Dec 13, 2020
Hunstanton Methodist Church Sunday 13th December 2020
3rd Sunday of Advent
All Hymns in Singing The Faith, most on spotify (see hyperlink for hymn that is on youtube) Prayers used below Order of Service
Order of Service
Call to worship: The Magnificat
Hymn: Tell Out My Soul
Prayer of Adoration
Prayer of Confession
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Lord’s Prayer
Hymn: Praise to the God who clears the way
1st Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
2nd Reading: John 1:1-8, 19-28
Hymn: Of the Father’s Love begotten
Sermon
Hymn: Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Prayers of Intercession
Hymn: O Come O Come Immanuel
The Grace
Prayer of Adoration
God of all things, in whose light all creation stands, we bring before You our adoration and praise, for we know that You are the Lord, the Holy One, and the King of all there is. We hear the Baptist’s cry echo down the ages and join those who came to before us. We join in our praise with the millions who have gone before, throughout the ages, who declared that You are our God. We know that Your praises shall continue for all time, and after time in the Kingdom of Heaven, worthily so for You are The Lord. Praise be unto You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Amen
Prayer of Confession
Forgiving Father we bring before You our sins, all those things we have done wrong. We confess that we have not always done as we ought, instead we have sinned and we have left those things we should have done, undone. We do not remember the needs of others and we often fail to see You in all things. We say to You, Lord God, we are sorry for All our sins. We ask You to forgive us, trusting not in any deeds of our own, but in the mercy of You to forgive us our sins. Having sought forgiveness, we know that You say to us that Our Sins are forgiven. Thus forgiven, we ask You to help us to resist sin, and be strong against the temptations of the evil one. For You are the Holy One, who can forgive us anything, and triumph over anything, as shown to us in the great sacrifice of Christ upon His Cross. Thanks be unto You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Amen.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
God of all Goodness, we give You thanks for Your gifts, poured out for us in great abundance, for we know that it is thanks to You we enjoy every good thing, and that we enjoy every mercy given unto us. We thank You for the joys of the wintertime, the clear mornings and the hope of snow, the pleasures of being tucked up in the warm of an evening, and the promises of spring to come. We thank You for all the gifts that come to us through Christ, for the gift of Forgiveness, of Salvation, and the promise of the life hereafter, redeeming us all. We thank You O God, For we know that all this is from You. Thanks be unto You, Father Son and Holy Spirit, 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 that 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 Those Living In Places Stricken By War, Disaster and Plagues, May They Know Help, and may we render it where we can.
We Pray for O Christian Brethren At Home And Abroad, May Their Numbers Increase And Sorrows Decrease, especially those persecuted.
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
The Grace
May the Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God, and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit, Be With Us All, Ever More, Amen