The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
14 August 2016
The Gathering of the Community
Gathering Music
Announcements
The Opening Hymn
‘Here, O Lord, Your Servants
Gather’ Common Praise #534
The Greeting and Litany
Blessed be God: Wisdom, Love, Might.
Blessed be God for ever and ever. [i]
May your loving kindness come to
us, O Lord,
and your salvation according to
your word:
Lord, have mercy. Lord,
have mercy.
Your word is a lantern to our feet
and a light to our path:
Christ, have mercy. Christ,
have mercy.
O let your mercy come to us so that
we may live,
for your law is our delight:
God of the prophets,
in every generation you call your
people
to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with you.
Give us ears to hear you, hearts to
love you,
and hands to serve you; through
Christ your Word
The Hymn of Praise
‘Bless the Lord, My Soul’ Common Praise #360 (sung three times)
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
Judge eternal,
you love justice and hate oppression.
Give us courage to stand
with all victims of bloodshed and greed;
and give us fire to proclaim your burning gospel
The Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
A reading from the prophet Isaiah (5.1-7).
1
Let me sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile
hill. 2 He dug it and cleared
it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the
midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; he expected it to yield grapes,
but it yielded wild grapes.
3
And now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my
vineyard. 4 What more was
there to do for my vineyard that I have not done in it? When I expected it to yield grapes, why did
it yield wild grapes?
5
And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall be
devoured; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down. 6 I will make it a waste; it shall
not be pruned or hoed, and it shall be overgrown with briers and thorns; I will
also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
7
For the vineyard of the Lord of
hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his pleasant
planting; he expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a
cry!
Hear what the Spirit is saying to
the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 80.1-2, 8-19 with refrain
from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain (sung twice): O Holy
One, restore us. Reveal your radiance so
we can be freed.
1
Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, leading Joseph like a flock; *
shine forth, you
that are enthroned upon the cherubim.
2 In the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and
Manasseh, *
stir up your strength and come to help us.
Refrain: O Holy
One, restore us. Reveal your radiance so
we can be freed.
8
You have brought a vine out of Egypt; *
you cast out the
nations and planted it.
9 You prepared the ground for it; *
it took root and filled the land.
10
The mountains were covered by its shadow *
and the towering
cedar trees by its boughs.
11
You stretched out its tendrils to the
sea *
and its branches to the river.
Refrain: O Holy One, restore us. Reveal your radiance so we can be freed.
12
Why have you broken down its wall, *
so that all who
pass by pluck off its grapes?
13
The wild boar of the forest has ravaged
it, *
and the beasts of the field have grazed upon it.
14
Turn now, O God of hosts, *
look down from
heaven;
15 behold
and tend this vine; *
preserve what your strong hand has planted.
Refrain: O Holy One, restore us. Reveal your radiance so we can be freed.
16
They burn it with fire like rubbish; *
at the rebuke of
your countenance let them perish.
17 Let your hand be upon the one at your
side in honour, *
the one you have made so strong for yourself.
18
And so will we never turn away from you; *
give us life,
that we may call upon your name.
19
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; *
show the light of your countenance,
and we shall be saved.
Refrain: O Holy One, restore us. Reveal your radiance so we can be freed.
The Second Reading
A reading from the letter to the Hebrews
(11.29-12.2).
29
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when
the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho
fell after they had been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab the prostitute
did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had received the
spies in peace.
32
And what more should I say? For time
would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel
and the prophets — 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms,
administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, 34
quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of
weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. 35 Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept
release, in order to obtain a better resurrection. 36 Others suffered mocking and
flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
37 They were stoned to death, they were sawn in two, they
were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats,
destitute, persecuted, tormented — 38 of whom the world was not
worthy. They wandered in deserts and
mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
39
Yet all these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what
was promised, 40 since God had provided something better so that
they would not, apart from us, be made perfect.
12.1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so
great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that
clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before
us, 2 looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who
for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding
its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to
the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Hymn before the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common Praise #714 (sung twice)
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ according to Luke (12.49-56).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
49
[Jesus said to his disciples.] “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I
wish it were already kindled! 50
I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it
is completed! 51 Do you think
that I have come to bring peace to the earth?
No, I tell you, but rather division!
52 From now on five in one household will be divided, three
against two and two against three; 53 they will be divided: father
against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter
against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law
against mother-in-law.”
54
He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you
immediately say, ‘It is going to rain’; and so it happens. 55 And when you see the south wind
blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat’; and it happens. 56 You hypocrites! You know how to
interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to
interpret the present time?”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Hymn after the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common Praise #714 (sung twice)
The Sermon
An Affirmation of Faith
Let us declare our faith in God.
We believe in God the Creator,
from whom every family
in heaven and on earth has its being.
We believe in God the Word Incarnate,
who lives in our hearts through faith,
and fills us with his love.
We believe in God the Spirit of counsel and wisdom,
who strengthens us
with power from on high.
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,
The Prayers of the Community
Intercessions, Petitions and Thanksgivings
The Exchange of the Peace
The peace of Christ be with you
all.
And also with you.
The Holy Communion
The Offertory Hymn
‘Judge Eternal, Throned in
Splendour’ Common Praise #594
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
God of mercy and grace,
the eyes of all wait upon you,
and you open your hand in blessing.
Fill us with good things at your table,
so that we may come to the help of all in need,
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.
Hosanna in the highest. [vii]
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 the mystery
of faith.
Christ has died. Christ is
risen. Christ will comes again.
Recalling his death,
proclaiming his resurrection,
and looking for his coming again in
glory,
we offer you, O Holy One of Israel,
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,
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
‘I am the bread of life,’ says the
Lord.
‘Whoever comes to me will never be
hungry;
whoever believes in me will never
thirst.’
Taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are they who trust in him!
These are the gifts of God for the
people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion of the Community
The Hymn after Communion
‘Restore in Us, O God’ Common Praise #178 (sung to #439)
The Sending Forth of the Community
Prayer after Communion
Let us pray.
Gracious God,
in this meal you have drawn us to your heart,
and nourished us at your table with food and drink,
the body and blood of Christ.
Now send us forth to be your people in the world,
and to proclaim your truth this day and evermore,
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.
The Closing Hymn
‘How Blessed Are the Saints’ Common Praise #277
The Dismissal
The Deacon sends the Community
forth with an appropriate Dismissal.
[i]
Adapted from John Merriott,
‘God Whose Almighty Word’, Common Praise #560.
[ii]
Common Worship (2000), 133
alt.
[iii]
Micah 6.6-8 as adapted by the
Rev’d Dr Richard Geoffrey Leggett.
[iv]
Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use
Collects for Years A, B & C and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after
Communion’ (2016), 137.
[v]
Common Worship (2000), 148
alt.
[vi]
The Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial
Use Collects for Years A, B & C and seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and
after Communion,’ 160.
[vii]
Common Praise #732.
[viii]
The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 193-195 alt.
[ix]
The Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial
Use Collects for Years A, B & C and seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and
after Communion,’ 163.
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