Week beginning October 17th

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Morning has broken

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Genesis 1: 1 – 10. The first Book in the Holy Bible

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good

Prayer

Living God enthroned in glory I cover my face with shame for

I have unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, I am full of sin. Have Mersey on me and forgive me pause for reflection

Put a clean spirit with in me make me worthy to come into your presence for There is none like you- O God. You are the only living God. I praise your holy name

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”

Living God How great are your works, I wonder at the beauty of your creation. The power and majesty of the seas. The soaring mountains and rolling hills. The lofty sky's the sun to warm us the night to bring us Rest. Help me to be still in your holy presence pause for thought and your own prayer

Who is like unto thee, There is none like you O God You are the only living God.

I praise your holy name

Living God through out the world people are gathering to worship you some in buildings some in the open air, some in secret some in houses, different denominations, different styles of worship, but through you holy spirit you unite us together pray for the world and the country you live in

Amen

Isaiah 6: 1 – 10

1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;   the whole earth is full of his glory.”

4 At the sound of their voices the door posts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. 5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.” 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”9 He said, “Go and tell this people:“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding;  be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ 10 Make the heart of this people calloused;   make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes,  hear with their ears,  understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

Great God of wonders

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O T Reading Proverbs 30: 1 – 4

1 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance.

This man’s utterance to Ithiel: “I am weary, God,  but I can prevail.
2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man;  I do not have human understanding.
3 I have not learned wisdom   nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One. 4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak?  Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son?   Surely you know!

How shall they hear who have not heard

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We are going to look a bit more closely at the reading from Proverbs.

1 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh

We don’t know much about Agur except what we can glean from this one chapter.
The name Agur comes from a Hebrew word meaning “collector.” Agur and Jakeh are only mentioned here in the Bible and are otherwise unknown.
Agur’s proverbs offer insight regarding his thoughts on life. Agur was weary and worn out (verse 1), he did not consider himself wise (verses 2–4),

“I am weary, God,  but I can prevail.

Do we find ourselves weary but we carry on some times in our own strength which is exhausting, some times in God’s strength which enables us.

2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man;

It is hard to recognise that we as human beings are not as pleasant as we should blinded by our ignorance
    I do not have human understanding. It is hard to know one another's thoughts. I was driving this afternoon and the car just stopped at the lights my husband pushed it to the side of the road while I steered it. I do not know what the drivers around me thought. So no human never mind how clever they are can know or understand God’s thinking.

3 I have not learned wisdom,

Solomon when He knew he was to be king asked God for wisdom and not riches. There is a saying “wise after the act.” O for hindsight,

Another saying my Grandma would say “You shut the stable door after the horse bolted.”

I found this one hard to understand as a young child. but found our later in my early teens when at the riding school a horse had got out, he was soon found up the road eating the hedge, I was so glad he had not galloped away. I always checked all the stable doors after each rider had stabled their mount.
    nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.

How do we attain knowledge.? By reading God’s word. By books and the internet.

by asking a Christian. This is the challenge, being a Christian is not just to give God an hour or so on a week on Sunday or a couple of hours during the week. A Christian is all day every day. If any one says to you they are not good enough for Church / God one answer you can try is the one I have used in the past “I am not good enough either that is why I go to Church to gain knowledge of God and His amazing love. Why don’t you come along with me”

4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down?

Jesus after He died was buried in a tomb three days later He arose from the grave and appeared to his friends not as a ghost but real flesh and blood, He ate and drank with them then. He ascended into heaven to make a home for us so we can be with Him for ever in glory.

 Whose hands have gathered up the wind?

In Marks gospel chapter 4 :35- 41 Jesus shows He is God, for the winds obey him.

35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”

39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”

41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!

Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak?

In Genesis it is written God spirit moving on the face of the waters and in verse 10 God gathered waters he called ‘seas’. 
   Who has established all the ends of the earth?

God shows the answer to the question In the beginning God created the earth and In the book of Revelation God states

I AM the Alpha (start ) and the Omega,”(end)  says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

(Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”)

What is his name, and what is the name of his son?  Surely you know!

We receive the answer to this final line of verse 4 of proverbs In Revelation.

Which is the last book of the Bible

chapter 1 from verse 9 John’s Vision of Jesus Christ

9 I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, 11 which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to  Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.”12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

17 When I saw him, I fell at his fee as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. (Hell)

Prayer

let us pray At your feet we fall , mighty risen Lord,
As we come before Your throne to worship You. Once your face was marred, scarred with our sin but now You're glorified, Thank you for forgiving us and showing us the father’s love . We give you thanks that by Your Spirit's power that are hearts are filled with your love, We thank you for showing us how to pray so we join with with our brothers and sisters around the world and with the company in heaven as we say to together the prayer you taught us. 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 and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

At your feet we fall

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Benediction

To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—  to the only God our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and for evermore!  Amen

Who is like unto thee,

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God Bless You This day and always.

Susannah