Sunday, July 13, 2014

14.07.13 Ordinary Time 12A English

Prelude:  Andante larghetto, e staccato, Op. 7, No. 4/ii (G. F. Handel)
Hymn:  Lord, you give the great commission (Jeffery Rowthorn / ABBOT’S LEIGH, Cyril V. Taylor)**
Call to Worship
Hymn:  For the beauty of the earth (Folliott S. Pierpoint, alt. /
ADORO TE DEVOTE, from Missa Gaia)
Prayer of Confession:  God, Savior, Counselor
Song of Praise:  I am that great and fiery force (Hildegard of Bingen / EM)*
Prayer of the Day
Gospel Acclamation:  (Honduras)
Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20
Sermon:  (Elizabeth Gibbs Zehnder)
Hymn:  Lord, you give the great commission (Jeffery Rowthorn / ABBOT’S LEIGH, Cyril V. Taylor) 
Affirmation of faith:  Wholeness
Prayer Song:  God be in my head (Sarum Primer / Susan Bloomfield)*
Silent Meditation
Prayers of the People
Announcements
Offerings (regular and food)
Song:  Go tell it on the mountain (African-American/Bob Marley)
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Song:  My eyes have seen the glory (Heidi Blythe / CANAAN’S HAPPY SHORE, William Steffe)

*seasonal for Ordinary Time/July
**this was a new hymn, so we learned it at the beginning and repeated it after the sermon

Forces:
Soprano
Piano/Organ

July 13, 2014
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Please stand, all who are able.

Hymn
Lord, you give the great commission:
"Heal the sick and preach the word."
Lest the Church neglect its mission
and the Gospel go unheard,
help us witness to your purpose
with renewed integrity;
with the Spirit's gifts empower us
for the work of ministry.

Lord, you call us to your service:
"In my name baptize and teach."
That the world may trust your promise,
life abundant meant for each,
give us all new fervor,
draw us closer in community;
with the Spirit's gifts empower us
for the work of ministry.

Lord, you show us love's true measure:
"Father, what they do, forgive."
Yet we hoard as private treasure
all that you so freely give.
May your care and mercy lead us
to a just society;
with the Spirit's gifts empower us
for the work of ministry.

Lord, you bless with words assuring:
"I am with you to the end."
Faith and hope and love restoring,
may we serve as you intend,
and, amid the cares that claim us,
hold in mind eternity;
with the Spirit's gifts empower us
for the work of ministry.

Call to Worship
One:  We gather in the name of the living Christ to worship God.
All:  Surely, God is in this place and calls us to worship in spirit and in truth.
One:  God’s love is for you and for all people everywhere.
All:  That we may share God’s love and life, may we be renewed in the refreshing Spirit of the living Christ.
One:  The living Christ is with us.
All:  Praise the Lord!

Please be seated

Song
One, then all:
For the beauty of the earth,
sing, oh sing today.
Of the sky and of our birth,
sing, oh sing always.
Nature, human and divine,
all around us lies.
Source of all to thee we raise
grateful hymns of praise.

Prayer of Confession:  God, Savior, Counselor
NOT ON PPT

Let us confess together that we have not always lived as those forgiven, set free and united in Christ.


One:  When we play God,
pretending we know best for ourselves
and those around us,
and seeking to control what is uncontrollable,
We reveal our idolatry.
All:  Forgive us and help us, O God.

One:  When we act like martyrs,
hiding our selfishness and brokenness
behind a mask of self-sacrifice
and self-righteousness
We reveal our lovelessness.
All:  Forgive us and help us, O Christ.

One:  When we fail to be the people we long to be,
repeating the same mistakes,
forgetting the same lessons,
losing heart and running out of energy and inspiration
We reveal our weakness.
All:  Forgive us and help us, O Spirit.

—silent reflection—

One:  Triune God, we need you to come to us again
as God,
as Savior,
as Counselor.
Thank you that our forgiveness, healing and growth
lies not in how hard we work,
but in how gracious you are.
And so we pray, with all that we are:
All:  Forgive us and help us.
For the sake of your Kingdom.
Amen.

Please stand, all who are able.

Song of Praise
1.  I am that great and fiery force
the spark in every thing that lives;
in shining of the river's course,
in greening grass that glory gives.

2.  I shine in glitter on the seas,
in burning sun, in moon and stars.
In unseen wind, in verdant trees
I breathe within, both near and far.

3.  And where I breathe there is no death,
and meadows glow with beauties rife.
I am in all, the spirit's breath,
the thundered word, for I am Life.

Prayer
NOT ON PPT

The Word you spoke, and keep speaking, O God
is the life, the sustenance,
of all that is – seen and unseen.

The Life you gave, and keep giving, O Christ
is the recreation, the renewed birth
of every broken, wounded and sinful creature.

The breath you breathed, and keep breathing, O Spirit
is the inspiration for creativity, compassion and community
that connects and unites all that God has made.

Life-giving, Life-restoring, Life-fulfilling God,
our worship seeks to honour you
our hearts are devoted to you
and our lives are completely given over to you.
Amen.


Gospel Acclamation
All:  Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,
Alleluia, alleluia, raise a joyful song to God.
One:  Christ Jesus, make your word plain to us, make our hearts burn with love when you speak.
All:  Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,
Alleluia, alleluia, raise a joyful song to God.

Gospel Reading
Matthew 28:16-20

NOT ON PPT

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”


Reader:  The Gospel of Jesus Christ.
All:  Thanks be to God!

Please be seated

Sermon

Please stand, all who are able.

Song
Lord, you give the great commission:
"Heal the sick and preach the word."
Lest the Church neglect its mission
and the Gospel go unheard,
help us witness to your purpose
with renewed integrity;
with the Spirit's gifts empower us
for the work of ministry.

Lord, you call us to your service:
"In my name baptize and teach."
That the world may trust your promise,
life abundant meant for each,
give us all new fervor,
draw us closer in community;
with the Spirit's gifts empower us
for the work of ministry.

Lord, you show us love's true measure:
"Father, what they do, forgive."
Yet we hoard as private treasure
all that you so freely give.
May your care and mercy lead us
to a just society;
with the Spirit's gifts empower us
for the work of ministry.

Lord, you bless with words assuring:
"I am with you to the end."
Faith and hope and love restoring,
may we serve as you intend,
and, amid the cares that claim us,
hold in mind eternity;
with the Spirit's gifts empower us
for the work of ministry.

Affirmation:  Wholeness
One:  God, whose word spoke life and creativity into a formless universe,
and order to a nation of escaped slaves,
whose strong and compassionate voice challenged injustice through frail prophets,
All:  we praise you.

One:  Jesus, whose touch smoothed the broken skin of lepers,
and brought a bleeding woman back to health and belonging,
whose hand raised dead girls, and refused to throw stones at prostitutes,
All:  we praise you.

One:  Spirit, whose breath restores souls and bodies,
and whose presence comforts the grieving,
whose fire ignites compassion within us for the healing of the nations,
All:  we praise you.

One:  God of wholeness,
All:  we celebrate the healing you bring to us and our world,
and we celebrate the promised wholeness
that awaits all of creation
in your eternal reign.

Amen.

Please be seated

Prayer Song
God be in my head, and in my understanding;
God be in mine eyes, and in my looking;
God be in my mouth, and in my speaking;
God be in my heart, and in my thinking;
God be at mine end, and at my departing.

Silent Meditation

Prayers

News of the People
Not on ppt:
Welcome cards
Service concludes with bilingual celebration
8/2 Healing Center Workshop
8/9 Potluck and talent show

Offerings
(regular and food)

Song
All:  Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
To set my people free

One:  Who's there yonder dressed in red
All:  Set my people free
One:  Who's there yonder dressed in red
All:  Set my people free
One:  Who's that yonder dressed in red
Must be the children that Moses led
All:  Go tell it on the mountain
To set my people free

Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
To set my people free

One:  Who's there yonder dressed in white
All:  Set my people free
One:  Who's there yonder full dressed in white
All:  Set my people free
One:  Who's there yonder dressed in white
Must be the children of the Israelites
All:  Go tell it on the mountain
To set my people free

One:  Who's there yonder dressed in white
All:  Set my people free
One:  Who's there yonder dressed in white
All:  Set my people free
One:  Who's there yonder dressed in white
Must be the children of the Israelites
All:  Go tell it on the mountain
To set my people free

Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
To set my people free

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Please stand, all who are able.

Song
My eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!
You will find her sowing seeds of love where grapes of wrath once poured.
May we, two or three together, raise God’s justice high once more:
God’s truth still marches on.
Glory, glory Hallelujah,
Glory, glory, Hallelujah,
Glory, glory, Hallelujah!
God’s truth still marches on.

I have read a fiery gospel of unmitigated love,
Of a Christ who is within, without, below, around, above.
Let me be the one who turns my cheek when push has come to shove:
God’s truth still marches on.
Glory, glory Hallelujah,
Glory, glory, Hallelujah,
Glory, glory, Hallelujah!
God’s truth still marches on.

Christ has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat
Bidding each of us to sit and serve at one another’s feet.
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer, see the Christ in all I meet:
God’s truth still marches on.
Glory, glory Hallelujah,
Glory, glory, Hallelujah,
Glory, glory, Hallelujah!
God’s truth still marches on.

God is coming to the people on a tidal wave of peace,
Bringing wisdom to the mighty, that all needless strife may cease.
May we listen to each other, and by hearing find release:
God’s truth still marches on.
Glory, glory Hallelujah,
Glory, glory, Hallelujah,
Glory, glory, Hallelujah!
God’s truth still marches on.

Song
//I ‘ve got a crown up in-a the Kingdom
Ain’t-a that good news.//
I’m going to lay down this world
Going to shoulder up my cross
Goin’ to take it home to Jesus
Ain’t-a that good news

//I ‘ve got a harp up in-a the Kingdom
Ain’t-a that good news.//
I’m going to lay down this world
Going to shoulder up my cross
Goin’ to take it home to Jesus
Ain’t-a that good news

//I ‘ve  got a robe up in-a the Kingdom
Ain’t-a that good news.//
I’m going to lay down this world
Going to shoulder up my cross
Goin’ to take it home to Jesus
Ain’t-a that good news

//I ‘ve got a Savior in-a the Kingdom
Ain’t-a that good news.//
I’m going to lay down this world
Going to shoulder up my cross
Goin’ to take it home to Jesus
Ain’t-a that good news



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