Pentecost
19 May
2013
The
Gathering of the Community
The
Opening Hymn
‘Wind
upon the Waters’ Common Praise #408
The
Introductory Responses
The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and
the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
And also with you.
There
is one body and one Spirit,
there is one hope in God’s
call to us;
one
Lord, one faith, one baptism,
one God and Father of all.
The
Hymn of Praise
‘Glory
to God’ Common Praise #702
The
Collect of the Day
Let
us pray.
Living God,
you have created
all that is.
Send forth your
Spirit to renew and restore us,
that we may
proclaim your good news
in ways and words that
all will understand and believe. Amen. [i]
The
Proclamation of the Word
The
First Reading
A
reading from Genesis (11.1-9).
Now the whole earth had one language
and the same words. And as they migrated
from the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled
there. And they said to one another,
“Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for
mortar. Then they said, “Come, let us
build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us
make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face
of the whole earth.” The Lord came down to see the city and the
tower, which mortals had built. And the Lord said, “Look, they are one people,
and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they
will do; nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down, and confuse their
language there, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” So the Lord
scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they left
off building the city. Therefore it was
called Babel, because there the Lord
confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face
of all the earth.
Hear
what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The
Psalm
Psalm 104.24-34, 35b with
Refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain (sung twice)
O Lord, how
manifold are your works! *
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
Yonder is the great and wide sea
with its living things too many to number, *
creatures
both small and great.
There move the
ships, and there is that Leviathan, *
which you have made for the sport of
it.
All of them look to you *
to
give them their food in due season.
Refrain
You give it to
them; they gather it; *
you open your hand,
and they are filled with good
things.
You hide your face, and they are terrified; *
you
take away their breath,
and
they die and return to their dust.
You send forth
your Spirit, and they are created; *
and so you renew the face of the
earth.
May your glory, O Lord, endure for ever; *
may
you rejoice in all these works;
you look at the
earth and it trembles; *
you
touch the mountains and they smoke.
Refrain
I will sing to
the Lord as long as I live; *
I will praise my God while I have my
being.
May these words of mine please you; *
I
will rejoice in the Lord.
Bless
the Lord, O my soul. Hallelujah!
Refrain
The Second
Reading
A
reading from the Acts of the Apostles (2.1-21)
When the day of Pentecost had come, [the
apostles] were all together in one place.
And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent
wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among
them, and a tongue rested on each of them.
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other
languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.
Now there were devout Jews from
every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem.
And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each
one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not
all these who are speaking Galileans? And
how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of
Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia,
Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both
Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs — in our own languages we hear them
speaking about Gods deeds of power.” All
were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” But others sneered and said, “They are filled
with new wine.”
But Peter, standing with the eleven,
raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in
Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose,
for it is only nine o’clock in the morning.
No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
‘In the last days it will be, God
declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old
men shall dream dreams. Even upon my
slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they
shall prophesy. And I will show portents
in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky
mist. The sun shall be turned to
darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord’s great and
glorious day. Then everyone who calls on
the name of the Lord shall be saved.’”
Hear
what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The
Gradual Hymn
‘Surely
It Is God Who Saves Me’ Common Praise #361
The
Gospel
The
Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The
holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John (14.8-17).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus
Christ.
Philip said to [Jesus], “Lord, show
us the Father, and we will be satisfied.”
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you
still do not know me? Whoever has seen
me has seen the Father. How can you say,
Show us the Father? Do you not believe
that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on
my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the
Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works
themselves. Very truly, I tell you, the
one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do
greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever you ask in my name, so
that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it. If you love me, you will keep my
commandments. And I will ask the Father,
and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world
cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and
he will be in you.”
The
gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ.
The
Sermon
The
Presentation and Examination of the Candidates
The
candidate for Holy Baptism will now be presented.
I
present Yao Luo to receive the sacrament of baptism.
Yao,
do you desire to be baptized?
I do.
Do
you renounce Satan and all the spiritual forces of wickedness that rebel
against God?
I renounce them.
Do
you renounce the evil powers of this world which corrupt and destroy the
creatures of God?
I renounce them.
Do
you renounce all sinful desires that draw you from the love of God?
I renounce them.
Do
you turn to Jesus Christ and accept him as your Saviour?
I do.
Do
you put your whole trust in his grace and love?
I do.
Do
you promise to obey him as your Lord?
I do.
Will
you who witness these vows do all in your power to support Yao in her life of
faith?
We will.
The
Prayers of the Community
Prayers
for the Candidate
Let
us now pray for Yao who is to receive the sacrament of new birth.
Deliver
her, O Lord, from the way of sin and death.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Open
her heart to your grace and truth.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Fill
her with your holy and life-giving Spirit.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Teach
her to love others in the power of the Spirit.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Send
her into the world in witness to your love.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Bring
her to the fullness of your peace and glory.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Grant,
O Lord,
that
all who are baptized
into
the death of Jesus Christ your Son
may
live in the power of his resurrection
and
look for him to come again in glory;
who
lives and reigns now and for ever. Amen.
Thanksgiving
at the Font
The
Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let
us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks
and praise.
Holy
God, holy and merciful, holy and mighty,
you
are the river of life, you are the everlasting wellspring,
you
are the fire of rebirth.
Glory
to you for oceans and lakes, for rivers and streams.
Honour
to you for cloud and rain, for dew and snow.
Your
waters are below us, around us, above us:
our life is born in you.
You
are the fountain of resurrection.
Praise
to you for your saving waters:
Noah
and the animals survive the flood,
Hagar
discovers your well.
The
Israelites escape through the sea,
and
they drink from your gushing rock.
Naaman
washes his leprosy away,
and
the Samaritan woman will never be thirsty again.
At
this font, Holy God, we pray:
Praise
to you for the water of baptism
and
for your Word that saves us in this water.
Breathe
your Spirit into all who are gathered here
and
into all creation.
Illumine
our days. Enliven our bones.
Dry
our tears. Wash away the sin within us,
and
drown the evil around us.
Satisfy
all our thirst with your living water, Jesus Christ, our Saviour,
who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
[ii]
The
Baptismal Covenant
Do
you believe in God the Father?
I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
Do
you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
I believe in Jesus Christ,
God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy
Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose
again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand
of the Father,
and he will come to judge the
living and the dead.
Do
you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
I believe in God the Holy
Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Will
you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of
bread, and in the prayers?
I will, with God’s help.
Will
you persevere in resisting evil and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and
return to the Lord?
I will, with God’s help.
Will
you proclaim by word and example the good news of God in Christ?
I will, with God’s help.
Will
you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbour as yourself?
I will, with God’s help.
Will
you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of
every human being?
I will, with God’s help.
The
Baptism
Yao,
I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. Amen.
Yao,
you are sealed with the Spirit in baptism and marked as Christ’s own for
ever. Amen.
Heavenly
Father,
we
thank you that by water and the Holy Spirit
you
have bestowed upon this your servant
the
forgiveness of sin,
and
have raised her to the new life of grace.
Sustain
her, O Lord, in your Holy Spirit.
Give
her an inquiring and discerning heart,
the
courage to will and to persevere,
a
spirit to know and to love you,
and
the gift of joy and wonder
in
all your works. Amen.
The
Giving of the Light
Receive
the light of Christ,
to
show that you have passed from darkness to light.
Let your light so shine before
others
that they may see your good
works
and glorify your Father in
heaven.
Let
us welcome the newly baptized.
We receive you into the
household of God.
Confess the faith of Christ
crucified,
proclaim his resurrection,
and share with us in his
eternal priesthood.
The
Exchange of the Peace
The
peace of the risen Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
The
Holy Communion
Offertory
Hymn
‘O
Glorious Day’ Common Praise #253 (sung to #497)
Prayer
over the Gifts
Let
us pray.
Blessed
are you, O God, ruler of heaven and earth.
Day by day you shower us with
blessings.
As you have raised us to new
life in Christ,
give us glad and generous
hearts,
ready to praise you and to
respond to those in need,
through Jesus Christ, our
Saviour and Lord. Amen. [iii]
The
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.
In
fulfillment of your promise
you
pour forth your Spirit upon us,
filling
us with gifts and leading us into all truth.
You
give us power to proclaim your gospel to all nations
and
to serve you as a royal priesthood.
Therefore
we join our voices with angels and archangels,
and
with all those in whom the Spirit dwells,
to
proclaim the glory of your name. [iv]
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. [v]
Blessed
are you, O God of the universe.
Your
mercy is everlasting
and
your faithfulness endures from age to age.
Praise
to you for creating the heavens and the earth.
Praise
to you for saving the earth from the waters of the flood.
Praise
to you for bringing the Israelites safely through the sea.
Praise
to you for leading your people
through
the wilderness to the land of milk and honey.
Praise
to you for the words and deeds of Jesus, your anointed one.
Praise
to you for the death and resurrection of Christ.
Praise
to you for your Spirit poured out on all nations.
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.
With
this bread and cup
we
remember our Lord’s Passover from death to life
as
we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
O
God of resurrection and new life:
Pour
out your Holy Spirit on us
and
on these gifts of bread and wine.
Bless
this feast.
Grace
our table with your presence.
Come, Holy Spirit.
Reveal
yourself to us in the breaking of the bread.
Raise
us up as the body of Christ for the world.
Breathe
new life into us.
Send
us forth, burning with justice, peace and love.
Come, Holy Spirit.
With
the ever-blessed Virgin Mary,
blessed
Joseph, blessed Faith
and
your holy ones of all times and places,
with
the earth and all its creatures,
with
sun and moon and stars,
we
praise you, O God,
blessed
and holy Trinity,
now
and forever. Amen. [vi]
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,
The
Breaking of the Bread
Lord,
we died with you on the cross.
Now we are raised to new life.
We
were buried in your tomb.
Now we share in your
resurrection.
Live in us, that we may live
in you.
The
gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
Communion
Hymn
after Communion
‘Like
the Murmur of the Dove’s Song’ Common Praise #635
The Sending Forth of the Community
The
Prayer after Communion
Life-giving
God,
in the mystery of Christ’s
resurrection
you send light to conquer
darkness,
water to give new life,
and the bread of life to
nourish your people.
Send us forth as witnesses to
your Son’s resurrection,
that we may show your glory to
all the world,
through Jesus Christ, our
risen Lord. Amen. [viii]
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
‘Wind
Who Makes All Winds That Blow’ Common Praise #249
The
Dismissal
Let
us go forth in the name of Christ.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia!
[i] Scripture Prayer for
Pentecost C in Revised Common Lectionary
Prayers (2002), 127.
[ii] Thanksgiving at the Font
II in Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 71.
[iii] Offering Prayer for Easter
in Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 64.
[iv] Preface for Pentecost in The Book of Alternative Services (1985),
223.
[v] ‘You Are Holy’ in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006),
#525.
[vi] Thanksgiving at the Table
IV in Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 111.
[vii] Songs for a Gospel People #12 sung by the whole community without
repeats.
[viii] Prayer after Communion for
Easter in Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 65.
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