Order of Worship – Sunday 1 May 2022

Jesus and the miraculous catch of fish

(words for hymns and bible reading follow the call to worship)

Welcome & Intimations
Call to Worship
MP 728 : We have a gospel to proclaim
All Age time
Prayer & Lord’s Prayer
Hymn :  With Jesus in the boat
Reading    John 21 : 1 – 19
Ada Andy reflect
Prayer
CH4 532 : Lord you have come to the sea shore
Sermon
MP 30 Alleluia, Give thanks to the risen Lord
Video Come thou fount
Intercession
CH4 644 MP 501: O Jesus I have promised
Benediction

Call to Worship
I praise you, Lord, because you have saved me
I was on my way to the depths below, but you restored my life.
Sing praise to the Lord, all his faithful people!
Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning.

You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance;
you have taken away my sorrow and surrounded me with joy.
So I will not be silent; I will sing praise to you.
Lord, you are my God; I will give you thanks forever.
From Psalm 30

MP 728 : We have a gospel to proclaim

1 We have a gospel to proclaim,
good news for men in all the earth;
the gospel of a saviour’s name;
we sing His glory, tell His worth.

2 Tell of his birth at Bethlehem,
not in a royal house or hall
but in a stable dark and dim;
the Word made flesh, a light for all.

3 Tell of His death at Calvary,
hated by those He came to save;
in lonely suffering on the cross
for all He loved, His life He gave.

4 Tell of that glorious Easter morn;
empty the tomb for He was free;
He broke the power of death and hell
that we might share His victory.

5 Tell of His reign at God’s right hand,
by all creation glorified;
He sends His Spirit on His Church
to live for Him, the Lamb who died.

6 Now we rejoice to name Him king;
Jesus is Lord of all the earth;
this gospel-message we proclaim;
we sing His glory, tell His worth.

Hymn :  With Jesus in the boat

With Jesus in the boat we can
Smile through the Storm [x3]
With Jesus in the boat we can
Smile through the storm
As we go sailing home

Sailing, sailing home (x2)
With Jesus in the boat we can
Smile through the storm
As we go sailing home.

John 21:1-19
Jesus and the miraculous catch of fish
Afterwards Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. ‘I’m going out to fish,’ Simon Peter told them, and they said, ‘We’ll go with you.’ So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realise that it was Jesus.
He called out to them, ‘Friends, haven’t you any fish?’
‘No,’ they answered.
He said, ‘Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.’ When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’ As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, ‘It is the Lord,’ he wrapped his outer garment round him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred metres. When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.
Jesus said to them, ‘Bring some of the fish you have just caught.’ So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, ‘Come and have breakfast.’ None of the disciples dared ask him, ‘Who are you?’ They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.
When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’
‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’
Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs.’
Again Jesus said, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?
He answered, ‘Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.’
Jesus said, ‘Take care of my sheep.’
The third time he said to him, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, ‘Do you love me? ’He said, ‘Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.’
Jesus said, ‘Feed my sheep. Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.’ Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, ‘Follow me!’

CH4 532 : Lord you have come to the sea shore

1 Lord, you have come to the seashore,
neither searching for the rich nor the wise,
desiring only that I should follow.
Chorus
O Lord, with your eyes set upon me,
gently smiling you have spoken my name.
All I longed for I have found by the water,
at your side I will seek other shores.
2 Lord, see my goods, my possessions;
in my boat you find no power, no wealth.
Will you accept, them , my nets and labour?
Chorus
3 Lord, take my hands, and direct them.
Help me spend myself in seeking the lost,
returning love for the love you gave me.
Chorus
4 Lord, as I drift on the waters,
be the resting-place of my restless heart,
my life’s companion, my friend and refuge.
Chorus

MP 30 Alleluia, Give thanks to the risen Lord

Chorus: Alleluia, alleluia,
give thanks to the risen Lord;
alleluia, alleluia,
give praise to His name.

1Jesus is Lord of all the earth,
He is the King of creation.
Chorus

2 Spread the good news o’er all the earth,
Jesus has died and has risen.
Chorus

3 We have been crucified with Christ;
now we shall live for ever.
Chorus

4 God has proclaimed the just reward,
life for all men, alleluia.
Chorus

5 Come let us praise the living God,
joyfully sing to our Saviour;
Chorus

MP 501: O Jesus I have promised

1 O Jesus, I have promised
to serve Thee to the end;
be Thou for ever near me,
my Master and my friend.
I shall not fear the battle
if Thou art by my side,
nor wander from the pathway
if Thou wilt be my guide.
2 O let me feel Thee near me;
the world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
the tempting sounds I hear
my foe are ever near me,
around me and within;
but, Jesus, draw Thou nearer,
and shield my soul from sin.
3 O let me hear Thee speaking
in accents clear and still,
above the storms of passion,
the murmurs of self-will;
O speak to reassure me,
to hasten or control;
O speak, and make me listen,
Thou guardian of my soul.
4 O Jesus, Thou has promised,
to all who follow Thee,
that where Thou art in glory,
there shall Thy servant be:
and, Jesus, I have promised
to serve Thee to the end;
O give me grace to follow
my Master and my friend.
5 O let me see Thy footmarks,
and in them plant my own;
my hope to follow duly,
is in Thy grace alone;
O guide me, call me, draw me,
uphold me to the end;
and then in heaven receive me,
my Saviour and my friend!