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Sunday 24th May

Song: 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)

Chorus

Bless the Lord O my soul O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before O my soul
I’ll worship Your holy name

The sun comes up it’s a new day dawning
It’s time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes

Chorus

You’re rich in love and You’re slow to anger
Your name is great and Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness I will keep on singing
Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find

Chorus

And on that day when my strength is failing
The end draws near and my time has come
Still my soul will sing Your praise unending
Ten thousand years and then forevermore

Worship Your holy name
Lord I’ll worship Your holy name

Ending

Sing like never before O my soul
I’ll worship Your holy name
Worship Your holy name
Worship Your holy name

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Reading: Ephesians 6:10-17 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Armor of God

¹⁰ Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. ¹¹ Put on the full armour of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. ¹² For our struggle is not against ^[a]flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. ¹³ Therefore, take up the full armour of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. ¹⁴ Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; ^16 [b]in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷ And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Song: Seek Ye First

Seek ye first the kingdom of God
And His righteousness
And all these things
Shall be added unto you
Allelu alleluia

Men (at same time):
Man shall not live by bread alone                       
But by ev’ry word
That proceeds
From the mouth of God
Allelu alleluia

Ladies (at same time):
Hal-le-lu-hah
Hal-le-lu-hah
Hal-le-lu-hah
Alleluia

Ask and it shall be given unto you
Seek and ye shall find
Knock and the door
Shall be opened unto you
Allelu alleluia

CCLI Song # 1352 Karen Lafferty © 1972 CCCM Music (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia) Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia) For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Licence # 181636

Reading: Psalm 23 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is my shepherd,
I ^[a]shall not want.
² He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside ^[b]quiet waters.
³ He restores my soul;
He guides me in the ^[c]paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

⁴ Even though I walk through the ^[d]valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no ^[e]evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You ^[f]have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
^6 [g]Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will ^[h]dwell in the house of the Lord ^[i]forever.

Song: O The Deep Deep Love (Austria)

O the deep deep love of Jesus
Vast unmeasured boundless free
Rolling as a mighty ocean
In it’s fullness over me
Underneath me all around me
Is the current of Thy love
Leading onward leading homeward
To my glorious rest above
O the deep deep love
Vast unmeasured boundless free
O the deep deep love
In it’s fullness over me

O the deep deep love of Jesus
Spread His praise from shore to shore
How He loveth ever loveth
Changeth never never more
How He watches o’er His loved ones
Died to call them all His own
How for them He intercedeth
Watcheth o’er them from the throne
O the deep deep love
Spread His praise from shore to shore
O the deep deep love
Changeth never never more

O the deep deep love of Jesus
Love of every love the best
‘Tis an ocean vast of blessing
Tis a haven sweet of rest
O the deep deep love of Jesus
‘Tis a heaven of heavens to me
And it lifts me up to Glory
For it lifts me up to Thee
O the deep deep love
Love of every love the best
O the deep deep love
‘Tis a haven sweet of rest

CCLI Song # 4846815 Franz Joseph Haydn | Nigel Cameron | Samuel Trevor Francis © Words: 2006 Thankyou Music (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia) Music: 2006 Thankyou Music (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia) For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Licence # 181636

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Sunday 17th May

Song: Lion Of Judah

You’re the Lion of Judah
The Lamb who was slain
You ascended to heaven
And ever more will reign
At the end of the age
When the earth You reclaim
You will gather the nations before You
And the eyes of all men
Will be fixed on the Lamb
Who was crucified
With wisdom and mercy and justice
You’ll reign at Your Father’s side

Chorus

And the angels will cry hail the Lamb
Who was slain for the world rule in pow’r
And the earth will reply You shall reign
As the King of all kings
And the Lord of all lords

There’s a shield in our hand
And a sword at our side
There’s a fire in our spirits
That cannot be denied
‘Cause the Father has told us
For these You have died
For the nations who gather before You
And the ears of all men
Need to hear of the Lamb
Who was crucified
Who descended to hell
Yet was raised up to reign
At His Father’s side

Chorus

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Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

¹⁶ Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. ¹⁷ For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, ¹⁸ while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

The Temporal and Eternal

5 For we know that if ^[a]the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. ² For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, ³ inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. ⁴ For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life. ⁵ Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a ^[b]pledge.

⁶ Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord— ⁷ for we walk by faith, not by ^[c]sight— ⁸ we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. ⁹ Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. ¹⁰ For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for ^[d]his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Song: My Song Is Love Unknown (Love Unknown)

My song is love unknown
My Saviour’s love for me
Love to the loveless shown
That they might lovely be
For who am I
That in my place
My Lord should take
Frail flesh and die

My song is love unbound,
For love has conquered death,
And love the victory won in this
His parting breath;
For with the cry that all is done
vain darkness fell before the Son

My song of love enthroned
Where angel voices raise
To magnify the Son
And sing the Father’s praise
So shall I stand, In glorious throng
and add my praises to that song
So shall I stand, in glorious throng
and add my praises to that song.

CCLI Song # 40399 John Nicholson Ireland | Samuel Crossman © Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Licence # 181636

Reading: Psalm 23 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is my shepherd,
I ^[a]shall not want.
² He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside ^[b]quiet waters.
³ He restores my soul;
He guides me in the ^[c]paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

⁴ Even though I walk through the ^[d]valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no ^[e]evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You ^[f]have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
^6 [g]Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will ^[h]dwell in the house of the Lord ^[i]forever.

Song: It Is Well With My Soul

When peace like a river
Attendeth my way
When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot
Thou hast taught me to say
It is well
It is well with my soul

Chorus

It is well with my soul
It is well
It is well with my soul

Tho’ Satan should buffet
Tho’ trials should come
Let this blest assurance control
That Christ hath regarded
My helpless estate
And hath shed His own blood
For my soul

Chorus

My sin O the bliss
Of this glorious tho’t
My sin not in part but the whole
Is nailed to the cross
And I bear it no more
Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord O my soul

Chorus

And Lord haste the day
When the faith shall be sight
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll
The trump shall resound
And the Lord shall descend
Even so it is well
With my soul

Chorus

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Sunday 10th May

Song: Be Unto Your Name

We are a moment You are forever
Lord of the ages God before time
We are a vapor You are eternal
Love everlasting reigning on high

Chorus
Holy holy Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain
Highest praises honor and glory
Be unto Your name
Be unto Your name

We are the broken You are the healer
Jesus Redeemer mighty to save
You are the love song we’ll sing forever
Bowing before You blessing Your name

Chorus x2
Ending
Be unto Your name
(REPEAT)

CCLI Song # 2177476 Gary Sadler | Lynn DeShazo © 1998 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia) For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Licence # 181636

Reading: 1 John 3:16-24 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

16  We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.  17  But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his  [a] heart  [b] against him, how does the love of God abide in him?  18  Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.  19  We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will  [c] assure our heart before Him  20 [d] in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and
knows all things.  21  Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence  [e] before God;  22  and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

23  This is His commandment, that we  [f] believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He  [g] commanded us.  24  The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

Song: Create In Me A Clean Heart

Chorus
Create in me a clean heart O Lord my God
And renew a right spirit within me x2

Verse
Cast me not away from Thy presence O Lord
Take not Thy Holy Spirit from me
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation
And renew a right spirit within me

Chorus

CCLI Song # 96927 Brown Bannister © 1982 Bases Loaded Music (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia) For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Licence # 181636

Reading: Psalm 23 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is my shepherd,
I  [a] shall not want.
2  He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside  [b] quiet waters.
3  He restores my soul;
He guides me in the  [c] paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4  Even though I walk through the  [d] valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no  [e] evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You  [f] have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
6 [g] Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will  [h] dwell in the house of the Lord  [ i ] forever.

Sermon

Song: To God Be The Glory

To God be the glory great things He hath done
So loved He the world that He gave us His Son
Who yielded His life an atonement for sin
And opened the life gates that all may go in

Chorus
Praise the Lord praise the Lord
Let the earth hear His voice
Praise the Lord praise the Lord
Let the people rejoice
O come to the Father through Jesus the Son
And give Him the glory great things He has done

O perfect redemption the purchase of blood
To ev’ry believer the promise of God
The vilest offender who truly believes
That moment from Jesus a pardon receives

Chorus

Great things He hath taught us
Great things He hath done
And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son
But purer and higher and greater will be
Our wonder our transport when Jesus we see

Chorus

CCLI Song # 4556208 Fanny Jane Crosby | Tommy Walker | William Howard Doane © 2005 Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Songs (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia)
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Sunday 3rd May

Song: Psalm 23

Verse 1

The Lord’s my Shepherd I’ll not want
He makes me lie in pastures green
He leads me by the still still waters
His goodness restores my soul

Chorus

And I will trust in You alone
And I will trust in You alone
For Your endless mercy follows me
Your goodness will lead me home

Descant

I will trust I will trust in You
I will trust I will trust in You
Endless mercy follows me
Goodness will lead me home

Verse 2

He guides my ways in righteousness
And He anoints my head with oil
And my cup it overflows with joy
I feast on His pure delights

Chorus /Descant

Verse 3

And though I walk the darkest path
I will not fear the evil one
For You are with me
And Your rod and staff
Are the comfort I need to know

Chorus/Descant

CCLI Song # 1585970 Stuart Townend © 1996 Thankyou Music (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia) For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Licence # 181636  

Reading: Acts 8:1-4 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Saul Persecutes the Church

8 Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death.

And on that day a great persecution ^[a]began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. ² Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him. ³ But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.

Philip in Samaria

⁴ Therefore, those who had been scattered went about ^[b]preaching the word.

Song: Change My Heart Oh God

Chorus 

Change my heart oh God
Make it ever true
Change my heart oh God
May I be like You

Verse

You are the potter
I am the clay
Mold me and make me
This is what I pray

Chorus

CCLI Song # 1565 Eddie Espinosa © 1982 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia)For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Licence # 181636 

Reading: Psalm 23

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is my shepherd,
I ^[a]shall not want.
² He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside ^[b]quiet waters.
³ He restores my soul;
He guides me in the ^[c]paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

⁴ Even though I walk through the ^[d]valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no ^[e]evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You ^[f]have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
^6 [g]Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will ^[h]dwell in the house of the Lord ^[i]forever.

Song: Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah (Cwm Rhondda)

Guide me O Thou great Jehovah
Pilgrim through this barren land
I am weak but Thou art mighty
Hold me with Thy pow’rful hand
Bread of heaven Bread of heaven
Feed me now and ever more
Feed me now and ever more

Open now the crystal fountain
Whence the healing stream doth flow
Let the fiery cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through
Strong Deliverer strong Deliverer
Be Thou still my strength and shield
Be Thou still my strength and shield

When I tread the verge of Jordan
Bid my anxious fears subside
Death of death and hell’s destruction
Land me safe on Canaan’s side
Songs of praises songs of praises
I will ever give to Thee
I will ever give to Thee

CCLI Song # 1448 John Hughes | Peter Williams | William Williams © Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain. For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Licence # 181636

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Sunday 26th April

Song: In Christ Alone

Verse 1

In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light my strength my song
This Cornerstone this solid Ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love what depths of peace
When fears are stilled when strivings cease
My Comforter my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand

Verse 2

In Christ alone who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
Till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live

Verse 3

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ

Verse 4

No guilt in life no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand

CCLI Song # 3350395 Keith Getty | Stuart Townend © 2001 Thankyou Music (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia)
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Reading: Acts 8:1-5 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Saul Persecutes the Church

8 Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death.

And on that day a great persecution ^[a]began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. ² Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him. ³ But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.

Philip in Samaria

⁴ Therefore, those who had been scattered went about ^[b]preaching the word. ⁵ Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming ^[c]Christ to them.

Song: Thy Word

Chorus

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet
And a light unto my path
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet
And a light unto my path

When I feel afraid
And I think I’ve lost my way
Still You’re there right beside me
Nothing will I fear
As long as You are near
Please be near me to the end

Chorus

I will not forget
Your love for me and yet
My heart forever is wandering
Jesus be my guide
And hold me to Your side
I will love You to the end

Chorus

CCLI Song # 14301 Amy Grant | Michael W. Smith © 1984 Curb Word Music (Admin. by CopyCare Pacific Pty. Ltd.) Meadowgreen Music Company (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia)
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Reading: Psalm 23 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is my shepherd,
I ^[a]shall not want.
² He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside ^[b]quiet waters.
³ He restores my soul;
He guides me in the ^[c]paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

⁴ Even though I walk through the ^[d]valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no ^[e]evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You ^[f]have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
^6 [g]Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will ^[h]dwell in the house of the Lord ^[i]forever.

Song: Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah (Cwm Rhondda)

Guide me O Thou great Jehovah
Pilgrim through this barren land
I am weak but Thou art mighty
Hold me with Thy pow’rful hand
Bread of heaven Bread of heaven
Feed me now and ever more
Feed me now and ever more

Open now the crystal fountain
Whence the healing stream doth flow
Let the fiery cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through
Strong Deliverer strong Deliverer
Be Thou still my strength and shield
Be Thou still my strength and shield

When I tread the verge of Jordan
Bid my anxious fears subside
Death of death and hell’s destruction
Land me safe on Canaan’s side
Songs of praises songs of praises
I will ever give to Thee
I will ever give to Thee

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Sunday 19th April

Song: Before The Throne Of God Above

Verse 1

Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea
A great High Priest whose name is Love
Who ever lives and pleads for me
My name is graven on His hands
My name is written on His heart
I know that while in heav’n He stands
No tongue can bid me to depart
No tongue can bid me to depart

Verse 2

When Satan tempts me to despair
And tells me of the guilt within
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end to all my sin
Because the sinless Saviour died
My sinful soul is counted free
For God the Just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me
To look on Him and pardon me

Verse 3

Behold Him there the risen Lamb
My perfect spotless righteousness
The great unchangeable I Am
The King of glory and of grace
One with my Lord I cannot die
My soul is purchased with His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high
With Christ my Saviour and my God
With Christ my Saviour and my God

Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ⁴ to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, ⁵ who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. ⁶ In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various ^[a]trials, ⁷ so that the ^[b]proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which ^[c]is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ; ⁸ and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and ^[d]full of glory, ⁹ obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of ^[e]your souls.

Song: As The Deer

Verse 1

As the deer pants for the water
So my soul longs after You
You alone are my heart’s desire
And I long to worship You

Chorus

You alone are my strength my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart’s desire
And I long to worship Thee

Verse 2

You’re my friend and You are my brother
Even though You are a King
I love You more than any other
So much more than anything

Chorus

Verse 3

I want You more than gold or silver
Only You can satisfy
You alone are the real joygiver
And the apple of my eye

Chorus

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Reading: Psalm 23: The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is my shepherd,
I ^[a]shall not want.
² He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside ^[b]quiet waters.
³ He restores my soul;
He guides me in the ^[c]paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

⁴ Even though I walk through the ^[d]valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no ^[e]evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You ^[f]have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
^6 [g]Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will ^[h]dwell in the house of the Lord ^[i]forever.

Song: Be Unto Your Name

Verse 1

We are a moment You are forever
Lord of the ages God before time
We are a vapor You are eternal
Love everlasting reigning on high

Chorus

Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain
Highest praises honour and glory
Be unto Your name
Be unto Your name

Verse 2

We are the broken You are the healer
Jesus Redeemer mighty to save
You are the love song we’ll sing forever
Bowing before You blessing Your name

Chorus x2

CCLI Song # 2177476 Gary Sadler | Lynn DeShazo © 1998 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia)

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Easter Sunday 12th April

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Welcome

Song: The Old Rugged Cross

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross
The emblem of suff’ring and shame
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain

Chorus

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross
Till my trophies at last I lay down
I will cling to the old rugged cross
And exchange it some day for a crown

O the old rugged cross so despised by the world
Has a wondrous attraction for me
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary

Chorus

In the old rugged cross stained with blood so divine
A wondrous beauty I see
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died
To pardon and sanctify me

Chorus

To the old rugged cross, I will ever be true
Its shame and reproach gladly bear
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away
Where His glory forever I’ll share

Chorus

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Reading: Psalm 22:22-31 (NASB)

²² I will tell of Your name to my brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
²³ You who fear the Lord, praise Him;
All you ^[a]descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And stand in awe of Him, all you ^[b]descendants of Israel.
²⁴ For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from him;
But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.

²⁵ From You comes my praise in the great assembly;
I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him.
²⁶ The ^[c]afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!
²⁷ All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the nations will worship before ^[d]You.
²⁸ For the kingdom is the Lord’s
And He rules over the nations.
²⁹ All the ^[e]prosperous of the earth will eat and worship,
All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him,
Even he who ^[f]cannot keep his soul alive.
^30 [g]Posterity will serve Him;
It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation.
³¹ They will come and will declare His righteousness
To a people who will be born, that He has performed it.

Song: Thy Word

Chorus

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet
And a light unto my path
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet
And a light unto my path

When I feel afraid
And I think I’ve lost my way
Still You’re there right beside me
Nothing will I fear
As long as You are near
Please be near me to the end

Chorus

I will not forget
Your love for me and yet
My heart forever is wandering
Jesus be my guide
And hold me to Your side
I will love You to the end

Chorus x2

CCLI Song # 14301 Amy Grant | Michael W. Smith © 1984 Curb Word Music (Admin. by CopyCare Pacific Pty. Ltd.) Meadowgreen Music Company (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia) For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Licence # 181636

Reading: Matthew 28:6 (NASB)

⁶ He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.

Song: Because He Lives

God sent His Son they called Him Jesus
He came to love heal and forgive
He bled and died to buy my pardon
An empty grave is there to prove
My Saviour lives

Chorus

Because He lives I can face tomorrow
Because He lives all fear is gone
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living
Just because He lives

How sweet to hold a newborn baby
And feel the pride and joy he gives
But greater still the calm assurance
This child can face uncertain days
Because Christ lives

Chorus

And then one day I’ll cross that river
I’ll fight life’s final war with pain
And then as death gives way to vict’ry
I’ll see the lights of glory
And I’ll know He reigns

Chorus

CCLI Song # 16880 Gloria Gaither | William J. Gaither © 1971 Hanna Street Music (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia) For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Licence # 181636

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Good Friday 10th April

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Welcome

Song: Lion Of Judah

You’re the Lion of Judah
The Lamb who was slain
You ascended to heaven
And ever more will reign
At the end of the age
When the earth You reclaim
You will gather the nations before You
And the eyes of all men
Will be fixed on the Lamb
Who was crucified
With wisdom and mercy and justice
You’ll reign at Your Father’s side

Chorus

And the angels will cry hail the Lamb
Who was slain for the world rule in pow’r
And the earth will reply You shall reign
As the King of all kings
And the Lord of all lords

Verse 2

There’s a shield in our hand
And a sword at our side
There’s a fire in our spirits
That cannot be denied
‘Cause the Father has told us
For these You have died
For the nations who gather before You
And the ears of all men
Need to hear of the Lamb
Who was crucified
Who descended to hell
Yet was raised up to reign
At His Father’s side

Chorus

And the angels will cry hail the Lamb
Who was slain for the world rule in pow’r
And the earth will reply You shall reign
As the King of all kings
And the Lord of all lords

CCLI Song # 1079280
Robin Mark © 1997 Song Solutions Daybreak (Admin. by CopyCare Pacific Pty. Ltd.) For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com
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Reading: Isaiah 53:4-11 (NASB)

⁴ Surely our ^[a]griefs He Himself bore,
And our ^[b]sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
^[c]Smitten of God, and afflicted.
⁵ But He was ^[d]pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The chastening for our ^[e]well-being fell upon Him,
And by His scourging we are healed.
⁶ All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all
To ^[f]fall on Him.

⁷ He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He did not open His mouth;
Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.
⁸ By oppression and judgment He was taken away;
And as for His generation, who considered
That He was cut off out of the land of the ^[g]living
For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?
⁹ His grave was assigned with wicked men,
Yet He was with a rich man in His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

¹⁰ But the Lord was pleased
To crush Him, ^[h]putting Him to grief;
If ^[i]He would render Himself as a guilt offering,
He will see His ^[j]offspring,
He will prolong His days,
And the ^[k]good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.
¹¹ As a result of the ^[l]anguish of His soul,
He will see ^[m]it and be satisfied;
By His knowledge the Righteous One,
My Servant, will justify the many,
As He will bear their iniquities.

Song: When I Survey The Wondrous Cross (Rockingham)

Verse 1

When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died
My richest gain I count but loss
And pour contempt on all my pride

Verse 2

Forbid it Lord that I should boast
Save in the death of Christ my God
All the vain things that charm me most
I sacrifice them to His blood

Verse 3

See from His head His hands His feet
Sorrow and love flow mingled down
Did ever such love and sorrow meet
Or thorns compose so rich a crown

Verse 4

Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were an offering far too small
Love so amazing so divine
Demands my soul my life my all

CCLI Song # 721333 Edward Miller | Isaac Watts © Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Licence # 181636

Reading: Galatians 6:14 (NASB)

¹⁴ But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through ^[a]which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Song: Hallelujah What A Saviour (Gethsemane)

Verse 1

Man of sorrows what a name
For the Son of God who came
Ruined sinners to reclaim
Hallelujah what a Saviour

Verse 2

Bearing shame and scoffing rude
In my place condemned He stood
Sealed my pardon with His blood
Hallelujah what a Saviour

Verse 3

Guilty vile and helpless we
Spotless Lamb of God was He
Full atonement can it be
Hallelujah what a Saviour

Verse 4

Lifted up was He to die
It is finished was His cry
Now in heaven exalted high
Hallelujah what a Saviour

Verse 5

When He comes our glorious King
All His ransomed home to bring
Then anew this song we’ll sing
Hallelujah what a Saviour

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Sunday 5th April

Welcome

Song: 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)

Chorus
Bless the Lord O my soul
O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I’ll worship Your holy name

Verse 1

The sun comes up it’s a new day dawning
It’s time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes

Chorus

Bless the Lord O my soul
O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I’ll worship Your holy name

Verse 2

You’re rich in love and You’re slow to anger
Your name is great and Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness I will keep on singing
Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find

Chorus

Bless the Lord O my soul
O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I’ll worship Your holy name

Verse 3

And on that day when my strength is failing
The end draws near and my time has come
Still my soul will sing Your praise unending
Ten thousand years and then forevermore

Chorus

Bless the Lord O my soul
O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before

O my soul

I’ll worship Your holy name (x2)
Worship Your holy name
Lord I’ll worship Your holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I’ll worship Your holy name
I’ll worship Your holy name
Worship Your holy name

CCLI Song # 6016351
Jonas Myrin | Matt Redman
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Reading: Hebrews 3:1-11 (NASB)

Jesus Our High Priest

3 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession; ^2 [a]He was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was in all His house. ³ For He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by just so much as the builder of the house has more honor than the house. ⁴ For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. ⁵ Now Moses was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken later; ⁶ but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.

⁷ Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,

“Today if you hear His voice,
⁸ Do not harden your hearts as ^[b]when they provoked Me,
As in the day of trial in the wilderness,
⁹ Where your fathers tried Me by testing Me,
And saw My works for forty years.
¹⁰ “Therefore I was angry with this generation,
And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart,
And they did not know My ways’;
¹¹ As I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest.’”

Song: Change My Heart Oh God

Chorus

Change my heart oh God
Make it ever true
Change my heart oh God
May I be like You

Verse

You are the potter
I am the clay
Mold me and make me
This is what I pray.

Chorus

Change my heart oh God
Make it ever true
Change my heart oh God
May I be like You

CCLI Song # 1565Eddie Espinosa
© 1982 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia)
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Reading: Psalm 23 (NASB)

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is my shepherd,
I ^[a]shall not want.
² He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside ^[b]quiet waters.
³ He restores my soul;
He guides me in the ^[c]paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

⁴ Even though I walk through the ^[d]valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no ^[e]evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You ^[f]have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
^6 [g]Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will ^[h]dwell in the house of the Lord ^[i]forever.

Sermon

Song: Psalm 23

Verse 1

The Lord’s my Shepherd I’ll not want
He makes me lie in pastures green
He leads me by the still still waters
His goodness restores my soul

Chorus (Men)

And I will trust in You alone
And I will trust in You alone
For Your endless mercy follows me
Your goodness will lead me home

Descant (Women)

I will trust I will trust in You
I will trust I will trust in You
Endless mercy follows me
Goodness will lead me home

Verse 2

He guides my ways in righteousness
And He anoints my head with oil
And my cup it overflows with joy
I feast on His pure delights

Chorus (Men)

And I will trust in You alone
And I will trust in You alone
For Your endless mercy follows me
Your goodness will lead me home

Descant (Women)

I will trust I will trust in You
I will trust I will trust in You
Endless mercy follows me
Goodness will lead me home

Verse 3

And though I walk the darkest path
I will not fear the evil one
For You are with me
And Your rod and staff
Are the comfort I need to know

Chorus (Men)

And I will trust in You alone
And I will trust in You alone
For Your endless mercy follows me
Your goodness will lead me home

Descant (Women)

I will trust I will trust in You
I will trust I will trust in You
Endless mercy follows me
Goodness will lead me home

CCLI Song # 1585970

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Sunday 29th March 2020

Welcome

Song: In Christ alone

Verse 1

In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light my strength my song
This Cornerstone this solid Ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love what depths of peace
When fears are stilled when strivings cease
My Comforter my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand

Verse 2

In Christ alone who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
Till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live

Verse 3

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ

Verse 4

No guilt in life no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand

CCLI Song # 3350395 Keith Getty | Stuart Townend

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Prayer

Reading: John 10:1-18 (NASB)

Parable of the Good Shepherd

10 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. ² But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. ³ To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. ⁴ When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. ⁵ A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” ⁶ This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.

⁷ So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. ⁸ All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. ⁹ I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. ¹⁰ The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and ^[a]have it abundantly.

¹¹ “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. ¹² He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. ¹³ He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep. ¹⁴ I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, ¹⁵ even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. ¹⁶ I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd. ¹⁷ For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. ¹⁸ No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”

Song: It’s not that I would choose you Lord

It’s not that I would choose You Lord 
That just could never be
This heart would still refuse You Lord
Had You not chosen me.
From the sin that stained my soul you have cleansed and set me free
Before all time You chose me
That I should live for Thee.

For all Your grace that called me
Taught my heart and mind
For all the world enthralled me 
While I remained still blind.
Now my heart knows only You 
And for Your grace I thirst
I know that if I love You
You have loved me first.

Praise the God of all creation
Praise the Fathers endless love
Praise the Lamb our Expiation
Priest and King enthroned above
Praise the Spirit of Salvation 
By whom all our spirits live
Undivided adoration 
to our Lord And God we give.*

 Prayer

Reading: Psalm 23 (NASB)

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is my shepherd,
I ^[a]shall not want.
² He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside ^[b]quiet waters.
³ He restores my soul;
He guides me in the ^[c]paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

⁴ Even though I walk through the ^[d]valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no ^[e]evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You ^[f]have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
^6 [g]Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will ^[h]dwell in the house of the Lord ^[i]forever.

Sermon

Song: My Hope Rests Firm

Verse 1

My hope rests firm on Jesus Christ
He is my only plea
Though all the world should point and scorn
His ransom leaves me free
His ransom leaves me free

Verse 2

My hope sustains me as I strive
And strain towards the goal
Though I still stumble into sin
His death paid for it all
His death paid for it all

Verse 3

My hope provides me with a spur
To help me run this race
I know my tears will turn to joy
The day I see His face
The day I see His face

Verse 4

My hope is to be with my Lord
To know as I am known
To serve Him gladly all my days
In praise before His throne
In praise before His throne

CCLI Song # 3334768 Keith Getty | Richard Creighton

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