Sitting in different chairs, joining in at different times throughout the day, God’s people still gather for worship on this, the Lord’s day. Welcome, to Sunday worship.
Call to Worship
Based on Psalm 100 with parts in bold to read aloud.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord,
all the earth!
We worship the Lord with gladness,
we come into his presence with joy.
Know that the Lord is God,
and it is God that made us.
We are God’s people
the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise.
We give thanks to God
and bless God’s name.
Let us worship the Lord our God.
HYMN – Majesty
All-Age Prayer
What does Jesus look like?
Like the homeless woman who sits outside Tesco.
What does Jesus look like?
Like the beggar who sits on the bridge.
What does Jesus look like?
Like the geeky guys we leave out of our games.
What does Jesus look like?
Like that nosy neighbour who never misses a trick.
What does Jesus look like?
Like everyone we meet throughout our day…
Those are the ones Jesus asks us to love.
Lord help us,
in loving,
to see each other differently,
knowing you are in all.
Amen.
Reading: Matthew 25 v 31 – 46 read by Mabel Currie
Dramatised reading:
Reflection:
HYMN – Make Way, Make Way
Prayers for Others and Ourselves
Lord we see you,
kneeling at our feet,
showing us how to serve
and be served.
Lord we see you,
touching the unclean,
showing us how to heal
and be healed.
Lord we see you,
hanging out with outcasts,
showing us how to be in community.
So may we follow your example,
seeing the need in our world
and being first in line
to step up and make a difference.
May we also recognise
our own limitations
and make room for those
who are differently abled and differently gifted,
knowing that in the economy of your kingdom,
no gift is wasted,
no talent rejected.
Lord, when we despair
at the state of our world,
may our despair compel us
to join you in the work
of peace and justice for all,
beginning wherever we are,
following your lead.
Lord may we know your healing,
in our lives,
in the life of our community,
in the life of the world.
May we live so conscious
of your presence in all
that we cannot turn our back
or withhold your love from another
but know fulfilment
only when we have given our all
to serve you by serving our neighbour.
So God,
one radical act of kindness at a time,
may your kingdom come,
on earth as in heaven.
Amen.
HYMN – King of Kings and Lord of Lords
Offering – if you would like to make your offering online you can safety do so using the button below:
Prayer of Dedication
Lord,
make us willing to share what we have,
for without you we have nothing.
And help us to see the wealth of others
as they share their gifts with us.
And so, together, may we work
to build your kingdom now.
Amen.
HYMN – The King of Love my Shepherd is
Sending
When, Lord, did we see you hungry,
naked and thirsty,
sick and imprisoned?
When Lord, did we care for the stranger
with food and water,
care and love?
At the turn of the Christian year
let us commit ourselves
to being Christ in the world.
As we step into Advent,
and once more prepare
to welcome the infant Jesus
go purposefully,
loved by God,
guided by Jesus
and inspired by the Spirit. Amen
NEXT SUNDAY, 29th November – for the 1st SUNDAY in ADVENT we will join together both in the church building at Mayfield and Easthouses and on-line via livestream at 11am. If you would like to come to the service in the church building, due to the Covid -19 restrictions, you need to book a place by phoning the church office on 0131 663 3245.