Mexborough Baptist Church

  Mexborough Baptist Church     Sunday 22nd August 2021    Call to Worship   Family of God: welcome!   Welcome to this place of love and grace,   Welcome to this place of hope and perseverance.   God invites all of us to be a part of the beloved community,   God invites all of us to share in the good news:   We are welcome, just as we are. We are loved, just as we are.   In gratitude for all of this, let us worship God and sing together ' Praise To The Lord, The Almighty, The King Of Creation ' followed by ' King Of Kings, Majesty. '   click on the links   Prayer   King of Kings, Majesty, we love to sing praises to you. We rejoice in you, our maker. We exalt you, our King. We praise your name, for you delight in your people. We do not deserve to come into the presence of the Holy God of the Universe but you have crowned the humble with victory, you have lifte...

Mexborough Baptist Church Sunday 15th August 2021 We welcome everyone to our service today. Wherever you are, whether at home, on holiday or meeting together in church, may God bless you in this service. We can worship and praise God any time of day or night. Come, now is the time to worship  click on the link    Prayer   Maker of heaven and earth, you rule over all the nations. As we think of your unfailing, eternal, enduring love, we look forward to the day when we will worship you in eternity. Your throne will be surrounded by people from every tribe, tongue and nation, all testifying that you have remained faithful. We will all see that you have kept every single promise you made. We will all see your goodness and grace. We will all be transformed by your glory. We ask that we would glimpse that glorious future as we gather today. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord,  Amen . We have been very blessed through the lockdowns and restrictions by the rich va...

Mexborough Baptist Church Sunday 8th August 2021 Christ, the one who was and is and is to come, welcomes you. We honour and glorify the giver of wisdom, counsel, knowledge, and joy. Come let us worship as we sing our praises to God in the hymn 'Let Us Build A House' click on the link    Prayer    O wondrous God, we have gathered together once again to celebrate your presence among us, to praise you, and to thank you for all you have given us. May this time of worship strengthen and refresh us, and fill us with such joy that we cannot help but share it with everyone around us. Though we are very different people, with many different talents and gifts, make us one in your Spirit, that we may be your ministers in the world. Amen.   Today we welcome Clive Burnard, the Regional Minister for South Yorkshire from the Yorkshire Baptist Association. He is with us to help us begin to explore how we as Mexborough Baptist Church can work together through the challenges...

Mexborough Baptist Church Sunday 1st August 2021 Welcome to our service today which includes communion.  If you haven't already, you may like to get your Bible, bread and wine/juice ready now.   Right at the beginning of our service we bring our praise and worship to Jesus for all that he means to us - ' Shout To The Lord '  click on the link     We're continuing our look at Psalms and later Trevor Mather will be sharing with us his thoughts on Psalm 73 .  Verse 26 of the psalm says,  “My flesh and my heart fail: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.”   We continue to praise God as we sing together ' Strength Will Rise '     click on the link   Prayer   O Lord, our God, you are worthy of all our praise. You are the God who never fails to keep his promises. We thank you that in Jesus’ life, death and resurrection we see your love, justice, mercy, provision and victory. You are the God ...

Mexborough Baptist Church Sunday 25th July 2021 We welcome everyone to our service today whether you're with us in person or by email at home or even on holiday, welcome. We begin our service with a responsive call to worship from Psalm 100 : Shout for joy to the Lord all the earth.   Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.   Know that the Lord is God.   It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.   Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;   give thanks to him and praise his name.   For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;   his faithfulness continues through all generations.   We respond and sing together 'I love you Lord and I lift my voice' click on the link     Thank you to Cheryl who leads us in prayer....   Heavenly Father, there are so many words to describe who you are. Loving, compass...

Mexborough Baptist Church Sunday 18th July 2021     We begin our time together today with the words of Jesus when he was asked, in Matthew 22:36-39 , which was the greatest commandment. Jesus replied: '“ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love your neighbour as yourself.”' We express our love for God in our first song 'I Love You Lord and I Lift My Voice' click on the link   We express our love for our neighbour by showing them respect and care, and this is going to be especially important in the next few weeks as restrictions are lifted. Whatever our thoughts and feelings at this time, we can be certain that Jesus is our Prince of Peace as our next song reminds us - 'You are the King of Glory' click on the link   Prayer King of Kings, we love to sing praises to you. We rejoice in you, our maker. We exalt you, our King. We pra...

Mexborough Baptist Church Sunday 11th July 2021     Opening Prayer    Let us be still for a moment as we draw near to worship God... Take just a few seconds to remind yourself why we are gathered together today... Listen, God speaks even through the background noise of the world around us... Lord God, in this short time together, open our ears and our eyes to see your vision for this place and our part within it. Teach us, hear our prayers and enable us for service wherever you might take us, to your praise and glory. Amen. Call to Worship    How lovely is your dwelling-place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young – a place near your altar, Lord Almighty, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you. Psalm 84:1-4  ...