Joint Online/Sanctuary Service – Let us go Into The House of The Lord

Posted on 24 Feb 2021

With a relaxing of the lock down rules during the Coronavirus crisis the church is able to run services again in the sanctuary, but with a limited number of worshippers. However, the decision to simultaneously continue with the live-stream services online was taken.

Please Note:

For the purposes of safe-guarding and confidentiality, as well as to comply to GDPR, names of non-elected congregation members have been removed from the audio recording. However, not all intrusive sounds from online members were able to be separated to be removed.

Below is the recording of the sermon for this week. Pastor Ray Pountney looks at the blessings and joy we receive when we are able to fellowship together in person.

Let us go Into The House of The Lord – Psalm 122 – Rev Ray Pountney– 30th August 2020

Reflective Hymn & Psalm 122

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near;
Praise Him in glad adoration.

Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen how thy desires e’er have been
Granted in what He ordaineth?

Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee;
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,
If with His love He befriend thee.
Praise to the Lord, oh, let all that is in me adore Him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him;
Let the Amen sound from His people again,
Gladly for aye we adore Him.

The Joy of Going to the House of the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

1 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go into the house of the Lord.”
2 Our feet have been standing
Within your gates, O Jerusalem!

3 Jerusalem is built
As a city that is compact together,
4 Where the tribes go up,
The tribes of the Lord,
To the Testimony of Israel,
To give thanks to the name of the Lord.
5 For thrones are set there for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
7 Peace be within your walls,
Prosperity within your palaces.”
8 For the sake of my brethren and companions,
I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
9 Because of the house of the Lord our God
I will seek your good.

New King James Version