Bradford North Circuit

Service sheet (pdf) Welcome to this Circuit Service from The Bradford North Methodist Circuit. I am Stuart Ayrton, a Preacher within the Circuit. On this the third Sunday of Lent, we will hear about Jesus trying to change the way the Temple works: and we are in a period within our church lives where the Church as we know it has changed, and possibly changed forever. In this new church we are reaching new people who may not come into our buildings and you are very welcome if you are watching our service for the first time. Call to worship Our service starts with a call to worship. Holy God, as we meet together today, we ask that you renew our love for you. Open our eyes to see fresh things, open our ears to hear with more clarity, open our minds to recognise new ideas – that we may be willing to grow and change and to become more like your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Hymn Our first Hymn is “I Danced in the Morning (Lord of the Dance)” from Singing the Faith number 247 Prayers of ...

Lent 2 Dare to be open Service sheet (pdf) Introduction Welcome to worship coming from Bradford North Circuit and Baildon Methodist church. We are glad that you can join us and whoever you are and wherever you are you are welcome.  Today is the 2nd Sunday in Lent and we focus on the relationship between Jesus and his Disciple Peter and from this we will think about our lives and how Jesus enables us to be open and honest without fear of rejection. Collect What is a collect? – A prayer that gathers our thoughts that we might have; relevant to a subject or theme; and offers them to God  Let us pray – loving God, we come from our busy lives and we often forget that you walk with us. As we share in worship help us to be more aware of who you are. Give us courage to admit when we don’t understand, give us patience to listen to you - help us to be open to learn from you so that we might grow to be more like you in all we do AMEN Song We sing together/ listen together or share the w...

  Service Sheet (pdf) Call to worship Behold, I make all things new, Beginning with you, And starting from today. Behold, I make all things new, My promise is true, For I am Christ the way. Words and Music: John Bell Welcome Hello and welcome to our Sunday worship today. I’m Deacon Merry Evans one of the ministers working with Methodist churches, people and projects across the North of Bradford. This is the beginning of Lent. These days few of us engage in strict fasting, but still observe Lent as a time of denial and preparation for Easter. We still ask, and get asked, “What are you giving up for Lent?”. Some of us give up small luxuries during this time, or take on a discipline of prayer or spiritual reading and contemplation. Doing so connects us emotionally to the period when Jesus went into the wilderness to get closer to God. We shall be thinking about wilderness later on in our service. Reading Mark 1: 9-15 Reader: Margaret Parr – Howarth Road Methodist Church 9 In tho...

  A journey through Lent for young people aged 7-25 Sunday evenings 21 February - 28 March 2021 6.00-7.00 pm - 07-11s session 7.00-8.00 pm - 11-16s session 8.00-9.00 pm - 17-25s session Games / Challenges / Time to Talk / Film Clips / Exploring Together Book your ticket .