Burnside Presbyterian Church Portstewart Sermons

Sunday 26th July 2020

26/7/2020

WELCOME
Welcome To Burnside At Home

Phone Burnside
Phone Burnside continues, where you can listen to the sermon by telephone even if you have no internet access. An exciting addition this week to Phone Burnside is that on Wednesday the complete Bible Study from the previous week will be available to listen to.

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BESIDE THE BURN
Remember our Bible Study - Beside The Burn is available HERE.
And it also Appears each week day on the Blog in 5 minute segments.

SUNDAY SCHOOL
This week I am delighted that we have Sunday School once again.
There will still be a Children's Message as part of the service but we also have this 20 minute Sunday School from Campaigners Northern Ireland. You can either allow children to watch on a 2nd screen while you listen to the sermon, but better by far is to watch together and learn the songs and talk about the story.
Even if you are not of Sunday School age, I know of several adults who have enjoyed going back to Sunday School as last few weeks. Thanks to Laura at Campaigners for providing this.

COMPLETE SERVICE

Click on the Video below to view the complete service. Scroll down if you would like to read the text and view the individual sections.

INDIVIDUAL PARTS OF THE SERVICE
Click on the videos below to view and read individual parts of the service.

INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Burnside At Home

CALL TO WORSHIP

How lovely is your dwelling place,
O Lord Almighty!
2 My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
Psalms 84:1-2 (NIV 1984)

OPENING PRAYER

King of all the earth,
Creator of the universe,
Holy Triune God,
From everlasting to everlasting, you are Lord.

Our souls long for your courts, O Lord of hosts;
Happy are we who dwell in your house and are ever praising you!
Our hearts and our flesh rejoice in the living God;
Happy are we who dwell in your house and are ever praising you!
We have found a home in your presence, Our King and Our God;
Happy are we who dwell in your house and are ever praising you!

Who is like our God, the One who strengthens his people,
the One who reveals himself to all who seek after him?
This is our God, the Holy One.
Come before him with thanksgiving and offer him the sacrifice of praise.
Amen

PRAISE

Be Still For The Presence of The Lord

BIBLE READING

Psalm 24 - Noel Gaston

WHY JESUS

LORD’S PRAYER
Jason Craig

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Message

PRAISE

The Wise Man Built His House

BIBLE READING
Due to technical difficulties some of you missed the bible reading from Sandra Carlin last week so I have included here this week again.

OFFERING

We give thanks for the generosity as people give to the Lord’s work.

BIBLE READING

Psalm 84

PRAYER FOR OTHERS

Prayer

PRAISE

Before The Throne Of God Above

MESSAGE

How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place - Psalm 84

PRAISE

How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place - Louise Glenn

BENEDICTION
Blessed are those who dwell in your house; O Lord
they are ever praising you.
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
12 O Lord Almighty,
blessed is the man who trusts in you.
Psalms 84:4-5,12 (NIV 1984)

A LITTLE EXTRA
The Getty Family Hymn Sing

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Sunday 19th July 2020

19/7/2020

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WELCOME
Welcome To Burnside At Home
And thank you for joining us to worship today.
We are still not meeting together to worship but we are thankful taht we are able to stay safe and worship in Spirit and Truth.

GETTY CONCERT
This week there is no Getty Family Hymn sing at the end of the service, but there is a special concert by Keith and Kristyn Getty in Aid of A Bible For Every Believer. (50 Minutes) This concert could not be attached to the Complete Service Playlist as usual, so you will have to select it by clicking the video below. (It is also included at the bottom of this page.

BESIDE THE BURN
Remember our Bible Study - Beside The Burn is available HERE.
And it also Appears each week day on the Blog in 5 minute segments.

COMPLETE SERVICE

Click on the Video below to view the complete service. Scroll down if you would like to read the text and view the individual sections.

INDIVIDUAL PARTS OF THE SERVICE
Click on the videos below to view and read individual parts of the service.

PRAISE

We begin our service with an unaccompanied version of The 23rd Psalm Set to the tune Amazing Grace

LORD’S PRAYER

PRAISE
Eileen plays a Medley of two pieces

OFFERING

Today we give thanks for your offering to God and pray that it will be used in God’s Service.

BIBLE READING

1 Peter 2:4-12 - Sandra Carlin

PRAYER FOR OTHERS

We pray for God’s blessing in these uncertain times.

PRAISE

Christ Our Hope In Life And Death

MESSAGE

Based around the various parts of the church building.

PRAISE

We come to the end of Our worship as we sing It Is Well With My Soul

BENEDICTION

A LITTLE EXTRA
This week no Getty Family Hymn Sing, but instead a 50 minute concert from Keith & Kristyn Getty in aid of A Bible For Every Believer.

Audio File For The Service

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Sunday 12th July 2020

9/7/2020

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WELCOME
Welcome To Burnside At Home
And thank you to everyone who is involved in our time of worship today.
Church buildings are now permitted to open for Church Services, but the overwhelming view at the moment (from our congregation) is that it is too soon to start meeting together. Therefore we are going to proceed cautiously and safely, and take our time before resuming Sunday services in our church Building.
With this in mind please be patient as we make plans over the holiday period to reopen. During the summer Burnside At Home will continue.

BESIDE THE BURN
Remember our Bible Study - Beside The Burn is available HERE.
And it also Appears each week day on the Blog in 5 minute segments.
It is a short easy to listen to thought from a bible verse each day. Imagine a mid-week bible study.

Sunday School
This week I am delighted that we have Sunday School once again.
There will still be a Children's Message as part of the service but we also have this 20 minute Sunday School from Campaigners Northern Ireland. You can either allow children to watch on a 2nd screen while you listen to the sermon, but better by far is to watch together and learn the songs and talk about the story.
Even if you are not of Sunday School age, I know of several adults who have enjoyed going back to Sunday School as last few weeks. Thanks to Laura at Campaigners for providing this.

COMPLETE SERVICE

Click on the Video below to view the complete service. Scroll down if you would like to read the text and view the individual sections.

INDIVIDUAL PARTS OF THE SERVICE
Click on the videos below to view and read individual parts of the service.

WELCOME
Welcome to Burnside At Home,
Every time I say that there is a hint of sadness,
I’m talking to a mobile phone and about to go into an empty church building.
But also a sense of wonder,
That all of you who are at home are able to join us in worshiping God
It amazes me that we are able to function as a church
That we are able to worship God

It looks as though we are going to be doing this for a while over the summer
So I want us to explore our worship
How can we enhance our worship?

I feel a real sense of connection as we do worship.
Even though at different times
Joined by Spirit and Truth.

The Spirit is not confined by Space and Time
The way that we are
So if we are worshipping in the Spirit
Then we are together.

CALL TO WORSHIP

Jesus put it this way in
John 4:24
“God is Spirit, and those who worship Him
must worship in spirit and truth.”

So Let Us Worship
Let Us Pray

OPENING PRAYER

Lord fill us with your Holy Spirit
Join us in worship
Unite us together
Enhance our worship
AMEN

PSALM 100
We are going to end by singing Psalm 100
But I want us to read it at the start of the service

All people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice.
Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell;
Come ye before Him and rejoice.

Know that the Lord is God indeed,
without our aid he did us make:
we are his flock, he doth us feed,
and for his sheep he doth us take.

O enter then His gates with praise;
Approach with joy His courts unto;
Praise, laud, and bless His name always,
For it is seemly so to do.

Because the Lord our God is good;
His mercy is for ever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.

PRAISE
Sometimes in these services
I have chosen hymns and songs that we don’t always know.
They may be songs that we haven’t been able to sing in Burnside
So the opportunity now is to widen our horizons
And learn new songs that help us approach God
Here is an older piece that invites us to Come and worship

Come Now Is The Time To Worship

COMING UP
Eileen will play a medley of What A Friend We Have In Jesus & Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
Bible Readings from Heather and Amy Devine.
Lord’s Prayer by Julie Craig

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Are we worshipping God -- or just going through the motions?

"These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men." Mark 7:6b-7 (NIV)

PRAISE

Focus My Eyes On You O Lord

OFFERING

BIBLE READING

John 4:19-26 Heather Devine

PRAISE
Eileen will play a medley of What A Friend We Have In Jesus & Leaning On The Everlasting Arms

Lord’s Prayer
Lynne McGowan

BIBLE READING

Psalm 100 Amy Devine

PRAYER FOR OTHERS

Lament & Pray

PRAISE

10000 Reasons

MESSAGE

The Higher Ground Of Worship

PRAISE

There is no Benediction!
The Benediction is the Psalm.
Normally we go straight from worship to the Gettys
I hope you may need to pause today
Used to be Presbyterians would leave the meeting house in silence
Because they had met with God
And they had to think deeply on what had happened during the service
Very seldom does that happen.
Listen to this Psalm
And then pause the service.
Wait on God
Then go and enjoy the Gettys

Psalm 100 All People That On Earth Do Dwell

A LITTLE EXTRA
The Getty Family Hymn Sing with special guests.

Phone Burnside
Audio file of the Service

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Sunday 5th July 2020 - Peace In The Middle Of Turmoil

2/7/2020

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COMPLETE SERVICE

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INDIVIDUAL PARTS OF THE SERVICE
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WELCOME
Welcome to Burnside At Home,
Thank you for joining with us today

I wonder have you encountered the same problem that I have over lockdown.
I have found that it is very very easy to become negative about everything.
Politicians don’t answer the questions that they are asked at the briefings
Statistics seem to be stretched to suit the point being made.
Social distancing seems to be forgotten at large events,
Social distancing seems to be ignored on the promenade.
Holiday makers suddenly arrive and what was a quiet peaceful little town is bursting at the seams.
And all of this can make us very negative.
We start complaining about everything
We get worried about more and more
We become negative about everything in life.

It is important that we check this behaviour
And remember that we serve a God of Hope,
A God of Grace
A God who is Sovereign
Who is in control of all things.

And this great God who we will worship today has a great plan for us.

CALL TO WORSHIP
6 Do not be anxious about anything,
but in everything, by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7 And the peace of God,
which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts
and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV 1984)

OPENING PRAYER

PRAISE
Psalm 121

COMING UP

Eileen plays a Medley of ....
Carol Reads from Philippians 4
and Lara leads us in a prayer for others
Elaine leads us in the Lord’s Prayer
Louise sings The Power Of The Cross

Why Jesus?

Jesus gives us Hope.
Death is not the end
Resurrection

PRAISE
Eileen plays a Medley of two pieces.

Lord’s Prayer
Edgar Scott

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1

PRAISE

Lift High The Name Of Jesus

OFFERING

Lord we rejoice in you today
As you have given us Peace,
So we return our worship to you today
And as we worship we give.
We know there is no physical offering plate today
But we thank you that we can still give to you.
Accept our offerings we pray and
May they be used for your kingdom

BIBLE READING
Luke Millar - Philippians 4:4-9 (NIV 1984)
Thank you to Luke who stood in for his mum at the last minute.

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.
9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me–put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.