Ninth Sunday
after Pentecost
26 July 2015
The Gathering of the
Community
Entrance Hymn
‘Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee’ Common Praise #617
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.
Sustainer of the hungry,
like a mother you
feed your children
until each is
satisfied.
Turn our eyes to you
alone,
so that, aware of
our own deepest longings,
we reach out with
Christ
to feed others with
the depth of your love. Amen. [v]
The Proclamation of the
Word of God
The First Reading
A reading from the Second Book of Samuel (11.1-15).
1
In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent
Joab with his officers and all Israel with him; they ravaged the Ammonites, and
besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.
2
It happened, late one afternoon, when David rose from his couch and was walking
about on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing;
the woman was very beautiful. 3
David sent someone to inquire about the woman. It was reported, “This is Bathsheba daughter
of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 4 So David sent messengers to get
her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she was purifying herself after her
period.) Then she returned to her house.
5 The woman conceived; and
she sent and told David, “I am pregnant.”
6
So David sent word to Joab, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent Uriah to David. 7 When Uriah came to him, David
asked how Joab and the people fared, and how the war was going. 8 Then David said to Uriah, “Go
down to your house, and wash your feet.” Uriah went out of the king’s house, and there
followed him a present from the king. 9
But Uriah slept at the entrance of the king’s house with all the servants of
his lord, and did not go down to his house. 10 When they told David, “Uriah did
not go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “You have just come from a
journey. Why did you not go down to your
house?” 11 Uriah said to
David, “The ark and Israel and Judah remain in booths; and my lord Joab and the
servants of my lord are camping in the open field; shall I then go to my house,
to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will
not do such a thing.” 12 Then
David said to Uriah, “Remain here today also, and tomorrow I will send you
back.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem
that day. On the next day, 13
David invited him to eat and drink in his presence and made him drunk; and in
the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but
he did not go down to his house.
14
In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15 In the letter he wrote, “Set
Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, so
that he may be struck down and 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 (3.14-21).
14
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every
family in heaven and on earth takes its name. 16 I pray that, according to the
riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner
being with power through his Spirit, 17 and that Christ may dwell in
your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. 18 I pray that you may have the
power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and
height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses
knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20
Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly
far more than all we can ask or imagine, 21 to him be glory in the
church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks
be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
‘Alleluia’
Common Praise #710 (Scripture sentence sung by the Presider)
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to John (6.1-21).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
1
After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the
Sea of Tiberias. 2 A large
crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the
sick. 3 Jesus went up the
mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the festival of
the Jews, was near. 5 When he
looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where
are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He said this to test him, for he
himself knew what he was going to do. 7
Philip answered him, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of
them to get a little.” 8 One
of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?” 10 Jesus said, “Make the people sit
down.” Now there was a great deal of
grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and
when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also
the fish, as much as they wanted. 12
When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left
over, so that nothing may be lost.” 13
So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves,
left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. 14 When the people saw the sign
that he had done, they began to say, “This is indeed the prophet who is to come
into the world.”
15 When Jesus realized
that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he
withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
16
When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a
boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had
not yet come to them. 18 The
sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. 19 When they had rowed about three
or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and
they were terrified. 20 But
he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” 21 Then they wanted to take him
into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were
going.
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
‘Where Charity and Love Prevail’ Common Praise #487
The Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
God of grace,
accept
all we offer you this day,
as
we look toward the glory you have promised.
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.
[viii]
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. [ix]
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. [x]
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
Hymn after Communion
‘Lord Jesus, Think on Me’ Common Praise #511
The Sending Forth of the
Community
The Prayer after Communion
God of
grace,
we have received the memorial
of the death and resurrection of your
Son.
May your love, poured into us,
bring us to your promises.
We ask this in the name of our Redeemer
Jesus Christ. Amen. [xi]
Closing Hymn
‘More Than We Can Ask or Imagine’ Common Praise #86 (replaces the closing
doxology)
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), 4.
[vi] The Book of Alternative Services
(1985), 371.
[vii] Common Praise #732.
[viii] ‘The Great Thanksgiving 2’ in The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 196-197 alt.
[ix] Songs for a Gospel People #12.
[x] The Book of Alternative Services
(1985), 227.
[xi] The Book of Alternative Services
(1985), 371;
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