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Taming the tongue<\/strong><\/p>\n

(words for hymns and bible readings follow after the call to worship)<\/p>\n

Welcome and Intimations
\nCall to Worship
\nPrayer of Dedication
\nMP 50 Be still for the presence of the Lord
\nPrayer & Lord\u2019s Prayer
\nMP444 Lord speak to me
\nIntroduction to Reading
\nReading James 3 : 1 -12
\nMP 455 Make me a captive Lord
\nReflection
\nAda and Andy reflect
\nVideo\u00a0 Were I to cross
\nIntercessions
\nMP 708 To God be the glory
\nBlessing<\/p>\n

Call to Worship<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Here we gather in faith and hope
\nWe come to celebrate
\nAnd tell God our joys
\nWe come as we are
\nTo tell God what is in our hearts
\nWe come to worship
\nAnd encounter God\u2019s presence
\nSo, in his presence may we find peace
\nIn heart and soul and mind<\/p>\n

MP 50 Be still for the presence of the Lord<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

1 Be still for the presence of the Lord,
\nthe Holy One, is here;
\ncome bow before Him, now
\nwith reverence and fear:
\nin Him no sin is found –
\nwe stand on holy ground.
\nBe still for the presence of the Lord,
\nthe Holy One, is here;<\/p>\n

2 Be still, for the glory of the Lord
\nis shining all around;
\nHe burns with holy fire,
\nwith splendour He is crowned:
\nhow awesome is the sight –
\nour radiant King of light!
\nBe still, for the glory of the Lord
\nis shining all around.<\/p>\n

3 Be still, for the power of the Lord
\nis moving in this place;
\nHe comes to cleanse and heal,
\nto minister His Grace –
\nno work too hard for Him.
\nIn faith\u00a0receive from Him.
\nBe still, for the power of the Lord
\nis moving in this place.<\/p>\n

MP444 Lord speak to me<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Lord speak to me, that I may speak
\nin living echoes of thy tone;
\nas Thou hast sought, so let me seek.
\nThy erring children, lost and lone.<\/p>\n

2 O lead me Lord, that I may lead
\nthe wandering and the wavering feet:
\nO feed me Lord, that I may feed
\nThy hungering ones with manna sweet.<\/p>\n

3 O strengthen me, that while I stand
\nfirm on the rock, and strong in Thee
\nI may stretch out a loving hand
\nto wrestlers with the troubled sea.<\/p>\n

4 O teach me Lord, that I may teach
\nthe precious things that Thou dost impart:
\nand wing my words, that thy may reach
\nthe hidden depths of many a heart.<\/p>\n

5 O give Thine own sweet rest to me,
\nthat I may speak with soothing power
\na word in season, as from Thee,
\nto weary ones in needful hour.<\/p>\n

6 O fill me with Thy fulness, Lord,
\nuntil my very heart o’erflows
\nin kindling thought and glowing word,
\nThy love to tell, thy praise to show.<\/p>\n

7 O use me Lord, use even me,
\njust as Thou wilt, and when, and where,
\nuntil Thy blessed face, I see,
\nThy rest, Thy joy, Thy glory share.<\/p>\n

James 3:1-12<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not many of you should become teachers,\u00a0my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged\u00a0more strictly.
\nWe all stumble\u00a0in many ways.
\nAnyone who is never at fault in what they say\u00a0is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.
\nWhen we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.
\nOr take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.
\nLikewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.
\nConsider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
\nThe tongue also is a fire,\u00a0a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,\u00a0sets the whole course of one\u2019s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
\nAll kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,\u00a0but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
\nWith the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God\u2019s likeness.
\nOut of the same mouth come praise and cursing.
\nMy brothers and sisters, this should not be.
\nCan both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
\nMy brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs?\u00a0Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.<\/p>\n

MP 455 Make me a captive Lord<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Make me a captive, Lord,
\nand then I shall be free;
\nforce me to render up my sword,
\nand I shall conqueror be.
\nI sink in life’s alarms
\nwhen by myself I stand;
\nimprison me within Thine arms,
\nand strong shall be my hand.<\/p>\n

2 My heart is weak and poor
\nuntil its master find;
\nit has no spring of action sure –
\nit varies with the wind.
\nIt cannot freely move,
\ntill Thou has wrought its chain;
\nenslave it with Thy matchless love,
\nand deathless it shall reign.<\/p>\n

3 My power is faint and low
\ntill I have learned to serve;
\nit wants the needed fire to glow,
\nit wants the breeze to nerve;
\nit cannot drive the world,
\nuntil itself be driven;
\nits flag can only be unfurled
\nwhen Thou shalt breathe from heaven.<\/p>\n

4 My will is not my own
\ntill Thou has made it Thine;
\nif it would reach a monarch’s throne
\nit must its crown resign;
\nit only stands unbent,
\namid the clashing strife,
\nwhen on Thy bosom it has leant
\nand found in Thee its life.<\/p>\n

MP 708 To God be the glory<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 To God be the glory!
\ngreat things He hath done:
\nso loved He the world
\nthat He gave us His Son;
\nwho yielded His life
\nan atonement for sin,
\nand opened the life gate
\nthat all may go in<\/p>\n

Chorus<\/em>
\nPraise the Lord, praise the Lord!
\nlet the earth hear His voice;
\npraise the Lord, praise the Lord!
\nlet the people rejoice:
\nO come to the Father,
\nthrough Jesus the Son
\nand give Him\u00a0the glory:
\ngreat things He hath done!<\/p>\n

2 O perfect redemption,
\nthe purchase of blood!
\nto every believer the promise of God;
\nthe vilest offender who truly believes,
\nthat moment from Jesus
\na pardon receives.<\/p>\n

3 Great things He hath taught us,
\ngreat things He hath done,
\nand great our rejoicing,
\nthrough Jesus his son,
\nbut purer, and higher,
\nand greater will be
\nour wonder, our rapture,
\nwhen Jesus we see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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