Latest Service - Emmanuel Church Bramcote

Sunday 17th March 2024


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Today’s service should be streaming live from 10:30 AM and can be accessed below.

 

 

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WELCOME

 

SONG

All creatures of our God and King,
Lift up your voice and with us sing:
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Thou, burning sun with golden beam,
Thou, silver moon with softer gleam:
O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Let all things their Creator bless
And worship Him in humbleness.
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son
And praise the Spirit, Three-in-One.
O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

All the redeemed washed by His blood,
Come and rejoice in His great love!
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Christ has defeated every sin;
Cast all your burdens now on Him!
O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

He shall return in pow’r to reign.
Heaven and earth will join to say:
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Then who shall fall on bended knee?
All creatures of our God and King!
O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

 

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

 

PRAYERS

 

SONG

All glory to the King of ages,
All glory to the King of kings.
His name is love, His name is Jesus,
Enthroned above in majesty.

Into this world You came to save us,
You bore the cross, You took my sin.
You shone Your light into my darkness,
Unveiled the truth, this mystery.

You are my God, You are my Saviour,
You are the Rock on which I stand.

Ever faithful God, I cling to You,
In every way You’ve shown that You are good.
There’s no other love compares with You,
Forever strong, forever true,
Ever faithful God, I cling to You.

You are the end of all my searching,
You pour Your grace on all my need.
Unfailing love, unending mercy
Are found in You, the Prince of Peace.

You are my God, You are my Saviour,
Eternal One, the Great I Am.

 

Our children and young people leave us to go to their groups

 

SONG

From the breaking of the dawn
to the setting of the sun,
I will stand on every promise of your word.
Words of power, strong to save,
that will never pass away;
I will stand on every promise of your word.
For your covenant is sure,
and on this I am secure:
I can stand on every promise of your word.

When I stumble and I sin,
condemnation pressing in,
I will stand on every promise of your word.
You are faithful to forgive,
that in freedom I might live,
so I stand on every promise of your word.
Guilt to innocence restored;
you remember sins no more.

So I’ll stand on every promise of your word.
When I’m faced with anguished choice,
I will listen to your voice,
and I’ll stand on every promise of your word.
Through this dark and troubled land,
you will guide me with your hand
as I stand on every promise of your word.

And you’ve promised to complete
every work begun in me
so I’ll stand on every promise of your word.
Hope that lifts me from despair;
love that casts out every fear
as I stand on every promise of your word.

Not forsaken, not alone,
for the Comforter has come.
And I stand on every promise of your word.
Grace sufficient, grace for me,
grace for all who will believe.
We will stand on every promise of your word.

 

BIBLE READING
Exodus 34: 1-35

The Lord said to Moses, “Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. Be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me on the top of the mountain. No one shall come up with you, and let no one be seen throughout all the mountain. Let no flocks or herds graze opposite that mountain.” So Moses cut two tablets of stone like the first. And he rose early in the morning and went up on Mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand two tablets of stone. The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.” And Moses quickly bowed his head towards the earth and worshipped. And he said, “If now I have found favour in your sight, O Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff-necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.”

10 And he said, “Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been created in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the Lord, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you.

11 “Observe what I command you this day. Behold, I will drive out before you the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 12 Take care, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you go, lest it become a snare in your midst. 13 You shall tear down their altars and break their pillars and cut down their Asherim 14 (for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God), 15 lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and when they whore after their gods and sacrifice to their gods and you are invited, you eat of his sacrifice, 16 and you take of their daughters for your sons, and their daughters whore after their gods and make your sons whore after their gods.

17 “You shall not make for yourself any gods of cast metal.

18 “You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month Abib, for in the month Abib you came out from Egypt. 19 All that open the womb are mine, all your male livestock, the firstborn of cow and sheep. 20 The firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty-handed.

21 “For six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest. In ploughing time and in harvest you shall rest. 22 You shall observe the Feast of Weeks, the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end. 23 Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel. 24 For I will cast out nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one shall covet your land, when you go up to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year.

25 “You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened, or let the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover remain until the morning. 26 The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring to the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.”

27 And the Lord said to Moses, “Write these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.” 28 So he was there with the Lord for forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.

29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. 30 Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. 31 But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses talked with them. 32 Afterwards all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that the Lord had spoken with him in Mount Sinai. 33 And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.

34 Whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commanded, 35 the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face was shining. And Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he went in to speak with him.

 

BIBLE TALK

 

SONGS

Who, O Lord, could save themselves?
their own soul could heal?
Our shame was deeper than the sea;
your grace is deeper still.

And you alone can rescue,
you alone can save.
You alone can lift us from the grave.
You came down to find us,
led us out of death:
to you alone belongs the highest praise.

You, O Lord, have made a way,
the great divide you healed,
for when our hearts were far away,
your love went further still.

Yes, your love went further still.
We lift up our eyes, we lift up our eyes:
You’re the giver of life!
(repeat)

to you alone belongs the highest praise.
to you alone belongs the highest praise.
to you alone belongs the highest praise.

Great is your faithfulness,
O God my Father,
you have fulfilled all your promise to me;
you never fail
and your love is unchanging –
all you have been
you forever will be.

Great is your faithfulness,
great is your faithfulness,
morning by morning new mercies I see;
all I have needed
your hand has provided –
great is your faithfulness,
Father, to me.

Summer and winter,
and springtime and harvest,
sun, moon and stars
in their courses above
join with all nature
in eloquent witness
to your great faithfulness,
mercy and love.

Great is your faithfulness…

Pardon for sin,
and a peace everlasting,
your living presence
to cheer and to guide;
strength for today,
and bright hope for tomorrow –
these are the blessings
your love will provide.

Great is your faithfulness…

 

FINAL PRAYER

If you’d like to think a bit more about what you’ve heard, why not come to Emmanuel some other time? And we would hope you could stay for drinks and cakes after the service.

We meet every Sunday at 10.30am in Bramcote College. We’d love to see you there!

See our website for more details: www.bramcote.church

 

Some material in this service is © Used by permission CCL Licence # 1102690. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®. Easy-To-Read version Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Sunday 10th March 2024


Welcome to our livestream!

We’re really glad you can join us for this service. Everything you need for the service is on this webpage. Simply press the play button on the live stream below. You might like to print out the service sheet below.

Today’s service sheet can be downloaded here

Today’s service should be streaming live from 10:30 AM and can be accessed below.

 

 

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WELCOME

SONG
I’m going to trust in God
I’m going to trust in Jesus
without shame and without fear.
I’m going to fix my eyes on the hope of glory
for his day is drawing near.

How great is the love of God, how steady is his hand
to guide me through this world.
And though I’m weak in him I stand
and you will hear me say today in faith,
“I’m going to trust in God.”

Now when the cares of life seem overwhelming
and my heart is sinking down
I’m going to lift my hands to the One who’ll help me,
to the One who holds my crown.

 

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

 

ACTIVITY

 

SONG

When I fear my faith will fail,
Christ will hold me fast;
When the tempter would prevail,
He will hold me fast.
I could never keep my hold
Through life’s fearful path;
For my love is often cold;
He must hold me fast.

He will hold me fast,
He will hold me fast;
For my Saviour loves me so,
He will hold me fast.

Those He saves are His delight,
Christ will hold me fast;
Precious in His holy sight,
He will hold me fast.
He’ll not let my soul be lost;
His promises shall last;
Bought by Him at such a cost,
He will hold me fast.

For my life He bled and died,
Christ will hold me fast;
Justice has been satisfied;
He will hold me fast.
Raised with Him to endless life,
He will hold me fast
‘Till our faith is turned to sight
When He comes at last!

 

PRAYERS

 

SONG

Father, you are King of Heaven
and greater than us all
Everything is in your hands
from huge right down to small
Sometimes I forget that I can’t do things on my own
Please now help me pray to you,
and trust in you alone

It’s like an earthworm trying to press-ups
Like a potato trying to swim
Like a mountain trying to brush its teeth
When we don’t rely on him.
When we pray we trust our Father,
That’s what Jesus said
So I’ll stop trusting in myself
and pray to God instead

Father, help me now to pray
and spend some time with you
Father, you are always good in all you say and do
Sometimes I forget that I can
share what’s on my mind
Please now help me pray to you,
knowing that you are kind

It’s like an earthworm trying to press-ups
Like a potato trying to swim
Like a mountain trying to brush its teeth
When we don’t rely on him.
When we pray we trust our Father,
That’s what Jesus said
So I’ll stop trusting in myself and pray to God instead

 

BIBLE READING
Luke 18: 1-8

And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ For a while he refused, but afterwards he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”

 

BIBLE TALK

 

SONG

Strength will rise
as we wait upon the Lord,
we will wait upon the Lord,
we will wait upon the Lord. (repeat)

Our God, you reign forever.
Our hope, our strong deliverer.

You are the everlasting God,
the everlasting God.
You do not faint, you won’t grow weary.
You’re the defender of the weak,
you comfort those in need,
you lift us up on wings like eagles.

 

FINAL PRAYER

If you’d like to think a bit more about what you’ve heard, why not come to Emmanuel some other time? And we would hope you could stay for drinks and cakes after the service.

We meet every Sunday at 10.30am in Bramcote College. We’d love to see you there!

See our website for more details: www.bramcote.church

 

Some material in this service is © Used by permission CCL Licence # 1102690. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®. Easy-To-Read version Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Sunday 3rd March 2024


Welcome to our livestream!

We’re really glad you can join us for this service. Everything you need for the service is on this webpage. Simply press the play button on the live stream below. You might like to print out the service sheet below.

Today’s service sheet can be downloaded here

Today’s service should be streaming live from 10:30 AM and can be accessed below.

 

 

Watch the live stream below:

 

WELCOME

 

SONG

The splendour of the King
clothed in majesty;
let all the earth rejoice,
all the earth rejoice.
He wraps Himself in light
and darkness tries to hide
and trembles at His voice,
and trembles at His voice.

How great is our God!
Sing with me;
how great is our God!
And all will see how great,
how great is our God!

And age to age He stands
and time is in His hands;
Beginning and the End,
Beginning and the End.
The Godhead, three in one;
Father, Spirit, Son.
The Lion and the Lamb,
the Lion and the Lamb.

Name above all names!
Worthy of all praise!
My heart will sing:
how great is our God!

 

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

 

PRAYERS

 

Our children and young people leave us to go to their groups

 

BIBLE READING
Exodus 33:7 – 34:7

Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp,
and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the Lord would go out to
the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp.
 Whenever Moses went out to the
tent, all the people would rise up, and each would stand at his tent door, and watch
Moses until he had gone into the tent.
 When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of
cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the Lord would speak
with Moses.
 10 And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance
of the tent, all the people would rise up and worship, each at his tent door.
 11 Thus the
Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses
turned again into the camp, his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would
not depart from the tent.

12 Moses said to the Lord, “See, you say to me, ‘Bring up this people’, but you have not
let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, ‘I know you by name,
and you have also found favour in my sight.’
 13 Now therefore, if I have found favour
in your sight, please show me now your ways, that I may know you in order to find
favour in your sight. Consider too that this nation is your people.”
 14 And he said, “My
presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
 15 And he said to him, “If your
presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here.
 16 For how shall it be
known that I have found favour in your sight, I and your people? Is it not in your
going with us, so that we are distinct, I and your people, from every other people on
the face of the earth?”

17 And the Lord said to Moses, “This very thing that you have spoken I will do, for
you have found favour in my sight, and I know you by name.”
 18 Moses said, “Please
show me your glory.”
 19 And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you
and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord’. And I will be gracious to whom I
will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
 20 But,” he said,
“you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.”
 21 And the Lord said,
“Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock,
 22 and while my
glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand
until I have passed by.
 23 Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back,
but my face shall not be seen.”

34 The Lord said to Moses, “Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and I
will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.

Be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present
yourself there to me on the top of the mountain.
 No one shall come up with you, and
let no one be seen throughout all the mountain. Let no flocks or herds graze opposite
that mountain.”
 So Moses cut two tablets of stone like the first. And he rose early in
the morning and went up on Mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took
in his hand two tablets of stone.
 The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him
there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
 The Lord passed before him and
proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and
abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,
 keeping steadfast love for thousands,
forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the
third and the fourth generation.”

 

SONG

The Lord is gracious and compassionate
slow to anger and rich in love. (repeat)

The Lord is good to all,
he has compassion
on all that he has made.

As far as the east is from the west,
that’s how far he has removed
our transgressions from us. (repeat)

Praise the Lord, O my soul,
Praise the Lord. (repeat)

 

BIBLE TALK

 

SONG

O God of perfect holiness
seated high above:
what ocean depths of faithfulness
and sacrificial love!
That all of our iniquities
were placed on Jesus’ head.
So we, who once were enemies,
are now his heirs instead.

Oh God of perfect righteousness,
true in all your ways:
what kindness in your promises,
what all sufficient grace!
That you would send your Son
to live and die upon the cross.
That through his victory he would give
that victory to us.

O God of perfect tenderness
who welcomes sinners home:
what Father hearted gentleness
in Jesus you have shown!
And we will spend eternity
with angels and the saints:
who day and night forever sing
his never ceasing praise.

Oh God of perfect loveliness
who made us from the dust:
who saved us from our wretchedness;
in you we place our trust.
And now to him who sits upon
the throne and to the Lamb:
be blessing, honor, glory, power
forevermore, Amen!

 

CONFESSION

Ezra 8 tells us that “the hand of our God is for good on all who seek him,
and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.” So let us seek
God and his grace and mercy.

Heavenly Father.
we praise you for adopting us
as your children
and making us heirs of eternal life
in your Son Jesus Christ,
who has freed us from our sins
by his blood.
Yet we still fail to love you
with all our heart,
or serve you as we ought.
Pardon our offences, we pray,
and make us clean,
that we may continue as members of Christ,
in whom alone is salvation. Amen.

 

The Lord Jesus told us to eat and drink this meal to proclaim his death until he comes again.
Heavenly Father, it is our privilege to remind one another that you gave your only Son to die
on the cross for our redemption. By his death, as the one perfect sacrifice, Jesus Christ has
offered all that was needed to take away the sins of the world. By rising to life, he has assured
us of our resurrection to eternal life. By ascending to your right hand in heaven, he has poured
out your promised Holy Spirit, equipping us to serve you.

How wonderful you are, our God and Saviour! How rich in mercy! How great the love with
which you loved us! You have blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing! Therefore
with your whole creation, and with all your people since time began, and with all the
thousands upon thousands gathered now around your heavenly throne, we honour and
glorify you, saying together:
To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb,
be blessing and honour and glory and might
for ever and ever. Amen.

On the night he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks,
he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, ‘This is my body given for you. Do this in
remembrance of me.’ In the same way he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new
covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.’

 

SONGS

All my days, I will sing this song of gladness,
give my praise to the Fountain of delights.
For in my helplessness you heard my cry,
and waves of mercy poured down on my life.

I will trust in the cross of my Redeemer;
I will sing of the blood that never fails,
of sins forgiven, of conscience cleansed,
of death defeated and life without end.

Beautiful Saviour, Wonderful Counsellor,
clothed in majesty, Lord of history,
You’re the Way, the Truth, the Life.
Star of the Morning. Glorious in holiness.
You’re the Risen One, Heaven’s Champion,
and You reign, You reign over all.

I long to be, where the praise is never ending;
yearn to dwell where the glory never fades,
where countless worshipers will share one song;
and cries of “worthy” will honour the Lamb!

Tell out my soul, the greatness of the Lord!
Unnumbered blessings give my spirit voice;
tender to me the promise of his Word
in God my Saviour shall my heart rejoice.

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his name!
Make known his might, the deeds his arm has done;
his mercy sure, from age to age the same –
his holy name: the Lord, the mighty one.

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his might!
Powers and dominions lay their glory by;
proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight,
the hungry fed, the humble lifted high.

Tell out, my soul, the glories of his Word!
Firm is his promise and his mercy sure.
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord
to children’s children and for evermore!

 

FINAL PRAYER

If you’d like to think a bit more about what you’ve heard, why not come to Emmanuel some other time? And we would hope you could stay for drinks and cakes after the service.

We meet every Sunday at 10.30am in Bramcote College. We’d love to see you there!

See our website for more details: www.bramcote.church

 

Some material in this service is © Used by permission CCL Licence # 1102690. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®. Easy-To-Read version Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Sunday 25th February 2024


Welcome to our livestream!

We’re really glad you can join us for this service. Everything you need for the service is on this webpage. Simply press the play button on the live stream below. You might like to print out the service sheet below.

Today’s service sheet can be downloaded here

Today’s service should be streaming live from 10:30 AM and can be accessed below.

 

 

Watch the live stream below:

 

WELCOME

 

SONG

Come on, come in, everybody.
There is a God who is worthy
Of all our praise – he alone is Lord.
Come on and join with creation.
Let everything shout to praise him.
Glory to Christ – he’s the one who made us.

Lift up your voices to heaven’s king
Bow down before his throne
Our perfect Saviour died for our sin,
Hallelujah!
Praise to Jesus Christ the king

Come on, come in, all you weary.
Come on and find rest with Jesus
He is the one who can heal your soul.
Come on and join with the angels.
Praising the Lamb who was faithful
Giving his life – he’s the one who saved us

Come on, you saints, keep believing.
Gather to hear the Lord speaking.
Humble your hearts, tremble at his voice.
Come in with joy for the future
He will renew heaven and earth.
Jesus is Lord – he’s the one who’ll raise us.

 

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

 

BITESIZE

 

SONG

Great is your faithfulness,
O God my Father,
you have fulfilled all your promise to me;
you never fail
and your love is unchanging –
all you have been
you forever will be.

Great is your faithfulness,
great is your faithfulness,
morning by morning new mercies I see;
all I have needed
your hand has provided –
great is your faithfulness,
Father, to me.

Summer and winter,
and springtime and harvest,
sun, moon and stars
in their courses above
join with all nature
in eloquent witness
to your great faithfulness,
mercy and love.

Great is your faithfulness…

Pardon for sin,
and a peace everlasting,
your living presence
to cheer and to guide;
strength for today,
and bright hope for tomorrow –
these are the blessings
your love will provide.

Great is your faithfulness…

 

Our children and young people leave us to go to their groups

 

PRAYERS

 

SONG

Depth of mercy can there be
mercy reaching even me?
God the just, his wrath forbears;
me, the chief of sinners, spares.
So many times my heart has strayed
from his kind and perfect ways,
making clear my desp’rate need
for his blood poured out for me.

Give me grace, Lord, let me own
all the wrongs that I have done.
Let me now my sins deplore,
look to you and sin no more.
There for me the Saviour stands,
holding forth his wounded hands;
scars which ever cry for me.
Once condemned, but now set free.

 

BIBLE READING
Exodus 32: 1-35

When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, “Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” So Aaron said to them, “Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the Lord.” And they rose up early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.

And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. They have turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them. They have made for themselves a golden calf and have worshipped it and sacrificed to it and said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’” And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people. 10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them, in order that I may make a great nation of you.”

11 But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘With evil intent did he bring them out, to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your burning anger and relent from this disaster against your people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it for ever.’” 14 And the Lord relented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on his people.

15 Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, tablets that were written on both sides; on the front and on the back they were written. 16 The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets. 17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a noise of war in the camp.” 18 But he said, “It is not the sound of shouting for victory, or the sound of the cry of defeat, but the sound of singing that I hear.” 19 And as soon as he came near the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses’ anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain. 20 He took the calf that they had made and burned it with fire and ground it to powder and scattered it on the water and made the people of Israel drink it.

21 And Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you have brought such a great sin upon them?” 22 And Aaron said, “Let not the anger of my lord burn hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil. 23 For they said to me, ‘Make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’ 24 So I said to them, ‘Let any who have gold take it off.’ So they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf.”

25 And when Moses saw that the people had broken loose (for Aaron had let them break loose, to the derision of their enemies), 26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said, “Who is on the Lord‘s side? Come to me.” And all the sons of Levi gathered round him. 27 And he said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Put your sword on your side each of you, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and each of you kill his brother and his companion and his neighbour.’” 28 And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. And that day about three thousand men of the people fell. 29 And Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for the service of the Lord, each one at the cost of his son and of his brother, so that he might bestow a blessing upon you this day.”

30 The next day Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. And now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” 31 So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Alas, this people has sinned a great sin. They have made for themselves gods of gold. 32 But now, if you will forgive their sin—but if not, please blot me out of your book that you have written.” 33 But the Lord said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, I will blot out of my book. 34 But now go, lead the people to the place about which I have spoken to you; behold, my angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them.”

35 Then the Lord sent a plague on the people, because they made the calf, the one that Aaron made.

 

BIBLE TALK

 

SONGS

Who can know the mind of our Creator?
Who can speak of wonders yet unseen?
Who can reach the height of understanding,
to play the notes of wisdom’s melody?

Who has weighed the dust of ev’ry mountain?
Who has walked the mysteries of the deep?
Who has laid the earth on its foundation,
and who conducts the waves upon the sea?

I stand in awe of you, I stand in awe of you.
So glorious and true: I stand in awe, I stand in awe.

You have seen the end from the beginning.
You have been before the world began.
You have reached to me within my darkness,
And in the light of mercy now I see.

Be Thou my vision O Lord of my heart.
Nought be all else to me, save that thou art.
Thou my best thought in the day and the night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word.
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord.
Thou my great Father and I thy true heir.
Thou in me dwelling and I in thy care.

Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight.
Be thou my armour, and be thou my might.
Thou my soul’s shelter and thou my high tower.
Raise thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.

Riches I heed not nor all the world’s praise.
Thou my inheritance through all my days.
Thou, and thou only, the first in my heart.
High King of heaven, my treasure thou art!

High King of heaven, when battle is done,
grant heaven’s joys to me, bright heaven’s sun.
Christ of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

 

FINAL PRAYER

If you’d like to think a bit more about what you’ve heard, why not come to Emmanuel some other time? And we would hope you could stay for drinks and cakes after the service.

We meet every Sunday at 10.30am in Bramcote College. We’d love to see you there!

See our website for more details: www.bramcote.church

 

Some material in this service is © Used by permission CCL Licence # 1102690. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®. Easy-To-Read version Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Sunday 18th February 2024


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WELCOME

 

SONG

Your love will last forever
It’s like a mighty river
That flows and flows forever
Never stopping
Your awesome love protects me
When I sin Your love corrects me
You’re faithful to direct me
Always to Your love

And when I think of all You’ve done
There’s no love greater than this
You freely gave Your precious Son
To die for all my sins

Your love will last forever
It’s like a mighty river
That flows and flows forever
Never stopping
Your awesome love protects me
When I sin Your love corrects me
You’re faithful to direct me
Always to Your love

And when I choose to disobey
You lead me back to Your truth
You show the fullness of Your love
By making me like You

 

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

 

ACTIVITY

 

SONG

In the darkness God will keep me;
He will stay and never sleep.
In the darkness God is brighter;
Though the night is long and deep.
All this day Your hand has held me;
God of Heaven, by my side.
Thank You, Father, for Your goodness;
You will hold me through the night.

In the shadows You are with me;
And You know my every fear.
In the shadows none can harm me;
For the mighty King is here.
All this day Your hand has held me;
God of Heaven, by my side.
Thank You, Father, for Your goodness;
You will hold me through the night.

So I find my rest in Jesus;
He who came to rescue me.
Jesus saved me from the darkness;
I will rise to life with Him.
All this day Your hand has held me;
God of Heaven, by my side.
Thank You, Father, for Your goodness.
You will hold me through the night.

 

BIBLE READING
Luke 11: 5-13 (NIV UK)

Then Jesus said to them, ‘Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, “Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.” And suppose the one inside answers, “Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.” I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.

‘So I say to you: ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

11 ‘Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!’

 

BIBLE TALK

 

SONG

What a friend we have in Jesus
all our sins and griefs to bear.
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer.
Oh what peace we often forfeit,
oh what needless pain we bear
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged.
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithfu
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness.
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Saviour, still our refuge.
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do your friends despise, forsake you?
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
In His arms He’ll shield and take you.
You will find a solace there.

Mighty Saviour, you have promised
you will all our burdens bear.
May we ever, Lord, be bringing
all to you in earnest prayer.
Soon in glory we shall see you.
Endless worship without care.
But ‘til then we have a foretaste
as we come to you in prayer.

 

PRAYERS

 

SONG

Father, you are King of Heaven
and greater than us all
Everything is in your hands
from huge right down to small
Sometimes I forget that I can’t do things on my own
Please now help me pray to you,
and trust in you alone

It’s like an earthworm trying to press-ups
Like a potato trying to swim
Like a mountain trying to brush its teeth
When we don’t rely on him.
When we pray we trust our Father,
That’s what Jesus said
So I’ll stop trusting in myself
and pray to God instead

Father, help me now to pray
and spend some time with you
Father, you are always good in all you say and do
Sometimes I forget that I can
share what’s on my mind
Please now help me pray to you,
knowing that you are kind

It’s like an earthworm trying to press-ups
Like a potato trying to swim
Like a mountain trying to brush its teeth
When we don’t rely on him.
When we pray we trust our Father,
That’s what Jesus said
So I’ll stop trusting in myself
and pray to God instead

 

FINAL PRAYER

If you’d like to think a bit more about what you’ve heard, why not come to Emmanuel some other time? And we would hope you could stay for drinks and cakes after the service.

We meet every Sunday at 10.30am in Bramcote College. We’d love to see you there!

See our website for more details: www.bramcote.church

 

Some material in this service is © Used by permission CCL Licence # 1102690. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®. Easy-To-Read version Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.