11:00 am | Sunday, 1 November 2026
Welcome
Erik Engberg
Call to Worship | Psalm 96:7-8
Leader: Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength! Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
All: Worship the Lord in the splendour of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
Prayer
Adoration
Songs: Immortal Invisible God Only Wise | Man Of Sorrows
Walter Chalmers Smith © Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain | Brooke Ligertwood, Matt Crocker © 2012 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia
Confession & Assurance | Joel 2:12-13
Confession: “Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.”
Assurance: Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.
Song: Sing Psalms 80:1-7(a)
The Free Church of Scotland
Offering
Grateful response and sharing of God’s gifts
Update
Church Family News and Announcements
Kids Church & Crèche
Children are welcome to stay for the remainder of the service, or go out to crèche (0-4, right-hand door) and Kids Church (5-11, Left-hand door).
Prayer
Bringing our needs to God
Bible Reading
Joel 1:1-2:7 | p 760-761 | Read by Barbara Livingston
Sermon: Joel 1:1-2:7 | Peter Turnbull
The Past and The Future…
Song: The Blessing
Chris Brown | Cody Carnes | Kari Jobe | Steven Furtick © 2020 Capitol CMG Paragon
Benediction
A final prayer for God’s blessing. Please stay around for refreshments.