Cramond Kirk
MORNING WORSHIP
SUNDAY, 28 APRIL 2024
10 am
Minister: Reverend Dr Martin Scott
Organist: Simon Bertram
The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all
(congregation to stand as the Bible is brought into church)
WELCOME & INTIMATIONS
OPENING RESPONSES
Leader : All who are hungry, come and eat
All : All who are thirsty, come and drink
Leader : All who are weary, come and rest
All : All who are happy, come and smile
Leader : This is the day that God has made
All : We shall rejoice and be glad in it!
HYMN 132 Immortal, invisible, God only wise
CALL TO PRAYER (congregation remains standing)
PRAYER OF APPROACH AND CONFESSION
TIME TO TALK Fresh Start Biddy Kelly
HYMN 36 God is our refuge and our strength
FIRST READING Psalm 133 Richard Bright
ANTHEM Come ye faithful R S Thatcher
GOSPEL READING John 15 : 1 - 17
HYMN 115 Love is the touch of intangible joy
SERMON I call you friends
DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen
HYMN 482 Come, let us to the Lord our God
PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING & FOR OTHERS
Response : God in your mercy,
Hear our prayer
THE LORD’S PRAYER
God in heaven, your name is to be honoured.
May your new community of hope
be realised on earth as in heaven.
Give us today the essentials of life,
release us from our wrongdoing
as we also release those who wrong us.
Do not test us beyond our means,
save us from all that is evil.
For you embrace justice, love and peace
now and to the end of time. Amen
HYMN 465 Be thou my vision
BENEDICTION (sung amen)
Cramond Kirk is part of Edinburgh Northwest Kirk
www.edinburghnorthwestkirk.org.uk Registered Charity No : SC006457
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