Song of preparation: O LORD, You Are The Righteous One (BOPFW119S) and Who Has Held The Oceans / Behold Our God. Call to worship: Praise: My Hope Rests Firm. Corporate Prayer of Confession: Song of assurance, confession of faith, doxology: I Hear The Saviour Say / Jesus Paid It All (The Hymnal 649); The Apostles’ …

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Guest preacher, Rev. Kevin Murray, Director, Australian Presbyterian World Mission. Song of preparation: O All The Earth (Psalm 66). Call to worship: Praise: Sovereign Grace O’er Sin Abounding. Corporate Prayer of Confession: Song of assurance, confession of faith, doxology: Approach My Soul The Mercy Seat; The Apostles’ Creed; Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow. …

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Along the gradual disappearance of Bible reading from gathered worship, the loss of public pastoral prayer is another mystery situation which I notice when visiting other churches. (Of course there’s lots of music) On Christward Collective Nick Batzig has posted Samuel Miller’s Frequent Faults In Public Prayer. Given that there are eighteen of these they …

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Songs of preparation: All Things Bright And Beautiful and Lord, I Come Before Your Throne Of Grace. Call to worship: Praise: From All That Dwell Below The Skies. Corporate Prayer of Confession: Song of assurance, confession of faith, doxology: I Once Was Lost (All I Have Is Christ); The Apostles’ Creed; Praise God From Whom …

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