The Fifth
Sunday after Epiphany
9
February 2014
The
Gathering of the Community
Gathering
Music
Opening
Hymn
‘Immortal, Invisible, God Only
Wise’ Common Praise #393
Greeting
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.
Almighty God,
to you all hearts are open,
all desires known
and from you no secrets are hidden.
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love you
and worthily magnify your holy name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn
of Praise
‘Glory, in the Highest Glory’ Common Praise #366
Collect
of the Day
Let us pray.
O God of light,
your searching Spirit reveals and illumines
your presence in creation.
Shine your radiant holiness into our lives,
so that we may offer our hands and hearts to your
work:
to heal and shelter,
to feed and clothe,
to break every yoke and silence evil tongues,
The
Proclamation of the Word of God
The First Reading
A
Reading from the Prophet Isaiah (58.1-12).
Shout out, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their rebellion, to
the house of Jacob their sins. Yet day
after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation
that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God;
they ask of me righteous judgments, they delight to draw near to God. “Why do we fast, but you do not see? Why humble ourselves, but you do not
notice?” Look, you serve your own
interest on your fast day, and oppress all your workers. Look, you fast only to quarrel and to fight
and to strike with a wicked fist. Such
fasting as you do today will not make your voice heard on high.
Is such the fast that I choose, a
day to humble oneself? Is it to bow down
the head like a bulrush, and to lie in sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast, a day acceptable
to the Lord? Is not this the fast that I
choose: to loose the bonds of injustice,
to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break
every yoke? Is it not to share your
bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you
see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin? Then your light shall break forth like the
dawn, and your healing shall spring up quickly; your vindicator shall go before
you, the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will
answer;
you
shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am.
If you remove the yoke from among
you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food
to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall
rise in the darkness
and your
gloom be like the noonday. The Lord will
guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your
bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water,
whose waters never fail. Your ancient
ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live
in.
Hear
what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 112
with the refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain
(sung twice): Holy One, give us true and faithful hearts.
1
Hallelujah! Happy are they who fear the
Lord *
and have great delight in the divine
commandments!
2 Their descendants will be mighty in the
land; *
the
generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and
riches will be in their house, *
and their righteousness will last
for ever.
4 Light shines in the darkness for the
upright; *
the
righteous are merciful and full of compassion.
Refrain: Holy
One, give us true and faithful hearts.
5 It is good
for them to be generous in lending *
and to manage their affairs with
justice.
6 For they will never be shaken; *
the
righteous will be kept in everlasting remembrance.
7 They will
not be afraid of any evil rumours; *
their heart is right; they put their
trust in the Lord.
8 Their heart is established and will not
shrink, *
until
they see their desire upon their enemies.
Refrain: Holy
One, give us true and faithful hearts.
9 They have
given freely to the poor, *
and their righteousness stands fast
for ever;
they will hold up their head with
honour.
10 The wicked will see it and be angry;
they will gnash their teeth and pine
away; *
the
desires of the wicked will perish.
Refrain: Holy
One, give us true and faithful hearts.
The
Second Reading
A Reading from Paul’s First Letter
to the Corinthians (2.1-12).
When
I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of
God to you in lofty words or wisdom. For
I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I came to you in weakness and in fear and
in much trembling. My speech and my
proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration
of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom
but on the power of God.
Yet
among the mature we do speak wisdom, though it is not a wisdom of this age or
of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to perish. But we speak God’s wisdom, secret and hidden,
which God decreed before the ages for our glory. None of the rulers of this age understood
this; for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen,
nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those
who love him” — these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit; for the
Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For what human being knows what is truly human
except the human spirit that is within? So
also no one comprehends what is truly God’s except the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world,
but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed
on us by God.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to
the church.
Thanks be to God.
Gradual
Hymn
‘What Does the Lord Require’ Common Praise #171
The
Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ according to Matthew (5.13-20).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
[Jesus
said,] “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can
its saltiness be restored? It is no
longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot.
“You
are the light of the world. A city built
on a hill cannot be hid. No one after
lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it
gives light to all in the house. In the
same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good
works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
“Do
not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not
to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I
tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a
letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of
these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in
the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called
great in the kingdom of heaven. For I
tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The
Sermon
An
Affirmation of Faith
The Deacon leads the Community in
the affirmation of faith.
Let us affirm our faith.
You, O God, are supreme and holy.
You create our world and give us life.
Your purpose overarches everything we do.
You have always been with us.
You are God.
You, O God, are infinitely generous,
good beyond all measure.
You came to us before we came to you.
You have revealed and proved
your love for us in Jesus Christ,
who lived and died and rose again.
You are with us now.
You are God.
You, O God, are Holy Spirit.
You empower us to be your gospel in the world.
You reconcile and heal; you overcome death.
The
Prayers of the Community
Intercessions,
Petitions and Thanksgivings
The
Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of Christ be always
with you.
And also with you.
The Holy
Communion
The
Offertory Hymn
‘O God of Every Nation’ Common Praise #593
The
Prayer over the Gifts
Holy God,
gracious and
merciful,
you bring forth food
from the earth
and nourish your
whole creation.
Turn our hearts
toward those
who hunger in any
way,
so that all may know
your care;
and prepare us now
to feast on the bread of life,
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,
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.
You re indeed holy, almighty and
merciful God.
You are most holy and great is the
majesty of your glory.
You loved the world so much that
you gave your only Son,
so that everyone who believes in
him may not perish
but have eternal life.
We give you thanks for his coming
into the world
to fulfill for us your holy will
and to accomplish all things for
our salvation.
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.
Remembering , therefore, his
salutary command,
his life-giving passion and death,
his glorious resurrection and ascension,
and the promise of his coming
again,
we give thanks to you, O Lord God
almighty,
not as we ought but as we are
able;
we ask you mercifully to accept
our praise and thanksgiving
and with your Word and Holy Spirit
to bless us, your servants,
and these your own gifts of bread
and wine,
so that we and all who share in
the body and blood of Christ
may be filled with heavenly
blessing and grace,
and, receiving the forgiveness of
sin,
may be formed to live as your holy
people
and be given our inheritance with
all your saints.
To you, O God, Source of all
being, eternal Word and Holy Spirit,
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
“I am the bread which has come
down from heaven,”
says the Lord.
Give us this bread for ever.
“I am the vine, you are the
branches.”
The gifts of God for the people of
God.
Thanks be to God.
The
Communion
Communion
Hymn
‘Come, Gracious Spirit, Heavenly
Dove’ Common Praise #344
The Sending Forth of the Community
Prayer
after Communion
Almighty
God,
we give you thanks
that you have refreshed us
through the healing power of this gift of life.
In your mercy, strengthen us through this gift
in faith toward you and in fervent love toward one another;
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
‘You Are Salt for the Earth’ Common Praise #502 (cantor and congregation)
Dismissal
The Deacon or Assisting Minister
sends the Community forth with an appropriate Dismissal.
Concluding
Music
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