56C - Sunday 24C — 58C - Sunday 26C
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PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION (From Psalm 79:1-9)
O God,
it seems that those who give you no thought
have taken over your world.
spoiling the land, the air,and the sea
using up men, women and children for their own ends
and casting lives aside like waste material.
Those who would honour you feel powerless
often the scorn of the ungodly;
ridiculed, and the butt of their jokes.
How long can this go on, O God?
Won’t you deal with those powers of death
who suffocate your creation?
Do not remember the the dark parts of our lives;
quickly let your compassion meet us on our way,
because we are at the end of out tether
Help us, saving God,
for the glory of your name.
Deliver us, and forgive us our sins,
for your name’s sake.
O God,
let the light of your Word, and the warmth of your Spirit
dry the eyes of the oppressed and grieving
strengthen the weak and the lonely,
and delight in those for whom life has begun anew
that they may know your peace,
to your honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen
OFFERING
Gracious God,
we bring the work of our hands
and the longing of our hearts.
In giving ourselves in love and service
to one another and to you,
we may reflect your nature in our living.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
A CREATIVE MOMENT – LUKE 16:1-13
This week’s reading from Luke’s gospel offers the opportunity to focus on aid programs, domestic and international, that are partnership in nature rather than paternal.
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.)
Compassionate God,
let the light of your Word, and the warmth of your Spirit
dry the eyes of the oppressed and grieving
strengthen the weak and the lonely,
and delight in those for whom life has begun anew
that they may know your peace …
(The Prayers of the People continue)
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| HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR SUNDAY 25C |
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| All who love and serve your city | TIS 634 |
| Father of heaven, whose love profound | TIS 131 |
| For the fruits of his creation | TIS 168 |
| God is our song, and every singer blest | TIS 646 |
| God of freedom, God of justice | TIS 657 |
| God of grace and God of glory | TIS 611 |
| God, who stretched the spangled heavens | TIS 163 |
| Jesus, lover of my soul | TIS 211 |
| My heart and voice I raise | TIS 225 |
| Son of God, eternal Saviour | TIS 606 |
| Stand up and bless the Lord | TIS 449 |
| The law of Christ alone can make us free | TIS 630 |
| What does the Lord require | TIS 618 |
| You servants of God, your master proclaim | TIS 215 |
| JEREMIAH 8:18-9:1 |
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| God of Jeremiah, grieving | TIS 679 |
| In suffering love, the thread of life | TIS 177 |
| When trouble stikes and fear takes root | TIS 184 |
| PSALM 79:1-9 |
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| Be still, my soul, the Lord is on your side | TIS 123 |
| 1 TIMOTHY 2:1-7 |
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| All hail the power of Jesus’ name | TIS 224 |
| Christ is the world’s redeemer | TIS 192 |
| Christ’s is the world in which we move | TIS 677 |
| Father of heaven, whose love profound | TIS 131 |
| Jesus! the name high over all | TIS 218 |
| Salvation now to us has come | TIS 195 |
| Stand up and bless the Lord | TIS 449 |
| The royal banners forward go | TIS 332 |
| There’s a wideness in God’s mercy | TIS 136 |
| This is the truth we hold | TIS 469 |
| We all believe in God who made | TIS 435 |
| While morning still is breaking | TIS 104 |
| Your coming, Lord, to earth in Bethlehem | TIS 285 |
| LUKE 16:1-13 | |
| At the name of Jesus | TIS 231 |
| Sing praise to God, who reigns above | TIS 110 |
| The scream of police car sirens | TIS 694 |
| What does the Lord require | TIS 618 |
| This is my Father’s world | TIS 149 |