40A - Trinity Sunday — 42A - Sunday 10A
PSALM 46
God is our refuge and protection;
from ancient times a help in trouble.
So, we will not be afraid though the earth changes
or the mountains tumble into the sea.
Its waters roar and foam;
the mountains quake at its raging.
A river and its tributaries cause rejoicing in the city of God;
the holy dwelling place of the Most High.
God is in her midst – she will not totter;
God will help her at dawn.
Nations rage and kingdoms tremble;
God speaks – the earth melts!
The LORD of Hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Come, see the works of the LORD;
astonishing deeds in the world –
putting and end to wars to the ends of the earth;
breaking the bow, shattering the spear,
and burning the war wagons with fire.
Be still and observe, for I am God;
I am exalted among the nations, exalted throughout the earth.
The LORD of Hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.
OFFERING
Gracious God,
we bring our gifts with hopeful and faithful spirits.
Bless the offering of these gifts and our lives
to serve you in serving others
In Jesus’ name. Amen
A CREATIVE MOMENT
The story that emerges from Genesis 6:9-22, 7:24, 8;14-19 might beg the question, “Where is God in a natural disaster?”
Using the draped blue and brown cloths from last week, symbolising the waters and the dry land, add a sprig of olive branch ? or a representation of one if the real thing is not readaily available.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
(A prayer, usually with connection to one or more of the lections for the day, to gather the spoken and silent concerns/joys/thanks expressed by the congregation and lead into a more structured Intercession. Sometimes this prayer also borrows lightly from other sources e.g. Uniting in Worship 2 or publications of the Iona Community.)
Blessed are you, O Lord, our God
sovereign of all that is,
our refuge and strength.
Be a very present help to those we name
on our lips and in the silence of our hearts,
in their joy, weakness, loneliness and grief;
and those whose troubles are known only to you;
that together we may know your peace …
(The Prayers of the People continue)
Try David MacGregor’s Together to Celebrate
Or metrical psalms? Try Dale A. Schoening’s Sing the Psalms
HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR SUNDAY 9A |
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Genesis 6:9-22; 7:24; 8:14-19 | |
If we will trust in God to guide us | TIS 554 |
Lord, hear my praying, listen to me | TIS 689 |
Now in the name of him who sent | TIS 488 |
She sits like a bird brooding on the water | TIS 418 |
Touch the earth lightly | TIS 668 |
Psalm 46 | |
Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side | TIS 123 |
Christ is made the sure foundation | TIS 432 |
Glorious things of you are spoken | TIS 446 |
God is our strength and refuge | TIS 28 |
God is the refuge of his saints | TIS 120 |
God! When human bonds are broken | TIS 683 |
If we will trust in God to guide us | TIS 554 |
Lord, you have been our dwelling-place | TIS 144 |
O God of every nation | TIS 621 |
Our God, we know your providence | TIS 169 |
Praise to the living God | TIS 102 |
The sounds in God’s world all agree | TIS 176 |
Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28 | |
Father, whose everlasting love | TIS 213 |
In Christ there is no east or west | TIS 459 |
I’m not ashamed to own my Lord | TIS 562 |
O Lord of every shining constellation | TIS 157 |
Salvation now to us has come | TIS 195 |
What shall we offer our good Lord | TIS 439 |
Matthew 7: 21-29 | |
A new commandment I give unto you | TIS 699 |
All go to God when they are sorely place | TIS 240 |
Christ be my leader by night as by day | TIS 624 |
Come, let us to the Lord our God | TIS 577 |
How firm a foundation, you people of God | TIS 578 |
Jesus my Lord, let me be near you | TIS 656 |
Master, speak, thy servant heareth | TIS 597 |