Transfiguration
(words for hymns and bible reading follow the call to worship.
Welcome & Intimations
Call to Worship
CH4 543 : Longing for light
All Age time
Prayer & Lord’s Prayer
JP 169 : My God is so big
Reading Luke 9:28-36, 37-43a
Prayer
CH4 132/MP 327 Immortal Invisible
Reflection
Video : Yet not I but through Christ in me
MP 133 Father I place into your hands
Prayer for Others
MP 41 : At the name of Jesus (MP v 1,2,5&6)
Benediction
Call to Worship
The Lord watches over us
The Lord will keep us from all harm
He watches over our lives
He watches our coming
And our going
Now and for ever more
CH4 543 : Longing for light
JP 169 : My God is so big
The rivers are his, the mountains are his,
There’s nothing my God cannot do
In all that you say and you do.
Luke 9:28-43 New International Version
The Transfiguration
About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendour, talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfilment at Jerusalem. Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.” When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.
The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. A man in the crowd called out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him. I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not.”
“You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father. And they were all amazed at the greatness of God.
CH4 132/MP 327 Immortal Invisible
1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes
most blessed, most glorious
the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious,
Thy great name we praise.
2 Unresting, unhasting,
and silent as light,
nor wanting, nor wasting,
Thou rulest in might;
Thy justice like mountains
high soaring above
Thy clouds, which are fountains
of goodness and love.
3 To all, life Thou givest,
to both great and small;
in all life Thou livest, the true life of all;
we blossom and flourish
as leaves on the tree,
and wither and perish,
but nought changeth Thee.
4 Great Father of glory,
pure Father of light,
Thine angels adore Thee,
all veiling their sight;
All laud we would render;
O help us to see
’tis only the splendour
of light hideth Thee.
5 Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes
most blessed, most glorious
the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious,
Thy great name we praise.
MP 133 Father I place into your hands
for we know we always can trust You.
MP 41 : At the name of Jesus (MP v 1,2,5&6)
was the mighty Word.
in the highest height,
God from everlasting,
very Light of light,
In the Father’s bosom,
with the spirits blest,
love, in love external,
rest in perfect rest.
in its light and power.