Kings
Cross Methodist Church
Short
Liturgy for Sunday Worship
We
met in the presence of God
And
we do not meet alone.
With
the angels in highest heaven
We
gather to worship God
With
new friends and old, with family and strangers
We
praise God’s holy name
In
hostels and mansions, in hotels and on the streets,
We
praise God’s holy name
With
our hearts and voices
We
praise God’s holy name .
We
meet in the presence of God
And
we do not meet alone
A
Hymn or song
Gracious
God, we than you for being here amongst us this morning
We
come to you with different needs.
Some
of us here need to say “Help me”
And
some of us need to say “Save me”
And
some of us need to say “Hold me”
And
some of us need to say “Forgive me”
Gracious
God, hear us as our hearts speak to you in the silence.
(silence)
O
Christ, In whose heart is both welcome and warning,
Sat
to us, do to us, reveal within us
The
things that will make us whole.
And
we will wait together,
And
we will praise you together. Amen.
Let
us listen to God’s word:
Bible
readings
Discussion,
or time of silence, or short address, or piece of music as appropriate.
A
hymn or song followed by a time for sharing news and notices and
the offering or our gifts of money for the work of the church.
Let
us bring the needs of the world to God in prayer.
A
time of open or led prayer.
A
hymn or song
Gracious
God, in the company of the neighbour whom we know,
And
the stranger in our midst,
And
the self from whom we turn,
Hear
the prayers we offer you.
May
we love as Jesus loved.
Make
this the time and place, gracious God,
When
heaven and earth merge into one
And
your kingdom breaks in amongst us. Amen.
We
say together the words of the Lord’s prayer.
Our
father, who art in heaven ,
Hallowed
be thy name.
Thy
kingdom come,
Thy
will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give
us this day our daily bread,
And
forgive us our trespasses
As
we forgive those who trespass against us.
And
lead us into temptation,
But
deliver us from evil.
For
thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory,
For
ever and ever. Amen.
As
we got out into the world,
May
God’s peace rest upon us
As
we return to our daily lives
May
God’s love dwell within us
As
we live in fellowship with others
May
God’s hope live through us.
Wherever
we are, wherever we go,
In
houses and hostels, in flats and mansions, in hotels and on the
streets,
May
the blessing of God almighty,
Our
creator, our sustainer and our living inspiration
Rest
upon us, and remain with us always. Amen.
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