49C - Sunday 17C — 51C - Sunday 19C
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WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD (from Psalm 107: 1-9)
Come and worship the Lord our God;
You alone, O Lord, are good ,
and your lovingkindness is forever.
Come into the saving presence of the Lord our God;
You save us, O Lord,
and rescue us from our troubles.
Come and worship the Lord our God
who has gathered us;
You gather us, Lord God,
from a week which was sometimes like a wasteland,
where our inner being was hungry and thirsty for you.
Come and worship the Lord our God
who hears when we cry out;
You lift us from the muddy ground of our distress,
and by a straight path, O Lord,
you lead us into community,
Come and worship the Lord our God
whose steadfast love and marvellous works are for all humankind;
You satisfy our thirst, O Lord;
and the emptiness of our deepest hunger,
you fill with good things.
OFFERING
Creating and generous God,
in response to the blessings
we receive from you,
we offer the gifts of our living.
By your Spirit enable us to hear
those who cry out in need
that we may be
generous, committed bearers of the gospel
in word and deed.
In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
A CREATIVE MOMENT – Luke 12:13-21
A couple of contrasting ideas to use together: (a) A money-bag/purse/wallet or wad of “Monopoly” money or small mound of grains of wheat as a focus in the worship centre, and (b) an aroma to fill the worship space e.g. light a perfumed candle.
Here I’m trying to contrast the tangible with the intangible; the earthly with the transcendent.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
(A prayer to gather the spoken and silent concerns/joys/thanks expressed by the congregation and lead into a more structured Intercession with connection to the lections for the day. Sometimes this prayer borrows lightly from other sources e.g. Uniting in Worship 2 or publications of the Iona Community.)
God of all grace,
in you is hope, which has endured throughout every age.
In that hope we remember before you now
those we have named on our lips and in the silence of our hearts.
By the light of your Word and the warmth of your Spirit
help us bring consolation to those know to us,
return to our memory those whom we have forgotten
and be present to those who have no-one;
in Jesus’ name…
(The Prayers of the People continue)
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Try David MacGregor’s Together to Celebrate
| HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR SUNDAY 18C |
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| All hail the power of Jesus’ name | TIS 224 |
| God your are clothed with life | TIS 193 |
| In Christ there is no east or west | TIS 459 |
| Lord in the strength of grace | TIS 483 |
| Thanks to God whose word was spoken | TIS 431 |
| HOSEA 11:1-11 |
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| God is love, let heaven adore him | TIS 153 |
| Sing Praise to God who reigns above, | TIS 110 |
| Loving Spirit, loving Spirit | TIS 417 |
| PSALM 107:1-9, 43 |
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| Eternal Father, strong to save | TIS 138 |
| God is the refuge of his saints | TIS 120 |
| Let us with a gladsome mind | TIS 83 |
| Thus will say the Lord’s redeemed | TIS 67 |
| COLOSSIANS 3:1-11 |
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| Break thou the bread of life | TIS 429 |
| Christ is risen! Shout Hosanna! | TIS 394 |
| Christ is alive! let Christians sing | TIS 387 |
| Come let us with our Lord arise | TIS 375 |
| Firmly I believe and truly | TIS 140 |
| God, you are clothed with light | TIS 193 |
| God, you touch the earth with beauty | TIS 610 |
| He is risen, he is risen! | TIS 379 |
| I bind unto myself this day | TIS 478 |
| If we have died to ourselves in Jesus | TIS 475 |
| In Christ there is no east or west | TIS 459 |
| Now is eternal life | TIS 385 |
| Praise with joy the world’s creator | TIS 179 |
| Rejoice, the Lord is king | TIS 216 |
| The advent of our God | TIS 271 |
| There’s a light upon the mountains | TIS 276 |
| We know that Christ is raised | TIS 489 |
| When Christ was lifted from the earth | TIS 248 |
| LUKE 12:13-21 |
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| All depends on our possessing | TIS 556 |
| Dear Father, Lord of humankind | TIS 598 |
| God of grace and God of glory | TIS 611 |
| Son of God, eternal Saviour | TIS 606 |
| Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness | TIS 454 |