Next week I will post our ordo for the Advent Garden, our liturgy of the Word for the 10.00 service on the First Sunday of Advent.
The Reign of Christ
22 November 2015
The Gathering of the Community
The Opening Hymn
‘O Worship the King’ Common
Praise #380 vv. 1, 2, 5, 6
The All Saints Responses
For all the saints who went
before us,
who have spoken to our hearts
and touched us with your fire,
we praise you, O God.
For all the saints who live
beside us,
whose weaknesses and strengths
are woven with our own,
we praise you, O God.
For all the saints who live
beyond us,
who challenge us to change the
world with them,
we praise you, O God. [i]
The Hymn of Praise
‘Glory to God’ Common
Praise #702
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
You who are,
who were,
who are to come,
before whose
judgement
all that is not
love fades away:
save us from the
violence
that seeks to claim
our hearts,
so that we may hear
a different voice
and belong to you
in truth;
The Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
A reading from the Second Book
of Samuel (23.1-7).
Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, son of Jesse, the oracle
of the man whom God exalted, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the favorite of
the Strong One of Israel: The spirit of
the Lord speaks through me, his
word is upon my tongue. The God of
Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has said to me: One who rules over people justly, ruling in
the fear of God, is like the light of morning, like the sun rising on a
cloudless morning, gleaming from the rain on the grassy land.
Is not my house like this with God? For he has made with me an everlasting
covenant, ordered in all things and secure.
Will he not cause to prosper all my help and my desire? But the godless are all like thorns that are
thrown away; for they cannot be picked up with the hand; to touch them one uses
an iron bar or the shaft of a spear. And
they are entirely consumed in fire on the spot.
Hear what the Spirit is saying
to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The Response to the First
Reading
Psalm 132.1-13 with refrain from Songs
for the Holy One.
Refrain (sung twice): May we always trust your promise, Holy One.
1
Lord, remember David, *
and all the hardships he endured.
2
How he swore an oath to the Lord *
and vowed a vow
to the Mighty One of Jacob.
Refrain: May we always trust your promise, Holy One.
3 “I will not come under the roof of my house,
*
nor climb up into my bed;
4
I will not allow my eyes to sleep, *
nor let my
eyelids slumber;
5 until I find a place for the Lord, *
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 “The
Ark! We heard it was in Ephratah; *
we found it in
the fields of Jearim.
7
Let us go to the dwelling place of the Lord; *
let us fall upon
our knees before the footstool of the Lord.”
Refrain: May we always trust your promise, Holy One.
8
Arise, O Lord, into your resting-place, *
you and the ark of your strength.
9
Let your priests be clothed with
righteousness; *
let your faithful
people sing with joy.
Refrain: May we always trust your promise, Holy One.
10
For your servant David’s sake, *
do not turn away the face of your anointed.
11 You,
O Lord, have sworn an oath to David;
in truth, you will not break it: *
“A son, the fruit
of your body will I set upon your throne.
12
If your children keep my covenant
and
my testimonies that I shall teach them, *
their children will sit upon your throne for evermore.”
13
For you, O Lord, have chosen Zion, *
and have desired
it for your habitation.
Refrain: May we always trust your promise, Holy One.
The Second Reading
A reading from the Revelation
to John (1.4b-8).
Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and
who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from
Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of
the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his
blood, and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him
be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Look!
He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced
him; and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be. Amen.
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is
and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
Hear what the Spirit is saying
to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The Gradual Hymn
‘Alleluia’ Common
Praise #715 (Refrain, v. 3, Refrain)
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ according to John (18.33-37).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned
Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you ask this on your own,
or did others tell you about me?” Pilate
replied, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own
nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not from this
world. If my kingdom were from this
world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the
Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not
from here.” Pilate asked him, “So you
are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say
that I am a king. For this I was born,
and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to
my voice.”
The gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
The Apostles’ Creed
Let us confess the faith of
our baptism,
the faith we share with all
the saints, past, present and future.
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, Thanksgivings and
Petitions
The Exchange of the Peace
The peace of the Lord be with
you all.
And also with you.
The Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn
‘A Mighty Fortress Is Our God’ The Hymnal
1982 #688
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us
pray.
Eternal
God,
by your grace you have raised us up
and enthroned us with Christ in the heavenly
realms.
Receive all we offer you this day,
and lead us in those good works
for which you have created us.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the
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.
It is indeed right, our duty
and our joy,
that we should at all times
and in all places give thanks and praise to you,
almighty and merciful God,
through our Saviour Jesus Christ.
By the witness of the saints
you show us the hope of our calling,
and strengthen us to run the
race set before us,
so that we may delight in your
mercy, and rejoice with them in glory.
And so, with all the saints
with the choirs of angels and the hosts of heaven,
we praise your name and join
their unending hymn: [v]
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. [vi]
Holy God, mighty Lord,
gracious Father:
Endless is your mercy and
eternal your reign.
You have filled all creation
with light and life;
heaven and earth are full of
your glory.
We praise you for the grace
shown to your people in every age:
the promise to Israel, the
rescue from Egypt, the gift of the promised land,
the words of the prophets;
and, at this end of all the ages,
the gift of your Son, who
proclaimed the good news in word and deed
and was obedient to your will,
even to giving his life.
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.
Therefore, O God, with this
bread and cup
we remember the life our Lord offered
for us.
And, believing the witness of
his resurrection,
we await his coming in power
to share with us the great and promised feast.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
Send now, we pray, your Holy
Spirit,
so that we who share in
Christ’s body and blood
may live to the praise of your
glory
and receive our inheritance with all your
saints in light.
Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.
Join our prayers with those of
your servants of every time and every place,
and unite them with the
ceaseless petitions of our great high priest
until he comes as victorious
Lord of all.
Through him, with him, in him,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
almighty Father, now and forever. Amen. [vii]
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
Creator of all,
you gave us golden fields of wheat,
whose many grains we have gathered
and made into this one bread.
So
may your Church be gathered
from
the ends of the earth
into
your reign of justice and peace. [ix]
The gifts of God for the
people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion of the Community
The Communion Hymn
‘Let All Mortal Flesh Keep
Silence’ Common Praise #48
The Sending Forth of the
Community
Stewardship Reflection
Prayer after Communion
Let us
pray.
God of
David,
you have made us a royal priesthood
in the kingdom of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Make known his victory through us, we pray,
so that all the world may see his light.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the
Lord. Amen. [x]
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
‘Jerusalem the Golden’ Common
Praise #278 (sung to #524)
Dismissal
With all the company of heaven
above and the saints below,
let us go forth in praise to
love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
[i] Janet Morley, All Desires Known, 3rd ed. (2006),
148.
[ii] Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Year B: All Saints to Proper 34’, 3.
[iii] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 105.
[iv] The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 395.
[v] Evangelical Lutheran Worship:
Leaders Desk Edition (2006), 193 alt.
[vi] Common Praise #732.
[vii] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 66 alt.
[viii] The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 918,
[ix] ‘The Breaking of Bread 3’ in The Book of Alternative Services
(1985), 212 alt.
[x] The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 395 alt.
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