The Third Sunday after
Pentecost
25 June 2017
The Gathering of the
Community
Gathering Music
Announcements
Opening Hymn
‘Now There Is No Male or Female’ Common
Praise #36
Introductory Responses
Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity:
the Author of creation,
the Word of redemption,
and the Spirit of wisdom,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear and have mercy.
Lord,
hear and have mercy.
For the peace from above, and for our
salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear and have mercy.
Lord,
hear and have mercy.
For the peace of the whole world, for the
well-being of the church of God,
and for the unity of all, let us pray to the
Lord.
Lord, hear and have mercy.
Lord,
hear and have mercy.
For this holy house, and for all who offer
here their worship and praise,
let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear and have mercy.
Lord,
hear and have mercy.
Help, save, comfort and defend us, gracious
Lord.
Lord, hear and have mercy.
Lord,
hear and have mercy.
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
O God our defender,
storms
rage about us and cause us to be afraid.
Rescue
your people from despair,
deliver
your sons and daughter from fear,
and
preserve us all from unbelief;
through
your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,
who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one
God, now and ever. Amen. [ii]
The Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
A reading from the prophet Jeremiah (20.7-13).
20.7
O Lord, you have enticed me, and I
was enticed; you have overpowered me, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone
mocks me. 8 For whenever I
speak, I must cry out, I must shout, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of the Lord has become for me a reproach and derision all day long. 9 If I say, “I will not mention
him, or speak any more in his name,” then within me there is something like a
burning fire shut up in my bones; I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot. 10 For I hear many whispering: “Terror is all around! Denounce him! Let us denounce him!” All my close friends are watching for me to
stumble. “Perhaps he can be enticed, and
we can prevail against him, and take our revenge on him.” 11 But the Lord is with me like a dread warrior; therefore my
persecutors will stumble, and they will not prevail. They will be greatly shamed, for they will
not succeed. Their eternal dishonour will
never be forgotten. 12 O Lord of hosts, you test the righteous, you
see the heart and the mind; let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I
have committed my cause.
13
Sing to the Lord; praise the Lord!
For he has delivered the life of the needy
from the hands of evildoers.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks
be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm
69.7-18 from Songs for the Holy One.
Refrain
(sung twice): Holy One, when our spirits fail, help us remember your faithful love.
Passion for your house consumes me;
insults hurled at you fall on me.
I weep and fast;
for this, too, I am insulted.
I dress in sackcloth,
become
a laughing-stock to them!
Idlers
gossip about me;
drunkards sing ribald songs.
Refrain: Holy
One, when our spirits fail, help us remember your faithful love.
At the proper time
I
lift up my prayer to you.
O
God, in the abundance of your faithful love,
respond with your constant succour.
Rescue me from the swamp;
do
not let me sink.
Save
me from those who hate me,
and from the watery depths.
Do not let the raging floods overwhelm me,
nor the ocean deeps swallow me,
nor the mouth of the Pit close over
me.
Refrain: Holy
One, when our spirits fail, help us remember your faithful love.
Answer me, O Holy One!
How wonderful is your loving-kindness!
In your abundant mercy, turn to me.
Hide not your face from your servant.
I am desperate. Answer me quickly!
Come to me!
Rescue me from death!
Ransom me from my enemies!
Refrain: Holy
One, when our spirits fail, help us remember your faithful love.
The Second Reading
A reading from Paul’s Letter to the Romans (6.1b-11).
6.1b Should we
continue in sin in order that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it?
3 Do you not know that all of
us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we have been buried
with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the
dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
5
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be
united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 We know that our old self was
crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no
longer be enslaved to sin. 7
For whoever has died is freed from sin. 8
But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 We know that Christ, being raised
from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. 10 The death he died, he died to
sin, once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. 11 So you also must consider
yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks
be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
‘I Bind unto Myself Today’ Common
Praise 436 v. 5 (line 1)
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Matthew (10.24-39).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
10.24
[Jesus said,] “A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the
master; 25 it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and
the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house
Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household!
26
“So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered,
and nothing secret that will not become known. 27 What I say to you in the dark,
tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. 28 Do not fear those who kill the
body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and
body in hell. 29 Are not two
sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one
of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 And even the hairs of your head
are all counted. 31 So do not
be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
32
“Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge
before my Father in heaven; 33 but whoever denies me before others,
I also will deny before my Father in heaven.
34
“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to
bring peace, but a sword. 35
For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her
mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; 36 and
one’s foes will be members of one’s own household. 37 Whoever loves father or mother
more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than
me is not worthy of me; 38 and whoever does not take up the cross
and follow me is not worthy of me. 39
Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my
sake will find it.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Hymn after the Gospel
‘I Bind unto Myself Today’ Common
Praise 436 v. 5 (line 2)
The Homily
An Affirmation of Faith
Let us affirm our faith in the good news of God in Christ.
Christ is the
image of the invisible God,
the one who is
first over all creation.
All things were
created by him:
both in the
heavens and on the earth,
the things that
are visible
and the things
that are invisible.
Whether they are
thrones or powers,
or rulers or
authorities,
all things were
created through him and for him.
Christ existed
before all things,
and all things are
held together in him.
He is the head of
the body, the church,
who is the
beginning,
the one who is
firstborn from among the dead
so that he might
occupy the first place in everything.
Because all the
fullness of God was pleased to live in him,
and he reconciled
all things to himself through him —
The Prayers of the Community
Intercessions,
Petitions and Thanksgivings
The Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of Christ be always with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn
‘How Firm a Foundation’ Common
Praise #527
Prayer over the Gifts
Let
us pray.
Eternal
God,
you have made our Saviour
Jesus Christ
the head of all creation.
Receive all we offer you this
day
and renew us in his risen
life,
in the name of Jesus Christ
the 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.
We
give you thanks and praise, almighty God, for the gift of a world full of
wonder, and for our life which comes from you.
By your power you sustain the universe.
Glory to you for ever and
ever.
You
created us to love you with all our heart, and to love each other as ourselves,
but we rebel against you by the evil that we do.
In
Jesus, your Servant, you bring healing to our world and gather us into one
great family. Therefore, with all who
serve you on earth and in heaven, we praise your wonderful name, as we sing,
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. [v]
We
give you thanks and praise, loving Creator, because in sending Jesus, your
Beloved, to us you showed us how much you love us. He cares for the poor and the hungry. He suffers with the sick and the rejected.
Betrayed
and forsaken, he did not strike back but overcame hatred with love. On the cross he defeated the power of sin and
death. By raising him from the dead you
show us the power of your love to bring new life to all your people.
Glory to you for ever and
ever.
On
the night before he gave up his life for us, Jesus, at supper with his friends,
took bread, gave thanks to you, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “Take
this, all of you, and eat it: this is my
body which is given for you.”
After
supper, Jesus took the cup of wine, said the blessing, gave it to his friends,
and said, “Drink this, all of you: this
is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant, which is
shed for you and for all people. Do this
in memory of me.”
Glory to you for ever and
ever.
Gracious
God, with this bread and wine we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus,
and we offer ourselves to you in him.
Send
your Holy Spirit on us and on these gifts, so
that we may know the presence of Jesus in the breaking of bread, and share in
the life of the family of your children.
Glory to you for ever and
ever.
Giver
of life, you call us to be your servants; fill us with the courage and love of
Jesus, so that all the world may gather in joy at the table of your kingdom.
We
sing your praise, God our Creator, through Jesus, our Lord, in the power of the
Holy Spirit, now and for ever.
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.
The Breaking of the Bread
We break this bread
to share in the body of Christ.
We,
being many, are one body,
for
we all share in the one bread.
These are the gifts of God for the people of
God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
The Hymn after Communion
‘All Shall Be Well’ Common
Praise #222
The Sending Forth of the
Community
Prayer after Communion
Let
us pray.
Almighty
God,
guide and protect your people
who share in this sacred
mystery,
and keep us always in your
love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [vii]
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
‘You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd’ Common
Praise #630
Dismissal
The
Deacon sends the Community forth with an appropriate Dismissal.
[i] Introductory Litany from Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 98-99 with Litany Tone 5 in The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 916.
[ii] The Book of
Alternative Service (1985), 363.
[iii] Colossians 1.16-20a (Common English Bible) arranged
for liturgical use by the Rev’d Dr Richard Geoffrey Leggett.
[iv] The Book of
Alternative Services (1985), 364.
[v] Common Praise (1995), #719.
[vi] The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 204-206 alt.
[vii] The Book of
Alternative Services (1985), 364.
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