Jesus rejected at Nazareth
(Words for hymns and bible reading follow the order of service)
Welcome & Intimations
MP 651 : The Kingdom of God
All Age talk
Prayer & Lord’s Prayer
JP 139: Jesus love is very wonderful
5 Marks of Mission – Power Point
Reading Luke 4 : 14 – 21
Prayer
Video: Hear the call of the Kingdom
Reflection
CH4 252: As a fire
Intercessions
MP 501: O Jesus I have promised
Benediction
Call to Worship
Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song.
Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
for he is our God
MP 651 : The Kingdom of God
1 The kingdom of God is justice and joy,
for Jesus restores what sin would destroy;
God’s power and glory in Jesus we know,
and here and hereafter the kingdom shall grow.
2 The kingdom of God is mercy and grace,
the captives are freed, the sinners find place,
the outcast are welcomed God’s banquet to share,
and hope is awakened in place of despair.
3 The kingdom of God is challenge and choice,
believe the good news, repent and rejoice!
His love for us sinners brought Christ to His cross,
our crisis of judgement for gain or for loss.
4 God’s kingdom is come, the gift and the goal,
in Jesus begun, in heaven made whole;
the heirs of the kingdom shall answer His call,
and all things cry ‘Glory!’ to God all-in-all.
JP 139: Jesus love is very wonderful
Jesus’ love is very wonderful,
Jesus’ love is very wonderful,
Jesus’ love is very wonderful,
O wonderful love!
So high you can’t get over it,
so low you can’t get under it,
so side you can’t get round it,
O wonderful love!
Luke 4 : 14 – 21 New International Version
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom.
He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him.
Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.”
Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down.
The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him.
He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
CH4 252: As a fire
1 As a fire is meant for burning
with a bright and warming flame,
so the Church is meant for mission,
giving glory to God’s name.
Preaching Christ, and not our customs,
let us build a bridge of care,
joining hands across the nations,
finding neighbours everywhere,
2 We are learners; we are teachers;
we are pilgrims on the way.
We are seekers; we are givers;
we are vessels made of clay.
By our gentle, loving actions,
we will show that Christ is light.
In a humble, listening Spirit,
we will live to God’s delight.
3 As a green bud in the springtime
is a sign of life renewed,
so may we be signs of oneness
‘mid- earth’s peoples, many-hued.
As a rainbows lights the heavens
when a storm is past and gone,
so may we reflect the radiance
of God’s new and glorious dawn.
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!
