CHRISTCHURCH
HARPENDEN
Welcome to our church – we are delighted that you are with us today
Immortal, invisible,
God only wise,
In light inaccessible
Hid from our eyes,
Most Holy, most Glorious,
The Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious,
Your great Name we praise!
Unresting, unhasting,
And silent as light,
Nor wanting, nor wasting,
You rule us in might;
Your justice like mountains
High soaring above;
Your clouds, which are fountains
Of goodness and love.
To all, life You give, Lord,
To both great and small
In all life You live, Lord,
The true life of all;
We blossom and flourish
Uncertain and frail;
And wither and perish,
But You never fail.
We worship before You,
Great Father of Light
While angels adore You,
All veiling their sight;
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Our praise we will render;
O Father, to You,
Whom only the splendour
Of light hides from view.
You are holy,
You are holy,
You are mighty,
You are mighty,
You are worthy,
You are worthy,
Worthy of praise,
Worthy of praise.
I will follow,
I will follow,
I will listen,
I will listen,
I will love you,
I will love you,
All of my days,
All of my days.
(men)
I will sing to and worship the King who is worthy.
(ladies at the same time)
You are Lord of lords, You are King of kings,
You are mighty God, Lord of everything.
(men)
I will love and adore Him, I will bow down before Him.
(ladies at the same time)
You’re Emmanuel, You’re the Great I AM,
You’re the Prince of Peace who is the Lamb.
(men)
I will sing to and worship the King who is worthy,
(ladies at the same time)
You’re the Living God, You’re my Saving Grace,
You will reign forever, You are Ancient of Days,
(men)
I will love and adore Him, I will bow down before Him.
(ladies at the same time)
You are Alpha, Omega, Beginning and End.
You’re my Saviour, Messiah, Redeemer and Friend.
Together:
You’re my Prince of Peace and I will live my life for You.
You are holy,
You are holy,
You are mighty,
You are mighty,
You are worthy,
You are worthy,
Worthy of praise,
Worthy of praise.
I will follow,
I will follow,
I will listen,
I will listen,
I will love you,
I will love you,
All of my days,
All of my days.
(men)
I will sing to and worship the King who is worthy.
(ladies at the same time)
You are Lord of lords, You are King of kings,
You are mighty God, Lord of everything.
(men)
I will love and adore Him, I will bow down before Him.
(ladies at the same time)
You’re Emmanuel, You’re the Great I AM,
You’re the Prince of Peace who is the Lamb.
(men)
I will sing to and worship the King who is worthy,
(ladies at the same time)
You’re the Living God, You’re my Saving Grace,
You will reign forever, You are Ancient of Days,
(men)
I will love and adore Him, I will bow down before Him.
(ladies at the same time)
You are Alpha, Omega, Beginning and End.
You’re my Saviour, Messiah, Redeemer and Friend.
Together:
You’re my Prince of Peace and I will live my life for You.
Mark Imboden and Tammi Rhoton
© 2002 Martha Jo Publishing/Iboden Music admin. By CopyCare
CCLI Song number: 2332149�CCL Licence number: 5811�
Noah built the most enormous boat
That kept the birds and animals afloat.
The Lord was good, the Lord was strong
And Noah lived his life for Him.��
Moses led his people through the sea
Taking them away from slavery.
The Lord was good, the Lord was strong
And Moses lived his life for Him.
Oh thank You, oh thank You,
That all through history You were faithful.
Thank You, oh thank You
That You are just the same when it comes to me,
When it comes to me.
David fought Goliath and he won,
A humble shepherd boy became a king.
The Lord was good, the Lord was strong
And David lived his life for Him.��
Daniel was inside a lion's den,
But God brought him to safety once again.
The Lord was good, the Lord was strong
And Daniel lived his life for Him.��
Oh thank You, oh thank You,
That all through history You were faithful.
Thank You, oh thank You
That You are just the same when it comes to me,
When it comes to me.
Jesus died to take away our sin
So we could get to know our God again.
The Lord is good, the Lord is strong
And we will live our lives for Him.
Oh thank You, oh thank You,
That all through history You were faithful.
Thank You, oh thank You
That You are just the same when it comes to…
Oh thank You, oh thank You,
That all through history You were faithful.
Thank You, oh thank You
That You are just the same when it comes to me,
When it comes to me.
© 2007 Song Solutions Daybreak�www.songsolutions.org
CCLI Song number: 5100206�CCL Licence number: 5811�
Come all you weary, come all you thirsty,
Come to the well that never runs dry.
Drink of the water, come and thirst no more.
Come all you sinners, come find His mercy.
Come to the table; He will satisfy.
Taste of His goodness, find what you’re looking for.
For God so loved the world that He gave us
His one and only Son to save us.
Whoever believes in Him will live forever.
Bring all your failures, bring your addictions.
Come lay them down at the foot of the cross.
Jesus is waiting there with open arms.
For God so loved the world that He gave us
His one and only Son to save us.
Whoever believes in Him will live forever.
The pow’r of hell forever defeated.
Now it is well, I’m walking in freedom,
For God so loved, God so loved the world.
Praise God, praise God
From Whom all blessings flow.
Praise Him, praise Him
For the wonders of His love.
Praise God, praise God
From Whom all blessings flow.
Praise Him, praise Him
For the wonders of His love.
His amazing love.
For God so loved the world that He gave us
His one and only Son to save …
For God so loved the world that He gave us
His one and only Son to save us.
Whoever believes in Him will live forever.
© 2019 Angie Feel Good Songs; Bay19; Capitol CMG Genesis; Capitol CMG Paragon; Scott Cash Publishing Designee; We The Kingdom Music�CCLI Song No: 138599�CCLI Licence No 5811
The pow’r of hell forever defeated.
Now it is well, I’m walking in freedom,
For God so loved, God so loved the world.
Bible Reading
John 12: 37 - 50
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30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
John 20:30 – 31
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30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
John 20:30 – 31
believe
Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may be children of the light.
John 12:36
Believe
What does it mean to believe in the light?
Why does Jesus call himself “the light”?
God
Spirit
God: Father, Son and Spirit
People
Flesh
God: Father, Son and Spirit
INVISIBLE Glory
Cannot see God’s Glory
Jesus, the LIGHT
Word become Flesh
VISIBLE Glory
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us”
To believe in the light is to:
1. To believe is to see the light
37 Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. 38 This was to fulfil the word of Isaiah the prophet:
“Lord, who has believed our message� and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:
40 “He has blinded their eyes� and hardened their hearts,�so they can neither see with their eyes,� nor understand with their hearts,� nor turn—and I would heal them.”
41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.
John 12:37 - 41
1. To believe is to see the light
37 Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. 38 This was to fulfil the word of Isaiah the prophet:
“Lord, who has believed our message� and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:
40 “He has blinded their eyes� and hardened their hearts,�so they can neither see with their eyes,� nor understand with their hearts,� nor turn—and I would heal them.”
41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.
To believe in the light is to:
2. To believe is to seek the light
42 Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved human praise more than praise from God.
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“for they loved human praise more than God’s glory.”
To believe in the light is to:
3. To believe is to soak in the light
44 Then Jesus cried out, ‘Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.
46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
47 ‘If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day.
49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. 50 I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.’
3. To believe is to soak in the light
44 Then Jesus cried out, ‘Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.
46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
47 ‘If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day.
49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. 50 I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.’
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3. To believe is to soak in the light
44 Then Jesus cried out, ‘Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.
46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
47 ‘If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day.
49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. 50 I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.’
The Son is speaking exactly what…
… the Father wants you to hear.
Cartoon of a scene in "Corporal Punishment"
(Series 4, Episode 2 of Blackadder Goes Forth)
To believe in the light is to:
Light of the world, You stepped down into darkness,
Opened my eyes, let me see.
Beauty that made this heart adore You,
Hope of a life spent with You.
So here I am to worship, here I am to bow down,
Here I am to say that You’re my God:
You’re altogether lovely, altogether worthy,
Altogether wonderful to me.
King of all days, oh so highly exalted,
Glorious in heaven above,
Humbly You came to the earth You created,
All for love’s sake became poor.
So here I am to worship, here I am to bow down,
Here I am to say that You’re my God:
You’re altogether lovely, altogether worthy,
Altogether wonderful to me.
And I’ll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross.
And I’ll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross.
So here I am to worship, here I am to bow down,
Here I am to say that You’re my God:
You’re altogether lovely, altogether worthy,
Altogether wonderful to me.
�Tim Hughes�© 2000 Thankyou Music/Adm�CCLI Song Number: 2650577�CCL Licence number:5811
Open the eyes of my heart Lord,
Open the eyes of my heart.
I want to see You,
I want to see You.
Open the eyes of my heart Lord,
Open the eyes of my heart.
I want to see You,
I want to see You.
To see You high and lifted up,
Shining in the light of Your glory.
Pour out Your pow’r and love,
As we sing Holy, Holy, Holy.
Open the eyes of my heart Lord,
Open the eyes of my heart.
I want to see You,
I want to see You.
To see You high and lifted up,
Shining in the light of Your glory.
Pour out Your pow’r and love,
As we sing Holy, Holy, Holy.
Holy, Holy, Holy,
Holy, Holy, Holy,
Holy, Holy, Holy,
I want to see You.
Paul Baloche�© 1997 Integrity Hosanna! Music/Adm by Sovereign Music UK
CCLI Song no 2298355: �CCL Licence number: 5811
Holy, Holy, Holy,
Holy, Holy, Holy,
Holy, Holy, Holy,
I want to see You.
Paul Baloche�© 1997 Integrity Hosanna! Music/Adm by Sovereign Music UK
CCLI Song no 2298355: �CCL Licence number: 5811
Open the eyes of my heart Lord,
Open the eyes of my heart.
I want to see You,
I want to see You.
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CHRISTCHURCH
HARPENDEN
Thank you joining us today!
Most merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
we confess that we have sinned in thought, word and deed.
We have not loved you with our whole heart.
We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
In your mercy forgive what we have been,
help us to amend what we are, and direct what we shall be; that we may do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with you, our God.
Amen.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
be with us all evermore.
Amen
Our Father in heaven
Hallowed be Your name
Your kingdom come, Your will be done
On earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread, and
forgive us our debts as we also have
forgiven our debtors. And lead us not
into temptation but deliver us from evil.
Amen
O great God of highest heav’n,
Occupy my lowly heart.
Own it all and reign supreme,
Conquer every rebel pow’r.