Prepare (May 6, 2018)

This blog gives you a glimpse into the upcoming Sunday Gathering. It's an opportunity to read through the passage we'll be studying together, pray through some of the liturgy we'll be using, and listen to a selection of the songs we’ll be singing

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EZEKIEL - A Picture of Idolatry

SERMON

Tom Thrower will be preaching to us this week on the picture of idolatry in Ezekiel from chapters 8-10. 

LITURGY

BENEDICTION

May the God of peace guard your hearts from the false and fading comforts of idols and may he lead you on to find true satisfaction in the blessings that only He can provide. Go now in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

MUSIC

• Forgiven (Sovereign Grace Music): A new song to us at Redeemer that confesses to God the way sin controls our lives and reminds us of the forgiveness we can know in Christ. 

• There is a Fountain:  A song with graphic imagery which focuses on the lengths Jesus was willing to go for our sin, the blood that was shed on our behalf to save us from our sin. 

Reflect (April 29, 2018)

Welcome to the Sunday Gathering recap (songs, hymns, liturgy and sermon). This blog gives you an opportunity to reflect on what you heard in the gathering or catch up if you weren’t able to be with us.

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EZEKIEL - The Promise of Judgement

CALL TO WORSHIP

As Christians we don't think our gatherings are passive events, this isn't a spectator sport for us to sit and watch. We want to be engaged in what's going on. To have our hearts stirred & moved & drawn in by the Holy Spirit to praise & worship God. One of the ways we seek to do that at Redeemer is to read God's word aloud together. It's a chance to speak truth to each other and to ourselves. So, anything that's underlined throughout our gathering is an invite for you to join with me. Hear this call to worship as we start our gathering now:

Sing a new song to the LORD! Let the whole earth sing to the LORD! Sing to the LORD; praise his name. Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. Declare his glorious deeds among the nations.

Let’s read that again together

Sing a new song to the LORD! Let the whole earth sing to the LORD! Sing to the LORD; praise his name. Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. Declare his glorious deeds among the nations.

(Psalm 96:1-3)

Song: All Praise to Him

Song: Fountain of Goodness

CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE

We've just sung of God as the fountain of goodness. Yet so often, we seek other sources, thinking that they will bring us life. So often we live as though there were no consequences to our actions. Yet God tells us that whatever we sow, we will also reap. If we sow to ourselves, God's word is quite clear, the consequences are destruction. Yet there is real hope that if we sow to the Spirit, we will reap eternal life. God tells us in his word time and time again that it's in him we find this life. But we don't always live as though this were true. Take a moment to reflect on that now. To confess that tendency in your own heart to God now...

Even though we turn from God to find life in so may other things, he is faithful to us. Because Jesus took the judgement we deserved, for our sin, we can know life and life in it's fullness. Let's sing out in thanksgiving to God for that now.

Song: Come Thou Fount

PASSING OF THE PEACE

PREACHING OF THE WORD

Gary Aston preached to us this week on the promise of judgement in Ezekiel from chapters 4&5. Click here to listen to that sermon. 

COMMUNION

Every week we want to respond to what God has done for us in Jesus. One of the great ways he has provided for us to remember the truth of the gospel is giving us communion. As we take the bread and wine we remember what Jesus has done for us.

POST COMMUNION READING

Jesus’ death brings us life and this meal reminds us that we are fed by Jesus and forgiven because of Jesus.

We rejoice that You have died, rose again, and are now with the Father advocating for us. Amen.

With our money, time, and talent we give generously, knowing that through Your Son, Jesus, You have generously given to us.

We rejoice that You have given everything and we joyfully give everything back to Your care. Amen.

Song: Hallelujah What a Saviour

Song: Look What God Has Done

COMMITMENT READING

We've just sung of God's faithfulness to us, let's pray these words reminding our hearts of that as we prepare to go now:

Heavenly Father, we thank you that you are a good and faithful God, thank you that you are a just God who has taken it upon himself to act against all of the injustice and wrongdoing in this World.

Affirm our faith in the knowledge that Jesus took the judgement we deserved, even whilst we were still sinners, so that we could be made right before God and have relationship with him. Help us to rejoice in this truth, knowing our hope is in Christ. Amen.

As Christians we look forward to a day where Jesus will return to reign and rule with justice.

Song: New Again

BENEDICTION

Know that you have been saved from death by the sacrifice of Christ. Trust in the Spirit’s guidance and the promise of eternity, made possible by the one who has brought you from death to life. Go in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Peace be with you.

And also with you. 

Amen.

Prepare (April 29, 2018)

This blog gives you a glimpse into the upcoming Sunday Gathering. It's an opportunity to read through the passage we'll be studying together, pray through some of the liturgy we'll be using, and listen to a selection of the songs we’ll be singing

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EZEKIEL - The Promise of Judgement

SERMON

This week Gary Aston will be preaching to us from Ezekiel 4&5 on the promise of judgement in these chapters. 

LITURGY

COMMITMENT READING

Heavenly Father, we thank you that you are a good and faithful God, thank you that you
are a just God who has taken it upon himself to act against all of the injustice and
wrongdoing in this World.

Affirm our faith in the knowledge that Jesus took the judgement we deserved, even whilst
we were still sinners, so that we could be made right before God and have relationship
with him. Help us to rejoice in this truth, knowing our hope is in Christ. Amen.

MUSIC

• All Praise to Him (Sovereign Grace Music): A new song to us at Redeemer which speaks of the glory of God and why he is worthy of all of our praise and worship. 

• New Again (Sojourn Music):  A song that looks forward to the day where Jesus will establish his reign and rule forever. 

Reflect (April 22, 2018)

Welcome to the Sunday Gathering recap (songs, hymns, liturgy and sermon). This blog gives you an opportunity to reflect on what you heard in the gathering or catch up if you weren’t able to be with us.

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EZEKIEL - The Call of Ezekiel

CALL TO WORSHIP

Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.

Oh, how we love your law! We meditate on it all day long, your commands are always with us.

How sweet are your words to our taste, sweeter than honey to our mouths!

Your word is a lamp for our feet, a light on our paths. (Based on Psalm 119:89-105)

Song: How Great is Our God

Song: Come Praise and Glorify Our God 

CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE

We've already heard that God's word is sweeter than honey, a lamp to our feet. In Psalm 19, David describes God's word as precious, more precious than gold. Yet if we take a moment to reflect, how often do we treat it that way? Do we really see it as precious? As Christians we really believe God's word is living and active and that when we read it, God meets with us in it.

Take a moment to reflect now, to confess to God the ways you may neglect his word, or diminish it's power in your life.

Father God, we confess that we don't treat your word as we should. Instead of spending time in it, we pour our time and energy into so many other things. Help us to listen to you in your word and live out lives of obedience to you. Amen.

Even though we may not be faithful, God continues to show his faithfulness to us. In Christ, God showed the lengths he was willing to go to save us from our sin.

Song: Shine into our Night

PASSING OF THE PEACE

PREACHING OF THE WORD

Tom Thrower preached to us this week on the call of Ezekiel from Ezekiel 2 &3. Click here to listen to that sermon. 

COMMUNION

Every week we want to respond to what God has done for us in Jesus. One of the great ways he has provided for us to remember the truth of the gospel is giving us communion. As we take the bread and wine we remember what Jesus has done for us.

POST COMMUNION READING

Jesus’ death brings us life and this meal reminds us that we are fed by Jesus and forgiven because of Jesus.

We rejoice that You have died, rose again, and are now with the Father advocating for us. Amen.

With our money, time, and talent we give generously, knowing that through Your Son, Jesus, You have generously given to us.

We rejoice that You have given everything and we joyfully give everything back to Your care. Amen.

Song: Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)

Song: See His Love

COMMITMENT READING

Heavenly Father, help us to delight in your word, meditating on it day and night. Would we be like trees planted by streams of water, yielding our fruit in season and whose leaf doesn't wither.

By your Spirit, meet us in your word, that we may be competent and equipped for every good work. Help us to listen to your word, obey your word and share it with those around us. Amen.

(Based on Psalm 1:3 & 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Song: Saviour of the World 

BENEDICTION

Go and bear witness to Christ in faithfulness to God's word, in harmony with God’s mission, and in unity with all his people.

Peace be with you.

And also with you. 

Amen.