Pentecost
8 June 2014
The Gathering of the
Community
Entrance
Hymn
‘All Creatures of Our God and King’ Common Praise #355 vv. 1, 2, 3, 7
Greeting
O Holy Spirit, by whose breath
life rises vibrant out of death,
come
to create, renew, inspire;
come,
kindle in our hearts your fire.
You are the seeker’s sure resource,
of burning love the living source,
protector
in the midst of strife,
Canticle
‘Gloria in excelsis’ by John Rutter
Collect
of the Day
Let us pray.
God of wind and flame,
send your life-giving Spirit
upon your people:
give fire to our words,
strength to our witness
and boldness to our
proclamation
of your wondrous work in
Christ;
who, with you and Spirit, lives
and reigns
now and for ever. Amen. [ii]
The Proclamation of the
Word of God
The
First Reading
A Reading from Numbers (11.24-30).
So
Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord; and he gathered seventy
elders of the people, and placed them all around the tent. Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to
him, and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy
elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do so again.
Two men remained in the camp, one
named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they
were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they
prophesied in the camp. And a young man
ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” And Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses,
one of his chosen men, said, “My lord Moses, stop them!” But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my
sake? Would that all the Lord’s people
were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit on them!” And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to
the camp.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
The
Psalm of the Day
Psalm 104.26-34, 35b with Refrain from Songs
for the Holy One
Refrain (twice): O my
soul, bless the Holy One! Hallelujah!
24 O Lord, how
manifold are your works! *
In wisdom you have made them all; the earth
is full of your creatures.
25 Yonder is the
great and wide sea with its living things too many to number, *
creatures both small and great.
26 There move the
ships, and there is that Leviathan, *
which you have made for the sport of it.
27 All of them look
to you *
to give them their food in due season.
Refrain: O my soul, bless the Holy One! Hallelujah!
28 You give it to
them; they gather it; *
you open your hand, and they are filled
with good things.
29 You hide your
face, and they are terrified; *
you take away their breath, and they die
and return to their dust.
30 You send forth
your Spirit, and they are created; *
and so you renew the face of the
earth.
Refrain: O my soul, bless the Holy One! Hallelujah!
31 May your glory, O
Lord, endure for ever; *
may you rejoice in all these works;
32 you look at the
earth and it trembles; *
you touch the mountains and they
smoke.
33 I will sing to
the Lord as long as I live; *
I will praise my God while I have my
being.
34 May these words
of mine please you; *
I will rejoice in the Lord.
Bless the Lord, O my soul. Hallelujah!
Refrain: O my soul, bless the Holy One! Hallelujah!
The
Second Reading
A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles (2.1-21).
When
the day of Pentecost had come, they 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 God’s 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.
Hymn
before the Gospel
‘From the Waiting Comes the Sign’ Common Praise #642
The
Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to John (7.37-39).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
On
the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he
cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes
in me drink. As the scripture has said,
‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’” Now he said this about the Spirit, which
believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus
was not yet glorified.
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The
Sermon
An
Affirmation of the Resurrection
Let us affirm the faith of our baptism.
I believe in God, the Father
almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
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, died, 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 again to judge
the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
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
‘O Glorious Day’ Common Praise #253
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.
[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;
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.
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.
[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
Be known to us, Lord
Jesus, in the breaking of the bread.
Be known to us, Lord Jesus, in the breaking of the bread.
The bread which we
break, alleluia,
is the communion of the
body of Christ.
Be known to us, Lord Jesus, in the breaking of the bread.
One body are we,
alleluia,
for though many, we
share one bread.
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
Hymn
after Communion
‘I’ll Praise My Maker While I’ve
Breath’ Common Praise #346
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. [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.
Closing
Hymn
‘She Comes Sailing on the Wind’ Common Praise #656
(Refrain; vv. 1, 2; Refrain; vv. 3, 4;
Refrain; v. 5; Refrain)
The
Dismissal
Let us go forth in the power of the Spirit. Alleluia, alleluia!
Thanks
be to God. Alleluia, alleluia!
[i]
‘O Holy Spirit, by Whose Breath’, Common Praise (1998), #683 vv. 1, 2.
[ii]
ICEL, Opening Prayers (1999), 51 alt.
[iii]
Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006),
105.
[iv] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 64.
[v] Evangelical
Lutheran Worship (2006), #525.
[vi] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 111.
[vii] Songs for a Gospel
People #12.
[viii]
The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 228.
[ix] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 65.
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