Sermon Tone Analysis

A fresh start

Success because of the promise of God

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!!! Announcements

!!! Bible Presented

!!! Doxology Hymn no 53:            /“All people that on earth do dwell”/

Musical introduction without announcement

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Call to worship

!!!!!! Bible Verse

I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from Me there is no God.

I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged Me, so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting men may know there is none besides Me.

I am the Lord, and there is no other.

(Isaiah 45:5-6)

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The Lord’s Prayer

!!!!!! Blessing

Grace to you from God our Father, Jesus Christ our Lord, and the Holy Spirit our Comforter.

!!! Hymn No 105:            /“O Praise the Lord, his deeds make known”/

!!! Invocation

Almighty God, who fill all things with your infinite presence, but primarily bring your mind to life in the house of prayer, and by the preaching of your Word in the minds of men, give us grace to enter your courts with reverence, and so call upon You in our prayers, that we may receive your help, instruction and encouragement that we will depart from here with your blessing.

For the sake of Jesus Christ, your Son and our Lord.

AMEN

!!! Children’s Address

!!! Hymn No 404:                                            /“Let Christian hope and faith dispel” (Tune:  514, 7 verses)/

!!! Scripture Reading                     /Hebrews 10:19-25               /

!!! Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Gracious heavenly Father, we are your redeemed people and, as we gather in your presence, how we rejoice in you.

We rejoice in the majesty of your character, the sheer perfection of your being.

You are the only wise God, the one true and living God, the Almighty, the all-knowing one, the ever present one, the triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We rejoice in the perfection of who you are.

And we rejoice in the works of your hands, in the wonders you have done: the splendour of your creation, the generosity of your providential care, the sheer grace of redemption, the mystery of your purposes in election, the infinite wonder of your everlasting love, the gift of your Word, the power of your Gospel, the sanctifying work of your Holy Spirit, the blessings of your Church, the glories of Heaven and the wonders you have prepared for us there.

When we consider the wonder of who you are and all that you have done for us in Christ, we rejoice with trembling.

We stand in awe of you.

We realize something of the greatness and grandeur of who you are, the high and holy God who inhabits eternity.

We also realise the finite, weak, limited, sinful condition of ourselves by comparison.

But we rejoice in the fact that despite the vast gulf between us, you nevertheless delight to dwell with those who are humble and contrite in heart and who tremble at your Word.

We rejoice that you have appointed Christ to bridge the gap between us, and that he has reconciled us to you through the cross.

We rejoice that with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.

We come before you this day, yielded and still in the presence of you, our Lord and Master.

Continue and bring to completion the good work you have begun in us.

Humble us in our pride.

Condemn in us any wrong.

Wash us with water through the Word to make us holy and send us to our homes rejoicing that we have met with you, the Sovereign Lord, in Jesus’ name.

Father, it is with a sense of shame that we confess our sins to you.

It grieves us that we continue to fall short of your glory.

We feel the burden of our guilt, but if we are blind to sins in us, trouble our souls about them, prick our consciences, bring them out into the light, show us the true nature of our hearts, and the deceitfulness that resides there.

Give us no rest until our sins have been dealt with by the cross, until all sin has been forsaken, its power broken and put to death.

Lord God, you have been very patient with us.

You have disciplined us.

You have corrected us and rebuked us.

Grant us the grace to heed your corrections and yield to your gentle rebukes.

We do not want to provoke you.

We do not want to grieve you.

We do not want to resist your Holy Spirit.

Make us humble, keep us responsive, and enable us to keep short accounts with you.

It is our hearts' desire to be your holy people, set apart to you and unspotted by the world, wearing the robe of Christ’s righteousness.

Keep us by your almighty power.

Increase our faith in you and lead us in the way everlasting, for we pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.

!!! Declaration of pardon

Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him.

(Hebrews 9:27-28)

!!! Hymn No 243:                                            /“Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour” (Tune 102; 5 verses)/

!!! Offering and Dedication

Remaining seated, all sing:

!!! Hymn no 612:                              /“As men of old their first fruits brought”/

Dedication:

Heavenly Father, we are mindful that you are concerned, not so much with what is in the hand, but with what is in the heart while the hand is giving.

Your acceptance of the widow’s mite teaches us that you delight in cheerful and sacrificial giving.

As we present your tithes and our offerings before you, cause our hearts to be right with you.

Teach us more of what it means to give cheerfully and to store up for ourselves treasure in heaven.

Be pleased to bless these gifts and we who bring them, in Jesus’ name, Amen.

!!! Prayer for others

Our Lord, our God and our Saviour, save us, Lord, from being self-centred in our prayers, and teach us to remember to pray for others.

May we be so caught up in love for those for whom we pray, that we may feel their needs as keenly as our own, and pray for them with imagination, sensitivity, and understanding.

Awaken those who slumber and slide so easily from vows and promises and purposes made before you.

Touch their hearts and consciences this day and raise them to new spiritual life.

Sustain by your grace all who seek to remain loyal to you and your cause under trouble or difficulty and often against the subtle pressure of those whom they love.

Preserve them from the evil one and uphold them by your saving Spirit.

We pray for those who have no personal knowledge of the Lord Jesus and no saving interest in him.

Bring them to know the Saviour, to discern his beauty, to believe his power and to trust in his grace.

We especially pray for your church in Papua New Guinea.

We pray that your will destroy the powers of the false prophet, trying to confuse your elect; putting stumbling blocks before those who must yet bow before you.

Bless the efforts of the missionaries, especially Chris and Narelle  Bubb and other MAF officers.

Anoint all who minister the Word of God that they may do so faithfully, as they should.

Enable all who hear the Word of God to receive it mixed with faith, that we may be not only hearers of the Word, but doers also.

May the seed of the Word be sown in the soil of human hearts, and may your Holy Spirit water the seed so that it brings forth fruit to eternal life.

Hear us now for those who are suffering or experiencing dark and difficult days; the lonely and solitary and afflicted; the sick and the aged; the hungry and cold; the homeless and imprisoned; the persecuted and grief stricken.

Lead them to the one of whom it is said: “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.”

Help them to see that you are the one who sticks closer than a brother, who never changes, who is the same yesterday, today and forever and that in you we may have comforts and encouragements far greater than our deepest and darkest needs.

Comfort us with the certainty that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that awaits us, that far outweighs them all.

We pray for the McDowell and Sneddon families.

Comfort them in their grief with the loss of Gabrielle.

We know You are merciful to those who seek You.

Hear their supplications before You and give them strength for the days to follow.

Prosper our Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth, and all who are set in authority under her, especially in our own land.

Remove far from us those sins that are a disgrace to any people and bring in that righteousness by which alone, as a people, we shall be exalted as a nation.

Prepare your church to meet you.

May she be as a bride, beautifully dressed for her husband.

Send your Spirit to revive us again.

Restore sound doctrine and holy living.

Rekindle within our hearts our first love for you.

Remove from us all attachment to this world.