Bradford North Circuit

Welcome to worship with the Bradford North Methodist Circuit this morning. This service will be shared this morning by Rev Nick Blundell and the members and friends at Christchurch, Windhill. Service sheet (pdf) Call to worship We come to praise the Father for his goodness, to thank Jesus for his open hands of love, and to seek the Holy Spirit’s blessing. Come, therefore, and worship God. God of the mountains and the sky, of our minds and our hearts: we look up to you in awe; we reach out to you in longing; we worship you in gratitude; we sing to you in joy. For you are our God, and we are your people – today and always. Amen. Hymn: You might like to sing, or reflect on Horatius Bonar’s hymn at Hymns & Psalms 136, I heard the voice of Jesus say, ‘Come unto me and rest.’  Prayers Living God, creator and sustainer of the world, we pledge to live well and with humility, in harmony with your creation; we pledge to look to your Son for truth and guidance; we pledge to make time for...

This service will also be shared by Rev Phil Drake with the congregation at Thornton on this date.   Service Sheet (pdf) Call to worship:  It is the God who said: Let light shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ  (2 Corinthians 4.6) Hymn: Be Thou my vision O Lord of my heart (words below) or you may like to look at Be still for the presence of the Lord (StF 20, MP 50) Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my hear Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art Thou my best thought, by day or by night Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true word I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord Thou my great Father, and I Thy true son Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one Riches I heed not, nor vain, empty praise Thou mine inheritance, now and always Thou and Thou only first in my heart High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art High King of heaven, my victory won May...

The service today has been prepared by Deacon Merry Evans. You are invited to join with him and with the congregation of Crag Road Methodist Church.     Service Sheet  (pdf) Call to worship Jesus says, “Love your enemies.” Think about that – if you love your enemies then you don’t have any enemies! If you love your enemies, then your enemies become your sister or brother. Is that true? Hymn HAP 196 STF 303 I know that my redeemer lives Opening Prayer Father, we thank you that we are loved by you; no matter what. You call us to let your love flow through us to other people – including those who may have hurt us. Give us the grace and compassion to do this, and give us understanding as we explore this today. Amen. Hymn HAP 139 STF 255 The Kingdom of God is justice and joy Reading In the opening verses of his gospel, Luke tells us that he wrote it for Theophilus who was a high-ranking Roman citizen it seems, and presumably one of the members of the Christian community that...

Welcome to worship with the Bradford North Methodist Circuit this morning. This service will be shared this morning by Rev Nick Blundell and the members and friends at Bolton Methodist Church. Service Sheet   (pdf) Call to worship We are blessed to be here today. We are blessed to be together today. We are blessed to be a family. We are blessed that God is with us. Let us enjoy God’s blessing as we worship today. Lord, thank you that we are blessed. Help us to recognise all that you have given to us. We pray that not only will we reflect on your blessings we will also seek to be a blessing to others, with your help and in your name. Amen. Hymn You might like to sing, or reflect on David J Evans’ hymn at Singing the Faith 20, Be still. for the presence of the Lord, the Holy One, is here. Prayers Father, we worship and adore you for the light you bring to this dreary time of year, when we long for spring. Thank you for the blessing of every shoot and bud, the reminders of your...

Service Sheet (pdf) Welcome to worship wherever you are in the Circuit, come and join i n with the people of Allerton as we gather to worship God together. In a pretty setting opposite Ladywood Park, overlooking green space and its own graveyard, the congregation gathers from the surrounding area, a mix of faces, cultures and traditions, coming together to worship God. Call to worship: Come and worship the Lord: Cry, Holy, holy, holy! Come and praise the name of our God: The whole earth is full of his glory! Song We begin with HP 9/StF 55 Immortal, invisible, God only wise, praising God in his glory. Prayers We worship you, God of all: high above us, your glory more than we could bear to see. You have formed and shaped our world; and we look up and see the grandeur of the mountains, the power of the seas, the distant stars, the long-lived trees, and we marvel. Yet your love is also poured out upon the lowliest of creatures, insects that live but a day, sea creatures never seen by hum...

Service Sheet (pdf) Welcome: Come just as you are to worship God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the God whose love is unconditional for you Intro:  Isaiah 62 v 3: “You will be a crown of splendour in the Lord’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God.” Let that just warm your heart! ‭‬‬Hymn StF 83: Praise my soul: Through Jesus we are ransomed, healed, restored and forgiven Prayers: Father God, we praise you for being our Creator God. As we see you doing away with all that has turned to rubbish or needing a rest we see your season of winter but the signs of hope, the aconites and snowdrops already out. How we marvel Father at the fragility of a snowdrop yet it’s able to push through cold, hard ground! We thank you for creating Jesus, your own beloved Son, our Saviour. Thank you Jesus as we see you both sitting on your throne, with angels, archangels and the whole company of heaven saying how worthy you are of our praise. How you stoically went to the cross, stretched your lov...

Fruits of the Spirit – Patience   Service Sheet (pdf) Call to Worship We wait for you, Spirit of God   (From ‘The Weaver, the Word and Wisdom’ by Michaela Youngson) Spirit of God, Breathing, blazing, blessing, Inspire our worship, Ignite our passion, Inform our action We wait for you, Spirit of God. Spirit of God, Dancing, delighting, descending, Move through our lives, Melt our hearts, Motivate our loving. We wait for you, Spirit of God. Spirit of God, Opening, offering, outpouring, Reveal truth to us, Renew our faith, Refine our discipleship. We wait for you, Spirit of God. Song The Spirit lives to set us free StF397 This service is week 4 in the ‘Fruits of the Spirit’ series of services at Baildon Methodist Church. When I asked colleagues at work what came to mind when I said today’s theme, without exception they all came up with this: play first 11 seconds of (Take That – Patience).  The image that comes immediately to my mind is the card game and memories of spendin...