The Baptism of the Lord
8 January 2017
The Gathering of the
Community
Gathering Music
Announcement
Opening Hymn
‘Crashing Waters at Creation’ Common
Praise #42 (sung
to #88)
Introductory Responses
Blessed be the Holy Trinity, one God,
the
fountain of living water,
the
rock who gave us birth,
our
light and our salvation. Amen. [i]
The Thanksgiving for the Gift of Baptism
Water
is poured into the Font.
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It
is right to give our thanks and praise.
We give you thanks, O God,
for in the beginning your Spirit moved over
the waters
and by your Word you created the world,
calling forth life in which you took delight.
Through the waters of the flood you delivered
Noah and his family.
Through the sea you led your people Israel
from slavery into freedom.
At the river you Son was baptized by John and
anointed with the Holy Spirit,
making us heirs of your promise and servants
of all.
We praise you for the gift of water that
sustains life,
and above all we praise you for the gift of
new life in Jesus Christ.
Shower us with your Spirit,
and renew our lives with your forgiveness,
grace and love.
To you be honour and praise
through Jesus Christ our Lord
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and
forever. Amen. [ii]
During
the singing of the Gloria in Excelsis, the Presider sprinkles the Community
with the baptismal water.
The Hymn of Praise
‘Gloria in excelsis’ (The
Lang Choral Mass)
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
God
of glory,
immerse us in your grace,
mark us with your image,
and raise us to live our
baptismal promises,
so that, empowered by the Holy
Spirit,
we may follow the example of
Christ your beloved
in whose name we pray. Amen. [iii]
The Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
A reading from the prophet Isaiah (42.1-9).
42.1
Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have
put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. 2 He will not cry or lift up his
voice, or make it heard in the street; 3 a bruised reed he will not
break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring
forth justice. 4 He will not
grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the
coastlands wait for his teaching.
5
Thus says God, the Lord, who
created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what
comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who
walk in it: 6 I am the Lord, I have called you in
righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a
covenant to the people, a light to the nations, 7 to open the eyes
that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison
those who sit in darkness. 8
I am the Lord, that is my name; my
glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols. 9 See, the former things have come
to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of
them.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks
be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm
29 with refrain from Songs for the Holy One.
Refrain
(sung twice): Worship the Creator in the beauty of holiness.
1 Ascribe to the Lord, you gods, *
ascribe
to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due the divine name; *
worship
the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;
the God of glory
thunders; *
the
Lord is upon the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is a powerful voice; *
the
voice of the Lord is a voice of splendour.
Refrain: Worship
the Creator in the beauty of holiness.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees; *
the Lord breaks the cedars of
Lebanon,
6 and makes Lebanon skip like a calf, *
and
Mount Hermon like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord *
splits the flames of fire;
8 the voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; *
the
Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord makes the oak trees writhe *
and strips the forests
bare.
And in the
temple of the Lord *
all are crying, “Glory!”
Refrain: Worship
the Creator in the beauty of holiness.
10 The Lord sits enthroned above the flood; *
the
Lord sits enthroned as sovereign for evermore.
11 The Lord shall give strength to this people; *
the
Lord shall give this people the blessing of peace.
Refrain: Worship
the Creator in the beauty of holiness.
The Second Reading
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (10.34-43).
10.34
[Peter] began to speak to [the household of Cornelius]: “I truly understand
that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who
fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 You know the message he sent to
the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ — he is Lord of all. 37 That message spread throughout
Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: 38 how God anointed Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and
healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 39 We are witnesses to all that he
did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They
put him to death by hanging him on a tree; 40 but God raised him on
the third day and allowed him to appear, 41 not to all the people
but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him
after he rose from the dead. 42
He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one
ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. 43 All the prophets testify about
him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his
name.”
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks
be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
‘Down Galilee’s Slow Roadways’ Common
Praise #45 vv. 1, 2 (sung to #434)
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Matthew (3.13-17).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
3.13
[Jesus] came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him,
saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it
be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all
righteousness.” Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus had been
baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened
to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on
him. 17 And a voice from
heaven said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Hymn after the Gospel
‘Down Galilee’s Slow Roadways’ Common
Praise #45 v. 3 (sung to #434)
The Homily
The Affirmation of Faith
‘I Believe in God
Almighty’ Common Praise #44
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
‘Wind upon the Waters’ Common
Praise #408 vv. 1, 2, 5
Prayer over the Gifts
Good
and loving God,
we rejoice in the birth of
Jesus,
who came among the poor
to bring the riches of your
grace.
As you have blessed us with
your gifts,
let them be a blessing for
others.
With the trees of the field,
with all earth and heaven,
we should for joy at the
coming of your Son,
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 leading of a star he was shown forth to all nations;
in
the waters of the Jordan you proclaimed him your beloved Son,
and
in the miracle of water turned to wine he revealed your glory.
And
so, with all the choirs of angels,
with
the church on earth and the hosts of heaven,
we
praise your name and join 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.
Holy One, the beginning and the end, the
giver of life:
Blessed are you for the birth of creation.
Blessed are you in the darkness and in the
light.
Blessed are you for your promise to your
people.
Blessed are you for the prophets’ hopes and
dreams.
Blessed are you for Mary’s openness to your
will.
Blessed are you for your Son, Jesus, the Word
made flesh.
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.
Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ
has died.
Christ
is risen.
Christ
will come again.
With this bread and cup we remember
your Word dwelling among us, full of grace
and truth.
We remember our new birth in his death and
resurrection.
We look with hope for his coming.
Come,
Lord Jesus.
Holy God, we long for your Spirit.
Come among us. Bless this meal.
May your Word take flesh in us.
Awaken your people. Fill us with your light.
Bring the gift of peace on earth.
Come,
Holy Spirit.
All praise and glory are yours, Holy One of Israel,
Word of God incarnate, Power of the Most
High,
one God, now and for ever. Amen. [vi]
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
God of promise,
you prepare a banquet for us in your kingdom.
Happy
are those who are called
to
the supper of the Lamb.
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
The Communion
The Hymn after Communion
‘One Bread, One Body, One Lord of All’ Common
Praise #73
The Sending Forth of the
Community
Prayer after Communion
Radiant
God,
with our eyes we have seen
your salvation,
and in this meal we have
feasted on your grace.
May your Word take flesh in
us,
so that we may be your holy
people,
revealing your glory made
known to us
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
‘Sing of God Made Manifest’ Common
Praise #162 vv. 1, 2, 3
Dismissal
The
Deacon sends the Community forth with an appropriate Dismissal.
[iii] Liturgy Task Force,
‘Trial Use Collects for Years A, B & C and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts
and after Communion’ (2016), 28.
[iv] Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for
Years A, B & C and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion’
(2016), 158.
[vi] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 110.
[viii] Liturgy Task Force,
‘Trial Use Collects for Years A, B & C and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts
and after Communion’ (2016), 161.
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