God is near to us

Sunday 14th May 2023

John 14:15-21 The promise of the Holy Spirit
Acts 17:22-31 Paul’s sermon in Athens
 
We gather together in the presence of God,
the Lord of heaven and earth:
the Creator of our world and everything in it;
the One who gave us life and breath,
the One who is never far away from any of us,
the One in whom we live and move and have our being.
Let’s worship God!
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The recorded sermon can be watched here: https://youtu.be/kqRU9YwHPWY.

At one point in the recording you are invited to sing along to the hymn Halleluja! Sing to Jesus, so here are the words:

Halleluja! Sing to Jesus;
his the scepter, his the throne;
Halleluja! his the triumph,
his the victory alone.
Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion
thunder like a mighty flood:
"Jesus, out of ev'ry nation
has redeemed us by his blood."

Halleluja! Not as orphans
are we left in sorrow now;​
Halleluja! he is near us;
faith believes, nor questions how.
Though the cloud from sight received him
when the forty days were o'er,
shall our hearts forget his promise:
"I am with you evermore"?