Dear friends,
THIS SUNDAY Kelvin Kagori will be leading us in worship.
KELVIN KAGORI WAS BORN AND RAISED IN KENYA and has worked across East-Africa in both the church ministry and the development sector. He moved to Montreal three years ago to pursue a Master of Divinity Degree at the Presbyterian College, where he has completed his studies and just graduated this week. He currently serves as the Dean of Residence at the Presbyterian College in Montreal, and he is also discerning the Lord’s direction as he prepares for his next season of ministry and service.
SOMETIMES LIFE FEELS UNCERTAIN, exhausting, and overwhelming, and in moments like these, we often look for something to carry us through. In Isaiah 40, the weary and exiled people are called to lift their eyes beyond their hard and difficult circumstances, and they are encouraged to “Behold God”. As people living in a world that is not immune to all kinds of troubles, Isaiah will remind us of and point us to the character, power, and faithfulness of God, who never abandons his people in hard times, but rather supplies them with strength and hope to face the challenges of their day.
Order of Service
Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship
Hymn 313: O Worship the King (vs 2&3 en français)
Prayer of Adoration
Prayer of Confession
Declaration of Grace
The Lord’s Prayer
Children’s Time
Hymn 315: A Mighty Fortress is Our God (vs 2&4 en français)
Responsive Reading: Psalm 147:1-11
Gloria Patri
Old Testament Lesson – Isaiah 40:1-11 (en français – English on screen)
Old Testament Lesson continued– Isaiah 40:18-31
New Testament Lesson – 2 Corinthians 12:9
Sermon: “Behold your God”
Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
Hymn 434: For the Beauty of the Earth (vs 3&4 en français)
Offering and Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Hymn 626: Lord of All power
Benediction
Go now in peace
Postlude