WELCOME to TRINITY

WELCOME to TRINITY

"Sharing in God's love”1

2nd Sunday after Pentecost

JUNE 2nd , 2013

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LAY READING SERVICE

Service of the wordThis order was originally prepared by the

Department of Liturgics and released in 1991 in a booklet by the Board for Congregational Life for use in the Lutheran Church of Australia.

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Quiet timefor

prayer

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OPENING RESPONSES

L: I will sing to the Lord,C: because he has won a

glorious victory.L: The Lord is my strong defender;C: he is the one who has saved

me.

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OPENING RESPONSES

L: His right hand is awesome in power;

C: it breaks the enemy in pieces.

L: Faithful to his promise, he led the people he had rescued;

C: by his strength he guided them to his sacred land.

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OPENING RESPONSES

L: He brings them in and plants them on his mountain,

C: the place that he has chosen for his home,

L: the temple that he himself has built.

C: The Lord will be king forever and ever.

[Exod 15:1,2,6,13,17,18]

Opening Hymn

We sing our opening hymn:

How shall I call you?

LHS 880 CAL 293Robin Mann 1949- (1977)


1. How shall I call you? Maker of heaven,

poet of sunset and painter of sky;

Father almighty who’s running to find us,

giving his Son who must suffer and die:


Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Spirit,

let’s sing it again and again.Glory to the Father, the Son,

and the Spirit,for ever and ever. Amen.


2. How shall I call you? Saviour and shepherd,

lover of children and teacher and friend;

healer of blind man and healer of leper;

you are beginning and middle and end:






3. How shall I call you? Spirit of comfort,

cloud in the daytime and fire in the night;

guide as we wander, protector in danger,

listener and helper and giver of sight:






4. How shall I call you? Master and servant,

Lord of the seasons and Lord of the years;

faithful and constant in loving and mercy,

giver of laughter and taker of tears:





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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

L: Let us confess our sins in the presence of God and of each other.C: We confess to you, almighty

God, before the whole company of heaven, and to each other, that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed by our own fault. »»

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

Have mercy on us, for Jesus’ sake, forgive us all our sins, and bring us to eternal life. Amen.

L: The almighty and merciful Lord grants us pardon; and forgives us all our sins.

C: Amen.

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Lord have mercy

L: Let us call on the Lord, to whom we belong through our baptism.

Lord Jesus Christ, you are the true vine:C: Lord, have mercy.L: You give us growth as branches in

you:C: Christ, have mercy.L: You make us produce fruit by

remaining in you:C: Lord, have mercy.

APOSTLE’S CREED

L: As God’s people through our baptism into Christ, let us confess our faith.

C: I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

APOSTLE’S CREED

And in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead.

APOSTLE’S CREED

He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God, the Father almighty, from thence he will come to judge the living and the dead.

APOSTLE’S CREED

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy christian* church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen

*or: ‘catholic’ here means ‘universal’

OLD TESTAMENT CANTICLE Isaiah 12:1–6

L: I will thank you, Lord.C: Although you were angry with

me,L: your anger has turned awayC: and you have comforted me.L: Surely God is my salvation;C: I will trust him and not be afraid.


L: The Lord God is my strength and my song;

C: he has become my salvation.L: With joy you will draw waterC: from the wells of salvation.


L: Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name;

C: make known among the nations what he has done,

and proclaim that his name is exalted.


L: Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;

C: let this be known to all the world.L: Shout and sing for joy, people of

Zion,C: for Israel’s holy God is great,

and he lives among you.


L: Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

C: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

L: The Lord be with you.C: And also with you.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

L: Let us pray for perseverance in faith.

C: Almighty and everliving God, increase in us your gift of faith in your Son. Teach us to forget what lies behind and reach out for what is ahead, and run to win the crown of eternal joy.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

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FIRST READINGR: The first Reading for the

second Sunday after Pentecost is written in the 18th Chapter of 1st Kings beginning at verse 20.

1 Kings 18:20,21-39 CEVElijah's triumph over the priests of Baal

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1 Kings 18:20-39R: 20Ahab got everyone together,

then they went to meet Elijah on Mount Carmel.

21Elijah stood in front of them and said, "How much longer will you try to have things both ways? If the LORD is God, worship him! But if Baal is God, worship him!" The people did not say a word.

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1 Kings 18:20-3922Then Elijah continued: I am the

LORD'S only prophet, but Baal has four hundred fifty prophets. 23Bring us two bulls. Baal's prophets can take one of them, kill it, and cut it into pieces. Then they can put the meat on the wood without lighting the fire.

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1 Kings 18:20-39I will do the same thing with the

other bull, and I won't light a fire under it either. 24The prophets of Baal will pray to their god, and I will pray to the LORD. The one who answers by starting the fire is God.

"That's a good idea," everyone agreed.

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1 Kings 18:20-3925Elijah said to Baal's prophets,

"There are more of you, so you go first. Pick out a bull and get it ready, but don't light the fire. Then pray to your god."

26They chose their bull, then they got it ready and prayed to Baal all morning, asking him to start the fire.

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1 Kings 18:20-39They danced around the altar and

shouted, "Answer us, Baal!" But there was no answer. 27At noon, Elijah began making fun of them. "Pray louder!" he said. "Baal must be a god. Maybe he's day-dreaming or using the toilet or travelling somewhere. Or maybe he's asleep, and you have to wake him up.”

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1 Kings 18:20-3928The prophets kept shouting

louder and louder, and they cut themselves with swords and knives until they were bleeding. This was the way they worshiped, 29and they kept it up all afternoon. But there was no answer of any kind.

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1 Kings 18:20-3930Elijah told everyone to gather

around him while he repaired the LORD'S altar. 31-32Then he used twelve stones to build an altar in honor of the LORD. Each stone stood for one of the tribes of Israel, which was the name the LORD had given to their ancestor Jacob.

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1 Kings 18:20-39Elijah dug a ditch around the altar,

large enough to hold about thirteen quarts. 33He placed the wood on the altar, then they cut the bull into pieces and laid the meat on the wood. He told the people, "Fill four large jars with water and pour it over the meat and the wood.”

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1 Kings 18:20-39After they did this, 34he told them

to do it two more times. They did exactly as he said 5until finally, the water ran down the altar and filled the ditch. 36When it was time for the evening sacrifice, Elijah prayed: Our LORD, you are the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel.

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1 Kings 18:20-39Now, prove that you are the God

of this nation, and that I, your servant, have done this at your command. 37Please answer me, so these people will know that you are the LORD God, and that you will turn their hearts back to you.

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1 Kings 18:20-3938The LORD immediately sent fire,

and it burned up the sacrifice, the wood, and the stones. It scorched the ground everywhere around the altar and dried up every drop of water in the ditch.

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1 Kings 18:20-3939When the crowd saw what had

happened, they all bowed down and shouted, "The LORD is God! The LORD is God!"

This is the Word of the Lord.C: Thanks be to God.

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Psalm 96 CEV

R: The Psalm is Psalm 961Sing a new song to the LORD!

Everyone on this earth, sing praises to the LORD,

C: 2 Sing and praise his name Day after day announce, "The LORD has saved us!”

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Psalm 96 CEV

R: 3Tell every nation on earth, "The LORD is wonderful and does marvelous things!

C: 4The LORD is great and deserves our greatest praise! He is the only God worthy of our worship.

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Psalm 96 CEV

R: 5Other nations worship idols, but the LORD created the heavens.

C: 6Give honour and praise to the LORD, whose power and beauty fill his holy temple.”

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Psalm 96 CEV

R: 7Tell everyone of every nation, "Praise the glorious power of the LORD.

C: 8He is wonderful! Praise him and bring an offering into his temple.

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Psalm 96 CEV

R: 9Everyone on earth, now tremble and worship the LORD, majestic and holy."

C: 10Announce to the nations, "The LORD is King! The world stands firm, never to be shaken, and he will judge its people with fairness.”

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Psalm 96 CEV

R: 11Tell the heavens and the earth to be glad and celebrate! Command the ocean to roar with all of its creatures

C: 12and the fields to rejoice with all of their crops. Then every tree in the forest will sing joyful songs

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Psalm 96 CEV

R: 13to the LORD. He is coming to judge all people on earth with fairness and truth.

C: Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

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Second readingR: The second reading for today

is written in chapter one of Galatians beginning at verse one.

Galatians 1:1-12 CEVNo other gospel

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Galatians 1:1-121-2From the apostle Paul and from

all the LORD'S followers with me. I was chosen to be an apostle by Jesus Christ and by God the Father, who raised him from death. No mere human chose or appointed me to this work .

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Galatians 1:1-12To the churches in Galatia. 3I pray

that God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace! 4Christ obeyed God our Father and gave himself as a sacrifice for our sins to rescue us from this evil world.5God will be given glory forever and ever. Amen.

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Galatians 1:1-126I am shocked that you have so

quickly turned from God, who chose you because of his wonderful kindness.

You have believed another message, 7when there is really only one true message.

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Galatians 1:1-12But some people are causing you

trouble and want to make you turn away from the good news about Christ. 8I pray that God will punish anyone who preaches anything different from our message to you! It doesn't matter if that person is one of us or an angel from heaven.

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Galatians 1:1-129I have said it before, and I will

say it again. I hope God will punish anyone who preaches anything different from what you have already believed 10I am not trying to please people. I want to please God.

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Galatians 1:1-12Do you think I am trying to please

people? If I were doing that, I would not be a servant of Christ.

11My friends, I want you to know that no one made up the message I preach.

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Galatians 1:1-1212It wasn't given or taught to me

by some mere human. My message came directly from Jesus Christ when he appeared to me.

This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

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C: Alleluia, alleluia.O Lord, there is no God like you

in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and steadfast love for your servants.

Alleluia.

GOSPEL L: The Holy Gospel is written in

Chapter 7 of the Gospel according to St Luke, beginning at Verse 1 .

C: Glory to you, O Lord .

Luke 7: 1-10 CEVThe Roman officer's faith

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Luke 7: 1-10 L: After Jesus had finished

teaching the people, he went to Capernaum. 2In that town an army officer's servant was sick and about to die.

The officer liked this servant very much. 3And when he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish leaders to ask him to come and heal the servant.

Luke 7: 1-10 4The leaders went to Jesus and

begged him to do something. They said, "This man deserves your help! 5He loves our nation and even built us a meeting place." 6So Jesus went with them.

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Luke 7: 1-10 When Jesus wasn't far from the

house, the officer sent some friends to tell him, "Lord, don't go to any trouble for me! I am not good enough for you to come into my house. 7And I am certainly not worthy to come to you. Just say the word, and my servant will get well.

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Luke 7: 1-10 8I have officers who give orders to

me, and I have soldiers who take orders from me. I can say to one of them, 'Go!' and he goes. I can say to another, 'Come!' and he comes. I can say to my servant, 'Do this!' and he will do it.”

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Luke 7: 1-10 9When Jesus heard this, he was

so surprised that he turned and said to the crowd following him, "In all of Israel I've never found anyone with this much faith!"

10The officer's friends returned and found the servant well.

This is the Gospel of the Lord.C: Praise to You, O Christ.

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L: Lord Jesus, thank you for being

ready to help and heal us. Strengthen our faith in you.

C: Amen.

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Hymn

We sing :

Tell out, my soul

LHS 903 CAL293Based on the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55)

Timothy Dudley-Smith 1926-

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Tell out, my soul

1. Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord!

Unnumbered blessings, give my spirit voice;

tender to me the promise of his Word;

in God my Saviour shall my heart rejoice.

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Tell out, my soul

2. Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his name!

Make known his might, the deeds his arm has done;

his mercy sure, from age to age the same;

his holy name - the Lord, the mighty One.

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Tell out, my soul

3. Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his might!

Powers and dominions lay their glory by.

Proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight,

the hungry fed, the humble lifted high.

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Tell out, my soul

4. Tell out, my soul, the glories of his Word!

Firm is his promise, and his mercy sure.

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord

to children’s children and for evermore!†

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SERMON

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Hymn

We sing :

Christ is made the sure foundation

LHS 248 CAL 293Angularis fundamentumLatin hymn, 7th or 8th centuryTr. John Mason Neale, 1851, alt.

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1. Christ is made the sure foundation,

Christ the head and cornerstone,Chosen of the Lord, and precious,Binding all the Church in one:Holy Zion’s help for ever,And her confidence alone.

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2. To this temple, where we call You,

Come, O Lord of hosts, today;With Your usual loving-kindnessHear Your servants as they pray;And Your fullest benedictionShed within these walls alway.

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3. Here allow to all Your servantsWhat they ask of You to gain,What they gain of You for everWith the blessed to retain,And hereafter in Your gloryEvermore with You to reign.

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4. Praise and honour to the Father,

Praise and honour to the Son,Praise and honour to the Spirit,Ever three and ever one;One in might, and one in glory,While unending ages run.

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Offering prayer

C: Merciful God, thank you for sending your Son to save us. Teach us to be compassionate like him, and to give of ourselves to help others. Amen.

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PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Call to prayer

L: Jesus was amazed at the faith of the centurion when he asked for help. Let us bring our prayers to our Father, trusting that he will hear and answer us.

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Response

L: Lord, in your mercy,C: hear our prayer.Concluding prayer

L: Lord God, heavenly Father, in mercy hear our prayers,

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for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

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LORD’S PRAYERL: Finally, let us pray for all those

things which our Lord would have us ask, saying:

C: 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.

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LORD’S PRAYER

C: Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

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New TESTAMENT CANTICLE

(EPH 1:3–10)

L: Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!

C: For in our union with Christ he has blessed us by giving us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world.

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(EPH 1:3–10)

L: Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ,

C: so that we would be holy and without fault before him.

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(EPH 1:3–10)

L: Because of his love God had already decided that through Jesus Christ he would make us his children — this was his pleasure and purpose.

C: Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son!

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(EPH 1:3–10)

L: For by the blood of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven.

C: How great is the grace of God, which he gave to us in such large measure!

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(EPH 1:3–10)

L: In all his wisdom and insight God did what he had purposed, and made known to us the secret plan he had already decided to complete by means of Christ.

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(EPH 1:3–10)

C: This plan, which God will complete when the time is right, is to bring all creation together, everything in heaven and on earth, with Christ as head.

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CONCLUSION : BLESSING

L:The blessing of almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, be with us always.

C: Amen.

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DISMISSAL

L: Go in peace. Our Lord Jesus gave himself to set you free.

C: In the name of Christ. Amen.

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Hymn

We sing :

Forth in Thy name, O Lord, I go

LHS 346 CAL 293Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

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1. Forth in Your name, O Lord, I go

My daily labour to pursue;You, only You, resolved to

know,In all I think or speak or do.

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2. The task Your wisdom has assigned

O let me cheerfully fulfil,In all my works Your presence

find,And prove Your good and

perfect will.

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3. You may I set at my right hand,Whose eyes my inmost

substance see,And labour on at Your command,And offer all my works to You.

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5. For You delightfully employWhate’er Your bounteous grace

hath given,And run my course with even

joy,And closely walk with You to

heaven.

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Go in peace. Our Lord Jesus gave

himself to set you free.

Please stay a while

and have a cuppa and chat with us.

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