reign of
Christ
25 November
2012
The Gathering
of the Community
Processional Hymn
‘Lo,
He Comes with Clouds Descending’ Common Praise #114
Introductory Responses
Splendour
and honour and sovereign power
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
for
you created everything that is,
and by your will they were created
and have their being;
and
yours by right, O Lamb that was slain,
for with your blood you have redeemed
for God,
from
every family, language, people and nation,
a priestly people to serve our God on
earth.
And
so, to the One who sits upon the throne,
and to Christ the Lamb,
be
worship and praise, dominion and splendour
for ever and for evermore.
Hymn of Praise
‘Rejoice
Today with One Accord’ Common Praise #318
Collect
Let
us pray.
Almighty
God,
you remembered the oath you swore to
David
and so established a glorious realm
of salvation
through Jesus of Nazareth, his heir.
Train our eyes to see your righteous
rule,
that, standing firmly in hope
before the powers of this world,
we may heed your voice
and be constant in your truth. Amen.[i]
The
Proclamation of the Word
First Reading
2
Samuel 23.1-7
The Psalm
Psalm
132.1-12 in Songs for the Holy One
The Second Reading
Revelation
1.4b-8
The Gradual Hymn
‘Jesus,
Remember Me’ Common Praise 634 (sung three times)
The Gospel
John
18.33-37
The Homily
The Affirmation of Faith
Let
us declare our faith in God.
We believe in God the Father,
from whom every family
in heaven and on earth is named.
We believe in God the Son,
who lives in our hearts through
faith,
and fills us with his love.
We believe in God the Holy Spirit,
who strengthens us
with power from on high.
We believe in one God:
the Author of all that is,
eternal Word of redemption and
The Prayers of
the Community
Intercessions, Petitions
and Thanksgivings
The Exchange of the
Peace
May
the peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
The Holy
Communion
The Offertory Hymn
‘Praise
to the Lord’ Common Praise #382
Prayer over the Gifts
Shepherd
of your people,
you guide all things through Jesus
whom you have exalted over all
creation.
Receive all we offer you this day
for the creation he cherished
and that you entrust to us;
Thanksgiving at the
Table
The
Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift
up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let
us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and
praise.
Blessed
are you, gracious God,
creator
of heaven and earth;
we
give you thanks and praise
through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
You
exalted him as Lord of all creation
that
he might present to you
an
eternal and universal kingdom:
a
kingdom of truth and life,
a
kingdom of holiness and grace,
a
kingdom of justice, love and peace.
Therefore
at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow
as
heaven and earth proclaim the glory of your name.
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your
glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of
the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Holy
God, mighty Lord, gracious Father:
Endless
is your mercy and eternal your reign.
You
have filled all creation with light and life;
heaven
and earth are full of your glory.
We
praise you for the grace shown to your people in every age:
the
promise to Israel, the rescue from Egypt,
the
gift of the promised land, the words of the prophets;
and,
at this end of all the ages, the gift of your Son,
who
proclaimed the good news in word and deed
and
was obedient to your will, even to giving his life.
In
the night in which he was betrayed,
our
Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks;
broke
it, and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take
and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do
this for the remembrance of me.
Again,
after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks,
and
gave it for all to drink, saying:
This
cup is the new covenant in my blood,
shed
for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin.
Do
this for the remembrance of me.
For
as often as we eat of this bread and drink from this cup,
we
proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
Therefore,
O God, with this bread and cup
we
remember the life our Lord offered for us.
And,
believing the witness of his resurrection,
we
await his coming in power to share with us
the
great and promised feast.
Amen.
Come, Lord Jesus.
Send
now, we pray, your Holy Spirit,
that
we who share in Christ’s body and blood
may
live to the praise of your glory
and
receive our inheritance with all your saints in light.
Amen.
Come, Holy Spirit.
Join
our prayers with those of your servants of every time and place,
and
unite them with the ceaseless petitions of our great high priest
until
he comes as victorious Lord of all.
Through
him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all
glory and honour is yours, almighty Father, now and for ever.
The Lord’s Prayer
As
our Saviour taught us, let us pray,
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.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the
Bread
We
break the bread of life,
and
that life is the light of the world.
God here among us,
light in the midst of us,
bring us to light and life.
The
gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion
Communion Hymn
‘For
the Bread Which You Have Broken’ Common Praise #74
The Sending
Forth of the Community
Prayer after Communion
God
of justice and mercy,
gather into Christ’s holy reign
the broken, the sorrowing and the
sinner,
that all may know
wholeness, joy and forgiveness.
Blessed are you for ever and
ever. Amen.[v]
Glory
to God,
whose power, working in us,
can do infinitely more
than we can ask or imagine.
Glory to God from generation to
generation,
in the Church and in Christ Jesus,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Closing Hymn
‘Rejoice,
the Lord Is King’ Common Praise #379
Dismissal
Priestly
people of God,
go
forth to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Notes
Any
liturgical elements not noted here are taken from ‘The Holy Eucharist’ in The Book of Alternative Services, p. 185
ff.
[i] Scripture Prayer for Reign of Christ
Year B in Revised Common Lectionary
Prayers (2002), 217.
[ii] Affirmation of Faith 7 from Common Worship (2000), 148 alt.
[iii] Intercessory Prayer for Reign of
Christ in Revised Common Lectionary
Prayers (2002), 216 alt.
[iv] Thanksgiving at the Table VI in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 66,
with the Eucharistic Preface for the Last Sunday after Pentecost: The Reign of Christ from The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 223.
[v] Thematic Prayer for Reign of Christ
in Revised Common Lectionary Prayers
(2002), 216 alt.
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