WE GATHER TO WORSHIP (From Psalm 71:1-6)
Come into this sacred space to worship God.
O LORD, in you I trust; never let be be shamed.
In your way of putting things right,
snatch me up and bring me to safety;
turn your ear towards me, and save me.
Come into this sacred space to worship God.
Be to me a rock for dwelling in,
a secure place for retreating to, time and time again;
a rock for my restoration, as you have appointed;
for you are my rock and my stronghold.
O LORD, rescue me from the hand of the wicked,
and the hands of the unjust and the ruthless.
Come into this sacred space to worship God.
For you are my hope, O LORD God, my trust since my early years.
I have relied on you from the womb;
from my birth you have sustained me.
In you is my praise again, and again, and again.
Prepare a sign, "Doctor, heal yourself!", in the style perhaps of a protest banner. The text might also prompt ideas for other such banners.
At the centre of the worship space have a jar of flour or meal, a small jug or container of oil and a jug or bowl of water - symbols of the events in the Hebrew Bible to which Jesus refers.
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the Psalms
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HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR EPIPHANY 4 - YEAR C |
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| Community of Christ | TIS 473 |
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| Give to our God immortal praise, | TIS 84 |
AHB 43
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| God is our song, and every singer blest | TIS 646 |
SA 38
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| In Christ there is no east or west | TIS 459 |
AHB 391
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| Praise with joy the world's creator | TIS 179 |
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| The law of Christ alone can make us free | TIS 630 |
AHB 554
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| Where wide sky rolls down and touches red sand | TIS 188 |
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Jeremiah 1:4-10 | ||
| God of Jeremiah grieving |
TIS 697
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| God of grace and God of glory | TIS 61I |
AHB 543
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| I the Lord of sea and sky |
TIS 658
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| Lord, your almighty Word | TIS 447 |
AHB 61
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| Loving Spirit, loving Spirit | TIS 417 |
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| Morning glory, starlit sky |
TIS 174
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| Thuma mina (Send me, Lord) | TIS 749 |
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Psalm 71:1-6 | ||
| A mighty fortress is our God | TIS 103 |
AHB 8
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| Fill my whole life, O Lord my God | TIS 596 |
AHB 515
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| In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge |
TIS 40
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| This, this is the God we adore | TIS 220 |
AHB 153
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| We praise, we worship thee, O God, | TIS 98 |
AHB 1
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1 Corinthians 13:1-13 | ||
| A new commandment I give unto you | TIS 699 |
AHB 571
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| Come as you are | TIS 693 |
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| Eternal light, shine in my heart | TIS 548 |
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| God beyond glory | TIS 678 |
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| God! When human bonds are broken | TIS 683 |
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| In faith and hope and love | TIS 628 |
AHB 555
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| Jesus, my Redeemer, lives | TIS 366 |
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| Love is his word, love is his way | TIS 534 |
AHB 601
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| When love is found and hope comes home | TIS 654 |
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| Where there is charity and love | TIS 434 |
AHB 591
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Luke 4:2 1-30 |
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| Fairest Lord Jesus | TIS 203 |
AHB 131
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| Hail to the Lord's anointed | TIS 275 |
AHB 203
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| Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes | TIS 269 |
AHB 197
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| How firm a foundation, you people of God | TIS 578 |
AHB 491
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| Lord, bid your servant go in peace | TIS 324 |
AHB 248
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| Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord | TIS 161 |
AHB 109
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