On Earth as it is in Heaven
Give us this day, our daily bread
And forgive us our Trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil
For Thine is the Kingdom,
The Power and the Glory
Forever and Ever
Amen
Prayers of Intercession
Lord Our God, We Pray For The World
We pray for the continued roll out of the Vaccine, for all those who are working to help the afflicted and for the end of these time of restrictions, fear and struggle.
We Pray For Those Living In Places Stricken By War and Disaster, May They Know Help
We Pray for O Christian Brethren At Home And Abroad, May Their Numbers Increase And Sorrows Decrease, especially those persecuted, including in France.
We Pray For All Who Struggle With Illness, Grief, And Difficulty, May They Know Your Comforts.
We Pray For All Who Are Unable To See The Good In Their Lives, May Their Eyes Be Opened.
We Pray For Our Nation and Royal Family, Lord, Guard and Guide All Who Dwell In These Lands.
We Pray For Ourselves In Our Difficulties, May We Come To Know The Joys Of Our Lives.
All These We Ask In Jesu’s Name,
Amen