Order of Service (as at 11-5-2011)
Music plays beforehand
Welcome
Opening Prayer - Jemma
HYMN TIS 156 Morning Has Broken
Bible Reading 1 - Psalm 23 - The LORD is my shepherd - MAWHINNY
Sermon Pt 1 / Introduction in nice simple language
Prayer of Confession - Chris
SONGS -
Jesus is Dynamite (live ? Tape?)
Jesus is a cool dude - (Drums - Thomson family drum circle)
Bible Reading 2 - John 10:1-10 - Parable of the Shepherd - MAWHINNEY
Prayer for Others - Marcus
Hymn TIS 158 God has spoken by his prophets
Sermon pt 2
Introduce the Offering that will be collected while we sing
Hymn - The power of your Love
Bring forward the elements for communion with the money from the collection. We offer all this to God.
Offering Prayer - Dan
ReFocus the kids for communion Dan & Tim, Liam & TBD
Communion
Hymn (Needs to be short)
Sending Out
Hymn TIS 666 "We are Marching in the light of God" (Imagine that 666).
Morning tea fellowship.
Leave the lights on until everyone is out.
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PEOPLE
MC - Frank Thomson
Prayer of confession - Chris
Prayer for others -
BIBLE READERS
Mawhinney Family
OFFERING
Adult 1 - Estelle
Child 1 - _________________
Adult 2 - Anne Woodward
Child 2 - Bruce?
COMMUNION
Question 1 = Dan
Answer 1 - Tim Solomon
Question 2 - Liam
Answer 2 - Anne Woodward
Roving Mic (Provided by Derek) - Marcus
Officiator - Cec Schloss
Elder 1 - Estelle
Elder 2 - David Semple
Helper 1 - Child ___________________
Helper 2 - Child ___________________
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WELCOME
Good Morning everyone...
This week we are having a "family" worship service.
We have tried very hard to plan a service that has something for everyone.
As you would have seen on the video screen as you came in we have some great traditional Hymns and some fun kids songs and some chorus's too.
Toward the middle of the service we will have some notices. In fact straight after the second bible readinbg which comes from the gospel of John. In those notices, I will not be going over the notices in the notice sheet which I think we will take as read. However if there is something that you are pssionate about then please join me on the dais as soon as the notices start. We have a full service and so please do not create delay by walking up to the dais. If you are up here then I will invite you to speak and sprook your activity.
This service has a certain sheep theme and like sheep I invite you now to follow me as we journey through this time of worship.
Jemma is now going to lead us with an opening prayer.
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INTRODUCTION TO TIS 156 MORNING HAS BROKEN
Last week Cec was talking about the disciples walking the road to Emmaus and then returning to Jeruselem. You may remember that he said that Jeruslem was East of Emaus and so as they walked toward Jeruslem they were walking toways the sun rise. Symbolically they were walking towards a new sunrise a new start in their lives. Just as today we are entering a new start in our lives. Let us celebrate that new start by singing this great Hymn "Morning Has broken"
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SERMON PT 1
AN INTRODUCTION TO SHEEP
Provide wool, meat,
Follow the leader
Seem to be pretty stupid.
Sheep feature a lot in the bible. This is becaue they were a very important part of the society at the time.
But you know today, Sheep are not that important.How many of you have a sheep at home? (No one I expect).
So I figured we had better learn a bit about sheep so that we can understand what all these bible readings about sheep are supposed to mean to us today.
I figured that what we need is to talk to someone who used to be a sheep farmer and ask them to tell us a story about sheep. Luckilly we have one right here in the Church. (Cec comes up onto the dais).
Frank: Cec, I believe you used to work on a sheep farm.
Cec : That's right.
Frank: You were telling me a fascinating story about some sheep following each other. Would you tell the people here that story.
Cec: .... tells story.
In biblical times, sheep were in smaller herds that we have here in Australia.
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SERMON PART 2 - SHEERING SHEEP
On the way into church today you had to walk through a gate.
In the bible reading we heard Jesus described as the good Shepherd.
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OFFERING
Need to recruit 2 offering taker kids.
Need to recruit 2 Helpers with comunion
1. Explain to congregation that we will be collecting the offering while we sing "TIS 685 The Power Of Your Love".
2.
One Isle - Estelle + Child ________
Other isle - Anne + Child (Bruce)
Walk to front with bowls.
Collect from the front going to the back. Child collects the outside bank of seats and adult does the centre while supervising the child. Try to make sure that it all happens at the same time.
Teenager ________ to collect from the musos.
When the offering taker upperas reach the back, wait until both isles are ready.
At the back we should have by then 2 x Adults and 2 x kids who will help with communion.
Estelle + ______________
David + _____________
COMMUNION
Dan completes offering prayer
Sweeping Generalisations | Thoughts
A gate or smething that people walk through to get in ala the sheepfold.
The church can be a refuge where God protects us. ~ he is the shepherd.
Then by the end of the service we need to I think move on from the protection to the go out and be witnesses, gods hand and feet. How do we move from being "dumb sheep" to be fishes of men(people)....
It is hard enough trying to come up with a 'family service' that will be a worship experience for everyone.
We are a Church Family
We have families with kids.
No new songs, ie only sing songs that at least some of the congregation actually know.
Musos play melody for us simpletons.
Consider a message presented by both Cec and myself. In small bits so both the oldies, middle aged and the kids will all get something from it.
Do not want to give kids paper to colour in.
Kids sit with parents.
Lets start with a overall schedule
7:00 Breakfast starts
7:30 Most people arrive for breakfast
8:30 Rehersal / run through in church
9:00 Church Service Starts
10:00 End of Church Service
Morning tea
11:30 End of the mornings activities.
Detailed Schedule - Church
9:00
Lectionary Readings
(See below for the text of these readings)
Acts 2:42-47 - The Fellowship of the Believers. Breaking of break together.
Psalm 23 - The LORD is my shepherd
1 Peter 2:19-25 -Hmmm Suffering for your faith???
John 10:1-10 - Parable of the Shepherd
But what do they all mean and what do they have in common?
Other Interesting (or not) notes.
Fourth Sunday of Easter.
Colour is White
Ces has a video wrt hearding sheep.
Story wrt sheep following (Off the bridge, shaddow, lost sheep in the pasture)
Sheep
OK so two of the lectionary readings mention sheep (or at least allude to them by referring to shpherds.)
What is with sheep. The are dumb follow the leader animals that produce lamb chops and wool.
Sheep are portrayed as smarter than goats. Why?
Sheep follow and copy each other for no apparant reason.
Maybe sheep meant something to the people of the day but what does it mean to us now?
Shepherds care for sheep. Lead them. The fence is for their potection (Not so much to keep them in).
If sheep are so dumb and we are portrayed as sheep then maybe we arenot as smart as we would like to think we are and mybe God is much smarter and certainly more benevolent.
Acts 2:42-47 (New International Version, ©2011)
[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A42-47&version=NIV]The Fellowship of the Believers
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.Psalm 23
[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2023&version=GNT]The Lord Our Shepherd[a]
The Lord is my shepherd;
I have everything I need.
2 (A)He lets me rest in fields of green grass
and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water.
3 He gives me new strength.
He guides me in the right paths,
as he has promised.
4 Even if I go through the deepest darkness,
I will not be afraid, Lord,
for you are with me.
Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me.
5 You prepare a banquet for me,
where all my enemies can see me;
you welcome me as an honored guest
and fill my cup to the brim.
6 I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life;
1 Peter 2:19-25 (Good News Translation)
[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%202:19-25&version=GNT]19 God will bless you for this, if you endure the pain of undeserved suffering because you are conscious of his will.20 For what credit is there if you endure the beatings you deserve for having done wrong? But if you endure suffering even when you have done right, God will bless you for it.21 It was to this that God called you, for Christ himself suffered for you and left you an example, so that you would follow in his steps.22 (A)He committed no sin, and no one ever heard a lie come from his lips.23 (B)When he was insulted, he did not answer back with an insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but placed his hopes in God, the righteous Judge.24 (C)Christ himself carried our sins in his body to the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness. It is by his wounds that you have been healed.25 You were like sheep that had lost their way, but now you have been brought back to follow the Shepherd and Keeper of your souls.
John 10
[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2010:1-10&version=GNT]The Parable of the Shepherd
1 Jesus said,I am telling you the truth: the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.2 The man who goes in through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him; the sheep hear his voice as he calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out.4 When he has brought them out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.5 They will not follow someone else; instead, they will run away from such a person, because they do not know his voice.
6 Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he meant.
Jesus the Good Shepherd
7 So Jesus said again,I am telling you the truth: I am the gate for the sheep.8 All others who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.9 I am the gate. Those who come in by me will be saved; they will come in and go out and find pasture.10 The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life—life in all its fullness.
CHURCH BREAKFAST
I did hear someone or other advertising a challenge called live below the line
http://www.livebelowtheline.com.au/
The challenge is to live on $2 per day for a week.
This somehow helps hungry third world people.
Now I can't even get a cup of coffee for $2 so I have no idea how to achieve this.
Personally I think the solution helping to starving Africans is to trade with them. (Buy food I guess from them) But that is just me.
Did that put you off breakfast. ????
BTW, if you are doing the challenge, let me know and I will sponsor you and let me know how you achieve it without starving. Maybe we shoudl starve a bit. Hmmmmm $2 bucks a day. I don't reckon it can be done.
Hymns and Songs
This is a list of possible songs.
TIS 10 This is based on Psalm 23
TIS52
TIS 192 Amazing Grace
TIS 135 All things bright and beautiful (Reminds me of a TV show with a VET hence the connection to sheep)
TIS 143 imoral invisible
TIS 147 To God be the Glory
TIS 155 O Lord my God in Awesome wonder
TIS 156 Morning has broken
TIS 158 God has spoken by his prophets
TIS 162 Thank you for giving me the morning. (That woudl have gone well with last weeks / today's service about walking toward the east / dawn / future / light.
Communion
How do we involve the kids ?
Put the table down on the floor ? What is the theological symbolism of that?
Describe it to the kids in their language. more conversational language.
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