(Words for Hymns and Bible Reading follow the call to worship)<\/p>\n
Welcome and Notices MP 50 – Be still for the presence of the Lord<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Be still, for the presence of the Lord, 2 Be still, for the glory of the Lord 3 Be still, for the power of the Lord MP 988 – How deep the Father\u2019s love for us<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 How deep the father’s love for us 2 Behold the man upon a cross, 3 I will not boast in anything, Reading – Luke 8: 26-39<\/strong><\/p>\n They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee.\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, \u2018What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don\u2019t torture me!\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Jesus asked him,\u00a0\u2018What is your name?\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Legion,\u2019 he replied, because many demons had gone into him.\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them permission.\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside,\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus\u2019 feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured.\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>\u2018Return home and tell how much God has done for you.\u2019\u00a0So the man went away and told all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.<\/p>\n CH4 348 – Praise the one who breaks the darkness\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Praise the One who breaks the darkness 2 Praise the One who blessed the children 3 Praise the one true love incarnate, CH4 724 – Christ\u2019s is the world in which we move<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Christ’s is the world in which we move, Chorus 2 Feel for the people we most avoid, 3 Feel for the parents who’ve lost their child, 4 Feel for the lives by life confused, MP 59 –\u00a0 Blessed assurance Jesus is mine<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Blessed assurance, Chorus 2 Perfect submission, 3 Perfect submission, (Words for Hymns and Bible Reading follow the call to worship) Welcome and Notices Call to worship MP 50 – Be still for the presence of the Lord Prayer & Lord\u2019s Prayer All-age time MP 988 – How deep the … Continue reading
\nCall to worship
\n<\/em><\/strong>MP 50 – Be still for the presence of the Lord
\nPrayer & Lord\u2019s Prayer
\nAll-age time
\nMP 988 – How deep the Father\u2019s love for us
\nVideo \u00a0–\u00a0 God will make a way
\nReading:\u00a0 Luke 8: 26-39
\nCH4 348 – Praise the one who breaks the darkness
\nReflection
\nCH4 724 – Christ\u2019s is the world in which we move
\nPrayers for the world
\nMP 59 –\u00a0 Blessed assurance Jesus is mine
\nBenediction<\/p>\n
\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
\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
\nis moving in this place;
\nHe comes to cleanse and heal,
\nto minister His grace.
\nNo work too hard for Him,
\nin faith receive from Him;
\nBe still, for the power of the Lord
\nis moving in this place.<\/p>\n
\nHow vast beyond all measure,
\nThat He should give His only Son
\nTo make a wretch His treasure.
\nHow great the pain of searing loss
\nThe Father turns His face away,
\nAs wounds which mar the Chosen One
\nBring many sons to glory.<\/p>\n
\nMy sin upon His shoulders;
\nAshamed, I hear my mocking voice
\nCall out among the scoffers.
\nIt was my sin that held Him there
\nUntil it was accomplished;
\nHis dying breath has brought me life –
\nI know that it is finished.<\/p>\n
\nNo gifts, no power, no wisdom;
\nBut I will boast in Jesus Christ,
\nHis death and resurrection.
\nWhy should I gain from His reward?
\nI cannot give an answer,
\nBut this I know with all my heart,
\nHis wounds have paid my ransom.<\/p>\n
\nwith a liberating light.
\nPraise the One who frees the prisoners
\nturning blindness into sight.
\nPraise the One who preached the Gospel,
\ncuring every dread disease,
\ncalming storms, and feeding thousands
\nwith the very bread of piece.<\/p>\n
\nwith a strong yet gentle word.
\nPraise the One who drove out demons
\nwith a piercing two-edged sword.
\nPraise the One who brings cool water
\nto the desert’s burning sand:
\nfrom the well comes living water,
\nquenching thirst in every land.<\/p>\n
\nChrist, who suffered in our place.
\nJesus died and rose for many
\nthat we may know God by grace.
\nLet us sing for joy and gladness,
\nseeing what our God has done.
\nPraise the one redeeming glory.
\nPraise the One who makes us one.<\/p>\n
\nChrist’s are the folk we’re summoned to love;
\nChrist’s is the voice which calls us to care,
\nand Christ is the one who meets us here.<\/p>\n
\nTo the lost Christ shows his face,
\nto the unloved he gives his embrace,
\nto those who cry in pain or disgrace,
\nChrist makes, with his friends,
\na touching place.<\/p>\n
\nstrange or bereaved or never employed.
\nFeel for the women and feel for the men,
\nwho feel that their living is all in vain.<\/p>\n
\nfeel for the women whom men have defiled,
\nfeel for the baby for whom there’s no breast,
\nand feel for the weary who find no rest.<\/p>\n
\nriddled with doubt, in loving abused,
\nfeel for the lonely heart, conscious of sin,
\nwhich longs to be pure but fears to begin.<\/p>\n
\nJesus is mine!
\nOh, what a foretaste
\nof glory divine!
\nHeir of salvation,
\npurchase of God,
\nBorn of His Spirit,
\nwashed in His blood.<\/p>\n
\nThis is my story,
\nthis is my song,
\nPraising my Saviour
\nall the day long;
\nThis is my story,
\nthis is my song,
\nPraising my Saviour
\nall the day long.<\/p>\n
\nperfect delight,
\nVisions of rapture
\nburst on my sight,
\nAngels descending,
\nbring from above
\nEchoes of mercy,
\nwhispers of love.<\/p>\n
\nall is at rest,
\nI in my Saviour
\nam happy and blest,
\nWatching and waiting,
\nlooking above,
\nFilled with His goodness,
\nlost in His love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"