John Wesley Tercentenary

Mount Zion Chapel Halifax

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JOHN WESLEY

1703 - 2003

A TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION

MOUNT ZION METHODIST CHURCH

SUNDAY, 6TH JULY, 2003

PREACHER: Rev. Martin Turner

Westminster Central Hall, London

ALL FOR JESUS

CELEBRATION OF THE FOUR ALLS OF METHODISM

ALL CAN BE SAVED TO THE UTTERMOST

ORDER OF SERVICE

WELCOME TO EVERYONE - Rev. Ruth Gee (Acting Superintendent, Halifax Circuit)

INTRODUCTION AND SETTING THE SCENE - Dr. John Hargreaves (Wesley Tercentenary District Co-ordinator)

HYMN 251 Hymns & Psalms - All for Jesus:

1. All for Jesus - all for Jesus,
This our song shall ever be:
For we have no hope, nor Saviour,
If we have not hope in thee.

2. All for Jesus - thou wilt give us Strength to serve thee, hour by hour; None can move us from thy presence, While we trust thy love and power. 3. All for Jesus - thou hast loved us; All for Jesus - thou hast died; All for Jesus - thou art with us, All for Jesus crucified. 4. All for Jesus - all for Jesus - This the church's song must be; Till at last, we all are gathered One in love and one in thee.

WJ Sparrow-Simpson 1859-1952

PRAYERS AND LORD'S PRAYER

HYMN 744 Hymns & Psalms - O for a thousand tongues to sing:

I . O for a thousand tongues to sing My great redeemer's praise, The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of his grace! 2. My gracious Master and my God, Assist me to proclaim, To spread through all the earth abroad The honours of thy name. 3. Jesus - the name that charms our fears That bids our sorrows cease; 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, 'Tis life, and health, and peace. 4. He breaks the power of cancelled sin He sets the prisoner free, His blood can make the foulest clean, His blood availed for me. 5. He speaks; and, listening to his voice, New life the dead receive; The mournful, broken hearts rejoice, The humble poor believe. 6. Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb Your loosened tongues employ, Ye, blind, behold your Saviour come; And leap, ye lame, for joy 7. See all your sins on Jesus laid: The lamb of God was slain; His soul was once an offering made For every soul of man. 8. In Christ, our Head, you then shall know Shall feel, your sins forgiven, Anticipate your heaven below, And own that love is heaven.

Charles Wesley 1707-88

LESSON - ISAIAH 58 vv. 1-9a - Rev. Wendy Wilby, Vicar of Halifax Parish Church

HIPPERHOLME YOUNG PEOPLE will accompany our singing of three worship songs:

Purify my heart, Let me be as gold and precious silver Purify my heart Let me be as gold, pure gold Refiner's fire,* my heart's one desire - is to be holy, set apart for your Lord I choose to be holy set apart for you my master Ready to do your will. Purify my heart Let me be as gold and make me holy. Purify my heart, Let me be as gold, pure gold Refiners fire (repeat as above)*

Brian Doerksen.

I am a new creation no more in condemnation here in the grace of God I stand. My heart is overflowing my love just keeps on growing here in the grace of God I stand. And I will praise you, Lord, yes I will praise you, lord and I will sing of all that you have done. A joy that knows no limit, a lightness in my spirit here in the grace of God I stand.

Dave Bilbrough & Dave Peacock.

Jesus take me as I am, I can come no other way. Take me deeper into You, make my flesh life melt away Make me like a precious stone. Crystal clear and finely honed. Life of Jesus shining through giving glory back to You.

Dave Bryan and Roger Mayon.

LESSON - MATTHEW 5 vv. 43-48 - Rev. Lisa Quarmby, Halifax Circuit

HYMN 728 Hymns & Psalms - How can we sinners know.

I. How can we sinners know Our sins on earth forgiven? How can our gracious Saviour show Our names inscribed in heaven' 2. We who in Christ believe That he for us hath died, We all his unknown peace receive, And feel his blood applied. 3. His love, surpassing far The love of all beneath We find within our hearts, and dare The pointless darts of death. 4. Stronger than death and hell Thy mystic power we prove; And, conquerors of the world, we dwell In heaven, who dwell in love. 5. The meek and lowly heart That in our Saviour was, To us his Spirit doth impart, And signs us with his cross. 6. Our nature's turned, our mind Transformed in all its powers; And both the witnesses are joined The Spirit of God with ours. 7. His glory our design, We live our God to please; And rise with filial fear divine, To perfect holiness.

Charles Wesley 1707-88

COLLECTION AND DEDICATION

SERMON - Rev. Martin Turner, Westminster Central Hall.

HYMN 723 Hymns & Psalms - All things are possible:

1. All things are possible to them That can in Jesu's name believe; Lord, I no more thy truth blaspheme. Thy truth I lovingly receive; I can, I do believe in thee; All things are possible to me. 2. The most impossible of all Is that I e'er from sin should cease; Yet shall it be, I know it shall: Jesus, look to thy faithfulness! If nothing is too hard for thee, All things are possible to me. 3. Though earth and hell the word gainsay The word of God can never fail; The lamb shall take my sins away, 'Tis certain, though impossible; The thing impossible shall be All things are possible to me. 4. All things are possible to God, To Christ, the power of God in man, To me, when I am all renewed, When I in Christ am formed again, And witness, from all sin set free, All things are possible to me.

Charles Wesley 1707-88

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSlON

HYMN 745 Hymns & Psalms - O thou who camest from above:

I . O thou who camest from above The pure celestial fire to impart, Kindle a flame of sacred love On the mean altar of my heart! 2. There let it for thy glory burn With inextinguishable blaze, And trembling to its source return, In humble prayer and fervent praise. 3. Jesus, confirm my heart's desire, To work, and speak, and think for thee Still let me guard the holy fire, And still stir up thy gift in me - 4. Ready for all thy perfect will, My acts of faith and love repeat Till death thy endless mercies seal, And make the sacrifice complete

Charles Wesley 1707-88

BLESSING