Tenth Sunday
after Pentecost
17 August 2014
The Gathering of the
Community
Entrance Hymn
‘Lord of All Hopefulness’ Common Praise #506
Greeting
Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God,
the
fountain of living water,
the
rock who gave us birth,
Almighty God,
to
whom all hearts are open,
all
desires known,
and
from whom no secrets are hid:
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
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Canticle
‘Glory, Glory in the Highest’ Common Praise #366
Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
O God,
whose word burns like a fire within us:
grant us a bold and faithful spirit,
so that in your strength we may be unafraid
to speak your word and follow where you lead;
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
The Proclamation of the
Word of God
The First Reading
A Reading from Exodus (3.1-15).
After
a long time the king of Egypt died. The
Israelites groaned under their slavery, and cried out. Out of the slavery their cry for help rose up
to God. God heard their groaning, and
God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God looked upon the Israelites, and God took
notice of them.
Moses
was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led
his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame
of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not
consumed. Then Moses said, “I must turn
aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.”
When the Lord
saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses,
Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the
place on which you are standing is holy ground.” He said further, “I am the God of your father,
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to
look at God.
Then
the Lord
said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard
their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have
come down to deliver them from the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that
land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the
country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the
Hivites, and the Jebusites. The cry of
the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress
them. So come, I will send you to
Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should
go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” He said, “I will be with you; and this shall
be the sign for you that it is I who sent you:
when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God on
this mountain.”
But
Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of
your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what
shall I say to them?” God said to Moses,
“I am who I am.”
He said further, “Thus you shall say to
the Israelites, ‘am
has sent me to you. ’”
God
also said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God
of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,
has sent me to you’: This is my name
forever, and this my title for all generations.”
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
The Psalm of the Day
Psalm 105.1-6, 23-27, 45b (NRSV) from Songs
for the Holy One
Praise the Holy One,
invoke the great Name;
proclaim
among the peoples God’s amazing deeds.
Play and sing to the Holy;
meditate on all the wonders.
Glorify the Holy Name!
You
who seek God,
rejoice
with your whole heart.
Depend upon the strength of the Holy One,
always
seek the Presence.
Remember the great miracles,
the wonderful signs and just judgements.
Yes,
you, offspring of Abraham, servants of God,
descendants
of Jacob, chosen of God.
Then Israel came to Egypt,
Jacob
became an alien in the land of Ham.
The Holy One made them very fruitful,
more powerful than their enemies.
God
made Egypt hate the chosen people,
treat
abominable the holy servants.
The Holy One sent Moses,
and Aaron the chosen one.
They
performed God’s signs,
miracles
in Ham’s country.
Praise
the Holy One!
The Second Reading
A Reading from the Letter to the Romans (12.9-21).
Let
love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another
with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honour. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve
the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in
suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute
to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.
Bless
those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with
those who weep. Live in harmony with one
another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be
wiser than you are. Do not repay anyone
evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If it is possible, so far as it depends on
you, live peaceably with all. Beloved,
never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God; for it is
written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” No, “if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if
they are thirsty, give them something to drink; for by doing this you will heap
burning coals on their heads.” Do not be
overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
‘Take Up Your Cross, the Saviour Said’ Common Praise #431 (vv. 1, 2, 3 before the Gospel;
vv. 4, 5 after the Gospel)
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Matthew (16.21-28).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
From
that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem
and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and
scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke
him, saying, “God forbid it, Lord! This
must never happen to you.” But he turned
and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; for you are
setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”
Then
Jesus told his disciples, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny
themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will
lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit them if they gain the
whole world but forfeit their life? Or
what will they give in return for their life?
“For the Son of Man is to come with
his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what
has been done. Truly I tell you, there
are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man
coming in his kingdom.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
An Affirmation of Faith
Let us declare our
faith in God.
We believe in God,
the Source of all life and love,
from whom every family
in heaven and earth is named.
We believe in God,
the eternal Word of redemption,
who lives in our hearts through faith,
and fills us with steadfast love.
We believe in God,
the Spirit of wisdom and truth,
who strengthens us
with power from on high.
We believe in one God:
Source of all being,
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
Offertory Hymn
‘For the Fruit of All Creation’ Common Praise #259
The Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
Holy God, gracious and merciful,
you
bring forth food from the earth
and
nourish your whole creation.
Turn
our hearts toward those
who
hunger in any way,
so
that all may know your care;
and
prepare us now
to
feast on the bread of 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.
Blessed are
you, gracious God,
creator of
heaven and earth;
you are the
source of light and life for all your creation,
you made us
in your own image,
and call us
to new life in Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Therefore we
praise you,
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, you
alone are holy, you alone are God.
The universe
declares your praise:
beyond the stars;
beneath the sea; within each cell; with every breath.
We praise you, O God.
Generations bless
your faithfulness:
through the water;
by night and day;
across the
wilderness; out of exile; into the future.
We bless you, O God.
We give you thanks
for your dear Son:
at the heart of
human life; near to those who suffer;
beside the sinner;
among the poor; with us now.
We thank you, O God.
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
love for us on the way,
at the table, and
to the end,
we proclaim the
mystery of faith.
Christ has died.
Christ is risen. Christ will come
again.
We pray for the
gift of your Spirit:
in our gathering;
within this meal;
among your people;
throughout the world.
Blessing, praise
and thanks to you, holy God,
through Christ
Jesus, by your Spirit,
in your church,
without end.
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
‘Bread of the World in Mercy Broken’ Common Praise #54
The Sending Forth of the
Community
The Prayer after Communion
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
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
‘The God of Abraham Praise’ Common Praise #347
The Dismissal
The Deacon sends the People forth with a
Dismissal for the occasion.
[i] Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 95.
[ii]
Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Year A: Pentecost to the Reign of Christ’, 8.
[iii]
‘Affirmation of Faith 6’ in Common Worship (2000), 148 alt.
[iv] Evangelical
Lutheran Worship (2006), 107 alt.
[v] The
Book of Alternative Services (1986), 218.
[vi] Common
Praise #719.
[vii]
‘Thanksgiving at the Table IX’ in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 68.
[viii] The
Book of Alternative Services (1986), 212 alt.
[ix] Evangelical
Lutheran Worship (2006), 114 alt.
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