The Reign of
Christ
26 November 2017
The Gathering
of the Community
Gathering Music
Announcements
Opening Hymn
‘You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd’ Common
Praise #630
The Greeting
Blessed are you, Author of creation,
for all the saints who went before us,
who have spoken to our hearts and touched us with your
fire.
Blessed are
you for ever and ever.
Blessed are you, Word of redemption,
for all the saints who live beside us,
whose weaknesses and strengths are woven with our own.
Blessed are
you for ever and ever.
Blessed are you, Spirit of wisdom,
for all the saints who live beyond us,
who challenge us to change the world with them.
Blessed are
you for ever and ever.
Blessed are you, holy and undivided Trinity, one God.
The Hymn of Praise
‘Glory, in the Highest Glory’ Common
Praise #366
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
Shepherd of Israel,
your
power was revealed
when you
raised Christ from the dead
and
seated him in honour at your side.
Grant
that we may always give you thanks
for your
immeasurable love
and show
that gratitude in loving service
to all
our brothers and sisters;
The
Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
A reading from the
prophet Ezekiel (34.11-16, 20-24).
34.11 For thus says the
Lord God: I myself will search for
my sheep, and will seek them out. 12
As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep,
so I will seek out my sheep. I will rescue
them from all the places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds
and thick darkness. 13 I will
bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will
bring them into their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of
Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited parts of the land. 14 I will feed them with good
pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel shall be their pasture; there they
shall lie down in good grazing land, and they shall feed on rich pasture on the
mountains of Israel. 15 I
myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says
the Lord God. 16 I will seek the lost, and I will
bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen
the weak, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with justice.
20 Therefore, thus says
the Lord God to them: I myself will judge between the fat sheep and
the lean sheep. 21 Because
you pushed with flank and shoulder, and butted at all the weak animals with
your horns until you scattered them far and wide, 22 I will save my
flock, and they shall no longer be ravaged; and I will judge between sheep and
sheep.
23 I will set up over
them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them
and be their shepherd. 24 And
I, the Lord, will be their God,
and my servant David shall be prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken.
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 100 from Songs for the Holy One.
Refrain (sung twice): Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
O all the world!
Raise glad shouts
to the Holy One!
Worship God with joy!
Come into the Presence with ringing cries!
Refrain: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Be assured the Holy
One is the God who made us,
the shepherd to
whom we belong,
who feeds us in green pastures.
Refrain: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
With thanksgiving
enter the Holy One’s doors,
with praise, the
divine courts.
Praise and bless the Holy Name.
Refrain: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Truly the Holy One
is good,
forever true and
loving,
from age to age ever faithful.
Refrain: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
The Second Reading
A reading from the
Letter to the Ephesians (1.15-23).
1.15 I have heard of your
faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this
reason 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in
my prayers. 17 I pray that
the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of
wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, 18 so that, with the
eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has
called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, 19
and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe,
according to the working of his great power. 20 God put this power to work in
Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the
heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and
dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in
the age to come. 22 And he
has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for
the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all
in all.
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common Praise #708 (sung twice)
The Gospel
The Lord be with
you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (25.31-46).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
25.31 [Jesus said,] “When
the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will
sit on the throne of his glory. 32
All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one
from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33
and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. 34 Then the king will say to those
at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 for I
was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to
drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you
gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you
visited me.’ 37 Then the righteous
will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food,
or thirsty and gave you something to drink? 38 And when was it that we saw you
a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? 39 And when was it that we saw you
sick or in prison and visited you?’ 40
And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of
the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’ 41 Then he will say to those at his
left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire
prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry and you
gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43
I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me
clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer,
‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or
sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, ‘Truly
I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not
do it to me.’ 46 And these
will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
The Gospel of
Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Hymn after the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common Praise #708 (sung twice)
The Homily
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.
He was
conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born
of the Virgin Mary.
He
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
and is
seated at the right hand of the Father.
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,
and the
life everlasting. Amen.
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
‘Eternal, Unchanging’
Common Praise #394 (sung to
#393)
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
Eternal God,
by your
grace you have raised us up
and
enthroned us with Christ in the heavenly realms.
Receive
all we offer you this day,
and lead
us in those good works
for
which you have created us.
We ask
this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.
Amen.
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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.
Blessed are you, gracious God,
creator of heaven and earth;
we give you thanks and praise
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
You exalted him as Lord of all creation
that he might present to you
an eternal and universal kingdom:
a kingdom of truth and life,
a kingdom of holiness and grace,
a kingdom of justice, love and peace.
Therefore at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow
as heaven and earth 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.
We
give thanks to you, Lord our God,
for
the goodness and love
you
have made known to us in creation;
in
calling Israel to be your people;
in
your Word spoken through the prophets;
and
above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus your Son.
For
in these last days you sent him
to
be incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
to
be the Saviour and Redeemer of the world.
In
him, you have delivered us from evil,
and
made us worthy to stand before you.
In
him, you have brought us out of error into truth,
out
of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.
On
the night he was handed over
to
suffering and death, a death he freely accepted,
our
Lord Jesus Christ took bread;
and
when he had given thanks to you,
he
broke it, and gave it to his disciples,
and
said, “ Take, eat: this is my body which
is given for you.
Do
this for the remembrance of me.”
After
supper he took the cup of wine;
and
when he had given thanks,
he
gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you:
this
is my blood of the new covenant,
which
is shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever
you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
Therefore,
holy and gracious God, according to his command,
we remember his
death,
we proclaim his
resurrection,
we await his coming
in glory;
and
we offer our sacrifice
of
praise and thanksgiving to you, Lord of all;
presenting
to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.
We
pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts,
so
that they may be the sacrament of the body of Christ
and
his blood of the new covenant.
Unite
us to your Son in his sacrifice,
so
that we, made acceptable in him,
may
be sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
In
the fullness of time, reconcile all things in Christ,
and
make them new, and bring us to that city of light
where
you dwell with all your sons and daughters;
through
Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation,
the
head of the Church, and the author of our salvation;
by
whom, and with whom, and in whom,
in
the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours,
almighty
Father, now and for ever. Amen.
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 kingdom.
This are the gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
The Hymn after Communion
‘Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love’ Common
Praise #504
The Sending
Forth of the Community
Stewardship Moment
Prayer after Communion
Let us pray.
Almighty God,
you have
made us a royal priesthood
in the
kingdom of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Make
known his victory through us, we pray,
so that
all the world may see his light.
We ask
this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.
Amen.
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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
‘When God Restored Our Common Life’ Common
Praise #583
Dismissal
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to
God.
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