Fifth Sunday
after Pentecost
19 June 2016
The Gathering of the
Community
Entrance
Hymn
‘How Shall I Sing That Majesty’ Common Praise #335 (sung to #508)
Greeting
Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God,
the
fountain of living water,
the
rock who gave us birth,
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.
Canticle
‘Glory, in the Highest Glory’ Common Praise #366
Collect
of the Day
Let us pray.
Lord,
you step upon on our guarded
shore
and confront our chaos:
may we who are divided and overwhelmed
by the forces of death
learn from you to speak our
own name
and proclaim your works of
life;
through Jesus Christ, the Son
of the Most High God. Amen.
[ii]
The Proclamation of the
Word of God
The
First Reading
A reading from First Kings (19.1-4, 8-15a).
1
Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the [prophets
of Baal] with the sword. 2
Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me, and
more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by this time
tomorrow.” 3 Then he was
afraid; he got up and fled for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs
to Judah; he left his servant there.
4
But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down
under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he might die: “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am
no better than my ancestors.”
8 He got up, and ate and drank; then he went
in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of
God. 9 At that place he came
to a cave, and spent the night there.
Then
the word of the Lord
came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10 He answered, “I have been very
zealous for the Lord,
the God of hosts; for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down
your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they
are seeking my life, to take it away.”
11
[The word of the Lord]
said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about
to pass by.” Now there was a great wind,
so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before
the Lord,
but the Lord
was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not
in the earthquake; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not
in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence. 13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped
his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then there came a voice to him that said,
“What are you doing here, Elijah?” 14
He answered, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the Israelites
have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets
with the sword. I alone am left, and
they are seeking my life, to take it away.”
15 Then the Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of
Damascus.”
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
The
Psalm of the Day
‘As Long the Hart for Flowing Stream’ Common Praise #541
The
Second Reading
A reading from Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
(3.23-29).
3.23
Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith
would be revealed. 24
Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be
justified by faith. 25 But
now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, 26
for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. 27 As many of you as were baptized
into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is no longer Jew or
Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female;
for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. 29
And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according
to the promise.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
Hymn
before the Gospel
‘How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place’ Common Praise #498 vv. 1, 2
The
Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Luke (8.26-39).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
8.26
[Jesus and his disciples] arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite
Galilee. 27 As [Jesus]
stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and
he did not live in a house but in the tombs.
28 When he saw Jesus, he fell down before him and shouted at
the top of his voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High
God? I beg you, do not torment me” — 29 for Jesus had commanded the
unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many times it had seized him; he was kept
under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds
and be driven by the demon into the wilds.)
30 Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered
him. 31 They begged him not
to order them to go back into the abyss.
32
Now there on the hillside a large herd of swine was feeding; and the demons
begged Jesus to let them enter these. So
he gave them permission. 33
Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed
down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
34
When the swineherds saw what had happened, they ran off and told it in the city
and in the country. 35 Then
people came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they
found the man from whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus,
clothed and in his right mind. And they
were afraid. 36 Those who had
seen it told them how the one who had been possessed by demons had been healed. 37 Then all the people of the
surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them; for they were
seized with great fear. So he got into
the boat and returned. 38 The
man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but Jesus
sent him away, saying, 39 “Return to your home, and declare how much
God has done for you.” So he went away,
proclaiming throughout the city how much Jesus had done for him.
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Hymn
after the Gospel
‘How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place’ Common Praise #498 vv. 3, 4
The
Sermon
An
Affirmation of Faith
Let us affirm our faith.
We
believe and trust in God the Creator,
source
of all being and life,
the
one for whom we exist.
We
believe and trust in God the Word,
who
took our human nature,
died
for us and rose again.
We
believe and trust in God the Holy Spirit,
who
gives life to the people of God
and makes
Christ known in the world.
This
is the faith we affirm.
We
believe and trust in one God,
The Prayers of the
Community
Intercessions,
Petitions and Thanksgivings
The
Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of the Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Communion
Offertory
Hymn
‘Now There Is No Male or Female’ Common Praise #36
The
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
Eternal God,
you
have made our Saviour Jesus Christ
the
head of all creation.
Receive
all we offer you this day
and
renew us in his risen 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.
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;
who
on this day overcame death and the grave,
and
by his glorious resurrection opened the way of everlasting life.
And
so, with all the choirs of angels,
with
the church on earth 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.
Holy
God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal:
you
we praise and glorify, you we worship and adore.
You
formed the earth from chaos; you encircled the globe with air;
you
created fire for warmth and light; you nourish the lands with water.
You
moulded us in your image, and with mercy higher than the mountains,
with
grace deeper than the seas,
you
blessed the Israelites and cherished them as your own.
That
also we, estranged and dying, might be adopted to live in your Spirit,
you
called to us through the life and death of Jesus.
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.
Together
as the body of Christ,
we
proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
With
this bread and cup we remember your Son,
the
first-born of your new creation.
We
remember his life lived for others,
and
his death and resurrection, which renews the face of the earth.
We
await his coming, when, with the world made perfect through your wisdom,
all
our sins and sorrows will be no more.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
Holy
God, holy and merciful, holy and compassionate,
send
upon us and this meal your Holy Spirit,
whose
breath revives us for life, whose fire rouses us to love.
Enfold
in your arms all who share this holy food.
Nurture
in us the fruits of the Spirit,
so
that we may be a living tree, sharing your bounty with all the world.
Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.
Holy
and benevolent God, receive our praise and petitions,
as
Jesus received the cry of the needy,
and
fill us with your blessing, until, needy no longer and bound to you in love,
we
feast forever in the triumph of the Lamb:
through
whom all glory and honour is yours,
O
God, O Living One, with the Holy Spirit,
in
your holy church, now and for ever. 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,
now
and for ever. Amen.
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
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
Hymn
after Communion
‘One Bread, One Body, One Lord of All’ Common Praise #73
The Sending Forth of the
Community
The
Prayer after Communion
All your works praise you, O Lord.
And
all 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
‘In Christ There Is No East or West’ Common Praise #484
The
Dismissal
The Deacon sends the Community forth with an
appropriate Dismissal.
[i] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 97
alt.
[ii] The Propers Working Group of the Liturgy
Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Years A, B & C’, 132.
[iii] Common Worship (2000), 144 alt.
[iv] The Book of Alternative Services
(1985), 364.
[v] Evangelical Lutheran Worship: Leaders Desk Edition (2006), 180.
[vi] Common Praise #732.
[vii] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 67
alt.
[viii] The Book of Alternative Services (1985),
212.
[ix] The Book of Alternative Services (1985),
214-215.
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