Billericay Methodist Church

Our mission―worship

MISSION

Worship

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Teaching

Serving others

Working for
social justice

At our church, and throughout Methodism, the essential elements of worship are hymn and worship song, Bible reading and prayer. We commend the examples shown here and hope they will assist you in your personal devotions.

From the Bible–Apostle Peter delivers a message to his fellow countrymen

Listen to these words, fellow Israelites. Jesus of Nazareth was a man whose divine authority was clearly proven to you by all the miracles and wonders which God performed through him.

You yourself know this, for it happened here among you. In accordance with his own plan, God had already decided that Jesus would be handed over to you; and you killed him by letting sinful men crucify him.

But God raised him from death, setting him free from its power because it is impossible that death should hold him prisoner.

Matthew 21:1-5

A well loved hymn

Lord of all being, throned afar

Thy glory flames from sun and star.

Centre and soul of every sphere,

Yet to each loving heart how near.

Lord of all life, below, above,

Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love,

Before thy ever-blazing throne

We ask no lustre of our own.

Grant us thy truth to make us free,

And kindling hearts that burn for thee,

Till all thy living altars claim

One holy light, one heavenly flame.

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-94)

A prayer of thanks for the joy of human love and friendship

O Lord, you are the beginning of all my good, the wellspring of all my love and the source of all my freedom.

Let your grace work on in me, that your will may be done through me, and that I may always rejoice in your presence; now and for ever.

Amen