When we behave as if you are completely beyond us, not standing beside us...When we act on the prompting of your Spirit but fail to share love: Forgive us Lord. Help us to know your forgiveness and share it with others. Encourage us to listen, hear, act and share you with all people, as you call us into your glorious future. Amen Reading - Psalm 66 vv. 1-9 & 16-20 (StF 812) (said responsively) [this Psalm is not available in Hymns & Psalms] Hymn 158 (StF) Lord, you sometimes speak in wonders [or 483 (H&Pss) - Thanks to God whose – Word has spoken] Reading Amos 7: 10-15 – Preaching hint: This is Amos’ apologia to the official priest at Bethel that he was not a professional prophet but had a secular occupation and that the Lord took him and told him to speak God’s words to God’s people Responding to God’s call video/ drama/ testimony – Video: either (Catherine Wells describes her call to be a Local Preacher 00.00 to 02:09) – or (Tiras Dainty-Share speaks about his calls to youth work and local preaching – 00.00 to 03:58) OR Drama: [© 2007, Rosalind Selby, You Can’t Possibly Mean Me, The United Reformed Church] OR and See’: Invite two or three people (probably pre-arranged) to each briefly describe ‘Come one way in which they have been specially aware of God’s presence and call in their everyday lives during the past week. (This could be done or could be pre-recorded as ‘live’ an audio/video file, using a smartphone and plug-in lapel microphone, and played/projected in the service.) Hymn 728 (StF) O God, you search me and you know me [or 428 (H&Pss) - There is no moment of – my life] Reading John 1:35-51 – Preaching hint: This contains a number of layers of invitations: John the Baptist to Andrew - is the Lamb of God’ ‘here to Andrew - and see’ ‘Come
When we behave as if you are completely beyond us, not standing beside us...When we act on the prompting of your Spirit but fail to share love: Forgive us Lord. Help us to know your forgiveness and share it with others. Encourage us to listen, hear, act and share you with all people, as you call us into your glorious future. Amen Reading - Psalm 66 vv. 1-9 & 16-20 (StF 812) (said responsively) [this Psalm is not available in Hymns & Psalms] Hymn 158 (StF) – Lord, you sometimes speak in wonders [or 483 (H&Pss) - Thanks to God whose Word has spoken] Reading – Amos 7: 10-15 Preaching hint: This is Amos’ apologia to the official priest at Bethel that he was not a professional prophet but had a secular occupation and that the Lord took him and told him to speak God’s words to God’s people Responding to God’s call – video/ drama/ testimony Video: either (Catherine Wells describes her call to be a Local Preacher – 00.00 to 02:09) or (Tiras Dainty-Share speaks about his calls to youth work and local preaching – 00.00 to 03:58) OR Drama: [© 2007, Rosalind Selby, You Can’t Possibly Mean Me, The United Reformed Church] OR ‘Come and See’: Invite two or three people (probably pre-arranged) to each briefly describe one way in which they have been specially aware of God’s presence and call in their everyday lives during the past week. (This could be done ‘live’ or could be pre-recorded as an audio/video file, using a smartphone and plug-in lapel microphone, and played/projected in the service.) Hymn 728 (StF) – O God, you search me and you know me [or 428 (H&Pss) - There is no moment of my life] Reading – John 1:35-51 Preaching hint: This contains a number of layers of invitations: John the Baptist to Andrew - ‘here is the Lamb of God’ to Andrew - ‘Come and see’