Order of Worship
21st of July | 10:30 (Espoo) & 16:00 (Helsinki)
Song 1 – The Love of God
Hear God call you to worship:
Send out your light and your truth;
let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy hill
and to your dwelling!
4 Then I will go to the altar of God,
to God my exceeding joy,
and I will praise you with the lyre,
O God, my God.
5 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.
Psalm 43:3–5
Let us worship the Lord!
Song 2 – Your Glory
Song 3 – My Soul Finds Rest: Psalm 62
Song 4 – Show Us Christ
Our welcome team members will pass an offering basket during this song.
For information about giving online, please visit ucclife.fi/give or follow the QR code on the screen. You can also speak to our pastors or leaders for more information about giving and generosity. You can also ask the welcome team or any of our staff team members for more info on giving online.
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow
Praise Him, all creatures here below
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Amen
Confession of Sin
Our Father, forgive us
for thinking small thoughts of you
and for ignoring your immensity and greatness.
Lord Jesus, forgive us
when we forget that you rule
the nations and our small lives.
Holy Spirit, we offend you
in minimizing your power
and squandering your gifts.
We confess that our blindness to your glory,
O triune God,
has resulted in shallow confession,
weak conviction, and only mild repentance.
Have mercy upon us
in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Assurance of Forgiveness
The assurance of God’s forgiveness towards us comes from Psalm 103: 8, 10–12
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us.
Let’s pray and give thanks to the Lord for his steadfast love!
A warm welcome to all, and especially to any visitors joining us today – if you’d like to get connected or find out more about UCC, please see our digital visitors card or speak to us after the service!
If you have children, they are welcome to join our Sunday school classes!
Our Scripture reading today is Colossians 3:14–17 (ESV). Hear the Word of God:
14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
This is the Word of the Lord.
The Unrivalled Christ
– Col 3:15-17
I. The Peace of Christ (v 15)
II. The Word of Christ (v 16)
III. The Name of Christ (v 17)
Song 5 – Look and See
Song 6 – Let Us Be Known
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name;
your kingdom come;
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who have sinned against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
Amen.
“‘The Lord bless you
and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”’
– Numbers 6:24-26
For all church announcements, please see our digital announcements page: ucclife.fi/announcements
