51B - Sunday 19B — 53B - Sunday 21B
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CALL TO WORSHIP (Psalm 111)
Praise the LORD!
Hallelujah!
I will give thanks to you, O God, with all my heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
PRAYER OF ADORATION (Psalm 111)
Great are your works O LORD,
and your covenant faithfulness endures forever.
You have caused your wonderful deeds to be proclaimed;
and you provide food for those who regard you with holy awe;
you will remember your covenant for ever.
You declare to your people the power of your works,
giving them the heritage of the nations.
The works of your hands are lasting kindness and justice;
all your commandments are dependable.
They are unshakeable for ever and ever,
to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.
You sent redemption to your people;
and commanded your covenant be kept forever.
Holy and awesome is your name.
To hold you in holy awe is the beginning of wisdom;
all those living this way have good insight
Your praise continues forever.
OFFERING
God of abundance and love,
may our lives and these symbols of our living
be a fragrant offering.
By your Holy Spirit,
enable us to live
in imitation of your faithful love and generosity.
In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
For use in worship, with acknowledgement. © Jeff Shrowder 2000, 2012.
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.)
Loving God,
present amid the confusion and strife of the world,
speak your healing word of love
to those whose troubles are known only to you;
and by your encouraging Spirit
sustain those whom we name on our lips
and in the silence of our hearts
Hear our prayer, in Jesus’ name…
(The Prayers of the People continue)
A CREATIVE MOMENT – John 6:51-58
Continue the theme of the last three Sundays; have a display of various kinds of breads arranged, perhaps especially include loaves of multi-grain bread. Just as the many and various grains make one loaf so we are made one in following Jesus. Share the bread (toasted?) at morning tea after worship.
If worship today includes Holy Communion, this would be an occasion to break and share a multi-grain loaf.
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 SUGGESTIONS FOR SUNDAY 20B |
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| All depends on our possessing | TIS 556 |
| Father we give you thanks, who planted | TIS 495 |
| Forgive our sins as we forgive | TIS 564 |
| God has spoken to his people, hallelujah! | TIS 636 |
| God of grace and God of glory | TIS 611 |
| O Lord of every shining constellation | TIS 157 |
| Sing a new song, sing a new song | TIS 166 |
| Sing praise and thanksgiving, | TIS 107 |
| 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 |
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| Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart | TIS 547 |
| Eternal light, shine in my heart | TIS 548 |
| God of grace and God of glory | TIS 611 |
| Lord of creation to you be all praise | TIS 626 |
| What does the Lord require | TIS 751 |
| Your hand, O God, has guided | TIS 456 |
| Psalm 111 |
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| Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly dove | TIS 402 |
| I’ll praise my Maker while I’ve breath | TIS 90 |
| Praise the Lord, I will give thanks to the Lord | TIS 68 |
| Praise to the Lord, the Almighty | TIS 111 |
| Ephesians 5:15-20 |
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| Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord | TIS 390 |
| Awake, my soul, and with the sun | TIS 557 |
| Christians, lift your hearts and voices | TIS 540 |
| Come, Spirit of God, holy Lord | TIS 399 |
| Filled with the Spirit’s power | TIS 411 |
| Forth in thy name O Lord I go | TIS 571 |
| How shall I sing to God | TIS 667 |
| Jesus put this song into our hearts | TIS 670 |
| Sing a new song to the Lord | TIS 95 |
| Sing praise and thanksgiving, | TIS 107 |
| While morning still is breaking | TIS 104 |
| John 6: 51-58 |
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| All go to God when they are sorely placed | TIS 240 |
| Be known to us in breaking bread | TIS 514 |
| Break thou the bread of life | TIS 429 |
| Eat this bread, drink this cup | TIS 714 |
| Here gracious Lord, we see you face to face | TIS 516 |
| Here we adore you, hidden Saviour, Lord, | TIS 500 |
| Here, Lord, we take the broken bread | TIS 523 |
| I am the Bread of Life | TIS 535 |
| Lord enthroned in heavenly splendour | TIS 520 |
| Now let us from this table rise | TIS 530 |
| The king of love my shepherd is | TIS 145 |