I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn. You shall no more be called Forsaken, and your land shall no more be called Desolate; but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her. As the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
Welcome to the gathering of St. Mark’s Church (Sunday worship under one roof) Sunday, January 16th, 2022.
Isaiah 62:1-5
For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch. 2The nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. 3You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. 4You shall no more be called Forsaken, and your land shall no more be called Desolate; but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married. 5For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
Singing: ‘Great Is Your Faithfulness’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4ox4es1jo8
I invite you to a time of prayerful silence.
Reflection Song: Open Our Eyes by Lydia Cole
Sacred Heart at Co-Cathedral Houston, Texas
I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn. You shall no more be called Forsaken, and your land shall no more be called Desolate; but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her. As the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
Singing: ‘Come Down, O Love Divine’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edK3Vv7Qwo
Welcome and Notices:
A celebration of our retired Senior’s Pastoral Worker will be held on Sunday 30th January.
Praying the Psalm:
We pray together a section from Psalm 36.
Please respond with the words in bold.
Psalm 36:5-10 The Message (adapted for worship)
God’s love is meteoric,
his faithfulness astronomic,
his purpose titanic,
his verdicts oceanic.
Yet in his largeness
nothing gets lost;
Not a man, not a mouse,
slips through the cracks.
How exquisite your love is, O God!
All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
We feast on the abundance of your house,
and you fill us with Eden’s spring water.
You’re a fountain of cascading light,
and you open our eyes to your light.
O continue loving those who follow you,
Continue your work in welcoming hearts!
Prayer for Others:
Praying the Lord’s Prayer:
(The offering will be brought up at the conclusion of the prayer)
Offering Prayer:
Singing: ‘Love Divine, All Loves Excelling’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-6PMvgJHG0
Scripture Reading: John 2:1-11
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.” 5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.” So they took it.
9When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom 10and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Sermon:
Reflection Song: Psalm 19 by Jess Ray
Psalm 19 – Jess Ray – Lyric Video – YouTube
Singing: ‘Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q0ydibNHcs
Benediction:
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with us all, now and always. Amen.
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