Tenth Sunday
after Pentecost
2 August 2015
The Gathering of the
Community
Entrance Hymn
‘O God, Our Help in Ages Past’ Common Praise #528 vv. 1, 2, 3, 4
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.
Kyrie [i]
May your loving mercy come to us, O Lord,
and your salvation according to your word.
Kyrie
eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. [ii]
Your word is a lantern to our feet
and a light to our path.
Kyrie
eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. [iii]
O let your mercy come to us,
so that we may live fully and freely.
Kyrie
eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. [iv]
Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
God of the lowly and the mighty,
even when we harm
and destroy one another,
you offer us
forgiveness of our sins
if we but open our
hearts to your grace and mercy,
so that we may build
up one another in love. Amen. [v]
The Proclamation of the
Word of God
The First Reading
A reading from the Second Book of Samuel (11.26-12.14).
26
When the wife of Uriah heard that her husband was dead, she made lamentation
for him. 27 When the mourning
was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife, and
bore him a son.
But
the thing that David had done displeased the Lord, 12.1 and the Lord sent
Nathan to David. He came to him, and
said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other
poor. 2 The rich man had very
many flocks and herds; 3 but
the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. He brought it up, and it grew up with him and
with his children; it used to eat of his meager fare, and drink from his cup,
and lie in his bosom, and it was like a daughter to him. 4 Now there came a traveler to the
rich man, and he was loath to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for
the wayfarer who had come to him, but he took the poor man’s lamb, and prepared
that for the guest who had come to him.” 5 Then David’s anger was greatly
kindled against the man. He said to
Nathan, “As the Lord
lives, the man who has done this deserves to die; 6 he shall restore
the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”
7
Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus
says the Lord,
the God of Israel: I anointed you king
over Israel, and I rescued you from the hand of Saul; 8 I gave you
your master’s house, and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you the
house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added
as much more. 9 Why have you
despised the word of the Lord, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with
the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with
the sword of the Ammonites. 10
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, for you have
despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife. 11 Thus says the Lord: I will raise up trouble against you from
within your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give
them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this
very sun. 12 For you did it
secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.” 13 David said to Nathan, “I have
sinned against the Lord.” Nathan said to David, “Now the Lord has put away your
sin; you shall not die.”
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks
be to God.
The Psalm of the Day
Psalm 51.1-13 with a refrain from Songs for
the Holy One
Refrain (sung twice): Holy
One, give us clean hearts and steadfast spirits.
1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your
loving-kindness; *
in your great compassion blot out my
offenses.
2 Wash
me through and through from my wickedness *
and
cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions, *
and my sin is ever before me.
4 Against
you only have I sinned *
and
done what is evil in your sight.
Refrain:
Holy One, give us clean hearts
and steadfast spirits.
And
so you are justified when you speak *
and upright in your judgement.
5 Indeed,
I have been wicked from my birth, *
a
sinner from my mother’s womb.
6 For behold, you look for truth
deep within me, *
and will make me understand wisdom
secretly.
7 Purge me from my sin, and I shall be pure; *
wash
me, and I shall be clean indeed.
Refrain:
Holy One, give us clean hearts
and steadfast spirits.
8 Make me hear of joy and
gladness, *
that the body you have broken may
rejoice.
9 Hide your face from my sins *
and
blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O
God, *
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from your presence *
and
take not your holy Spirit from me.
12 Give me the joy of your saving
help again *
and sustain me with your bountiful
Spirit.
13 I shall teach your ways to the wicked, *
and
sinners shall return to you.
Refrain:
Holy One, give us clean hearts
and steadfast spirits.
The Second Reading
A reading from the Letter to the Ephesians (4.1-16).
1
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling
to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness,
with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 making every
effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit,
just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, 5 one Lord,
one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is above
all and through all and in all.
7
But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
8
Therefore it is said, “When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive;
he gave gifts to his people.”
9
(When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended
into the lower parts of the earth? 10
He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so
that he might fill all things.) 11
The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some
evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for
the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until
all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of
God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. 14 We must no longer be children,
tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s
trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. 15 But speaking the truth in love,
we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16
from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which
it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in
building itself up in love.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks
be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
Alleluia. Alleluia.
Alleluia.
We do not live by bread alone, but by every
word that comes from the mouth of God.
Alleluia. Alleluia.
Alleluia. [vi]
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to John (6.24-35).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
24 So
when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves
got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
25
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi,
when did you come here?” 26
Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not
because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27 Do not work for the food that
perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man
will give you. For it is on him that God
the Father has set his seal.” 28
Then they said to him, “What must we do to perform the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered them, “This is
the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” 30 So they said to him, “What sign
are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work
are you performing? 31 Our
ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them
bread from heaven to eat. ’” 32
Then Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you
the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from
heaven. 33 For the bread of
God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 They said to him, “Sir, give us
this bread always.”
35
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and
whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
The Apostles’ Creed
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,
and
the life everlasting. Amen.
The Prayers of the Community
Intercessions, Thanksgivings and Petitions
The Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of the Lord be always with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn
‘Forgive Our Sins As We Forgive’ Common Praise #614
The 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,
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 Son, 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 of the Virgin Mary
and shared
our human nature.
He lived and
died as one of us,
to reconcile
us to you,
the God and
Father of all.
In
fulfillment 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 sorrow,
and to give
up 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 life and Word of redemption,
with the Holy Spirit
in the holy Church,
now and for ever. 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,
now
and for ever. Amen. [x]
The Breaking of the Bread
Be known to
us, Lord Jesus,
in the
breaking of the bread.
Be known to us, Lord Jesus,
in the breaking of the bread.
The bread
which we break, alleluia,
is the
communion of the body of Christ.
Be known to us, Lord Jesus,
in the breaking of the bread.
One body are
we, alleluia,
for though
many, we share one bread.
Be known to us, Lord Jesus,
in the breaking of the bread. [xi]
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
Hymn after Communion
‘One Bread, One Body, One Lord of All’ Common Praise #73
The Sending Forth of the
Community
The Prayer after Communion
O God,
we give you thanks
that you have set
before us this feast,
the body and blood
of your Son.
By your Spirit strengthen
us to serve all in need
and to give
ourselves ways as bread for the hungry,
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. [xiii]
Closing Hymn
‘Singing Songs of Expectation’ Common Praise #536
The Dismissal
The Deacon sends the People forth with a
Dismissal for the occasion.
[i] Common Worship (2000), 133 alt.
[ii] Common Praise #706.
[iii] Common Praise #706.
[iv] Common Praise #706.
[v] Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use
Collects, Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion: Propers 10 to 22’ (2015), 5.
[vi] Common
Praise #710 with Sentence for Proper 18B sung by the presider.
[vii] Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use
Collects, Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion: Propers 10 to 22’ (2015), 8.
[viii] Common Praise #732.
[ix] ‘The Great Thanksgiving 2’ in The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 196-197 alt.
[x] Songs for a Gospel People #12.
[xi] The Book of Alternative Services
(1985), 227.
[xii] Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use
Collects, Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion: Propers 10 to 22’ (2015), 8.
[xiii] The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 214.
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