Jesus heals many

(words for hymns can be found below the order of service)

Welcome
Call to Worship
CH4 706 Come and find the quiet centre
Prayer & Lord’s Prayer
Reading Mark 1: 29 – 34
CH4 722 Spirit of God come dwell within me
Reflection
Video; Everything is Possible by Phillipa Hanna
Prayer for others
MP 796 You shall go out with joy
Blessing

Call to Worship
The Lord is my rock,
my fortress and my deliverer
He is my shield and my stronghold

My Lord, keep my lamp burning;
My God turns my darkness into light.

For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the Rock except our God?
It is God who arms me with strength
and keeps my way secure.

(Based on Psalm 18)

CH4 706 Come and find the quiet centre

1 For the healing of the nations,
Lord, we pray with one accord;
for a just and equal sharing
of the things that earth affords
To a life of love in action
helps us rise and pledge our word.

2 Lead us forward into freedom,
from despair your world release,
that, redeemed from war and hatred,
all may come and go in peace.
Show us how through care and goodness
fear will die and hope increase.

3 All that kills abundant living,
let it from the earth be banned;
pride of status, race, or schooling,
dogmas that obscure your plan.
In our common quest for justice
may we hallow life’s brief span.

4 You, Creator-God, have written
your great name on humankind;
for our growing in your likeness
bring the life of Christ to mind;
that by our response and service
earth its destiny may find.

Mark 1:29-39

As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her.
So, he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.
That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all who were ill and demon-possessed.
The whole town gathered at the door, and Jesus healed many who had various diseases.
He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.
Throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

CH4 722 Spirit of God come dwell within me

1 Spirit of God, come dwell within me.
Open my heart, oh, come set me free.
Fill me with love for Jesus, my Lord,
come, fill me with living water.

Chorus
Jesus is living, Jesus is here.
Jesus, my Lord, come closer to me:
Jesus, our Saviour, dying for me,
and rising to save his people.

2 Lord, how I thirst, my Lord, I am weak.
Lord, come to ne, you alone do I seek.
Lord, you are life and love and hope,
come, fill me with living water.
Chorus

3 Lord, I am blind, my Lord, I can’t see.
Streatch out your hand, bring comfort to me.
Lead me your way in light and in truth,
come, fill me with living water.
Chorus

MP 796 You shall go out with joy

1 You shall go out with joy
and be led forth with peace,
and the mountains and the hills
shall break forth before you.
There’ll be shouts of joy
and the trees of the field
shall clap, shall clap their hands,
and the trees of the fields
shall clap their hands,
and the trees of the field
shall clap their hands,
and the tress of the field
shall clap their hands,
and you’ll go out with joy.