welcome to trinity sharing in god’s love. last sunday of the church year 24th november, 2013

Welcome to trinity

Sharing In God’s love

LAST SUNDAY OF THE CHURCH YEAR

24th November, 2013

Service with Communion

The Service –

Sing the Feast (ChatawaySetting)3

Quiet timefor prayer

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Opening sentence

M: The days are surely coming, says the Lord,

C: when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch,

M: and he shall reign as king and deal wisely,

C: and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

(Jer 23:5 NRSV)

PREPARATION

M: In the name of the Father and of the Son † and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen

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Hymn

We sing our opening hymn:

The advent of our King

LHS 11 CAL293

Instantis adventum Dei

Charles Coffin (1676-1749)

Tr. John Chandler, 1837

‘Hymns Ancient and Modern’, 1861


1. The advent of our King

Our prayers must now employ,

And we must hymns of welcome sing

In strains of holy joy.


2. The everlasting Son

Incarnate deigns to be;

Himself a servant’s form puts on

To set His servants free.


3. O Zion’s daughter, rise

To meet thy lowly king;

Nor let thy faithless heart despise

The peace He comes to bring.


4. As judge on clouds of light,

He soon will come again,

And His true members will unite

With Him in heaven to reign.


5. All glory to the Son,

Who comes to set us free,

With Father, Spirit, ever one,

Through all eternity.

†

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

M: Friends in Christ, let us confess our sins to God our Father and ask him in the name of our Lord Jesus to forgive us.


C: We confess that we are born in bondage to sin

And cannot free ourselves.

We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed,

By what we have done

And by what we have failed to do.»


We have not loved you with our whole heart,

And we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves.

We deserve your eternal punishment. »


For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ,

Have mercy on us.

Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen.


M: I ask each of you in the presence of God who searches the heart: Do you confess that you have sinned, and do you repent of your sins?

C: I do.


M: Do you believe that Jesus Christ has redeemed you from all your sins, and do you desire forgiveness in his name?

C: I do.


M: Do you intend with the help of the Holy Spirit to live as in God’s presence, and to strive daily to lead a holy life, even as Christ has made you holy?

C: I do.


As a called and ordained servant of the word, I announce the grace of God to all of you.

On behalf of my Lord Jesus Christ, and by his command, I forgive the sins of all of you who repent and believe, in the name of the Father and of the Son † and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

♫ Lord Have Mercy

C: ♫ Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

♫ HYMN OF ADORATION: GLORY TO GOD IN THE

HIGHESTC: ♫ Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God's people on

earth.Lord God, heavenly king,almighty God and Father,we worship you, we give you thanks,

we praise you for your glory.

♫ Glory to God : 2

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,

Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the

world:have mercy on us; you are seated at the right

hand of the Father:receive our prayer.

♫ Glory to God : 3

For you alone are the holy one,

you alone are the Lord,you alone are the most high,Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit,in the glory of God the Father.

Amen.

Liturgy of the word

GREETING

M: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

PRAYER OF THE DAY

• M: Let us pray for confidence in the Day of Judgment.

• C: Merciful Saviour, you have taught us that those who believe in you will not be condemned, but have already passed from death to life.

• Give us faith in your forgiveness, so that we fearlessly wait for the time when you set us completely free.

PRAYER OF THE DAY

For you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

FIRST READING

R: The first reading for the Last Sunday of the Church Year, Day of the Fulfilment, also known as 'Christ the King', is written in chapter twenty three of Jeremiah beginning at verse twenty one.

Jeremiah 23:1-6 CEV

The Lord will raise up a righteous Branch

Jeremiah 23:1-6

R: The LORD said:You leaders of my people are like

shepherds that kill and scatter the sheep. 2You were supposed to take care of my people, but instead you chased them away.

So now I'll really take care of you, and believe me, you will pay for your crimes!

Jeremiah 23:1-6

3I will bring the rest of my people home from the lands where I have scattered them, and they will grow into a mighty nation.

4I promise to choose leaders who will care for them like real shepherds. All of my people will be there, and they will never again be frightened.

Jeremiah 23:1-6

5Someday I will appoint an honest king from the family of David, a king who will be wise and rule with justice. 6As long as he is king, Israel will have peace, and Judah will be safe. The name of this king will be "The LORD Gives Justice."

This is the Word of the Lord.C: Thanks be to God.

Psalm: Luke 1:68-79 CEV

R: The Psalm is Luke chapter one.68Praise the Lord, the God of Israel! He has come to save his people. C: 69Our God has given us a mighty

Saviour from the family of David his servant.


R: 70Long ago the Lord promised by

the words of his holy prophets 71to save us from our enemies and from everyone who hates us.

C: 72God said he would be kind to our people and keep his sacred promise.


R: 73He told our ancestor Abraham

74that he would rescue us from our enemies.

C: Then we could serve him without fear, 75by being holy and good as long as we live.


R: 76You, my son, will be called a

prophet of God in heaven above. You will go ahead of the Lord to get

everything ready for him. C: 77You will tell his people that they

can be saved when their sins are forgiven.


R: 78God's love and kindness will

shine upon us like the sun that rises in the sky.

C: 79On us who live in the dark shadow of death this light will shine to guide us into a life of peace.

C: Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit; ››


As it was in the beginning is now

and will be forever. Amen.

SECOND READING

R: The second reading is written in chapter 1 of Colossians beginning at verse 11.

Colossians 1:11-20 CEV

The supremacy of Christ

Colossians 1:11-20

R: 11His glorious power will make you patient and strong enough to endure anything, and you will be truly happy.

12I pray that you will be grateful to God for letting you have part in what he has promised his people in the kingdom of light.

Colossians 1:11-20

13God rescued us from the dark power of Satan and brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son, 14who forgives our sins and sets us free.

15Christ is exactly like God, who cannot be seen. He is the first-born Son, superior to all creation.

Colossians 1:11-20

16Everything was created by him, everything in heaven and on earth, everything seen and unseen, including all forces and powers, and all rulers and authorities. All things were created by God's Son, and everything was made for him.

Colossians 1:11-20

17God's Son was before all else, and by him everything is held together.

18He is the head of his body, which is the church.

He is the very beginning, the first to be raised from death, so that he would be above all others.

Colossians 1:11-20

19God himself was pleased to live fully in his Son. 20And God was pleased for him to make peace by sacrificing his blood on the cross, so that all beings in heaven and on earth would be brought back to God.

This is the Word of the Lord.C: Thanks be to God.

Alleluia VERSE

C: Alleluia, alleluia.

To all those who have, more will be given; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

Alleluia.

GOSPEL

M: The Holy Gospel is written in chapter nineteen of St Luke beginning at verse eleven.

C: Glory be to You O Lord.

Luke 19:11-27 CEV

Luke 19:11-27

M: 11The crowd was still listening to Jesus as he was getting close to Jerusalem. Many of them thought that God's kingdom would soon appear, 12and Jesus told them this story:

Luke 19:11-27

A prince once went to a foreign country to be crowned king and then to return. 13But before leaving, he called in ten servants and gave each of them some money. He told them, "Use this to earn more money until I get back."

Luke 19:11-27

14But the people of his country hated him, and they sent messengers to the foreign country to say, "We don't want this man to be our king."

Luke 19:11-27

15After the prince had been made king, he returned and called in his servants. He asked them how much they had earned with the money they had been given.

Luke 19:11-27

16The first servant came and said, "Sir, with the money you gave me I have earned ten times as much." 17"That's fine, my good servant!" the king said. "Since you have shown that you can be trusted with a small amount, you will be given ten cities to rule.”

Luke 19:11-27

18The second one came and said, "Sir, with the money you gave me, I have earned five times as much." 19The king said, "You will be given five cities.”

Luke 19:11-27

20Another servant came and said, "Sir, here is your money. I kept it safe in a handkerchief. 21You are a hard man, and I was afraid of you. You take what isn't yours, and you harvest crops you didn't plant.”

Luke 19:11-27

22"You worthless servant!" the king told him. "You have condemned yourself by what you have just said. You knew that I am a hard man, taking what isn't mine and harvesting what I've not planted.

23Why didn't you put my money in the bank? On my return, I could have had the money together with interest.”

Luke 19:11-27

24Then he said to some other servants standing there, "Take the money away from him and give it to the servant who earned ten times as much.”

Luke 19:11-27

25But they said, "Sir, he already has ten times as much!" 26The king replied, "Those who have something will be given more. But everything will be taken away from those who don't have anything.

Luke 19:11-27

27Now bring me the enemies who didn't want me to be their king. Kill them while I watch!"

This is the Gospel of the Lord.C: Praise be to You O Christ.

PRAYER AFTER THE GOSPEL

M: Thank you, Lord Jesus, for your gifts to us. Help us to be good servants

C: Amen.

NICENE CREED

C: We believe in one God,the Father, the Almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all that is, seen and unseen.

NICENE CREED

C: We believe in one Lord,Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light,true God from true God,begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made.

NICENE CREED

C: For us* and for our salvationhe came down from heaven,was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and

became truly human.For our sake he was crucified

under Pontius Pilate;he suffered death and was buried.

* This means: us human beings

NICENE CREED

C: On the third day he rose againin accordance with the Scriptures;he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,and his kingdom will have no end.

NICENE CREED

C: We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,who proceeds from the

Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son

is worshipped and glorified,who has spoken through the prophets.

NICENE CREED

C: We believe in one holy Christian † and apostolic church.We acknowledge one baptism

for the forgiveness of sins.We look for the resurrection

of the dead, and the life of the world to come.

Amen.† or: 'catholic' Christian; here means 'universal'

We sing

We Sing:

You Servants of God

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Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

You Servants of God

1. You servants of God, your Master proclaim,

And publish abroad His wonderful name;

The name all-victorious of Jesus extol:

His kingdom is glorious, and rules over all.

You Servants of God

2. God ruleth on high, almighty to save;

And still He is near: His presence we have.

The great congregation His triumph shall sing,

Ascribing salvation to Jesus our king.

You Servants of God

3. Salvation to God who sits on the throne!

Let all cry aloud, and honour the Son,

The praises of Jesus the angels proclaim,

Fall down on their faces, and worship the Lamb.

You Servants of God

4. Then let us adore, and give Him His right;

All glory and power, all wisdom and might,

All honour and blessing, with angels above,

And thanks never-ceasing, and infinite love. †

SERMON

We sing

We Sing as our free will offering is received:

O bring to the Lord your tribute of praise

LH 367 John Antes La Trobe 1792-1879 CAL 293

Rev E Harland's 'Psalter and Hymnal', 1865, alt.


1. O bring to the Lord your tribute of praise,the guard of our life, the guide of our ways;the king of creation, he sits on the throne,the gold and the silver he claims as his own.


2. Whatever we have, all comes from his love,his gifts from beneath, his gifts from above;he gave us our treasures, the corn, oil, and wine,the pearl of the ocean, the gem of the mine. .


3. But high above all he gave us his Sonto die in our stead, for sin to atone;no mine's golden treasure, no pearl of the sea,from bondage redeemed us: his blood set us free.heart.


4. Then what can we give, with naught to bestow,but what to his goodness and bounty we owe?His cross and his sorrows he calls us to bear:the wants of his people he bids us to share.


5. Then yield to the Lord the gifts of his hand,all his to dispense, and his to command;to his poor and needy your treasures impart,and give to your Saviour the love of your heart. †

♫ OFFERTORY SONG :

♫ C: Create in me a clean heart, O God,

and renew a right spirit within me.Cast me not away from your

presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free Spirit.

OFFERING PRAYER

C: Our heavenly Father, help us always to acknowledge that Jesus is our Lord, who will finally come in power to save us.

Teach us to dedicate our lives to him, and to serve you through what we do

and what we have.

Amen.

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Call to prayer

M: Our Lord Jesus promised his disciples that he would come again. Let us pray to him for the church, the world and all in need.


Response,

M: Amen.

C: Come, Lord Jesus. Concluding prayer

M: Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Coming One in whom we place all our hope.


As you sit enthroned at the right hand of God the Father almighty, receive our prayers and present them to your Father on behalf of the whole world; for with him and the Holy Spirit, you live and reign, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

Liturgy of the

lord’s supper

♫ Preface

M: The Lord be with you.♫C: And also with you.M : Lift up your hearts.♫ C: We lift them to the Lord.M : Let us give thanks to the Lord

our God.♫ C: It is right to give our

thanks and praise.

PREFACE

M: It is indeed right and good,Lord God, holy Father, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to you, through Jesus Christ our Lord. »

PREFACE

On this day he overcame death by his resurrection and opened up for us the way to eternal life with you. And so, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we adore and praise your glorious name:

♫ HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

C: ♫ 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.

Hosanna in the highest.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER & WORDS OF INSTITUTION

M: All praise and thanks be to you, eternal God, holy Father, together with your only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who unites your people in love. We thank you for creating all things. We thank you for calling and rescuing your chosen people.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER & WORDS OF INSTITUTIONM: Above all we thank and praise

you for keeping your promise to the people of old and sending your Son Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection for our salvation we remember as he comes to us in this holy meal.

C: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

M: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, and said,


M: Take and eat; this is † my body, which is given for you.

Do this in remembrance of me.


M: In the same way he took the cup, after the supper, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said,


M: Drink of it, all of you; this is † my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.

Do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

C: ♫ Christ has died.Christ is risen.Christ will come again.

M: Send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen our faith so that we who receive the body and blood of Christ may live as true members of the body of your Son.

C: Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.

M: Join our prayers with those of your servants of every time and every place, and unite them with the ceaseless petitions of our great high priest until he comes as victorious Lord of all.

C: Through him, with him, in him,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,all honour and glory is yours,almighty Father, now and forever. Amen.

LORD’S PRAYER

C: 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.

LORD’S PRAYER

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,

Now and forever. Amen

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Peace

M: The Peace of the Lord be with you always.

C: Amen

COMMUNION INVITATION

M: As often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

c: Thanks be to God.

M: Come, everything is ready.

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♫ Lamb of God

C: ♫ Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the

world; have mercy on us.Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; grant us your peace.

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DISTRIBUTIONDuring the distribution the Minister or his assistant says:

Take and eat, this is the body of Christ, given for you.

Take and drink, this is the blood of Christ, shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.

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DISMISSAL

M: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ make you strong in body and soul to life eternal.

Go in peace.†

C: Amen.

♫ POST-COMMUNION SONG:

C: ♫ Thank the Lord and sing his praise; tell everyone what he has done.Let all who seek the Lord rejoice and proudly bear his name.

♫ POST-COMMUNION SONG:

C: ♫ He recalls his promises and leads his people forth in joywith shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia. Alleluia.

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POST-COMMUNION Prayer

M: Let us pray.

C: Almighty and everliving God, it is your will to restore all things in your dear Son.

As you have gathered us as one around the table of the Lord, bring together under his just and gentle rule all the peoples of the world, now divided and torn apart by sin.

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POST-COMMUNION Prayer

For he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

CONCLUSION - bLESSINGM:The Lord bless you and keep you..The Lord make his face shine on you

and be gracious to you.The Lord look upon you with favour,

† and give you peace. C: Amen.

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DISMISSAL

M: Go in peace, and be strong with the power of the Lord.

C: In the name of Christ.

Amen.

We sing our closing hymn:

There is a fountain filled with blood

LHS 68 CAL 293

William Cowper (1731-1800)


1. There is a fountain filled with blood

Drawn from Immanuel’s veins,

And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,

Lose all their guilty stains.


2. The dying thief rejoiced to see

That fountain in his day;

And there have I, as vile as he,

Washed all my sins away.


3. Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood

Shall never lose its power,

Till all the ransomed Church of God

Be saved to sin no more.


4. E’er since by faith I saw the stream

Thy flowing wounds supply,

Redeeming love has been my theme,

And shall be till I die.


5. Then in a nobler, sweeter song

I’ll sing Thy power to save,

When this poor lisping, stammering tongue

Lies silent in the grave.

†

Go in peace, and be strong

with the power of the Lord.

Please stay a while

and have a cuppa

and chat with us.

welcome to trinity sharing in god’s love. last sunday of the church year 24th november, 2013

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