The eighth Sunday after Pentecost
14 july 2013
The Gathering of the Community
Gathering Music
Announcements
Processional Hymn
‘Blest Are the Pure in Heart’ Common
Praise #439
Greeting
The Presider greets the Community.
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.
The Deacon or an Assisting Minister then says
May your loving mercy come upon us, Lord,
and your salvation according to your word.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Your word is a lantern to our feet
and a light to our path.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Let your mercy come upon us so that we may live,
for your law is our delight.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. [i]
Then the Presider says
God of all healing and forgiveness,
draw us to yourself
and cleanse us from all our sins
that we may behold the glory of your Son,
the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. [ii]
Let us now praise the God
who gives us new life
through the reconciling love of Christ
and the work of the Spirit.
Hymn of Praise
‘Glory to God’ Common Praise #702
Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
Almighty God,
you give the holy law to your
people
so that it will always be near
us and our children.
Through our Lord Jesus who has
fulfilled the law in every way,
grant that we may love you with
heart, soul, strength and mind,
and our neighbour as
ourselves. Amen. [iii]
The Proclamation of the Word of God
First Reading
A Reading from Deuteronomy (30.9-14)
The Lord
your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all your undertakings, in the
fruit of your body, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your
soil. For the Lord will again take delight in
prospering you, just as he delighted in prospering your ancestors, when you
obey the Lord
your God by observing his commandments and decrees that are written in this
book of the law, because you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with
all your soul.
Surely,
this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too hard for you, nor is
it too far away. It is not in heaven, that you should say, “Who will go up to
heaven for us, and get it for us so that we may hear it and observe it?” Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should
say, “Who will cross to the other side of the sea for us, and get it for us so
that we may hear it and observe it?” No,
the word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart for you to
observe.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 25.1-10 with the Refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain (sung
twice)
To you, O Lord, *
I lift up my soul;
My God, I put my trust in you;
*
let me not be humiliated,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
Let none who look to you be put to shame; *
let the treacherous be
disappointed in their schemes.
Show me your ways, O Lord, *
and teach me your paths.
Lead me in your truth and teach me, *
for you are the God of my salvation;
in you have I trusted all the day long.
Refrain
Remember, O Lord, your compassion and love, *
for they are from
everlasting.
Remember not the sins of my
youth and my transgressions; *
remember me according to your love
and for the sake of your goodness, O Lord.
Gracious and upright are you, O Lord; *
therefore you teach
sinners in your way.
You guide the humble in doing
right *
and teach your way to the lowly.
All your paths, O Lord, are love and faithfulness *
to those who keep your covenant and your testimonies.
Refrain
The Second Reading
A Reading
from the Letter to the Colossians (1.1-14)
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by
the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
To
the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
In
our prayers for you we always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have
for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope before in the word
of the truth, the gospel that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and growing in the
whole world, so it has been bearing fruit among yourselves from the day you
heard it and truly comprehended the grace of God. This you learned from Epaphras, our beloved
fellow servant. He is a faithful
minister of Christ on your behalf, and he has made known to us your love in the
Spirit.
For
this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and
asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual
wisdom and understanding, so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully
pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the
knowledge of God. May you be made strong
with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be
prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully giving thanks to
the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in
the light. He has rescued us from the
power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in
whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Gradual Hymn
‘O God,
Creation’s Secret Force’ Common Praise
#4 (sung to #14)
The Gospel
The Lord be
with you.
And also with you.
The Holy
Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke (10.25-37)
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Just then a lawyer stood up to test
Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I
do to inherit eternal life?” He said to
him, “What is written in the law? What
do you read there?” He answered, “You
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and
with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as
yourself.” And he said to him, “You have
given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”
But wanting to justify himself, he
asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus
replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the
hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half
dead. Now by chance a priest was going
down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the
place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan while traveling came near him;
and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having
poured oil and wine on them. Then he put
him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave
them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and when I come back, I
will repay you whatever more you spend.’ Which of these three, do you think, was a
neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
The Gospel of
Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
An Affirmation of
Faith
Hear, O
Israel,
the Lord our
God, the Lord is one.
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind,
and with all your strength.
This is the
first and the great commandment.
The second is like it:
Love your neighbour as yourself.
There is no commandment greater than these.
The Prayers of the
Community
Intercessions,
Thanksgivings and Petitions
The Exchange of
the Peace
The peace of
the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Communion
The Offertory Hymn
‘For the
Fruit of All Creation’ Common Praise
#259
The Prayer over the
Gifts
Let us pray.
Blessed are
you, O God, maker of all things.
Through your goodness you have blessed us
with these gifts:
ourselves, our time and our possessions.
Use us and what we have gathered
in feeding the world with your love,
through the one who gave himself for us,
Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord. Amen. [iv]
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;
you are the
source of light and life for all your creation,
you made us
in your own image,
and call us
to new life in Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Therefore we
praise you,
joining our
voices to 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. [v]
Holy, mighty and merciful Lord,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
In great love you sent us Jesus, your Son,
who reached out to heal the sick and suffering,
who preached good news to the poor
and who, on the cross, opened his arms to all.
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.
Remembering, therefore, his death, resurrection and ascension,
we await his coming in glory.
Pour out upon us the Spirit of your love, O Lord,
and unite the wills of all who share this heavenly food,
the body and blood of Jesus Christ our Lord;
to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,
be all glory and honour, now and for ever. 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,
now and for ever. Amen. [vii]
The Breaking of the
Bread
You gave your
people angels’ food
and sent us bread from heaven,
so that we
might learn, O God,
that not by various crops are we fed,
but it is
your word which sustains
all those who trust in you. [viii]
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion of
the Community
The Communion Hymn
‘You Are
God’s Work of Art’ Common Praise #39
The Sending Forth of
the Community
Prayer after
Communion
Let us pray.
God of
abundance,
with this bread of life and cup of salvation
you have united us with Christ,
making us one with all your people.
Now send us forth in the power of your
Spirit,
that we may proclaim your redeeming love to
the world
and continue forever in the risen life of
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [ix]
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.
The Recessional
Hymn
‘Eternal Spirit of the Living Christ’
Common Praise #557 (sung to #362)
The Dismissal
The Deacon or an Assisting Minister sends the Community forth. To these words the Community responds,
Thanks be to God.
Concluding Music
[i]
‘Kyrie Confession: Word’ in Common
Worship (2000), 133 alt.
[ii]
‘Absolution 1’ in Common Worship (2000), 135 alt.
[iii]
‘Scripture Prayer: Proper 15C (Series
2)’ in Revised Common Lectionary Prayers (2002), 161.
[iv]
‘Offering Prayer 3’ in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 107.
[v]
Lang ‘Nicaea’ Sanctus.
[vi]
‘Thanksgiving at the Table V’ in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 65-66.
[vii]
Songs for a Gospel People #12 sung by the whole community without repeats.
[viii]
‘Canticle 12: The Bread of Heaven’ in The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 81-82 alt.
[ix]
‘Prayer after Communion 3’ in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 114.
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