Bradford North Circuit

Sunday 29 March 2020 Nothing is impossible with God Service sheet (pdf) Call to worship God of new life, God of risen hope, as we gather in worship today, each in our own homes but surrounded by so many friends worshipping at the same time, may we know your resurrection power in our lives. May our spirits be renewed. May our bodies be restored. Amen. Read a hymn , or listen online if you can: HP 216 or StF 345 And can it be? Prayer of thanks and praise Lord, we give you praise today because your redeeming work, the work that brought Jesus into our world and into our lives, goes on, even now, even in the midst of the pandemic. Thank you, Lord, for your constant presence. Thank you for holding us and comforting us. Thank you for crying with us when we are hurting. Thank you for weeping with us when we are broken-hearted. Thank you, Lord, that you never let us down, that you always give us hope. God of new life, we give you thanks and praise today. Amen.

Sunday 22 nd March 4 th Sunday in Lent, Year A Service sheet (pdf) Gathering Prayer   Jesus, our shepherd, holy and anointed one – as we gather to worship today, both in this place and in homes around the Circuit, open our eyes to see you, and hearts that we may grow in faith.  Amen. Play a piece of music or read a hymn, perhaps HP 70 The Lord’s my Shepherd or StF 481, the Stuart Townend version A prayer of praise and adoration based on Psalm 23 Thank you, Lord, for the good gifts that you have given us. We praise you because you have prepared a banquet for us: you have anointed us with oil and our cup overflows. Thank you that your goodness and mercy follows us all the days of our lives, and we will dwell in your house our whole life long. We give you thanks and praise that when we are far off, when we are blind to everything around us, you do not abandon us, but you come and find us, you seek us out. Thank you, Lord. Amen.