Sunday, May 18, 2025
Order of Service
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Prelude: Heaven and earth display (Athalie)
F. Mendelssohn
Call to Worship
332 O Lord, my God
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Declaration of Forgiveness
485 Saviour, like a shepherd lead us
Story: 17 Stop Lights Later!
Prayer for Illumination:
Gracious and Holy God give us wisdom to recognise you, intelligence to understand you, diligence to seek you, patience to wait for you, eyes to see you, a heart to meditate on you, and a life to proclaim you, through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Psalm 148
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights!
Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his host!
Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars!
Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded and they were created.
He established them forever and ever; he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.
Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps,
fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling his command!
Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars!
Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds!
Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth!
Young men and women alike, old and young together!
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his glory is above earth and heaven.
He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his faithful, for the people of Israel who are close to him. Praise the LORD!
Acts 11:1-18
11:1 Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God.11:2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him,
11:3 saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?"11:4 Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying,11:5 "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. There was something like a large sheet coming down from heaven, being lowered by its four corners; and it came close to me.11:6 As I looked at it closely I saw four-footed animals, beasts of prey, reptiles, and birds of the air.11:7 I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'11:8 But I replied, 'By no means, Lord; for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'11:9 But a second time the voice answered from heaven, 'What God has made clean, you must not call profane.'11:10 This happened three times; then everything was pulled up again to heaven.11:11 At that very moment three men, sent to me from Caesarea, arrived at the house where we were.11:12 The Spirit told me to go with them and not to make a distinction between them and us. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man's house.11:13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, 'Send to Joppa and bring Simon, who is called Peter;11:14 he will give you a message by which you and your entire household will be saved.'11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning.11:16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'11:17 If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder God?"11:18 When they heard this, they were silenced. And they praised God, saying, "Then God has given even to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life."
John 13:31-35
13:31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.
13:32 If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once.13:33 Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, 'Where I am going, you cannot come.'13:34 I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.13:35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." – Thomas Edison
Every setback is a setup for a comeback
Sermon: Clear Sailing
Who was I that I could hinder God? Acts 11:17
262 Come to us, beloved Stranger
Call for the Offering
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Offertory: Gigue (Sonata #9, Op.65) Corelli
Doxology
Tune: Come Together
Prayer of Dedication
Prayers of The People
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 not into temptation but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
470 You that know the Lord is gracious
Benediction
Postlude: Voluntary C. Harris
We gather on the traditional territory of the Wendat, the Anishnaabeg and the Haudenosaunee Peoples. We are also on lands that are part of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum. We live and work, worship, learn and meet on lands that are the traditional territory of many different Indigenous Peoples who were here before the establishment of European colonies.
