The
Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
15
November 2015
The
Gathering of the Community
The
Opening Hymn
‘Praise to the Lord’ Common Praise #382
The
All Saints Responses
For all the saints who went before us,
who have spoken to our hearts and touched us with your fire,
we praise you, O God.
For all the saints who live beside us,
whose weaknesses and strengths are woven with our own,
we praise you, O God.
For all the saints who live beyond us,
who challenge us to change the world with them,
we praise you, O God. [i]
The
Hymn of Praise
‘Glory to God’ Common Praise #702
The
Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
Timeless One,
you create all moments of our lives,
giving each its meaning and its purpose.
Strengthen us to witness continually
to the love of Jesus Christ,
so that we may hold fast in times of trial,
The
Proclamation of the Word
The
First Reading
A reading from the First Book of Samuel (1.4-20).
Now [Elkanah] used to go up year by year from his town to worship
and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli,
Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the Lord.
On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he
would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters; but
to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb. Her rival used to provoke her severely, to
irritate her, because the Lord had
closed her womb. So it went on year by
year; as often as she went up to the house of the Lord, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. Her husband Elkanah said to her, “Hannah, why
do you weep? Why do you not eat? Why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?”
After they had eaten and drunk at Shiloh, Hannah rose and
presented herself before the Lord.
Now Eli the priest was sitting on the
seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the Lord.
She was deeply distressed and prayed to
the Lord, and wept bitterly. She made
this vow: “O Lord of hosts, if only you will look on the misery of your
servant, and remember me, and not forget your servant, but will give to your
servant a male child, then I will set him before you as a nazirite until the
day of his death. He shall drink neither
wine nor intoxicants, and no razor shall touch his head.”
As she continued
praying before the Lord, Eli
observed her mouth. Hannah was praying
silently; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard; therefore Eli thought
she was drunk. So Eli said to her, “How
long will you make a drunken spectacle of yourself? Put away your wine.” But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a
woman deeply troubled; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have
been pouring out my soul before the Lord.
Do not regard your servant as a
worthless woman, for I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation
all this time.” Then Eli answered, “Go
in peace; the God of Israel grant the petition you have made to him.” And she said, “Let your servant find favor in
your sight.” Then the woman went to her
quarters, ate and drank with her husband, and her countenance was sad no
longer.
They rose early
in the morning and worshiped before the Lord;
then they went back to their house at Ramah. Elkanah knew his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her. In due time Hannah
conceived and bore a son. She named him
Samuel, for she said, “I have asked him of the Lord.”
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The
Response to the First Reading
The Song of Hannah (1
Samuel 2.1-10) with refrain from Songs for the Holy One.
Refrain (sung twice): Our hearts rejoice in
you, O Holy One.
My heart rejoices in the Holy One.
Through you my trumphets sounds victory.
My mouth gloats over
my enemies.
Your deliverance is my
greatest joy.
Refrain: Our hearts rejoice in
you, O Holy One.
No
one is as holy as you!
Truly there is no one like you!
No rock so firm as our God!
Do
not chatter with haughty pride,
or
let arrogance cross your lips.
The Holy One is an understanding
God,
who measures all activity.
Refrain: Our hearts rejoice in
you, O Holy One.
As
for the powerful, their bows are broken,
but
the weak are clothed with strength.
People once sated work for their
food,
those
once hungry hunger no more,
women once barren bear seven
children,
while those with many now mourn.
The
Holy One takes life but also gives life,
sends
people to Sheol, but also takes people out.
The holy One makes the poor and the
rich,
casts down and raises up.
The
Holy One raises the poor from the dust,
raises the destitute from the trash
heap,
puts them in noble company
and gives them seats of honour.
Refrain: Our hearts rejoice in
you, O Holy One.
The
pillars of the earth belong to the Holy One,
who
set the world upon them,
guarding
the steps of the faithful.
The ways of the wicked perish in
darkness.
strength alone shall not prevail.
The
Holy One’s foes shall be smashed.
From
heaven God thunders upon them.
The Holy One judges the ends of the
world,
gives strength to the king,
and triumph to the anointed one.
Refrain: Our hearts rejoice in
you, O Holy One.
The
Second Reading
A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews (10.11-14, 19-25).
And every priest
stands day after day at his service, offering again and again the same
sacrifices that can never take away sins. But when Christ had offered for all time a
single sacrifice for sins, “he sat down at the right hand of God,” and since
then has been waiting “until his enemies would be made a footstool for his
feet.” For by a single offering he has
perfected for all time those who are sanctified.
Therefore, my
friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is,
through his flesh), and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let
us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts
sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope
without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. And let us consider how to provoke one another
to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of
some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day
approaching.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The
Gradual Hymn
‘Alleluia’ Common Praise #715 (Refrain, v. 2,
Refrain)
The
Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark (13.1-8).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus
Christ.
As [Jesus] came
out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what large
stones and what large buildings!” Then
Jesus asked him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another;
all will be thrown down.”
When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the
temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, “Tell us, when will
this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to be
accomplished?” Then Jesus began to say
to them, “Beware that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’
and they will lead many astray. When you
hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but
the end is still to come. For nation
will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be
earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birth pangs.”
The gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord
Jesus Christ.
The
Sermon
The
Apostles’ Creed
Let us confess the faith of our baptism,
the faith we share with all the saints, past, present and future.
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 again 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,
Thanksgivings and Petitions
The
Exchange of the Peace
The peace of the Lord be with you all.
And also with you.
The Holy
Communion
Offertory
Hymn
‘My Soul Proclaims Your Glory, Lord’ Common
Praise #363
Prayer
over the Gifts
Let us pray.
Holy and mighty God,
we give
you thanks for the triumph of Christ
in the
lives of all his saints.
Receive
all we offer you this day,
and help
us, like them, to run our course with faith,
so that we
may come to your eternal kingdom.
We ask
this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. [iv]
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 indeed right, our duty and our joy,
that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and
praise to you,
almighty and merciful God, through our Saviour Jesus Christ.
By the witness of the saints you show us the hope of our calling,
and strengthen us to run the race set before us,
so that we may delight in your mercy, and rejoice with them in
glory.
And so, with all the saints with the choirs of angels and the
hosts of heaven,
we praise your name and join their unending hymn: [v]
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.
Hosanna in the
highest. [vi]
Holy God, mighty Lord, gracious Father:
Endless is your mercy and eternal your reign.
You have filled all creation with light and life;
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
We praise you for the grace shown to your people in every
age:
the promise to Israel, the rescue from Egypt, the gift of the
promised land,
the words of the prophets; and, at this end of all the ages,
the gift of your Son, who proclaimed the good news in word and
deed
and was obedient to your will, even to giving his life.
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.
For as often as we eat of this bread and drink from this cup,
we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
Therefore, O God, with this bread and cup
we remember the life our Lord offered for us.
And, believing the witness of his resurrection,
we await his coming in power to share with us the great and
promised feast.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
Send now, we pray, your Holy Spirit,
so that we who share in Christ’s body and blood
may live to the praise of your glory
and receive our inheritance
with all your saints in light.
Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.
Join our prayers with those of your servants of every time and
every place,
and unite them with the ceaseless petitions of our great high
priest
until he comes as victorious Lord of all.
Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours, almighty Father, now and
forever. 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,
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
into your reign of justice and
peace. [ix]
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion of the Community
The Communion Hymn
‘With the Body That Was Broken’
Common Praise #75 (sung to
#97)
The Sending Forth of the Community
Prayer
after Communion
Let us pray.
Lord of hosts,
we praise
your glory reflected in your saints.
May we who
share at this table
be filled
with the joy of your eternal kingdom,
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
‘O God of Every Nation’ Common Praise #593
Dismissal
With all the company of heaven above and the saints below,
let us go forth in praise to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
[i] Janet Morley, All Desires Known, 3rd ed. (2006),
148.
[ii] Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Year B: All Saints to Proper 34’, 2.
[iii] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 105.
[iv] The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 428 alt.
[v] Evangelical Lutheran Worship:
Leaders Desk Edition (2006), 193 alt.
[vi] Common Praise #732.
[vii] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 66 alt.
[viii] The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 918,
[ix] ‘The Breaking of Bread 3’ in The Book of Alternative Services
(1985), 212 alt.
[x] The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 428-429 alt.
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