Led by: Revd George Mwaura
Preacher: Revd Ernesto Lozada-Uzuriaga

Gathering Music

Call to Worship

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David – this is our good news.
Come, let us worship the living God, who welcomes us just as Jesus welcomed the ten on the road.

Let our hearts be open, our voices ready, and our lives eager to be shaped by the mercy and power of Christ.

Amen

Hymn: Meekness and majesty

Meekness and majesty, manhood and deity,
in perfect harmony, the Man who is God.
Lord of eternity dwells,
kneels in humility and washes our feet.

O what a mystery, meekness and majesty,
bow down and worship for this is your God,
this is your God.

Father’s pure radiance, perfect in innocence,
yet learns obedience to death on a cross.
Suffering to give us life, conquering through sacrifice,
and as they crucify prays: ‘Father forgive.’

O what a mystery, …

Wisdom unsearchable, God the invisible,
love indestructible in frailness appears.
Lord of infinity, stooping so tenderly,
lifts our humanity to the heights of his throne.

O what a mystery, …

Graham Kendrick (b. 1950)
CCL31580

Thanksgiving and Confession

Gracious God, we give you thanks for your faithfulness,
a faithfulness that holds us even when we forget to return and say thank you.
Like the one Samaritan who turned back to praise you,
we remember your mercy poured out on our lives.
Yet, Lord, we confess that too often we are like the others,
rushing on, missing the miracle, forgetting the Giver.

[Silence]

Forgive us when we grow weary in doing good or let fear silence our witness.
Cleanse us from pride and ingratitude.
Thank you that in Christ we are never cast out, and your word is never chained.
Restore to us the joy of your salvation, and make us quick to give thanks, to serve,
and to follow where you lead, through Jesus’ Mighty name.

Amen

Prayer of the Week

God of steadfast love, as we step into a new week, we remember Jesus, risen, present, and powerful.
Fill us with the courage to stand firm in faith, to speak truth with gentleness,
and to return always to gratitude.
Let us marvel at your mercy each day and send us out as people who have been made whole,
ready to serve and praise you in all we do through Christ our Lord.

Amen

Ministry of the Word

2 Timothy 2: 8–15

Read by Joy Enenche

⁸ Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, ⁹ for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained. ¹⁰ Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

¹¹ Here is a trustworthy saying:

If we died with him,
we will also live with him;
¹² if we endure,
we will also reign with him.
If we disown him,
he will also disown us;
¹³ if we are faithless,
he remains faithful,
for he cannot disown himself.</span?

Dealing With False Teachers

¹⁴ Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarrelling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. ¹⁵ Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

NIV®

This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;
holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!
God in three persons, blessèd Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
which wert and art and evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy, there is none beside thee
perfect in power, in love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
all thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea;
holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!
God in three persons, blessèd Trinity!

Reginald Heber (1783–1826)
CCL31580

Luke 17: 11–19

Read by Kudakwashe Matare

Jesus heals ten men with leprosy

¹¹ Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus travelled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. ¹² As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance ¹³ and called out in a loud voice, ‘Jesus, Master, have pity on us!’

¹⁴ When he saw them, he said, ‘Go, show yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went, they were cleansed.

¹⁵ One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. ¹⁶ He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him – and he was a Samaritan.

¹⁷ Jesus asked, ‘Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? ¹⁸ Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?’ ¹⁹ Then he said to him, ‘Rise and go; your faith has made you well.’

NIV®

This is the Gospel of Christ.
Praise to Christ our light.

Sermon

By Revd Ernesto Lozada-Uzuriaga

[Silence]

Affirmation of Faith

We believe in Jesus Christ, the risen Lord,
who brings healing and new life to all who seek him.
We believe that God’s word is never chained
and that grace overflows even to outsiders and strangers.
We trust in the mercy that meets us on every road, and we rejoice that nothing,
not hardship, nor doubt, nor death can separate us from God’s love.
This is the faith we receive and share:
Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
This we believe.

Amen

Prayers of Intercession

Led by Adrian Boynton

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.

Amen

Sharing Peace

The peace of Christ be with you, the peace that heals, restores, and welcomes all.
Turn to one another and share this peace, as forgiven and grateful people,
and wave those watching on the live stream.

Notices

Reminders: Membership Renewal and Stewardship Campaign

Thank you for collecting your envelopes letters about membership renewal and the stewardship campaign from Reception.

Here’s a reminder of what we’d like you to do after reading the information in your pack:

• Fill in your membership renewal form and let us have it back as soon as possible.
• Think about how much you can afford to give in regular freewill offerings.
• If you do on-line shopping, consider registering with ‘easy fundraising’.
• If you have any spare time, look at the opportunities for volunteering listed.

If you need any further information about anything that was in your pack, you are welcome to contact one of the Stewardship Group.

With many thanks,

Janet, Tabbie and Peter (Stewardship Group)

Wednesday Bible Study:
‘Weakness Made Strong. the Stories of Moses and Rahab’

Week 4: Failure isn’t the End (Moses’ Setbacks and Rahab’s Reputation)

Theme: God’s grace covers our past and present failures.

Key Scriptures: Exodus 32: 1–14 & 19–24 (The golden calf – Moses’ leadership crisis); Joshua 6:1 5–25 (Rahab’s deliverance).

If you would like an invitation to the Zoom sessions, please contact robin_kyd@yahoo.co.uk.

Michael Hall

Michael and Deirdre Hall were members of Cornerstone after they moved to Milton Keynes from Buckingham seventeen years ago. Michael passed away a year ago, aged 83, after a valiant fight with cancer. Michael and Deirdre Hall lived and ran a business in Buckingham for over twenty-five years and even after they moved to Milton Keynes Michael continued his links with Buckingham through his voluntary work. At a Black History Month event held in the Vinson Building, University of Buckingham at 7.30 pm on Thursday, 23 October 2025, Buckingham Town Council will be honouring Michael Hall and his son David will be presenting a tribute to his father. These links: Legacy in Action: Black History Made Local – The Hall Family Story and The New Inn provide full details of the event and more information about three generations of the Hall family.

Sponsored Bible reading in aid of Church Funds

2.00–5.00 pm Saturday, 8 November 2025 on Zoom

Would you like to volunteer to read out loud from the Bible for fifteen or thirty minutes?

If so, we’d be delighted to hear from you! You can choose your favourite passages from the Bible to read and it would be great if you could collect some sponsors. The sessions will take place on Zoom, so you can read from the comfort of your own home, and others can join you to listen to inspiring words.

Please let Cheryl (chezmonty73@gmail.com) or Peter (petercope26@gmail.com) know if you would like to take part. There will also be a signing up chart In Reception.

If you have a favourite Bible passage that you’d like someone to read for you, please let Cheryl or Peter know. Would you consider donating at least £5 for the privilege?

If you can’t take part on the day, please remember to sponsor your friends! More details of how to do this will be available next Sunday.

Last time we did this we raised over £1500 for church funds. Can we beat that this time?!

Thank you for your help and support.

Harvest Worship, Sunday, 26 October 2025

Our Harvest Worship will be at 1.00 am on Sunday, 26 October 2025. It is our custom to follow the Service with a bring-and-share lunch. Everyone is asked to bring something to share; if you can bring food from your roots, that would be great. There is a sign-up sheet in Reception where you can say what you will bring.

Cheryl Montgomery

Congregational Meeting

Sunday, 16 November 2025 in the Worship Area straight after Morning Service

Our next Congregational Meeting has been re-scheduled to Sunday, 16 November 2025, when we shall have an opportunity to hear the latest information about the Episcopal Visitation.

Offering

Offertory Prayer

Hymn: Immortal, invisible, God only wise

Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious, thy great name we raise.

Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light;
nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might –
thy justice like mountains high-soaring above
thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.

To all life thou givest, to both great and small;
in all life thou livest, the true life of all;
we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
and wither and perish; but naught changeth thee.

Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,
thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;
all laud we would render: O help us to see
’tis only the splendour of light hideth thee.

W. Chalmers Smith (1825–1908)
CCL31580

Words for Mission and Benediction

Go now in the strength of Christ, remembering his mercy and his call.
Like the healed Samaritan, return to give thanks and then go out,
ready to serve, speak, and love in Jesus’ name.
And may the blessings of God Almighty, Father Son and Holy Spirit,
rest and remain upon you and all those whom you love this day and always.

Amen

Dismissal

Church, go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

In the name of Christ, we will.

Amen