Seventh Sunday of Easter
1 June 2014
The Gathering of the
Community
Entrance
Hymn
‘Let Streams of Living Justice’ Common Praise #575
Greeting
Alleluia!
Christ is risen.
The Lord is
risen indeed. Alleluia!
May his grace and peace be with you.
May he fill
our hearts with joy.
Canticle
‘Alleluia No. 1’
Common Praise #405
Collect
of the Day
Let us pray.
O
God of glory,
your Son Jesus Christ suffered for us
and ascended to sit at your side in
honour.
Unite us with Christ and each other,
in suffering and in joy,
so that all your children may be drawn
into your bountiful dwelling. Amen.
[i]
The Proclamation of the
Word of God
The
First Reading
A Reading from Isaiah (45.1-7).
Thus
says the Lord
to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations
before him and strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him — and the
gates shall not be closed: I will go
before you and level the mountains, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
and cut through the bars of iron, I will give you the treasures of darkness and
riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God
of Israel, who call you by your name.
For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by
your name, I surname you, though you do not know me. I am the Lord, and there is no other; besides me
there is no god. I arm you, though you
do not know me, so that they may know, from the rising of the sun and from the
west, that there is no one besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other. I form light and create darkness, I make weal
and create woe; I the Lord do all these things.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to
God.
The
Psalm of the Day
Psalm 21.1-7 with Refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain (twice):
Gracious God, may your peace
dwell in our hearts.
1 The king rejoices in your strength, O Lord; *
how greatly he exults in your victory!
2 You have given him his heart’s desire; *
you have not denied him the request of
his lips.
3 For you meet him with blessings of prosperity, *
and set a crown of fine gold upon his
head.
Refrain: Gracious God, may your peace dwell in our
hearts.
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him; *
length of days, for ever and ever.
5 His honour is great, because of your victory; *
splendour and majesty have you bestowed
upon him.
6 For you will give him everlasting felicity *
and will make him glad with the joy of
your presence.
7 For the king puts his trust in the Lord; *
because of the loving-kindness of the
Most High,
he will not fall.
Refrain: Gracious God, may your peace dwell in our
hearts.
The
Second Reading
A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles (1.6-14).
So
when they had come together, they asked [Jesus], “Lord, is this the time when
you will restore the kingdom to Israel?”
He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the
Father has set by his own authority. But
you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be
my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the
earth.” When he had said this, as they
were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going and they were gazing up
toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand
looking up toward heaven? This Jesus,
who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you
saw him go into heaven.”
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the
mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey
away. When they had entered the city,
they went to the room upstairs where they were staying, Peter, and John, and
James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of
Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. All these were constantly devoting themselves
to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as
well as his brothers.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to
God.
Hymn
before the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common
Praise #715
The
Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And also with
you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according
to John (17.1-11).
Glory to you,
Lord Jesus Christ.
After
Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the
hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have
given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have
given him. And this is eternal life,
that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have
sent. I glorified you on earth by
finishing the work that you gave me to do.
So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I
had in your presence before the world existed.
“I have made your name known to those
whom you gave me from the world. They
were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given
me is from you; for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and
they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have
believed that you sent me. I am asking
on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those
whom you gave me, because they are yours.
All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in
them. And now I am no longer in the
world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that
you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to
you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The
Sermon
An
Affirmation of the Resurrection
Let us affirm the message of the resurrection.
Goodness is
stronger than evil;
love is
stronger than hate;
light is
stronger than darkness;
life is
stronger than death;
victory is
ours through Jesus who loved us. [ii]
The Prayers of the
Community
Intercessions,
Petitions and Thanksgivings
The
Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of the risen Christ be with you all.
And also with
you.
The Holy Communion
Offertory
Hymn
‘The Living God Be Praised’ Common Praise #348
The
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,
who
after his glorious resurrection
appeared
to his disciples,
and
in their sight ascended into heaven
to
prepare a place for us;
that
where he is, there we might also be,
and
reign with him in glory.
Therefore
we praise you with angels and archangels
and
with all the company of heaven,
who
for ever sing this hymn
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.
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. [v]
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
‘Hallelujah!
We Sing Your Praises’ Common
Praise #82
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,
so that we
may show your glory to all the world,
through Jesus
Christ, our risen Lord. Amen. [vii]
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
‘Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise’ Common Praise #247
vv. 1, 2, 5, 6
The
Dismissal
Let us go forth in the name of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia!
Thanks be to
God. Alleluia, alleluia!
[i]
Revised Common Lectionary Prayers (2002), 125 alt.
[ii]
Desmond Tutu as quoted in Janet Morley, ed., Bread for Tomorrow: Prayers for the Church Year (1992), 117.
[iii] ‘Offering Prayer
for Easter’, Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 64.
[iv] Evangelical
Lutheran Worship (2006), #525.
[v] ‘Thanksgiving at
the Table IV’, Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 111.
[vi] Songs for a Gospel
People #12.
[vii] ‘Prayer after
Communion for Easter’, Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 65.
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