Sunday 14 - Year B
THE GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE (From Psalm 48)
Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised.
Your
name, O God, like your praise,
reaches to the
ends of the earth
PSALM 48 (a fresh translation)
The LORD is
great, worthy of the greatest praise.
Zion, holy mountain, a
beautiful view, and the joy of all the earth;
Zion,
surrounded by the city of our God; the city of the great King.
And we know that God is here, in its citadels;
our
God, strong and enduring.
Here is the evidence:
kings assembled, having crossed over together.
When
they saw it, they were overwhelmed; they were terrified, and they
fled.
Trembling seized them, writhing like that of a
woman in labour,
like the east wind shattering the
ships of Tarshish.
As we have heard, so have we
seen in the city of the LORD of hosts,
in the city of
our God, which God establishes forever.
We have
reflected on your lovingkindness, O God,
in the midst of
your temple.
As is your name, O God, so is your
praise.
To the ends of the earth your
right hand is full of justice.
Mount Zion shall
rejoice,
the daughters of Judah shall rejoice
because of your judgments.
Walk right around
Zion; go all around it, count its towers.
contemplate its
ramparts; climb over its fortifications,
so that you may
describe it to the next generation
For here is
God, our God, forever and ever, who will lead us forever.
For use in worship, with acknowledgement. © Jeff Shrowder 2000.
A
CREATIVE MOMENT - Mark 6:1-13
(a) Have some (preferably largish)
maps and travel posters "blue-tacked" around the walls;
(b) project
similar images on an overhead screen during a prayer of confession which
includes ackowledgement our reluctance to risk the journey in faith;
(c)
IMAGINE THE JOURNEY OF YOUR CHURCH - have members of the congregation, in
small groups, select SIX items from the following list
(adapt as appropriate for your circumstance) being the items essential for the
continued, growing life of the church on its journey.
| The Church Morning Tea Heating/Cooling Resource Library Pulpit Choir Elders Presbytery Rosters |
The wooden Cross The lectern Bible Bible studies Fellowship meals Clergy People Regulations Tennis Club |
Pews Hymn Books Uniting in Worship Notice Board Parish Magazine Drop-in Centre Car Park Trading Table |
Property Committee Finance Committee Church Hall Organ Pew-sheet/Bulletin Kitchen Building Fair Worship |
What might you do with the results of this survey? How might it influence your congregation's ministry and mission focus?
Looking for contemporary music and song resources?
Try David MacGregor's Together
to Celebrate
Or metrical psalms? Try
Dale A. Schoening's Sing
the Psalms
HYMN SEARCH FOR SUNDAY 14 - YEAR B
A charge to keep I have
TIS 73
AHB 487
All my hope on God is founded
TIS 560
AHB 465
From all who dwell below the skies,
TIS 72
AHB 42
God has spoken by his prophets
TIS 158
AHB 92
God is my strong salvation
TIS 15
AHB 493
God moves in a mysterious way
TIS 126
AHB 54
Put thou thy trust in God
TIS 555
AHB 464
Take up your cross the Saviour said
TIS 583
AHB 496
What does the Lord require
TIS 618
AHB 568
2 Samuel 5:1-5,9-10
A mighty fortress is our God
TIS 103
AHB 8
Glorious things of you are spoken
TIS 446
AHB 374
God is our strength and refuge
TIS 28
I want to walk as a child of the light
TIS 643
Your hand, O God, has guided
TIS 456
AHB 389
Psalm 48
Great God, we sing that mighty hand
TIS l24
AHB 52
Guide me,O my great Redeemer
TIS 569
AHB 478
Join all the glorious names of wisdom,love
TIS 205
AHB 135
Lift high the cross
TIS 351
AHB 271
Now thank we all our God,
TIS 106
AHB 14
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
TIS 155
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
TIS 111
AHB 28
This, this is the God we adore
TIS 220
AHB 153
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Be thou my vision
TIS 547
AHB 455
Captain of Israel's host, and Guide
TIS 574
AHB 485
Come,thou long expected Jesus
TIS 272
AHB 200
Dear Lord, for all the pain
TIS 612
Father, whose everlasting love
TIS 213
AHB 142
How firm a foundation, you people of God
TIS 578
AHB 491
I greet you my Reddemer sure, who lives
TIS 198
If we will trust in God to guide us
TIS 554
AHB 459
In all my ways, in every task
TIS 553
In suffering love the thread of life
TIS 177
Jesus, lover of my soul
TIS 211
AHB 139
Lord of creation, to you be all praise
TIS 626
AHB 557
Lord, I come to you, let my heart be changed
TIS 685
Lord, take my hand and lead me
TIS 593
Make me a captive, Lord
TIS 604
AHB 528
O Jesus, Saviour, grow in me
TIS 575
O sacred head sore wounded
TIS 339
AHB 255
Praise our God, the great creator
TIS 165
AHB 110
Soldiers of Christ, arise
TIS 570
AHB 481
Thanks to God, whose word was spoken
TIS 413
AHB 339
The God of Abraham praise
TIS 125
AHB 53
This is a day of new beginnings
TIS 653
You are my hiding place
TIS 754
Mark 6:1-13
All hail the powe of Jesus' name
TIS 224
AHB 159
God has spoken to his people, hallelujah
TIS 636
SA 39
Hail to the Lord's anointed
TIS 275
AHB 203
Help us, O Lord, to learn
TIS 428
AHB 340
Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy
TIS 613
AHB 546
O Master, let me walk with thee
TIS 601
AHB 522
Sent forth by God's blessing
TIS 531
SA 76
There's a wideness in God's mercy
TIS 136
AHB 72
We are your people
TIS 468
SA 90
Worship, honour, glory, blessing
TIS 772
AHB 577