The eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
4 august 2013
The Gathering of the Community
Gathering Music
Announcements
Processional Hymn
‘Great God, Your Love Has Called Us Here’ Common Praise #442 vv. 1, 2, 5
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
O God, be gracious to us and bless us,
and make your face shine upon us:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
May your ways be known on the earth,
your saving power among the nations:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
You have made known your salvation
and reveal your justice in the sight of the nations:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. [i]
Then the Presider says
God of love,
forgive us our sins,
open our eyes to your truth,
strengthen us to do your will
and give us life in Christ
and joy in the Spirit,
now and for ever. 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.
Generous Giver,
you pour forth your extravagant
bounty without measure
upon your whole creation.
Teach us such generosity,
so that the fruits of our
spirits
and the works of our hands may
be used
for the building of your
commonwealth of blessing. Amen. [iii]
The Proclamation of the Word of God
First Reading
A Reading from Ecclesiastes (1.2, 12-14; 2.18-23)
Vanity of vanities,
says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
I, the Teacher, when
king over Israel in Jerusalem, applied my mind to seek and to search out by
wisdom all that is done under heaven; it is an unhappy business that God has
given to human beings to be busy with. I
saw all the deeds that are done under the sun; and see, all is vanity and a
chasing after wind.
I hated all my toil in
which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to those who come
after me — and who knows whether they will be wise or foolish? Yet they will be master of all for which I
toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity. So I turned and gave my heart up to despair
concerning all the toil of my labours under the sun, because sometimes one who
has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave all to be enjoyed by
another who did not toil for it. This
also is vanity and a great evil. What do
mortals get from all the toil and strain with which they toil under the sun? For all their days are full of pain, and their
work is a vexation; even at night their minds do not rest. This also is vanity.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 138 with the Refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain (sung
twice)
Hear this, all you peoples; *
hearken, all you who dwell
in the world,
you of high
degree and low, *
rich and poor together.
My mouth shall speak of wisdom, *
and
my heart shall meditate on understanding.
I will incline
my ear to a proverb *
and set forth my riddle upon the
harp.
Refrain
Why should I be afraid in
evil days, *
when
the wickedness of those at my heels surrounds me,
the wickedness
of those who put their trust in their goods, *
and boast of their great riches?
We can never ransom ourselves, *
or
deliver to God the price of our life;
for the ransom
of our life is so great, *
that we should never have enough to
pay it,
in order to
live for ever and ever, *
and never see the grave.
Refrain
For we see that the wise die also;
like the dull and stupid they perish *
and
leave their wealth to those who come after them.
Their graves
shall be their homes for ever,
their dwelling
places from generation to generation, *
though they call the lands after their
own names.
Even though honoured, they cannot live for ever; *
they are like the beasts that
perish.
Refrain
The Second Reading
A Reading
from the Letter to the Colossians (3.1-11)
So if you have been raised with
Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right
hand of God. Set your minds on things
that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your
life is hidden with Christ in God. When
Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in
glory.
Put to death, therefore, whatever in
you is earthly: fornication, impurity,
passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry). On account of these the wrath of God is coming
on those who are disobedient. These are
the ways you also once followed, when you were living that life. But now you must get rid of all such things — anger,
wrath, malice, slander, and abusive language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you
have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves
with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image
of its creator. In that renewal there is
no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian,
slave and free; but Christ is all and in all.
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Gradual Hymn
‘People Draw
Near to God in Their Distress’ Common
Praise #201
The Gospel
The Lord be
with you.
And also with you.
The Holy
Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke (12.13-21)
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Someone in the crowd said to [Jesus],
“Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be
a judge or arbitrator over you?” And he
said to them, “Take care! Be on your
guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the
abundance of possessions.” Then he told
them a parable: “The land of a rich man
produced abundantly. And he thought to himself,
‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger
ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have
ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of
you. And the things you have prepared,
whose will they be?’ So it is with those
who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.
The Gospel of
Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
An Affirmation of
Faith
The Deacon or
another Assisting Minister says to the People
Let us affirm
our faith.
We believe and trust in God,
the Source of all being and life,
in whom and for whom we exist.
We believe and trust in God,
the Word of God incarnate,
who took our human nature,
who died for us and was raised
so that we might be children of God.
We believe and trust in God,
the Advocate and Guide,
who gives life to the people of God
and makes Christ known in all the world.
This is the God in whom we believe and trust. [iv]
The Prayers of the
Community
Intercessions,
Thanksgivings and Petitions
The Deacon or
other Assisting Minister bids the People prepare for the Prayers.
The Exchange of
the Peace
The peace of
the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Communion
The Offertory Hymn
‘Let All
Creation Bless the Lord’ Common Praise
#419
The Prayer over
the Gifts
Let us pray.
God of all
creation,
all you have made is good,
and your love endures forever.
You bring forth bread from the earth
and fruit from the vine.
Nourish us with these gifts,
so that we might be for the world
signs of your gracious presence
in Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord. Amen. [v]
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. [vi]
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. [vii]
Holy God, you alone are holy, you alone are God.
The universe declares your praise:
beyond the stars; beneath the sea;
within each cell; with every breath.
We praise you, O God.
Generations bless your faithfulness:
through the water; by night and day;
across the wilderness; out of exile; into the future.
We bless you, O God.
We give you thanks for your dear Son:
at the heart of human life; near to those who suffer;
beside the sinner; among the poor; with us now.
We thank you, O God.
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 in remembrance of me.
Remembering his love for us on the way,
at the table and to the end,
we proclaim the mystery of faith.
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
We pray for the gift of your Spirit:
in our gathering; within this meal;
among your people; throughout the world.
Blessing, praise and thanks to you, holy God,
through Christ Jesus, by your Spirit, in your church,
without end. Amen. [viii]
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. [ix]
The Breaking of the
Bread
All your
creatures look to you, O Lord,
to give them their food in due season.
You give it
to them; they gather it;
you open your hand, and they are filled with
good things.
We will sing
to you as love as we live;
we will praise you while we have our being. [x]
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion of
the Community
The Communion Hymn
‘My Faith
Looks up to Thee’ Common Praise #551
The Sending Forth of
the Community
Prayer after
Communion
Let us pray.
O God,
we give you thanks
hat you have set before us this feast,
the body and blood of your Son.
By your Spirit strengthen us to serve all in
need
and to give ourselves away as bread for the
hungry,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [xi]
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
‘O Jesus, I Have Promised’ Common
Praise #438
The Dismissal
The Deacon or other 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), 134 alt.
[ii]
‘Absolution 11’ in Common Worship (2000), 136 alt.
[iii]
‘Scripture Prayer for Proper 18C (Series 2)’ in Revised Common Lectionary
Prayers (2002), 170.
[iv]
‘Authorized Affirmation of Faith 1’ in Common Worship (2000), 144 alt.
[v]
‘Offering Prayer 2’ in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 107.
[vi]
‘Preface for the Lord’s Day 1’ in The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 218.
[vii]
Proulx ‘Sanctus’, Common Praise #732
[viii]
‘Thanksgiving at the Table IX’ in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 68.
[ix]
Songs for a Gospel People #12 sung by the whole community without repeats.
[x]
Psalm 104.28-29 as adapted by the Rev’d Dr Richard Geoffrey Leggett.
[xi]
‘Prayer after Communion 2’ in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 114.
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