SA26Jul

Service of the Word
26th July 2020
Seventh Sunday after Trinity
Welcome and Greeting
Grace, mercy and peace from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
be with you all
and also with you.
Jesus said: ‘Remember, I am with you
always, to the end of the age.’
Matthew 28: 20
Hymn 712
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the
Lord:
unnumbered blessings, give my spirit
voice;
tender to me the promise of his
word;
in God my Saviour shall my heart
rejoice.
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his
name:
make known his might, the deeds his
arm has done;
his mercy sure, from age to age the
same;
his holy name, the Lord, the Mighty
One.
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his
might:
powers and dominions lay their glory
by;
proud hearts and stubborn wills are
put to flight,
the hungry fed, the humble lifted
high.
Tell out, my soul, the glories of his
word:
firm is his promise, and his mercy
sure.
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the
Lord
to children’s children and for evermore.
Timothy Dudley-Smith ( b. 1926)
Penitential Kyries (kneel/sit)
Father, you come to meet us when
we return to you.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, you died on the cross for our
sins.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Holy Spirit, you give us life and
peace.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
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Absolution
Almighty God, who forgives all who
truly repent, have mercy on you,
pardon and deliver you from all your
sins, confirm and strengthen you in
all goodness, and keep you in eternal
life; Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Acclamation
Praise the Lord, O my soul.
And all that is within me, praise his
holy Name.
Praise the Lord, O my soul.
And forget not all his benefits.
He forgives all your sin:
and heals your infirmities.
The Lord is full of compassion and
mercy, slow to anger and of great
goodness.
As far as the east is from the west:
So far has he set our sins from us.
Glory to the Father and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.
Collect of the day
Lord of all power and might,
the author and giver of all good
things: Graft in our hearts the love of
your name, increase in us true religion,
nourish us with all goodness,
and of your great mercy keep us in
the same; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Ministry of the Word
sit
First Reading
The first reading is from Paul’s letter
to the Romans chapter 8 beginning
at the 31st verse.
What shall we say about such
wonderful things? If God is for us,
who can ever be against us? Since he
did not spare even his own Son but
gave him up for us all, won’t he also
give us everything else? Who dares
accuse us whom God has
chosen for his own? No one—for
God himself has given us right
standing with himself. Who then will
condemn us? No one—for Christ
Jesus died for us and was raised to
life for us, and he is sitting in the
place of honour at God’s right hand,
pleading for us.
Can anything ever separate us from
Christ’s love? Does it mean he no
longer loves us if we have trouble
or calamity, or are persecuted, or
hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or
threatened with death? (As the
Scriptures say, “For your sake we
are killed every day; we are being
slaughtered like sheep.”) No, despite
all these things, overwhelming victory
is ours through Christ, who loved us.
And I am convinced that nothing can
ever separate us from God’s love.
Neither death nor life, neither angels
nor demons, neither our fears for
today nor our worries about
tomorrow—not even the powers of
hell can separate us from God’s love.
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No power in the sky above or in the
earth below—indeed, nothing in all
creation will ever be able to separate
us from the love of God that is
revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Gospel stand
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ according to Matthew chapter
13 beginning at the 31st verse.
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Here is another illustration Jesus
used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is
like a mustard seed planted in a
field. It is the smallest of all seeds,
but it becomes the largest of garden
plants; it grows into a tree, and birds
come and make nests in its
branches.”
Jesus also used this illustration: “The
Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast
a woman used in making bread. Even
though she put only a little yeast in
three measures of flour, it permeated
every part of the dough.”
“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a
treasure that a man discovered
hidden in a field. In his excitement,
he hid it again and sold everything
he owned to get enough money to
buy the field.
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is
like a merchant on the lookout for
choice pearls. When he
discovered a pearl of great value,
he sold everything he owned and
bought it!
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is
like a fishing net that was thrown into
the water and caught fish of every
kind. When the net was full, they
dragged it up onto the shore, sat
down, and sorted the good fish into
crates, but threw the bad ones away.
That is the way it will be at the end of
the world. The angels will come and
separate the wicked people from the
righteous, throwing the wicked into
the fiery furnace, where there will be
weeping and gnashing of teeth. Do
you understand all these things?”
“Yes,” they said, “we do.”
Then he added, “Every teacher of
religious law who becomes a
disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is
like a homeowner who brings from
his storeroom new gems of truth as
well as old.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon sit
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Response
Do you believe and trust in God the
Father, creator of heaven and earth?
I believe and trust in him.
Do you believe and trust in his Son
Jesus Christ, who redeemed the
world?
I believe and trust in him.
Do you believe and trust in the Holy
Spirit who gives life to the people of
God?
I believe and trust in him.
This is the faith of the Church.
This is our faith. We believe and
trust in one God, Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit.
Hymn 597
Take my life, and let it be
consecrated, Lord to thee;
take my moments and my days,
let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Take my hands, and let them move
at the impulse of thy love;
take my feet, and let them be
swift and beautiful for thee.
Take my voice, and let me sing
always, only, for my King;
take my intellect and use
every power as thou shalt choose.
Take my will, and make it thine;
it shall be no longer mine;
take my heart, it is thine own;
it shall be thy royal throne.
The Peace All stand.
Jesus said, a new commandment
I give to you, that you love one
another: even as I have loved you,
that you also love one another.
John 13: 34
The peace of the Lord be always with
you.
and also with you.
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Take my love; my Lord, I pour
at thy feet its treasure store:
take myself and I will be
ever, only, all, for thee.
Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-79)
The Prayers Kneel / Sit
May the Spirit pray through us as we
try to put into words the longings of
our hearts for the Church and for the
world.
Father we thank you for all who
have helped us to pray and to grasp
something of your great love and
power. We ask your blessing and
empowering for all who teach and
minister in your name; we ask for our
Sunday worship to be an overflowing
of our daily walk with you, an
expression of our deepening love.
Lord of all creation:
teach us your ways.

Father, we thank you for the beauty
and diversity of the created world
we inhabit. We ask for the wisdom
to tend it carefully, respecting
the natural laws and sharing the
resources, listening to the weak as
well as the strident, the poor as well
as the affluent and powerful.
Lord of all creation:
teach us your ways.
Father, we thank you for the candour
and innocence of the very young,
and for the joy of friendship; for all
with whom we share our daily life,
and those we love but seldom meet.
We ask for hearts that are skilled
in listening, so that we discern and
respond to the real agendas, and
remember that a conversation is a
two-way event.
Lord of all creation:
teach us your ways.
Father, we thank you for the
advances in medical knowledge and
the hope of new treatments for many
diseases. We pray for all in medical
research and all whose lives are
crippled or disadvantaged by illness,
frailty or damage. Give comfort,
reassurance, healing, wholeness and
peace.
Lord of all creation:
teach us your ways.
Father, we call to mind all those we
have known and loved who lived
among us and now have died. We
pray for all who made that journey
unnoticed and alone. We ask that
they may all know your mercy and
the everlasting peace and joy of
heaven.
Lord of all creation:
teach us your ways.
Father, we thank you for your wisdom
and truth, your understanding and
generosity. We acknowledge our
total dependence on you and praise
you for providing us with all we need.
Merciful Father,
accept these our prayers for the
sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus
Christ. Amen.
A General Collect
Eternal God and Father, you create
us by your power and redeem us
by your love: guide and strengthen
us by your Spirit, that we may give
ourselves in love and service to
you and to one another;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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Sit/kneel The presiding minister says
As our Saviour Christ has taught us,
so we are bold to say
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory
for ever and ever. Amen.
The Blessing
The peace of God, which passes
all understanding, keep your hearts
and minds in the knowledge and
love of God, and of his Son Jesus
Christ our Lord; and the blessing of
God Almighty, the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit, be with you and
remain with you always. Amen.
Hymn 643
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my
heart,
naught be all else to me, save that
thou art;
thou my best thought in the day and
the night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence my
light.
Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true
word,
I ever with thee, and thou with me,
Lord;
thou my great Father, and I thy true
heir;
thou in me dwelling, and I in thy care.
Be thou my breast-plate, my sword
for the fight;
be thou my armour, and be thou my
might;
thou my soul’s shelter, and thou my
high tower,
raise thou me heavenward, O Power
of my power.
Riches I heed not, nor vain empty
praise,
thou mine inheritance through all my
days;
thou, and thou only, the first in my
heart,
High King of heaven, my treasure
thou art!
High King of heaven, when the battle
is done,
grant heaven’s joy to me, O bright
heaven’s sun,
Christ of my own heart, whatever
befall,
still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
Early Irish
Tr Mary Byrne
The Dismissal
Go in peace to love and serve the
Lord
in the name of Christ. Amen.
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