Wholeness - A liturgy
Wholeness - A liturgy
by John Birch
"It is good to be here, Lord; good to be in fellowship with each other; good to know the presence of your Spirit in this place; good to know that you are here with us, listening, prompting, touching lives, healing, renewing, making us whole......" A prayerful liturgy for church o…
Worship - A Liturgy
Worship - A Liturgy
by John Birch
"You are worthy indeed Lord to receive not just the worship and praise of our lips, but also of our hearts and souls. You created all things for a purpose, and we are part of your purpose in this place and at this moment in time....." A prayerful liturgy for church or small group…
Ash Wednesday Liturgy
Ash Wednesday Liturgy
by John Birch
A liturgy for use on Ash Wednesday or as part of Lent worship, with responsive prayer and scope for several voices to be involved. Into your presence we come, Lord a few moments of quietness in a busy world that demands our attention Breathe on us now that we might know your pres…
A God of Expression - A Liturgy
A God of Expression - A Liturgy
by John Birch
"God smiles, this much I know for he created laughter so that we might join in the enjoyment of his creative energy those wonderful colour schemes of bird butterfly and flower. The shapes and expressions on so many creatures and insects These weren't created by a boring God..." A…
Creation - A Liturgy
Creation - A Liturgy
by John Birch
"God of storm and rain cloud of wind and biting cold of hail, thunder and flood. In darker days, loud and fearful days we see something of your awesome power and recognise our own weakness our own inability to control the elements. ..." A prayerful liturgy for church or small gro…
Body - A Liturgy
Body - A Liturgy
by John Birch
"We meet today Lord as your saints have met throughout the ages, wanting to offer you our sacrifice of praise and worship, wanting to grow together as the Body of Christ in this place, wanting to be here more than anywhere else....." A prayerful liturgy based upon the theme of 'B…
Chosen - A Liturgy
Chosen - A Liturgy
by John Birch
"Father God, into your presence we draw your creation worshipping its creator your children drawn to the arms of a loving Father Thank you that you accept us as we are vulnerable, flawed and in need of love and feed us through word, hymn, song and prayer..." A prayerful liturgy f…
Lent Liturgy 1
Lent Liturgy 1
by John Birch
A liturgy for the first Sunday in Lent (or simply as part of the Lent season) with responsive prayer and a reading for up to 3 people. Love has its source in you Creator God Flows from you like an ocean into a world as unyielding as any shoreline cliff And like the ocean which ba…
Lent Liturgy 2
Lent Liturgy 2
by John Birch
A Liturgy for the 2nd Sunday in Lent (or throughout the Lent Season) which includes responsive prayer and a reading for 2 or 3 people. Thank you Lord God for the opportunity of worship for the freedom to be amongst your family meeting together in your house and in the warmth of y…
Family - A Liturgy
Family - A Liturgy
by John Birch
"As your family we gather here today Not because we have to, but because we want to. We are here to offer you our worship, our prayers and our lives in service to you and to our neighbour....." A prayerful liturgy for church or small group based upon a them of 'family' - on one s…
Lent Liturgy 5
Lent Liturgy 5
by John Birch
A liturgy of prayer for the fifth Sunday in Lent (or throughout the Lent season), with responsive prayer and a reading for two or three readers. In our waking and arising be the first thought that enters our head In our eating and drinking be the first thought that enters our hea…
Lent Liturgy 4