10B - Epiphany 2B — 12B - Epiphany 4B
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PSALM 62:5-12 (A version for today)
Wait calmly for God alone, my soul;
for my hope is from the LORD.
Only God is my safe place;
my strong place from which I cannot be shaken.
My welfare and worth depend on God, my strong rock;
my refuge is in God.
Ever trust in God, O people,
pour out your hearts before the LORD;
God is our refuge!
(silence)
Greatest or least, each person is but a breath, an illusion;
on the scales, in all, they are still less than a puff of wind.
Don’t trust in extortion or robbery; don’t idolise wealth;
even if it increases, don’t set your heart on it.
(silence)
One thing God has spoken; twice I have heard this
— that strength belongs to God;
and steadfast love is yours also, O Lord,
for you reward each according to their deeds.
CALL TO WORSHIP (Psalm 62:5-8)
Wait calmly for God alone, my soul;
for my hope is from the LORD.
Only God is my safe place;
my strong place from which I cannot be shaken.
My welfare and worth depend on God, my strong rock;
my refuge is in God.
Ever trust in God, O people,
pour out your joys and your sorrows before the LORD;
God is our refuge!
SENDING OUT (Psalm 62:9-12)
One thing God has spoken; twice I have heard this
— that strength belongs to God;
and steadfast love is yours also, O God.
The steadfast love of Source of life, embrace you;
the grace of the Word of life rest on you;
and the presence of the Breath of life surprise and encourage you
this day and all your days.
Amen.
OFFERING
Holy mystery we name God,
we bring these gifts,
and our very beings.
`All we have, and are, comes from you
alone.
Grant us
wisdom to use
these gifts and our living,
following the way of Jesus,
the one
who revealed your love most clearly.
Amen
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 will borrow lightly from other sources e.g. Uniting in Worship 2 or publications of the Iona Community.)
Compassionate and including God, who knows our inmost being,
By your Word and your Spirit you sustain those who live at the edges
Comfort and encourage those whom we name on our lips
and in the silence of our hearts,
and those whose troubles are known only to you …
(The Prayers of the People continue)
A CREATIVE MOMENT – Jonah 3
Materials/Preparation:
Have the whole of chapter 3 read (it loses so much by being cut up as per the lectionary) at a point in the service before the Prayer of Confession (which could properly come after the sermon, as part of the response to the word). I’d love to see everything and everyone wrapped in sackcloth for this but I guess there are practical considerations . . . However, with some advance notice and preparation it might be possible to have everyone cover their heads with a large piece of plain material (e.g. calico) for the prayer of confession (to be removed after the declaration of forgiveness).
Looking for contemporary music and song resources?
Try David MacGregor’s Together to Celebrate
| HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR EPIPHANY 3 – YEAR B |
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| Be thou my vision | TIS 547 |
| Blessed Jesus, at your word | TIS 437 |
| Come,thou long expected Jesus | TIS 272 |
| Father of mercy, God of consolation | TIS 472 |
| Forth in thy name O Lord I go | TIS 571 |
| God whose farm is all creation | TIS 159 |
| Immortal, invisible, God only wise | TIS 143 |
| Jesus calls us! O’er the tumult | TIS 589 |
| Let us with a gladsome mind | TIS 83 |
| Lord of earth and all creation | TIS 672 |
| O Jesus Christ, may grateful hymns be rising | TIS 620 |
| O Lord Jesus Marrkapmirr | TIS 253 |
| Praise our God, the great creator | TIS 165 |
| Safe in the shadow of the Lord | TIS 644 |
| Seek, O seek the Lord | TIS 464 |
| Sing a new song, sing a new song | TIS 166 |
| Take up your cross, the Saviour said | TIS 583 |
| The law of Christ alone can make us free | TIS 630 |
| What God ordains is always good | TIS 109 |
| Your love, O God, has called us here | TIS 664 |
| Jonah 3:1-5,10 |
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| All who love and serve your city | TIS 634 |
| O bless the God of Israel | TIS 284 |
| Rock of Ages, cleft for me | TIS 222 |
| There’s a wideness in God’s mercy | TIS 136 |
| Psalm 62:5-12 |
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| Great God, we sing that mighty hand | TIS 124 |
| Yet be still, my soul, and wait for God | TIS 33 |
| 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 |
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| Forth in your name, O Lord, I go | TIS 571 |
| God of grace and God of glory | TIS 611 |
| In faith and hope and love | TIS 628 |
| We are your people | TIS 468 |
| When he comes back, when he comes back | TIS 280 |
| Mark 1:14-20 |
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| And now, O Father, mindful of the love | TIS 519 |
| Dear Father, Lord of humankind | TIS 598 |
| I danced in the morning | TIS 242 |
| Jesus calls us! O’er the tumult | TIS 589 |
| O Jesus, I have promised | TIS 595 |
| Take up your cross, the Saviour said | TIS 583 |
| You servants of God, your Master proclaim | TIS 215 |