The Sixteenth
Sunday after Pentecost
28 September
2014
The Gathering of the
Community
Entrance Hymn
‘Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken’ Common Praise #388
Greeting
Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God,
the
fountain of living water,
the
rock who gave us birth,
Fountain of living water,
for the times when we have used your gifts
carelessly
and acted ungratefully;
have
mercy upon us.
Rock who gave us birth,
we enjoy the fruits of the harvest,
but sometimes forget that you have given
them to us;
have
mercy upon us.
Light that brightens our darkness,
we belong to a people who are full and
satisfied,
but ignore the cry of the hungry;
have
mercy upon us.
Salvation that restores us,
we are thoughtless,
and do not care enough for the world you
have made;
have
mercy upon us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
we store up goods for ourselves alone,
as if there were no God and no promised
reign of justice and peace;
Gracious God,
you loved the world so much
that you sent your Son to be our Saviour.
Forgive our sins
and make us ready to serve you in all times
and in all places;
Canticle
‘Glory in the Highest’ Common Praise #366
Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
Gracious God,
you
call us to fullness of life:
deliver
us from unbelief
and
banish our anxieties
through
the liberating love
The Proclamation of the
Word of God
The First Reading
A Reading from Exodus (17.1-7).
From
the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by
stages, as the Lord
commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but
there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarrelled with Moses, and said,
“Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?” But the people thirsted
there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, “Why did you
bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?” So Moses cried out to the Lord, “What
shall I do with this people? They are
almost ready to stone me.” The Lord said to
Moses, “Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with
you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on
the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and
water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of
Israel. He called the place Massah and
Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord, saying,
“Is the Lord among us or not?”
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
The Psalm of the Day
Psalm 78.1-4, 12-16 with the refrain from Songs
for the Holy One
Refrain (sung twice): Holy One,
give us the strength to trust you, as we strive for reconciliation and peace.
1 Hear my teaching, O my people; *
incline your
ears to the words of my mouth.
2
I will open my mouth in a parable; *
I will declare the mysteries of
ancient times.
3
That which we have heard and known,
and what our ancestors have told
us, *
we will not
hide from their children.
4 We will recount to generations to come
the praiseworthy
deeds and the power of the Lord, *
who has done wonderful works.
Refrain:
Holy One, give us the strength to
trust you, as we strive for reconciliation and peace.
12
God worked marvels in the sight of their ancestors, *
in the land of
Egypt, in the field of Zoan,
13
splitting open the sea and letting them
pass through, *
making the waters stand up like
walls;
14
leading them with a cloud by day, *
and all the
night through with the glow of fire;
15
splitting hard rocks in the wilderness,
*
and giving them drink as from the
great deep;
16 bringing streams out of the
cliff, *
and the waters gushing out like
rivers.
Refrain:
Holy One, give us the strength to
trust you, as we strive for reconciliation and peace.
The Second Reading
A Reading from the Letter to the Philippians
(2.1-13).
If
then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any
sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love,
being in full accord and of one mind. Do
nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as
better than yourselves. Let each of you
look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ
Jesus,
who,
though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something
to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in
human likeness. And being found in human
form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death — even death
on a cross. Therefore God also highly
exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name
of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and
every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father.
Therefore,
my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence, but
much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and
trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and
to work for his good pleasure.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
‘From the Falter of Breath’ Common Praise #489
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Matthew (21.23-32).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
When
[Jesus] entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came
to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these
things, and who gave you this authority?” Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one
question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what
authority I do these things. Did the
baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” And they argued with one another, “If we say,
‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we are
afraid of the crowd; for all regard John as a prophet.” So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you
by what authority I am doing these things.
“What
do you think? A man had two sons; he
went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ He answered, ‘I will not’; but later he
changed his mind and went. The father
went to the second and said the same; and he answered, ‘I go, sir’; but he did
not go. Which of the two did the will of
his father?” They said, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes
are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you in the way of
righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the
prostitutes believed him; and even after you saw it, you did not change your
minds and believe him.”
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.
The Prayers of the Community
The Prayers of the People
The Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of the Lord be always with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn
‘Word of God, Come Down on Earth’ Common Praise #446
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:
our
selves, 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,
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.
It is indeed
right
that we
should praise you, gracious God,
for you
created all things.
You formed
us in your own image:
male and
female you created us.
When we
turned away from you in sin,
you did not
cease to care for us,
but opened a
path of salvation for all people.
You made a
covenant with Israel,
and through
your servants Abraham and Sarah
gave the
promise of a blessing to all nations.
Through
Moses you led your people
from bondage
into freedom;
through the
prophets
you renewed
your promise of salvation.
Therefore,
with them and with all your saints
who have
served you in every age,
we give
thanks and raise 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.
Holy God, source of life and goodness,
all creation rightly gives you praise.
In the fullness of time,
you sent your Son Jesus Christ,
to share our human nature,
to live and die as one of us,
to reconcile us to you,
the God and Creator of all.
He healed the sick
and ate and drank with outcasts and sinners;
he opened the eyes of the blind
and proclaimed the good news of your kingdom
to the poor and to those in need.
In all things he fulfilled your gracious
will.
On the night he freely gave himself to
death,
our Lord Jesus Christ took bread,
and when he had given thanks to you,
he broke it, and gave it to his disciples,
and said, “Take, eat:
this is my body which is given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine;
and when he had given thanks,
he gave it to them,
and said, “Drink this, all of you:
this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is shed for you and for all people
for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it,
do this for the remembrance of me.”
Gracious God,
his perfect sacrifice
destroys the power of sin and death;
by raising him to life
you give us life for evermore.
Therefore we proclaim our hope.
Dying
you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life. Lord Jesus, come in glory.
Recalling his death,
proclaiming his resurrection,
and looking for his coming again in glory,
we offer you, God of abundance, this bread
and this cup.
Send your Holy Spirit upon us
and upon these gifts,
so that all who eat and drink at this table
may be one body and one holy people,
a living sacrifice in Jesus Christ, our
Lord.
Through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory is yours, Holy One of Israel,
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.
Communion
Hymn after Communion
‘Take, Oh, Take Me As I Am’ Evangelical Lutheran Worship #814 (sung
thrice)
The Sending Forth of the
Community
Stewardship Reflection
The Prayer after Communion
All your works praise you, O Lord.
And
your faithful servants bless you.
Gracious
God
we
thank you for feeding us
with
the body and blood of your Son
Jesus
Christ.
May
we, who share his body,
live
his risen life;
we,
who drink his cup,
bring
life to others;
we,
whom the Spirit lights,
give
light to the world.
Keep
us firm in the hope you have set before us,
so
that we and all your children shall be free,
and
the whole earth live to praise your name;
Closing Hymn
‘How Firm a Foundation’ Common Praise #527
The Dismissal
The Deacon sends the People forth with a
Dismissal for the occasion.
[i] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 95.
[ii] Common
Worship (2000), 126 alt.
[iii] Common
Worship (2000), 136 alt.
[iv]
Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects from Pentecost to the Reign of Christ
Year A’, 10.
[v] The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 53.
[vi] Evangelical
Lutheran Worship (2006), 107 alt.
[vii] Common
Praise #726.
[viii]
Eucharistic Prayer 1 in The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 193-195 alt.
[ix]
‘Our Father in Heaven’, Common Praise #744.
[x] The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 212 alt.
[xi] The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 214-215.
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