A Service of Holy Communion with Hymns from Complete Anglican Hymns Old & New

16 All hail the power of Jesus’ name
190 Forty days and forty nights
161 Father hear the prayer we offer
379 Lead us heavenly Father (tune Mannheim)

The Collect

Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ fasted forty days in the wilderness
and was tempted as we are, yet without sin:
give us grace to discipline ourselves in obedience to your Spirit;
and, as you know our weakness, so may we know your power to save;
through Jesus Christ, your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen

Readings: Genesis 2.15-17; 3.1-7; Romans 5.12-19; Matthew 4.1-11

Genesis 2.15-17, 3.1-7
15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it
and keep it. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, ‘You may freely
eat of every tree of the garden; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall
die.’
3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that
the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God say, “You
shall not eat from any tree in the garden”?’ 2

The woman said to the serpent, ‘We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; 3

but God said, “You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the
garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.”’ 4 But the serpent said to
the woman, ‘You will not die; 5

for God knows that when you eat of it your
eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and
evil.’ 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that
it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make
one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her
husband, who was with her, and he ate. 7

Then the eyes of both were
opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves
together and made loincloths for themselves.

Romans 5.12-19
12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death
came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned— 13 sin was indeed in the world before the law, but sin is not reckoned
when there is no law. 14 Yet death exercised dominion from Adam to
Moses, even over those whose sins were not like the transgression of
Adam, who is a type of the one who was to come.
15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died through
the one man’s trespass, much more surely have the grace of God and
the free gift in the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for the
many. 16 And the free gift is not like the effect of the one man’s sin. For
the judgement following one trespass brought condemnation, but the
free gift following many trespasses brings justification. 17 If, because of
the one man’s trespass, death exercised dominion through that one,
much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and
the free gift of righteousness exercise dominion in life through the one
man, Jesus Christ.

18 Therefore just as one man’s trespass led to
condemnation for all, so one man’s act of righteousness leads to
justification and life for all. 19 For just as by the one man’s disobedience
the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many
will be made righteous.

Matthew 4.1-11
4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted
by the devil. 2 He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he
was famished. 3

The tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of
God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.’ 4 But he
answered, ‘It is written,
“One does not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”’
5
Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle
of the temple, 6

saying to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw yourself

down; for it is written,
“He will command his angels concerning you”,
and “On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.”’
7
Jesus said to him, ‘Again it is written, “Do not put the Lord your God to
the test.”’
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all
the kingdoms of the world and their splendour; 9

and he said to him, ‘All
these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.’ 10 Jesus said
to him, ‘Away with you, Satan! for it is written,
“Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only him.”’
11 Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.

This week we pray for all who live and work in Ashton Terrace, Gordon Road, Consort Road and Sun Hill; and the parish of St. John's, Northwood.

Please see attached for Sunday Notes.

All are welcome to our family friendly services that last approximately 1 hour and are live streamed on YouTube. Well behaved dogs are welcome.
Refreshments are served afterwards.

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