The Second Sunday in Lent
1 March 2015
The Gathering of the Community
Gathering Music
Greeting and Litany
The Presider
greets the Community from the door to the Nave.
Blessed are you,
Lord God,
our maker and
redeemer:
this is your world and we are your people;
come among us and save us.
During the
procession to the Sanctuary, the biddings of the Litany are intoned and the
response is sung using Common Worship #707.
When we willfully
misuse your gifts of creation:
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy immortal one,
have mercy upon us.
When we see the
ill-treatment of others
and do not go to
their aid:
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy immortal one,
have mercy upon us.
When we condone
evil and dishonesty
and fail to strive
for justice:
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy immortal one,
have mercy upon us.
When we hear the
good news of Christ
but fail to share
it with others:
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy immortal one,
have mercy upon us.
When we do not
love you with all our hearts
nor our neighbours
as ourselves:
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy immortal one,
have mercy upon us.
The Presider then
says the following,
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. [i]
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
God
of Sarah and Abraham,
long ago you embraced your people in
covenant
and promised them your blessing.
Strengthen us in faith
so that, with your followers in every
age,
we may proclaim our deliverance in
Jesus Christ
to generations yet unborn. Amen. [ii]
The Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
A reading from
Genesis (17.1-7, 15-16)
1 When Abram was
ninety-nine years old, the Lord
appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be
blameless. 2 And I will make
my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.” 3 Then Abram fell on his face; and
God said to him, 4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of
nations. 5 No longer shall
your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the
ancestor of a multitude of nations. 6
I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings
shall come from you. 7 I will
establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you
throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and
to your offspring after you.
15 God said to Abraham,
“As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her
name. 16 I will bless her,
and moreover I will give you a son by her.
I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples
shall come from her.”
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 22.23-31
(NRSV) with refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain (sung
twice): O Holy One, in pain and sorrow we know we can turn to you.
23 Praise the Lord, you that fear God; *
stand in awe of
God, O offspring of Israel;
all you of
Jacob’s line, give glory.
24 For you, O God, do not despise nor abhor the poor in their poverty;
neither do
you turn away from them; *
when they cry to you, they are
heard.
25 My praise is of you in the great assembly; *
I will perform my
vows in the presence of those who worship you.
26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied,
and those who
seek the Lord shall give praise: *
“May your heart live for ever!”
Refrain: O Holy
One, in pain and sorrow we know we can turn to you.
27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, *
and all the
families of the nations shall bow before God.
28 For sovereignty belongs to
the Lord, *
who rules over the nations.
29 To God alone all who sleep in the earth bow down in worship; *
all who go down to the dust fall
before God.
Refrain: O Holy
One, in pain and sorrow we know we can turn to you.
30 My soul shall live for
God;
my descendants shall serve God; *
they shall be
known as the Lord’s for ever.
31 They shall come and make
known to a people yet unborn *
the saving deeds that God has done.
Refrain: O Holy
One, in pain and sorrow we know we can turn to you.
The Second Reading
A reading from Paul’s
Letter to the Romans (4.13-25).
13 For the promise that
he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants
through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 If it is the adherents of the
law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For the law brings wrath; but
where there is no law, neither is there violation.
16 For this reason it
depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed
to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those
who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, 17
as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”) — in the
presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls
into existence the things that do not exist. 18 Hoping against hope, he believed
that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said,
“So numerous shall your descendants be.” 19 He did not weaken in faith when
he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about
a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. 20 No distrust made him waver
concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory
to God, 21 being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had
promised. 22 Therefore his
faith “was reckoned to him as righteousness.” 23 Now the words, “it was reckoned
to him,” were written not for his sake alone, 24 but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him
who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was handed over to
death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Hymn before the Gospel
‘Teach Me, My God
and King’ Common Praise #496
The Gospel
The Lord be with
you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark (8.31-38).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
31 [Jesus] began to teach
them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the
elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days
rise again. 32 He said all
this quite openly. And Peter took him
aside and began to rebuke him. 33
But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get
behind me, Satan! For you are setting
your mind not on divine things but on human things.”
34 He called the crowd
with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let
them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For those who want to save
their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the
sake of the gospel, will save it. 36
For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their
life? 37 Indeed, what can
they give in return for their life? 38
Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful
generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the
glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
The Gospel of
Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
The Affirmation of Faith
Let us declare our
faith in God.
We believe in God the Creator of all,
from whom every family
in heaven and on earth is named.
We believe in God the Word of redemption,
who lives in our hearts through faith
and fills us with love and compassion.
We believe in God the Spirit of wisdom,
who strengthens us
with power from on high.
We believe in one God:
The Prayers of the Community
Intercessions, Thanksgivings and Petitions
The Exchange of the Peace
The peace of
Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
The Holy Communion
The Offertory Hymn
‘In the Cross of
Christ I Glory’ Common Praise #537
The Prayer over the Gifts
God our provider,
you have not fed us with bread alone,
but with words of grace and life.
Bless us and these your gifts,
which we receive from your bounty,
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 right to
give you thanks and praise, O Lord, our God, sustainer of the universe, you are
worthy of glory and praise. Glory to you for ever and ever.
At your command
all things came to be: the vast expanse
of interstellar space, galaxies, suns, the planets in their courses, and this
fragile earth, our island home; by your will they were created and have their
being. Glory to you for ever and ever.
From the primal
elements you brought forth the human race, and blessed us with memory, reason,
and skill; you made us the stewards of creation. Glory
to you for ever and ever.
But we turn
against you, and betray your trust; and we turn against one another. Again and again you call us to return. Through the prophets and sages you reveal
your righteous law. In the fullness of
time you sent your Son, born of a woman, to be our Saviour. He was wounded for our transgressions, and
bruised for our iniquities. By his death
he opened to us the way of freedom and peace.
Glory to you for ever and ever.
Therefore we
praise you, joining with the heavenly chorus, with prophets, apostles, and
martyrs, and with those in every generation who have looked to you in hope, to
proclaim with them your glory, in their unending hymn.
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.
Blessed are you,
Lord our God, for sending us Jesus, the Christ, who on the night he was handed
over to suffering and death, took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread,
gave it to his friends, and said, “Take this, and eat it: this is my body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
In the same way,
after supper, he took the cup of wine; he gave you thanks, 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.” Glory to you for ever and ever.
Gracious God, we
recall the death of your Son Jesus Christ, we proclaim his resurrection and
ascension, and we look with expectation for his coming as Lord of all the
nations. We who have been redeemed by
him, and made a new people by water and the Spirit, now bring you these gifts. Send your Holy Spirit upon us and upon this
offering of your Church, so that we who eat and drink at this holy table may
share the divine life of Christ our Lord.
Glory to you for ever and ever.
Pour out your
Spirit upon the whole earth and make it your new creation. Gather your Church together from the ends of
the earth into your kingdom, where peace and justice are revealed, so that we,
with all your people, of every language, race, and nation, may share the
banquet you have promised; through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ, all
honour and glory are yours, creator of all.
Glory to you for ever and
ever. Amen.
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
We break this
bread,
communion in Christ’s body once broken.
Let your Church be
the wheat
which bears its
fruit in dying.
If we have died with him,
we shall live with him;
if we hold firm,
we shall reign with him.
The gifts of God
for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion of the Community
Communion Hymn
‘O Christ, the
Master Carpenter’ Common Praise #479
The Sending Forth of the Community
The Prayer after Communion
Compassionate God,
you have fed us with the bread of heaven.
Sustain us in our Lenten pilgrimage;
may our fasting be hunger for justice;
our alms, a making of peace;
and our prayer, the song of grateful hearts;
through Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord. Amen. [vii]
Closing Hymn
‘The God of
Abraham Praise’ Common Praise #347
The Dismissal
The Deacon sends
the Community forth with an appropriate Dismissal.
Sending Music
[i] The
Litany was crafted from the Confession for ‘City, World and Society’ and the
Absolution from Common Worship (2000), 127, 135 alt. The Trisagion is Common Praise #707.
[ii] The
Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Propers:
Ash Wednesday to Palm/Passion Sunday 2015’, 2.
[iii] Common
Worship (2000), 148 alt.
[iv]
The Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Propers:
Ash Wednesday to Palm/Passion Sunday 2015’, 4.
[v]
‘Sanctus’ by George Black in The Book of Alternative Services Altar Book.
[vi] The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 918.
[vii]
The Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Propers:
Ash Wednesday to Palm/Passion Sunday 2015’, 4.
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