The Second Sunday after Epiphany
14 January 2018
The Gathering of the Community
Gathering Music
Announcements
Opening Hymn
‘Sing a New Song
unto the Lord’ Common Praise #312
Greeting
Blessed are you,
gracious God,
you have caused a new light to shine in our hearts.
Hymn of Praise
‘Glory to God on High’ Common
Praise #365
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
Persevering God,
by your sure voice
you rouse us from our
slumber
and call us to
discipleship and mission
in Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen. [ii]
The Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading: 1
Samuel 3.1-10
A reading from the
First Book of Samuel.
3.1 Now the boy Samuel
was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The
word of the Lord was rare in those
days; visions were not widespread.
2 At that time Eli, whose
eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his
room; 3 the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying
down in the temple of the Lord,
where the ark of God was. 4
Then the Lord called, “Samuel!
Samuel!” and he said, “Here I am!” 5 and ran to Eli, and said, “Here
I am, for you called me.” But he said,
“I did not call; lie down again.” So he
went and lay down. 6 The Lord called again, “Samuel!” Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here
I am, for you called me.” But he said,
“I did not call, my son; lie down again.” 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. 8 The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here
I am, for you called me.” Then Eli
perceived that the Lord was
calling the boy. 9 Therefore
Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as
before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is
listening.”
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm: Psalm 139.1-5,
12-17 from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain (sung twice): O Holy
One, search us out and know our hearts.
Holy One, you have
searched me out!
You know me!
You know when I sit, and when I stand;
from far away you
discern my thoughts.
You trace my journeys and my resting places,
you are familiar with all my ways.
Indeed, there is
not a word on my tongue
but you, you know
it completely.
Your embrace is all around me.
You lay your hand
upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
so exalted that I cannot grasp it.
Refrain:
O Holy One, search us out and
know our hearts.
Truly, you
yourself created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you! Fearfully, wonderfully, you created me;
wonderful are your works;
well do I know it.
My body was not
hidden from you
when I was made in
the secret place,
and woven in the
depths of the earth.
Your eyes looked on me, still in the womb;
in your book all the shapes were recorded,
as day by day they were formed,
formed where there had been nothing.
To me your thoughts are very precious,
profound in their
sweeping vastness,
numberless as sand
in the sea.
Even at my end I shall be with you.
Refrain:
O Holy One, search us out and
know our hearts.
The Second Reading:
1 Corinthians 6.12-20
A reading from Paul’s
First Letter to the Corinthians.
6.12 “All things are
lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not
be dominated by anything. 13
“Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food,” and God will destroy
both one and the other. The body is
meant not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 And God raised the Lord and will
also raise us by his power. 15
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I therefore take the members of Christ
and make them members of a prostitute? Never!
16 Do you not know that
whoever is united to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, “The two shall be one flesh.” 17 But anyone united to the Lord
becomes one spirit with him. 18
Shun fornication! Every sin that a
person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body
itself. 19 Or do you not know
that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from
God, and that you are not your own? 20
For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The Hymn before the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common
Praise #714
The Gospel: John
1.43-51
The Lord be with
you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
1.43 The next day Jesus
decided to go to Galilee. He found
Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said
to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets
wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.” 46 Nathanael said to him, “Can
anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip
said to him, “Come and see.” 47 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming
toward him, he said of him, “Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no
deceit!” 48 Nathanael asked
him, “Where did you get to know me?” Jesus
answered, “I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.” 49 Nathanael replied, “Rabbi, you
are the Son of God! You are the King of
Israel!” 50 Jesus answered,
“Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And he said to him, “Very truly,
I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and
descending upon the Son of Man.”
The gospel of
Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Hymn after the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common
Praise #714
The Sermon
The Affirmation of Faith
Let us confess the
faith of our baptism.
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 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, Petitions and Thanksgivings
The Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of
the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Communion
The Offertory Hymn
‘As We Gather at
Your Table’ Common Praise #61
The Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
Living God,
you have revealed Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah.
May we hear his word and follow it,
and live as children of light.
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.
We give you thanks and
praise, almighty God,
through your Beloved, Jesus Christ,
our Saviour and
Redeemer.
He is your living Word,
through whom you have
created all things.
By the power of the Holy Spirit
he took flesh from the Virgin Mary
and shared our human
nature.
He lived and died as one of
us,
to reconcile us to you, the
God and Creator of all.
In fulfilment of your will
he stretched out his hands
in suffering,
to bring release to those
who place their hope in you;
and so he won for you a
holy people.
He chose to bear our griefs
and sorrows,
and to give us his life on
the cross,
so that he might shatter
the chains of evil and death,
and banish the darkness of
sin and despair.
By his resurrection he
brings us into the light of your presence.
Now with all creation we
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 and gracious God,
accept our praise,
through your Son our
Saviour Jesus Christ;
who on the night he was
handed over to suffering and death,
took bread and gave you
thanks, saying,
“Take, and eat: this is my body which is broken for
you.”
In the same way he took the
cup, saying,
“This is my blood which is
shed for you.
When you do this, you do it
in memory of me.”
Remembering, therefore, his
death and resurrection,
we offer you this bread and
this cup,
giving thanks that you have
made us worthy
to stand in your presence
and serve you.
We ask you to send your
Holy Spirit
upon the offering of your
holy Church.
Gather into one all who
share in these sacred mysteries,
filling them with the Holy
Spirit
and confirming their faith
in the truth,
so that together we may
praise you and give you glory
through your Servant, Jesus
Christ.
All glory and honour are
yours,
Author of creation and Word
of redemption,
with the Spirit of wisdom
in the holy Church,
now and for ever. Amen. [vi]
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 sing 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 forever.
Amen. [vii]
The Breaking of the Bread
God of glory,
you nourish us with bread from heaven,
fill us with your Holy
Spirit,
so that your light may
shine in all the world. [viii]
These are the gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion of the Community
The Hymn after Communion
‘Strengthen for
Service, Lord’ Common Praise #87
The Sending Forth of the Community
The Prayer after Communion
God of glory,
you nourish us with bread from heaven.
Fill us with your Holy Spirit,
so that through us your light may shine in all the
world.
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,
The Closing Hymn
‘The Love of Jesus
Calls Us’ Common Praise #434
The Dismissal
Go forth into the
world in the name of Christ
who has called us
in life and light.
Thanks be to God.
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