Worship Archive – April 14th 2024

Sunday Service from Hillside Circuit for April 14th 2024:

Lectionary Theme: Walking as a witness of resurrection

Occasion: 2nd Sunday after Easter

Lectionary readings:
Psalm 4
Acts 3: 12-19
1 John 3: 1–7
Luke 24: 36b-48

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Songs:

Here are the songs for Sunday morning service. Click or tap on a song to open it in YouTube.

When we walk with the Lord.
Holy, holy, holy holy, holy holy, Lord God Almighty.
To be in your presence.
Be lifted up.
My song is love.
When I survey.
My God accept my heart.

You can listen and join in with prayers from the English Methodist Service Book. They can be found at the Prayers for worship webpage.

Children’s Address:

Audio Children’s Address for Hillside Circuit on April 14th 2024 with Mrs Talenta Chakoma.

Sermon:

Audio message for Hillside Circuit on April 14th 2024 with Dr Themba Hwalima 1.
Audio message for Hillside Circuit on April 14th 2024 with Dr Themba Hwalima 2.

Bible readings:

Psalm 4

1 You are my God and protector. Please answer my prayer.
I was in terrible distress, but you set me free.
Now have pity and listen as I pray.
2 How long will you people refuse to respect me?
You love foolish things,
and you run after what is worthless.

3 The LORD has chosen everyone who is faithful
to be his very own,
and he answers my prayers.
4 But each of you had better tremble
and turn from your sins.
Silently search your heart as you lie in bed.
5 Offer the proper sacrifices and trust the LORD.

6 There are some who ask, “Who will be good to us?”
Let your kindness, LORD, shine brightly on us.
7 You brought me more happiness
than a rich harvest of grain and grapes.
8 I can lie down and sleep soundly
because you, LORD, will keep me safe.

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Acts 3

12 Peter saw that a crowd had gathered, and he said:
Friends, why are you surprised at what has happened? Why are you staring at us? Do you think we have some power of our own? Do you think we were able to make this man walk because we are so religious? 13 The God that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and our other ancestors worshipped has brought honour to his Servant Jesus. He is the one you betrayed. You turned against him when he was being tried by Pilate, even though Pilate wanted to set him free.
14 You rejected Jesus, who was holy and good. You asked for a murderer to be set free, 15 and you killed the one who leads people to life. But God raised him from death, and all of us can tell you what he has done. 16 You see this man, and you know him. He put his faith in the name of Jesus and was made strong. Faith in Jesus made this man completely well while everyone was watching.
17 My friends, I am sure that you and your leaders didn’t know what you were doing. 18 But God had his prophets tell that his Messiah would suffer, and now he has kept that promise. 19 So turn to God! Give up your sins, and you will be forgiven.

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1 John 3

1 Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets us be called his children, as we truly are. But since the people of this world did not know who Christ is, they don’t know who we are. 2 My dear friends, we are already God’s children, though what we will be hasn’t yet been seen. But we do know that when Christ returns, we will be like him, because we will see him as he truly is. 3 This hope makes us keep ourselves holy, just as Christ is holy.
4 Everyone who sins breaks God’s law, because sin is the same as breaking God’s law. 5 You know that Christ came to take away sins. He isn’t sinful, 6 and people who stay one in their hearts with him won’t keep on sinning. If they do keep on sinning, they don’t know Christ, and they have never seen him.
7 Children, don’t be fooled. Anyone who does right is good, just like Christ himself.

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Luke 24

36 While Jesus’ disciples were talking about what had happened, Jesus appeared and greeted them. 37 They were frightened and terrified because they thought they were seeing a ghost.
38 But Jesus said, “Why are you so frightened? Why do you doubt? 39 Look at my hands and my feet and see who I am! Touch me and find out for yourselves. Ghosts don’t have flesh and bones as you see I have.”
40 After Jesus said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 The disciples were so glad and amazed that they could not believe it. Jesus then asked them, “Do you have something to eat?” 42 They gave him a piece of baked fish. 43 He took it and ate it as they watched.
44 Jesus said to them, “While I was still with you, I told you that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Books of the Prophets, and in the Psalms had to happen.”
45 Then he helped them understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them:
The Scriptures say that the Messiah must suffer, then three days later he will rise from death. 47 They also say that all people of every nation must be told in my name to turn to God, in order to be forgiven. So beginning in Jerusalem, 48 you must tell everything that has happened.

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[Did you miss last week’s Sunday Services? They can now be found at Worship Archive – April 7th 2024.]