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Reflect (July 17, 2016)

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Welcome to the recap (songs, hymns, liturgy and sermon) from Sunday’s gathering. This blog is designed to give you an opportunity to reflect on what you heard in the gathering or catch up if you weren’t able to be with us.

*The indented sections are responses read aloud by the congregation during the Gathering.

SERVE THE CITY

CALL TO WORSHIP

The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.

The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.

The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does.

The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.                               (Based on Psalm 145:9-18)

Song: Come Thou Fount

Song: Look and See

CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE

We've already heard that our God is a compassionate and trustworthy, he is the giver of good gifts, yet so often we are ungrateful for his gifts and use them for selfish gain. We are selfish creatures, selfish with our time, money, resources and yet God has been generous towards us. Take a moment to confess to God ways in which you can be selfish with the gifts God has given you. To reflect on his generosity shown to us in Christ. Jesus himself tells us: 

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.                                                                                             
(Mark 10:45)

God has been generous to us in giving his son to free us, to save us from our sin and what better way to respond than to be generous ourselves to those God has placed around us

Song: Saviour of the World

PASSING OF THE PEACE

PREACHING OF THE WORD

This week Gary Aston preached from Mark 10:35-45 on what Jesus tells us about service.

COMMUNION

Every week we want to respond to what God has done for us in Jesus. One of the great ways he has provided for us to remember the truth of the gospel is giving us communion. As we take the bread and the wine we remember what Jesus has done for us.

POST COMMUNION READING

Jesus’ death brings us life and this meal reminds us that we are fed by Jesus and forgiven because of Jesus.

We rejoice that You have died, rose again, and are now with the Father advocating for us. Amen.

With our money, time, and talent we give generously, knowing that through Your Son, Jesus, You have generously given to us.

We rejoice that You have given everything and we joyfully give everything back to Your care. Amen.

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER

We had a time of congregational prayer for the work of Abigail Housing, an organisation working to provide support and housing to refugees and asylum seekers within Leeds and Bradford.

Song: How Deep the Father's Love For Us

Song: Nothing But the Blood

PRAYER

Song: Revelation Song

BENEDICTION

May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

And also with you.
Amen.

Prepare (July 17, 2016)

This blog gives you a glimpse into the upcoming Sunday Gathering. It's an opportunity to read through the passage we'll be studying together, pray through some of the liturgy we'll be using, and listen to a selection of the songs we’ll be singing.

Serve The City

SERMON

This is one of our Serve The City weekends and our our Gathering is based on the gospel rhythm of service. We'll be hearing about some different organisations that seek to serve Leeds and also about what Redeemer has been doing this weekend to serve the local communities. The sermon this week will be from Mark 10:35-45. Gary Aston will be looking at what Jesus says to us about serving!

LITURGY

CALL TO WORSHIP

The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. 

The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.

The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does.

The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

(Based on Psalm 145:9-18)

MUSIC

  • Saviour of the World (Ben Cantelon): A song of praise about Jesus, our great Saviour, who gave his life for us, the lost and broken in this world. 

  • How Deep the Father's Love For Us: A reflection on the depth of  God’s love which was shown to us in the cross of Christ.

Reflect (July 10, 2016)

Welcome to the recap (songs, hymns, liturgy and sermon) from Sunday’s gathering. This blog is designed to give you an opportunity to reflect on what you heard in the gathering or catch up if you weren’t able to be with us.

*The indented sections are responses read aloud by the congregation during the Gathering.

The Power of Lament

CALL TO WORSHIP

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. 

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. 

When nations are in uproar, and kingdoms fall; the Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.                                                                                                          (Psalm 46:1-7)

Song: Rock of Ages

Song: In Tenderness He Sought Me

CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE

God tells us in His word that all of us have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Daily we exchange the glory of God and the truth about God for a lie, worshipping the things of this world, rather than God, the creator and sustainer of all. 

Take a moment in the quiet of your heart to confess to God the ways you have exchanged that glory, the ways you have worshipped God's creation rather than him, the creator God. In the gospel there is hope that when we come to God in true faith and repentance we can experience real forgiveness because of Christ. Even when we are weighed down and heavy laden with sin, there is hope in the one who gave his life for us. Hear these words from Jesus to us now:

‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.’                                                             Matthew 11:28-30

Song: Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy

PASSING OF THE PEACE

PREACHING OF THE WORD

This week Gary Aston preached the second in our sermon series on Lament from Psalms 42 and 43, exploring The Power of Lament. Click here to listen to that sermon.

COMMUNION

Every week we want to respond to what God has done for us in Jesus. One of the great ways he has provided for us to remember the truth of the gospel is giving us communion. As we take the bread and the wine we remember what Jesus has done for us.

POST COMMUNION READING

Jesus’ death brings us life and this meal reminds us that we are fed by Jesus and forgiven because of Jesus.

We rejoice that You have died, rose again, and are now with the Father advocating for us. Amen.

With our money, time, and talent we give generously, knowing that through Your Son, Jesus, You have generously given to us.

We rejoice that You have given everything and we joyfully give everything back to Your care. Amen.

Song: Shine Into Our Night

Song: Before the Throne

COMMITMENT READING

Let's pray these words together now as we prepare to close: Lord, you are our vindication and reputation, no matter what other people may say. You are our stronghold, nothing else can protect us from danger, even death. You are our joy and delight, even in the midst of troubles and when others desert us. You are our God and we put our hope in you, for you are our Saviour and God. 

(Adapted from My Rock, My Refuge by Tim Keller) 

Song: It Is Well

BENEDICTION

Go in the knowledge that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

And also with you.
Amen.

Prepare (July 10, 2016)

This blog gives you a glimpse into the upcoming Sunday Gathering. It's an opportunity to read through the passage we'll be studying together, pray through some of the liturgy we'll be using, and listen to a selection of the songs we’ll be singing.

The Power of Lament

SERMON

This week Gary Aston will be preaching the second sermon in our series on Lament. We'll be looking at the power of lament through Psalms 42 and 43.

LITURGY

CONFESSION & ASSURANCE

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."                                                            (Matthew 11:28-30)

MUSIC

  • Come Ye Sinners Poor & Needy (Sojourn Music): A call to come to God in our sin, knowing that nothing we can do can make us right before Him, but that in Christ we can know salvation. 

  • Rock of Ages (Dustin Kensrue): A new take on this traditional hymn affirming God as our rock and refuge, in whom we find grace. 

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