The Twelfth
Sunday after Pentecost
27 August 2017
The Gathering
of the Community
Gathering Music
Announcements
Opening Hymn
‘Here in This Place New Light Is Streaming’ Common
Praise #465
The Greeting
The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God
and the communion
of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
And also with you.
The Deacon offers the Bidding and the Community
responds with the Kyrie.
Holy One, you raise
the dead to life in the Spirit:
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us. [ii]
You bring pardon
and peace to the broken in heart:
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
You make the torn
and divided one by your Spirit.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
May the God of love
and power forgive us
and free us from
our sins,
heal and strengthen
us by the Spirit,
and raise us to new
life in Christ our Lord. Amen. [iii]
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
O God,
with your faithful followers of every age,
we praise you, the rock of our life.
Be our strong foundation
and for us into the body of your Son,
so that we may gladly minister to all the
world,
The
Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
A reading from Exodus
(1.8-2.10).
1.8 Now a new king arose
over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9
He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more
powerful than we. 10 Come,
let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase and, in the event of war,
join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.” 11 Therefore they set taskmasters
over them to oppress them with forced labour. They built supply cities, Pithom
and Rameses, for Pharaoh. 12
But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread, so that
the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. 13 The Egyptians became ruthless in
imposing tasks on the Israelites, 14 and made their lives bitter
with hard service in mortar and brick and in every kind of field labour. They were ruthless in all the tasks that they
imposed on them.
15 The king of Egypt said
to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, 16
“When you act as midwives to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstool,
if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, she shall live.” 17 But the midwives feared God;
they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but they let the boys
live. 18 So the king of Egypt
summoned the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and allowed
the boys to live?” 19 The
midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian
women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.” 20 So God dealt well with the
midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong. 21 And because the midwives feared
God, he gave them families. 22
Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, “Every boy that is born to the Hebrews
you shall throw into the Nile, but you shall let every girl live.”
2.1 Now a man from the
house of Levi went and married a Levite woman. 2 The woman conceived and bore a
son; and when she saw that he was a fine baby, she hid him three months. 3 When she could hide him no longer
she got a papyrus basket for him, and plastered it with bitumen and pitch; she
put the child in it and placed it among the reeds on the bank of the river. 4 His sister stood at a distance,
to see what would happen to him.
5 The daughter of Pharaoh
came down to bathe at the river, while her attendants walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent
her maid to bring it. 6 When
she opened it, she saw the child. He was
crying, and she took pity on him. “This
must be one of the Hebrews’ children,” she
said. 7 Then his sister said
to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get you a nurse from the Hebrew women to
nurse the child for you?” 8
Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Yes.” So the girl went and called the child’s
mother. 9 Pharaoh’s daughter
said to her, “Take this child and nurse it for me, and I will give you your
wages.” So the woman took the child and
nursed it. 10 When the child
grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and she took him as her son. She named him Moses, “because,” she said, “I
drew him out of the water.”
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 124 from Songs for the Holy One.
Refrain (sung twice): Our
help is in the Name of the Holy One.
If the Holy One had
not been with us ---
let Israel now say
---
“If the Holy One
had not been with us
when enemies
attacked us,
they would have swallowed us alive,
so furious was their anger against us.
The waters would
have swept us away,
the torrents crashed over us,
the raging waters drowned us”
Refrain: Our
help is in the Name of the Holy One.
Blessed be the Holy
One,
who did not make us
prey to their teeth.
We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s snare;
the trap broke so
we could escape.
Our help is in the name of the Holy One,
creator of heaven and earth.
Refrain: Our
help is in the Name of the Holy One.
The Second Reading
A reading Paul’s
Letter to the Romans (12.1-8).
12.1 I appeal to you
therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies
as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual
worship. 2 Do not be
conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so
that you may discern what is the will of God — what is good and acceptable and
perfect.
3 For by the grace given
to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you
ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure
of faith that God has assigned. 4
For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same
function, 5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and
individually we are members one of another. 6 We have gifts that differ
according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; 7
ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; 8 the exhorter,
in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the
compassionate, in cheerfulness.
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common Praise #711 (refrain only, sung
twice)
The Gospel
The Lord be with
you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (16.13-20).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
16.13 Now when Jesus came
into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people
say that the Son of Man is?” 14
And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others
Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are
the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed
are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh
and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter,
and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not
prevail against it. 19 I will
give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will
be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he sternly ordered the
disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
The Gospel of
Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Hymn after the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common Praise #711 (refrain only, sung
twice)
The Homily
An Affirmation of Faith
As our Lord Jesus Christ said, let us now affirm:
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.
There is no commandment
greater than these. [v]
The Prayers of
the Community
Intercessions, Petitions and Thanksgivings
The Prayers of
the Community
Intercessions, Petitions and Thanksgivings
The Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of
Christ be always with you.
And also with you.
The Holy
Communion
Offertory Hymn
‘We All Are One in Mission’ Evangelical
Lutheran Worship #576
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
God of all creation,
all you
have made is good,
and your
love endures forever.
You
bring forth bread from the earth
and
fruit from the vine.
Nourish
us with these gifts,
so that
we might be for the world
signs of
your gracious presence
in Jesus
Christ, our Saviour and Lord. Amen. [vi]
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 to us 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: [vii]
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.
O God most mighty, O God most merciful, O God our
rock and our salvation,
hear us as we praise, call us to your table, grant
us your life.
When the world was a formless void, you formed order
and beauty.
When Abraham and Sarah were barren, you sent them a
child.
When the Israelites were enslaved, you led them to
freedom.
Ruth faced starvation, David fought Goliath, and the
psalmists cried out for healing,
and full of compassion, you granted the people your
life.
You entered our sorrows in Jesus our brother.
He was born among the poor, he lived under
oppression, he wept over the city.
With infinite love, he granted the people your 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.
Remembering his death, we cry out Amen. Amen.
Celebrating his resurrection, we shout Amen. Amen.
Trusting his presence in every time and place, we
plead Amen. Amen.
O God, you are Breath: send your Spirit on this meal.
O God, you are Bread: feed us with yourself.
O God, you are Wine:
warm our hearts and make us one.
O God, you are Fire:
transform us with hope.
O God most majestic, O God most motherly,
O God our strength and our song,
you show us a vision of a tree of life
with fruits for all and leaves that heal the
nations.
Grant us such life, the life of the Father to the
Son,
the life of the Spirit of our risen Saviour,
life in you, now and forever. Amen.
[ix]
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
Jesus, Lamb of God,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, bearer of
our sins,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, redeemer of
the world,
give us your peace. [xi]
These are the gifts
of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
Communion
The Hymn after Communion
‘Come, O Lord, and
Set Us Free’ Common Praise #113
The Sending
Forth of the Community
Prayer after Communion
Let us pray.
God of abundance,
with
this bread of life and cup of salvation
you have
united us with Christ,
making
us one with all your people.
Now send
us forth in the power of your Spirit,
so that
we may proclaim your redeeming love to the world
and
continue forever in the risen life of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. [xii]
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
‘We Have This Ministry’
Songs for a Gospel People #76
Dismissal
The Deacon sends the Community forth with an
appropriate Dismissal.
[i] Common Worship (2000),
133 alt.
[ii] Common Praise (1995),
#678.
[iii] Common Worship (2000),
135.
[iv] Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 45 alt.
[v] The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 53. Introductory
sentence prepared by the Rev’d Dr Richard Geoffrey Leggett.
[vi] Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 107 alt.
[vii] Evangelical Lutheran
Worship: Leaders Desk Edition
(2006), 180.
[viii] Common Praise (1995)
#689.
[ix] Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 69.
[x] Common Praise (1995)
#744.
[xi] Common Praise (1995),
#747 said.
[xii] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006),
114 alt.
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