22th Sunday after Pentecost
CALM316
Introit
Celebrant:
In the name of the Father...
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
the love of God and the communion
of the Holy Spirit be with you all
People: And with your spirit
Celebrant: Let us pray
If You were to remember our iniquities who would
be able to stand before you?
Only through Your merciful forgiveness may
we join You in Your Glory!
We pray that that You grant your servants
pardon and peace that being cleansed
from the guilt of our offenses
we may serve you with secure minds.
Glory be to the Father
the Son, and the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning
is now and ever shall be
world without end
Amen
Exam of Conscience - Confession of Sin
Celebrant: As we prepare
to celebrate the mystery of Christ’s love
let us acknowledge our sins
and ask the Lord for pardon and strength
Together, we pray…
People: Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against You
in thought, word, and deed
by what we have done
and by what we have left undone
We have not loved You with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of Your Son Jesus Christ
have mercy on us and forgive us
that we may delight in Your will
and walk in Your ways
to the glory of Your Name
Amen.
Celebrant: May almighty God have mercy on us
+ forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life
People: Amen
Praise and Worship
Here's My Heart Lord
Here's my heart Lord, here's my heart Lord
Here's my heart Lord, Speak what is true
Here's my heart Lord, here's my heart Lord
Here's my heart Lord, Speak what is true
I am found, I am Yours
I am loved, I'm made pure
I have life, I can breathe
I am healed, I am free
Here's my heart Lord, here's my heart Lord
Here's my heart Lord, Speak what is true
I am found, I am Yours
I am loved, I'm made pure
I have life, I can breathe
I am healed, I am free
You are strong, You are sure
You are life, You endure
You are good, always true
You are light breaking through
Here's my heart Lord, here's my heart Lord
Here's my heart Lord, Speak what is true
Here's my life Lord, here's my life Lord
Here's my life Lord, Speak what is true; Speak what is true
You are more than enough
You are here, You are love
You are hope, You are grace
You're all I have, You're everything
Here's my heart Lord, here's my heart Lord
Here's my heart Lord, Speak what is true
Here's my life Lord, here's my life Lord
Here's my life Lord, Speak what is true; Speak what is true
Here's my heart Lord, here's my heart Lord
Here's my heart Lord, Speak what is true
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
What a fellowship, what a joy divine! Leaning on the everlasting arms;
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine! Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Leaning, leaning, Safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, Leaning on the everlasting arms.
What have I do dread? What have I to fear? Leaning on the everlasting arms;
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Leaning, leaning, Safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, Leaning on the everlasting arms.
What a fellowship, what a joy divine! Leaning on the everlasting arms;
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine! Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Leaning, leaning, Safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, Leaning on the everlasting arms.
No Longer Slaves
You unravel me, with a melody
You surround me with a song
Of deliverance, from my enemies
Till all my fears are gone
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
From my Mothers womb, You have chosen me
Love has called my name
I've been born again, into your family
Your blood flows through my veins
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I am surrounded
by the arms of the father
I am surrounded
by songs of deliverance
We're the sons and the daughters
Let us sing our freedom
Ohhh, Ohhh...
You split the sea so I could walk right through it
My fears are drowned in perfect love
You rescued me and I will stand and sing
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
Ohhh, Ohhh...
LORD HAVE MERCY
Lord Have Mercy (Kyrie Eleison)
Jesus, I've forgotten
the words that You have spoken
Promises that burned within my heart
have now grown dim
With a doubting heart
I follow the paths of earthly wisdom
Forgive me for my unbelief
renew the fire again
Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
I have built an altar
where I worship things of man
I have taken journeys
that have drawn me far from You
Now I am returning
to Your mercies ever flowing
Pardon my transgressions
help me love You again
Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
I have longed to know You
and Your tender mercies
Like a river of forgiveness
ever flowing without end
I bow my heart before You
in the goodness of Your presence
Your grace forever shining
like a beacon in the night
Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
Gloria Patri JMT
GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST
peace to his people on earth
Lord God, heavenly King
almighty God and Father
Glory to God in the highest
peace to his people on earth
Lord God, heavenly King
almighty God and Father
We, worship you
We, give you thanks
We praise, you for your glory
Lord, Jesus Christ
only Son of the Father
Lord, God
Lamb, of God
Glory to God in the highest
peace to his people on earth
Lord God, heavenly King
almighty God and Father
You take away the sins of the world
have mercy on us
You're seated at the right hand
of the Father
Receive our prayer
For you alone are the Holy One
you alone are the Lord
you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ
with the Holy Spirit
in the glory of God the Father, Amen!
Glory to God in the highest
peace to his people on earth
Lord God, heavenly King
almighty God and Father
Collect
Celebrant: May the Lord be with you
People: And with your Spirit
Celebrant: Let us pray
O God, whose blessed Son
came into the world
that He might destroy
the works of the devil
and make us children of God
and heirs of eternal life:
Grant that, having this hope,
we may purify ourselves
as He is pure; that,
when He comes again with power
and great glory,
we may be made like him
in his eternal and glorious kingdom
where He lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen.
First Lesson
Lesson
Reader: A reading from the book of Ezekial the 14th chapter
Idolatrous Elders Condemned
People: Glory to You, Lord, God!
Ezekiel 14:4-21
NIVTherefore speak to them and tell them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face and then goes to a prophet, I the LORD will answer him myself in keeping with his great idolatry.
I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have all deserted me for their idols.'
"Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Repent! Turn from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices!
"'When any Israelite or any alien living in Israel separates himself from me and sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face and then goes to a prophet to inquire of me, I the LORD will answer him myself.
I will set my face against that man and make him an example and a byword. I will cut him off from my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
"'And if the prophet is enticed to utter a prophecy, I the LORD have enticed that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.
They will bear their guilt-the prophet will be as guilty as the one who consults him.
Then the people of Israel will no longer stray from me, nor will they defile themselves anymore with all their sins. They will be my people, and I will be their God, declares the Sovereign LORD.'"
The word of the LORD came to me: "Son of man, if a country sins against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against it to cut off its food supply and send famine upon it and kill its men and their animals,
even if these three men-Noah, Daniel and Job-were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign LORD.
"Or if I send wild beasts through that country and they leave it childless and it becomes desolate so that no one can pass through it because of the beasts,
as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved, but the land would be desolate.
"Or if I bring a sword against that country and say, 'Let the sword pass throughout the land,' and I kill its men and their animals,
as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved.
"Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath upon it through bloodshed, killing its men and their animals,
as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in it, they could save neither son nor daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness.
"For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem my four dreadful judgments-sword and famine and wild beasts and plague-to kill its men and their animals!
Old Testament Conclusion
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God!
Our Psalm today is Psalm 43
Send out Your Light and Your Truth
Let us sing!
Psalm 43 Send out Your Light
Pronounce for me Your judgment, God
Defend my righteous part
Against the vain, ungodly foes
Who would corrupt my heart.
For You, O God, have been my strength
In generations past
Though I may doubt, Your presence will
Protect me to the last.
Send out Your light and shining truth
To lead the faithful home
May I within Your holy hill
Delight for years to come.
And in Your courts of joy and peace
I will to You always
Repay the goodness poured on me
With songs of thanks and praise.
Psalms Conclusion
People: Glory be to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the beginning
is now and ever shall be
world without end
AMEN
Epistle
New Testament Reading
Reader: The Epistle is from Saint Paul's letter to Philemon's 1st Chapter
Philemon's Love and Faith
People: Praise be to the Lord!
Philemon 1:5-16
NIVBecause I hear about your faith
in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith
so that you will have a full understanding
of every good thing we have in Christ.
Your love has given me great joy and encouragement
because you, brother,
have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
Therefore, although in Christ
I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do,
yet I appeal to you on the basis of love
I then, as Paul
- -an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus
I appeal to you, for my son Onesimus
who became my son while I was in chains.
Formerly he was useless to you
but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
I am sending him; who is my very heart, back to you.
I would have liked to keep him with me
so that he could take your place
in helping me while I am in chains for the gospel.
But I did not want to do anything without your consent
so that any favor you do will be spontaneous and not forced.
Perhaps the reason he was separated from you
for a little while was that you might have him back for good
no longer as a slave,
but better than a slave, as a dear brother.
He is very dear to me
but even dearer to you,
both as a man and as a brother in the Lord.
Epistle Conclusion
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God!
THE GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
PLEASE STAND
Gospel Acclamation
OPEN OUR EYES, LORD
WE WANT TO SEE JESUS
TO REACH OUT AND TOUCH HIM
AND SAY THAT WE LOVE HIM
OPEN OUR EARS, LORD
AND HELP US TO LISTEN
OPEN OUR EYES, LORD
WE WANT TO SEE JESUS
Gospel
Deacon: The Lord be with you
People: And with your spirit
Deacon: The Holy Gospel According to Matthew
Traditions and Commandments
People: All Glory and praise to You,
Lord Jesus Christ
Matthew 15:15-21
NIVPeter said, "Explain the parable to us."
"Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them.
"Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth
goes into the stomach and then out of the body?
But the things that come out of the mouth
come from the heart,
and these make a man 'unclean.'
For out of the heart come evil thoughts,
murder, adultery, sexual immorality,
theft, false testimony, slander.
These are what make a man 'unclean';
but eating with unwashed hands does not make him 'unclean.'"
Gospel Conclusion
Reader: This is the Gospel of the Lord
People: All praise and honor be to you Lord Jesus Christ
Homily
1 Corinthians 14:26
What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together,
everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation,
a tongue or an interpretation.
All of these must be done for the strengthening of the church.
HOMILY
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Together let us pray:
Something good
is going to happen to us each day (Psalm 23:6)
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our life
We are walking in Christ’s victory and holiness
(2 Corinthians 5:21)
We are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus
We are one of His sheep and we know his voice
The mercy and grace of God is working in our life (Hebrews 4:16)
We come boldly to the throne of grace
so that we may obtain mercy and find grace
to help in time of need
The blessing of Abraham is working in us daily
(Galatians 3:14)
The blessing of Abraham has come upon us
in Christ Jesus so that we might receive
the promise of the Spirit through faith
We are healed by the stripes on Jesus’ back
(Isaiah 53:5)
He was wounded for our transgressions
He was bruised for our iniquities
The chastisement of our peace was upon Him
And with His stripes, we are healed
All of our prayers are in the process of being answered
(Matthew 21:22)
And all things, whatsoever we shall ask
in prayer believing, we shall receive
We are soul winners and are increasing
in the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8).
We shall freely receive the gifts and power
of the Holy Spirit each time He seeks us
As the Lord leads
we shall be a witness for Jesus in our homes
our families, our community
and everywhere we go
Let us pray our special intentions....
Passing of the Peace
Celebrant: The Holy Spirit whom the Father
has sent in the name of Jesus Christ
shall teach us ALL things
keeping the teachings of Jesus
fresh in our minds, and in our hearts
For Jesus said:
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you
not as the world gives, but real peace
that flows out of the Holy Spirit
Let not your heart be troubled
nor let your heart be afraid
Passing of the Peace
Celebrant: The peace of the Lord be with you always!
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Let us offer each other a sign of peace.
The Lord's Prayer
Celebrant: At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching,
we sing…
the Lord's Prayer Contemp
Our Father in heaven
Hallowed be Your name
Your kingdom come
Your will be done
On earth, as in heaven
Give us today our daily bread
Forgive us our sins
As we forgive those
Who sin against us
Save us from the time of trial
And deliver us from evil
For the kingdom the power and the glory
Are Yours, now and forever
Amen Amen
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your Spirit.
Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Preface
Celebrant: Father, all powerful
and everliving God
we do well always and everywhere
to give You thanks
In You we live and move
and have our being
Each day You show us a Father’s love
Your Holy Spirit, dwelling within us
gives us on earth
the hope of unending joy
Your gift of the Spirit
who raised Jesus from the dead
is the foretaste and promise
of the paschal feast of heaven
With thankful praise, in company with the angels
we glorify the wonders of Your power
as we sing
Sanctus 4
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might
Heaven and, earth are full, of your glory
Hosanna, in the highest
Hosanna, in the highest
Hosanna, Hosanna,
Hosanna in the highest
Blessed is, He who comes
in the name of the Lord
Blessed is, He who comes
in the name of the Lord
Hosanna, in the highest
Hosanna, in the highest
Hosanna, Hosanna,
Hosanna in the highest
Eucharistic Prayer
Celebrant: You are indeed holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray
by sending down Your Spirit upon them like dewfall
so that they may become for us
the + Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ
Celebrant: Before He was given up to death
a death He freely accepted
He took bread and gave You thanks
He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said
TAKE, EAT: THIS IS MY BODY, WHICH IS GIVEN FOR YOU
DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME
Celebrant: When supper was ended, He took the cup
Again He gave You thanks and praise
gave the cup to his disciples, and said:
DRINK THIS, ALL OF YOU
THIS IS MY BLOOD, OF THE NEW COVENANT
WHICH IS SHED FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS
WHENEVER YOU DRINK IT
DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME
Together, let us proclaim the mystery of faith
CHRIST HAS DIED
CHRIST HAS RISEN
CHRIST WILL COME AGAIN
Celebrant: Through him, with him, and in him
O God almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit
all glory and honor is Yours, now and forever.
People: AMEN
Holy Communion
Celebrant: May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it
All:
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world: grant us peace
Celebrant: Behold the Lamb of God
behold him who takes away the sins of the world
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb
People: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my
roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed
Celebrant: The gifts of God for the people of God: take them in remembrance that Jesus died for you and feed on him in your hearts with thanksgiving
When we partake of the consecrated bread, Jesus’ health and divine life flows in our mortal bodies. The touch of Jesus cast out demons, made the lame to walk, the deaf to hear and the blind to see. Receive His healing touch in this His Eucharist
When we partake of the consecrated wine, we are completely forgiven our sins and our all of our guilt is washed away. We are made new in Christ Jesus
COMMUNION
Celebrant: This is the bread of life (and the cup of salvation)
Communicant Amen
ALL baptized Christians are welcome and encouraged to receive and partake in the body and blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ!
Post Communion
Celebrant: Let us stand and pray.
ALL: Come, Holy Spirit
fill the hearts of your faithful
And kindle in us the fire of your love
Send forth your Spirit and we shall be created
And you will renew the face of the earth
O God,
who by the light of the Holy Spirit
did instruct the hearts of your faithful
Grant that by the same Holy Spirit
we may be truly wise
and ever enjoy Your consolations;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Dismissal
RECESSIONAL HYMN
**Announcements**
Celebrant: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favour and grant you peace
And the blessing of God Almighty
+ the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit
be with you always
Amen.
God Be With You Till We Meet Again
God be with you till we meet again
By His counsels guide, uphold you
With His sheep securely fold you
God be with you till we meet again
Till we meet, till we meet
Till we meet, at Jesus' feet
Till we meet, till we meet
God be with you, till we meet again!
God be with you till we meet again
Neath His wings protecting hide you
Daily manna still provide you
God be with you till we meet again
Till we meet, till we meet
Till we meet, at Jesus' feet
Till we meet, till we meet
God be with you, till we meet again!
Dismissal
Deacon: Alleluia Alleluia! Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Response: Thanks be to God. Alleluia Alleluia