Welcome
Hymn. 415 O God, our help in ages past
1. O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home;
2. Under the shadow of thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.
3. Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting thou art God,
To endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages in thy sight
Are like an evening gone,
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
6. O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.
Talk 1 – The Poppy – Rt Rev Rob Hardwick
PRAYER
READINGS
James 4:1-3.
1-2 Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves. You lust for what you don’t have and are willing to kill to get it. You want what isn’t yours and will risk violence to get your hands on it. 2-3 You wouldn’t think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you’d be asking for what you have no right to. You’re spoiled children, each wanting your own way.
Romans 5:6-10
6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
HYMN 1222 Eternal Father, strong to save
1 Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm does bind the restless wave,
Who bids the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea.
2 O Saviour, whose almighty word
The winds and waves submissive heard,
Who walked upon the foaming deep,
And calm amid the rage did sleep;
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea.
3 O Holy Spirit, who did brood
Upon the waters dark and rude,
And bid their angry tumult cease,
And give for wild confusion peace;
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea.
4 O Trinity of love and pow’r,
Your children shield in danger’s hour;
From rock and tempest, fire, and foe,
Protect them where-so-e’er they go;
Thus, evermore shall rise to Thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
Drama
TALK 2 – Be Thankful – Hugh Watt
PRAYER
Conclusion
HYMN 2296 God is our strength and refuge
God Is Our Strength And Refuge,
Our Present Help In Trouble,
And We Therefore Will Not Fear,
Though The Earth Should Change!
Though Mountains Shake And Tremble,
Though Swirling Floods Are Raging,
God The Lord Of Hosts Is With Us Evermore!
There Is A Flowing River
Within God’s Holy City;
God Is In The Midst Of Her
She Shall Not Be Moved!
God’s Help Is Swiftly Given,
Thrones Vanish At His Presence
God The Lord Of Hosts Is With Us Evermore!
Come, See The Works Of Our Maker,
Learn Of His Deeds All-Powerful:
Wars Will Cease Across The World
When He Shatters The Spear!
Be Still And Know Your Creator,
Uplift Him In The Nations
God The Lord Of Hosts Is With Us Evermore!
Benediction
Praise Band
After:
139 God of grace and God of glory V. 1,3,4,5
Urquhart & Glenmoriston Parish Church 