The Eighth
Sunday after Pentecost
30 July 2017
The Gathering
of the Community
Gathering Music
Announcements
Opening Hymn
‘God, We Praise You
for the Morning’ Songs for a Gospel People #79
Blessed be God, the
holy and undivided Trinity, one God:
this is your world and we are your people;
blessed are you for ever and ever. Amen.
The Deacon offers the Bidding and the Community
responds with the Kyrie.
When we have
willfully misused your gifts of creation:
Kyrie, Kyrie, eleison. [ii]
When we have seen
the ill-treatment of others
and have not gone
to their aid:
Kyrie, Kyrie, eleison.
When we have
condoned evil and dishonesty
and failed to
strive for justice:
Kyrie, Kyrie, eleison.
When we have heard
the good news of Christ
but have failed to
share it with others:
Kyrie, Kyrie, eleison.
When we have not
loved you with all our heart
nor our neighbours
as ourselves:
Kyrie, Kyrie, eleison.
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
Beloved and
sovereign God,
through the death and resurrection of your
Son
you bring us into your kingdom of justice and
mercy.
By your Spirit, give us your wisdom,
so that we may treasure the life that comes
from Jesus Christ,
our Saviour and Lord. Amen.
[iii]
The
Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
A reading from the First
Book of Kings (3.5-12).
3.5 At Gibeon the Lord
appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask what I should give
you.” 6 And Solomon said,
“You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant my father David,
because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in
uprightness of heart toward you; and you have kept for him this great and
steadfast love, and have given him a son to sit on his throne today. 7 And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant
king in place of my father David, although I am only a little child; I do not
know how to go out or come in. 8
And your servant is in the midst of the people whom you have chosen, a great
people, so numerous they cannot be numbered or counted. 9 Give your servant therefore an
understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and
evil; for who can govern this your great people?”
10 It pleased the Lord
that Solomon had asked this. 11
God said to him, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself
long life or riches, or for the life of your enemies, but have asked for
yourself understanding to discern what is right, 12 I now do
according to your word. Indeed I give
you a wise and discerning mind; no one like you has been before you and no one
like you shall arise after you.”
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 119.129-136 from Songs for the Holy One.
Refrain (sung twice): Holy
One, teach us your way, and help us walk in it.
Your decrees are
wonderful;
I keep them with my
whole being.
The unfolding of your words brings light,
gives understanding to the simple.
With open mouth I
sigh,
longing for your
commandments.
In your graicous mercy turn to me,
as you do for those who love you.
Refrain: Holy
One, teach us your way, and help us walk in it.
Steady my foosteps,
as you promise.
Do not let evil
dominate me.
Redeem me from hostile oppressors,
that I may observe your precepts.
May your face shine
upon your servant;
teach me your laws.
Tears stream from my eyes
because people do not follow your teaching.
Refrain: Holy
One, teach us your way, and help us walk in it.
The Second Reading
A reading from Paul’s
Letter to the Romans (8.26-39).
8.26 Likewise the Spirit
helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that
very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. 27 And God, who searches the heart,
knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the
saints according to the will of God.
28 We know that all
things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according
to his purpose. 29 For those
whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son,
in order that he might be the firstborn within a large family. 30 And those whom he predestined he also
called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified
he also glorified.
31 What then are we to say about
these things? If God is for us, who is
against us? 32 He who did not withhold
his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us
everything else? 33 Who will bring any
charge against God’s elect? It is God
who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was
raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. 35 Who will separate us from the
love of Christ? Will hardship, or
distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, “For
your sake we are being killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be
slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these
things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither
death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to
come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all
creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common
Praise #709 (sung twice)
The Gospel
The Lord be with
you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (13.31-33, 44-52).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
13.31 [Jesus] put before
them another parable: “The kingdom of
heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; 32
it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest
of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests
in its branches.”
44 “The kingdom of heaven
is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his
joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is
like a merchant in search of fine pearls; 46 on finding one pearl of
great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
47 “Again, the kingdom of
heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every
kind; 48 when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put
the good into baskets but threw out the bad. 49 So it will be at the end of the
age. The angels will come out and
separate the evil from the righteous 50 and throw them into the
furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 “Have you understood
all this?” They answered, “Yes.” 52 And [Jesus] said to them,
“Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like
the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what
is old.”
The Gospel of
Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Hymn after the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common
Praise #709 (sung twice)
The Homily
An Affirmation of Faith
Let us affirm our faith in God.
We believe in God
the Creator,
from whom every
family
in heaven and on
earth has its being.
We believe in God
the Word incarnate,
who lives in our
hearts through faith,
and fills us with
the perfect love which casts out fear.
We believe in God
the Spirit of counsel and wisdom,
who strengthens us
with power from on high.
We believe in one
God,
the Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit,
The Prayers of
the Community
Intercessions, Petitions and Thanksgivings
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
‘God, Whose
Almighty Word’ Common Praise #560
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
Holy God, gracious and merciful,
you
bring forth food from the earth
and
nourish your whole creation.
Turn our
hearts toward those who hunger in any way,
so that
all may know your care;
and
prepare us now to feast on the bread of life,
Jesus
Christ, our Saviour and Lord. Amen. [v]
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.
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
‘I Come with Joy’ Common
Praise #60
The Sending
Forth of the Community
Prayer after Communion
Let us pray.
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 away as bread for the hungry,
through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [viii]
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
‘Forth in Thy Name,
O Lord, I Go’ Common Praise #467
Dismissal
The Deacon sends the Community forth with an
appropriate Dismissal.
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