Fourth Sunday
after Pentecost
12 June 2016
The Gathering of the
Community
Entrance
Hymn
‘God the Creator’ Common Praise #445
Greeting
Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God,
the
fountain of living water,
the
rock who gave us birth,
Almighty God,
to
you all hearts are open,
all
desires known,
and
from you no secrets are hidden.
Cleanse
the thoughts of our hearts
by
the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that
we may perfectly love you,
and
worthily magnify your holy name;
through
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Canticle
‘Glory, in the Highest Glory’ Common Praise #366
Collect
of the Day
Let us pray.
God of compassion,
you suffer in the grief of your people,
and you are present to heal and forgive.
May the sun of your justice
rise on every night of oppression,
and may your healing love
renew each troubled mind;
for you are the God of salvation and new life,
The Proclamation of the
Word of God
The
First Reading
A reading from First Kings (21.1-10, 15-21a).
21.1
Later the following events took place: Naboth
the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of King Ahab of
Samaria. 2 And Ahab said to
Naboth, “Give me your vineyard, so that I may have it for a vegetable garden,
because it is near my house; I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if
it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money.” 3 But Naboth said to Ahab, “The
Lord forbid that I should give you my ancestral inheritance.” 4 Ahab went home resentful and
sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him; for he had said,
“I will not give you my ancestral inheritance.” He lay down on his bed, turned away his face,
and would not eat.
5
His wife Jezebel came to him and said, “Why are you so depressed that you will
not eat?” 6 He said to her,
“Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your
vineyard for money; or else, if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard
for it’; but he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” 7 His wife Jezebel said to him, “Do
you now govern Israel? Get up, eat some
food, and be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
8
So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal; she sent the
letters to the elders and the nobles who lived with Naboth in his city. 9 She wrote in the letters,
“Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth at the head of the assembly; 10
seat two scoundrels opposite him, and have them bring a charge against him,
saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out, and stone him to death.”
15
As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said
to Ahab, “Go, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which
he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” 16 As soon as Ahab heard that
Naboth was dead, Ahab set out to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the
Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
17
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: 18 Go down to meet King Ahab of
Israel, who rules in Samaria; he is now in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has
gone to take possession. 19
You shall say to him, “Thus says the Lord:
Have you killed, and also taken possession?” You shall say to him, “Thus says the Lord: In the place where dogs licked up the blood
of Naboth, dogs will also lick up your blood.”
20
Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you. Because you have sold yourself to do what is
evil in the sight of the Lord, 21 I will bring disaster on you.”
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
The
Psalm of the Day
Psalm 5 with Refrain from Songs for the Holy
One
Refrain (twice): Hear
our earnest prayer, our Sovereign and our God.
1 Give
ear to my words, O Lord; *
consider my meditation.
2 Hearken to my cry for help, my Sovereign
and my God, *
for I make my prayer to you.
3 In
the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; *
early in the morning I make my
appeal and watch for you.
4 For you are not a God who takes pleasure in
wickedness, *
and evil cannot dwell with you.
Refrain:
Hear our earnest prayer, our
Sovereign and our God.
5
Braggarts cannot stand in your sight; *
you hate all those who work
wickedness.
6 You destroy those who speak lies; *
the bloodthirsty and deceitful, O Lord, you abhor.
7 But
as for me, through the greatness of your mercy
I will go into your house; *
I will bow down towards your holy
temple in awe of you.
8 Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness,
because
of those who lie in wait for me; *
make your way straight before me.
Refrain:
Hear our earnest prayer, our
Sovereign and our God.
The
Second Reading
A reading from Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
(2.15-21).
2.15
We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; 16 yet we
know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith
in Jesus Christ. And we have come to
believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and
not by doing the works of the law, because no one will be justified by the
works of the law. 17 But if,
in our effort to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have been found to be
sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! 18 But if I build up again the very
things that I once tore down, then I demonstrate that I am a transgressor. 19 For through the law I died to
the law, so that I might live to God. I
have been crucified with Christ; 20 and it is no longer I who live,
but it is Christ who lives in me. And
the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved
me and gave himself for me. 21
I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification comes through the law,
then Christ died for nothing.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
Hymn
before the Gospel
‘Lord, Your Word Shall Guide Us’ Common Praise #561 vv. 1, 2, 3
The
Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Luke (7.36-8.3).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
7.36
One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s
house and took his place at the table. 37
And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in
the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. 38 She stood behind him at his
feet, weeping, and began to bathe his feet with her tears and to dry them with
her hair. Then she continued kissing his
feet and anointing them with the ointment. 39 Now when the Pharisee who had
invited him saw it, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would
have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him — that she is
a sinner.” 40 Jesus spoke up
and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” “Teacher,” he replied, “speak.” 41 “A certain creditor had two
debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they could not pay, he
cancelled the debts for both of them. Now
which of them will love him more?” 43
Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he cancelled the greater debt.” And Jesus said to him, “You have judged
rightly.” 44 Then turning
toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for
my feet, but she has bathed my feet with her tears and dried them with her
hair. 45 You gave me no kiss,
but from the time I came in she has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You did not anoint my head with
oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Therefore, I tell you, her sins,
which were many, have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves
little.” 48 Then he said to
her, “Your sins are forgiven.” 49
But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is
this who even forgives sins?” 50
And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
8.1
Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing
the good news of the kingdom of God. The
twelve were with him, 2 as well as some women who had been cured of
evil spirits and infirmities: Mary,
called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 3 and Joanna,
the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, and Susanna, and many others, who provided
for them out of their resources.
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Hymn
after the Gospel
‘Lord, Your Word Shall Guide Us’ Common Praise #561 vv. 4, 5, 6
The
Sermon
An
Affirmation of Faith
Let us affirm our faith.
We
believe and trust in God the Creator,
source
of all being and life,
the
one for whom we exist.
We
believe and trust in God the Word,
who
took our human nature,
died
for us and rose again.
We
believe and trust in God the Holy Spirit,
who
gives life to the people of God
and makes
Christ known in the world.
This
is the faith we affirm.
We
believe and trust in one God,
The Prayers of the
Community
Intercessions,
Petitions and Thanksgivings
The
Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of the Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Communion
Offertory
Hymn
‘We Lay Our Broken World’ Common Praise #613 (sung to #496)
The
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
God of reconciliation and forgiveness,
the
saving work of Christ has made our peace with you.
May
that work grow toward its perfection
in
all we offer you this day.
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;
who
on this day overcame death and the grave,
and
by his glorious resurrection opened the way of everlasting life.
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: [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.
Holy
God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal:
you
we praise and glorify, you we worship and adore.
You
formed the earth from chaos; you encircled the globe with air;
you
created fire for warmth and light; you nourish the lands with water.
You
moulded us in your image, and with mercy higher than the mountains,
with
grace deeper than the seas,
you
blessed the Israelites and cherished them as your own.
That
also we, estranged and dying, might be adopted to live in your Spirit,
you
called to us through the life and death of Jesus.
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.
Together
as the body of Christ,
we
proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
With
this bread and cup we remember your Son,
the
first-born of your new creation.
We
remember his life lived for others,
and
his death and resurrection, which renews the face of the earth.
We
await his coming, when, with the world made perfect through your wisdom,
all
our sins and sorrows will be no more.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
Holy
God, holy and merciful, holy and compassionate,
send
upon us and this meal your Holy Spirit,
whose
breath revives us for life, whose fire rouses us to love.
Enfold
in your arms all who share this holy food.
Nurture
in us the fruits of the Spirit,
so
that we may be a living tree, sharing your bounty with all the world.
Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.
Holy
and benevolent God, receive our praise and petitions,
as
Jesus received the cry of the needy,
and
fill us with your blessing, until, needy no longer and bound to you in love,
we
feast forever in the triumph of the Lamb:
through
whom all glory and honour is yours,
O
God, O Living One, with the Holy Spirit,
in
your holy church, now and for ever. 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,
now
and for ever. Amen.
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
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
Hymn
after Communion
‘Eternal Spirit of the Living Christ’ Common Praise #557
The Sending Forth of the
Community
The
Prayer after Communion
All your works praise you, O Lord.
And
all your faithful servants bless you.
Gracious God,
we
thank you for feeding us
with
the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ.
May
we, who share his body, live his risen life;
we,
who drink his cup, bring life to others;
we,
whom the Spirit lights, give light to the world.
Keep
us firm in the hope you have set before us,
so
that we and all your children shall be free,
and
the whole earth live to praise your name;
Closing
Hymn
‘Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah’ Common Praise #565
The
Dismissal
The Deacon sends the Community forth with an
appropriate Dismissal.
[i] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 97
alt.
[ii] The Propers Working Group of the Liturgy
Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Years A, B & C’, 132.
[iii] Common Worship (2000), 144 alt.
[iv]
The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 362.
[v] Evangelical Lutheran Worship: Leaders Desk Edition (2006), 180.
[vi] Common Praise #732.
[vii] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 67
alt.
[viii] The Book of Alternative Services (1985),
212.
[ix] The Book of Alternative Services (1985),
214-215.
