Thursday Evenings at All Hallows (Thursday, June 6, 2024)
Jesus did not promise his followers that the life of a disciple would be a easy one. In this evening’s message, we look at the difference between suffering for one’s faith and suffering for one’s misdeeds.
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty—
the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.
The Lord is here.
His Spirit is with us.
Open this link in a new tab to hear Chris Tomlin’s “The Splendor of the King” (How Great Is Our God).
The splendor of a King, clothed in majesty
Let all the Earth rejoice
All the Earth rejoice
He wraps himself in light
And darkness tries to hide
And trembles at His voice
Trembles at His voice
How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God
Age to age He stands
And time is in His hands
Beginning and the end
Beginning and the end
The Godhead Three in One
Father Spirit Son
The Lion and the Lamb
The Lion and the Lamb
How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God
Name above all names
Worthy of all praise
My heart will sing
How great is our God
Name above all names
Worthy of all praise
My heart will sing
How great is our God
How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God
How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God
How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God
Open this link in a new tab to hear Noel and Tricia Richards’ “All Heaven Declares.”
Verse 1
All heaven declares
The glory of the risen Lord
Who can compare with
The beauty of the Lord
Chorus 1
Forever He will be
The Lamb upon the throne
I gladly bow the knee
And worship Him alone
Verse 2
I will proclaim
The glory of the risen Lord
Who once was slain
To reconcile man to God
Chorus 2
Forever You will be
The Lamb upon the throne
I gladly bow the knee
And worship You alone
The Bible tells us to approach God confidently,
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
As we do so, we must confess our sins,
seeking forgiveness through God’s boundless
goodness and mercy.
Silence
So let us draw near to God with sincerity and confidence, and
pray together.
God of all mercy,
we humbly admit that we need your help.
We have wandered from your way.
We have sinned in thought, word and deed,
and have failed to do what is right.
You alone can save us.
Have mercy on us,
wipe out our sins and teach us to forgive others.
Bring forth in us the fruit of your Spirit
that we may live the new life to your glory.
This we ask in the name of Jesus our Saviour. Amen.
Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
nor things present, nor things to come,
nor powers, nor height, nor depth,
nor anything else in all creation
will be able to separate us from the love of God
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good.
His steadfast love endures forever!
Grace and peace be with you
and also with you.
Those present may greet each other.
”Open this link in a new tab to hear Jesse Manibusan’s “Glory to God Most High.”
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God Most High!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God Most High!
1 O God, Holy One,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you,
we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God Most High!
2 O Lord, Jesus Christ,
Holy One, Redeemer,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world.
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God Most High!
3 You alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High Gpd,
with the Holy Spirit in the glory of God!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God Most High!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God Most High!
Glory to God Most High!
Glory to God Most High!
THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD
Heavenly Father,
give us faith to receive your word,
understanding to know what it means,
and the will to put it into practice,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A reading from the First Book of Samuel, Chapter 4, Verses 1 through 22. 1 And Samuel’s words went out to all the people of Israel.
At that time Israel was at war with the Philistines. The Israelite army was camped near Ebenezer, and the Philistines were at Aphek. The Philistines attacked and defeated the army of Israel, killing 4,000 men. After the battle was over, the troops retreated to their camp, and the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord allow us to be defeated by the Philistines?” Then they said, “Let’s bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord from Shiloh. If we carry it into battle with us, it will save us from our enemies.”
So they sent men to Shiloh to bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were also there with the Ark of the Covenant of God. When all the Israelites saw the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord coming into the camp, their shout of joy was so loud it made the ground shake!
“What’s going on?” the Philistines asked. “What’s all the shouting about in the Hebrew camp?” When they were told it was because the Ark of the Lord had arrived, they panicked. “The gods have come into their camp!” they cried. “This is a disaster! We have never had to face anything like this before! Help! Who can save us from these mighty gods of Israel? They are the same gods who destroyed the Egyptians with plagues when Israel was in the wilderness. Fight as never before, Philistines! If you don’t, we will become the Hebrews’ slaves just as they have been ours! Stand up like men and fight!”
So the Philistines fought desperately, and Israel was defeated again. The slaughter was great; 30,000 Israelite soldiers died that day. The survivors turned and fled to their tents. The Ark of God was captured, and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were killed.
A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battlefield and arrived at Shiloh later that same day. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head to show his grief. Eli was waiting beside the road to hear the news of the battle, for his heart trembled for the safety of the Ark of God. When the messenger arrived and told what had happened, an outcry resounded throughout the town.
“What is all the noise about?” Eli asked.
The messenger rushed over to Eli, who was ninety-eight years old and blind. He said to Eli, “I have just come from the battlefield—I was there this very day.”
“What happened, my son?” Eli demanded.
“Israel has been defeated by the Philistines,” the messenger replied. “The people have been slaughtered, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were also killed. And the Ark of God has been captured.”
When the messenger mentioned what had happened to the Ark of God, Eli fell backward from his seat beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and overweight. He had been Israel’s judge for forty years.
Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and near her time of delivery. When she heard that the Ark of God had been captured and that her father-in-law and husband were dead, she went into labor and gave birth. She died in childbirth, but before she passed away the midwives tried to encourage her. “Don’t be afraid,” they said. “You have a baby boy!” But she did not answer or pay attention to them.
She named the child Ichabod (which means “Where is the glory?”), for she said, “Israel’s glory is gone.” She named him this because the Ark of God had been captured and because her father-in-law and husband were dead. Then she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the Ark of God has been captured.”
Silence
”Open this link in a new tab to hear Timothy Dudey Smith’s “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 Savior shall my heart rejoice
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 to same;
His holy Name--the Lord, the Mighty One
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
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!
A reading from the First Letter of Peter, Chapter 4, Verses 7 through 19.
The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.
God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.
If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs. But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name! For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God’s household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God’s Good News? And also,
“If the righteous are barely saved,
what will happen to godless sinners?”
So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear M. D. Ridge’s “Now Let Your Servants, Lord, Depart in Peace.”
1 Now let your servants, Lord, depart in peace,
your words within our hearts to dwell,
for we have seen your saving pow’r, the
glory of your people Israel.
2 What ancient kings and prophets long’d to hear
call us to bring darkness light.
We are your living body, Lord: let
us with living flame dispel the night.
3 Make us apostles; we are yours to send
that all with Simeon’s eyes may see,
and seeing, live your gospel truth like
Anna: wise and joyful, thankful, free.
4 Let all the mighty mountains leap for joy!
Let all the hills resound with song,
boundless in praise, unending love and
faith enduring, deep and true and strong.
5 We sing your praise, O Holy Triune God:
you, our Creator, Mighty One,
forever in the Spirit’s love
united with our saving Lord, your Son.
In this evening’s New Testament reading, which is take from the first of two letters attributed to the apostle Peter, a distinction is drawn between the suffering that Christians may experience as a result of being disciples of Jesus and following his teaching and example and the suffering Christians may bring upon themselves through wrongdoing. It is an important distinction, one which we may be tempted not to make. We are not suffering for our faith when the suffering we experience is the consequence of our own misdeeds. We may seek to rationalize and justify our situation as suffering for our faith but if we are honest with ourselves, it was the bad things that we did that got us into difficulty.
There is from what I have observed a strong temptation in this day and time not to make this distinction, dismissing as persecution what is justifiable criticism of our actions, actions which are not in conformity with Jesus’ teaching and example, and seeing ourselves as the victims of persecution, of unfair or cruel treatment. It is a dangerous mindset since it can keep us from recognizing our misdeed for what they are and taking responsibility for our actions.
Among the harm this mindset can do is that it can greatly weaken our witness to those around us and the larger world. We do not serve Christ well as his ambassadors, representing him to others.
Implicit in what Peter is saying is that we should weigh everything that we say or do before we say or do it. We need to ask ourselves, “Is this something a true disciple of Jesus would say or do, someone who genuinely pattern their life on Jesus’ teaching and example?” This does require that we be more intentional about how we live our life as a Christian. Jesus taught by example as well as by word. As Jesus’ disciples we will wish to do the same thing. We gain far greater credibility when our words and actions conform to each other and to Jesus’ teaching and example. Through us Jesus gives those around us a glimpse of himself.
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Ephrem Feeley’s arrangement of James Quinn’s “Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace” (Prayer of St. Francis).
Lord, make us servants of your peace:
where there is hate, may we sow love;
where there is hurt, may we forgive;
where there is strife, may we make one.
Where all is doubt, may we sow faith;
where all is gloom, may we sow hope;
where all is night, may we sow light;
where all is tears, may we sow joy.
Jesus, our Lord, may we not seek
to be consoled, but to console,
nor look to understanding hearts,
but look for hearts to understand.
May we not look for love's return,
but seek to love unselfishly.
For in our giving we receive,
and in forgiving are forgiv'n.
Dying, we live, and are reborn
through death's dark night to endless day.
Lord, make us servants of your peace,
to wake at last in heaven's light.
Let us confess the faith of the Church.
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
THE MINISTRY OF PRAYER
Let us pray for all people and for the Church throughout the world.
Father, we pray for your holy catholic Church
that we all may be one.
Grant that every member of your Church may truly and humbly serve you:
that your name may be glorified by all people.
We pray for all bishops, elders, deacons, ad licensed local pastors
that they may be faithful ministers of your word and sacraments.
We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world
that there may be justice and peace on the earth.
Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake
that your glory may be proclaimed through our lives.
Have compassion on those who suffer from any grief or trouble
that they may be delivered from their distress.
We praise you for your saints who have entered their eternal joy
may we also come to share in the fulness of your kingdom.
Let us pray for our own needs and for those of others:
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good.
His steadfast love endures forever!
Grace and peace be with you
and also with you.
Those present may greet each other.
”Open this link in a new tab to hear Jesse Manibusan’s “Glory to God Most High.”
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God Most High!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God Most High!
1 O God, Holy One,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you,
we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God Most High!
2 O Lord, Jesus Christ,
Holy One, Redeemer,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world.
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God Most High!
3 You alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High Gpd,
with the Holy Spirit in the glory of God!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God Most High!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory in the highest!
Glory! Glory to God!
Glory to God Most High!
Glory to God Most High!
Glory to God Most High!
THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD
Heavenly Father,
give us faith to receive your word,
understanding to know what it means,
and the will to put it into practice,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A reading from the First Book of Samuel, Chapter 4, Verses 1 through 22. 1 And Samuel’s words went out to all the people of Israel.
At that time Israel was at war with the Philistines. The Israelite army was camped near Ebenezer, and the Philistines were at Aphek. The Philistines attacked and defeated the army of Israel, killing 4,000 men. After the battle was over, the troops retreated to their camp, and the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord allow us to be defeated by the Philistines?” Then they said, “Let’s bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord from Shiloh. If we carry it into battle with us, it will save us from our enemies.”
So they sent men to Shiloh to bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were also there with the Ark of the Covenant of God. When all the Israelites saw the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord coming into the camp, their shout of joy was so loud it made the ground shake!
“What’s going on?” the Philistines asked. “What’s all the shouting about in the Hebrew camp?” When they were told it was because the Ark of the Lord had arrived, they panicked. “The gods have come into their camp!” they cried. “This is a disaster! We have never had to face anything like this before! Help! Who can save us from these mighty gods of Israel? They are the same gods who destroyed the Egyptians with plagues when Israel was in the wilderness. Fight as never before, Philistines! If you don’t, we will become the Hebrews’ slaves just as they have been ours! Stand up like men and fight!”
So the Philistines fought desperately, and Israel was defeated again. The slaughter was great; 30,000 Israelite soldiers died that day. The survivors turned and fled to their tents. The Ark of God was captured, and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were killed.
A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battlefield and arrived at Shiloh later that same day. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head to show his grief. Eli was waiting beside the road to hear the news of the battle, for his heart trembled for the safety of the Ark of God. When the messenger arrived and told what had happened, an outcry resounded throughout the town.
“What is all the noise about?” Eli asked.
The messenger rushed over to Eli, who was ninety-eight years old and blind. He said to Eli, “I have just come from the battlefield—I was there this very day.”
“What happened, my son?” Eli demanded.
“Israel has been defeated by the Philistines,” the messenger replied. “The people have been slaughtered, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were also killed. And the Ark of God has been captured.”
When the messenger mentioned what had happened to the Ark of God, Eli fell backward from his seat beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and overweight. He had been Israel’s judge for forty years.
Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and near her time of delivery. When she heard that the Ark of God had been captured and that her father-in-law and husband were dead, she went into labor and gave birth. She died in childbirth, but before she passed away the midwives tried to encourage her. “Don’t be afraid,” they said. “You have a baby boy!” But she did not answer or pay attention to them.
She named the child Ichabod (which means “Where is the glory?”), for she said, “Israel’s glory is gone.” She named him this because the Ark of God had been captured and because her father-in-law and husband were dead. Then she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the Ark of God has been captured.”
Silence
”Open this link in a new tab to hear Timothy Dudey Smith’s “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 Savior shall my heart rejoice
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 to same;
His holy Name--the Lord, the Mighty One
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
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!
A reading from the First Letter of Peter, Chapter 4, Verses 7 through 19.
The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.
God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.
If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs. But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name! For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God’s household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God’s Good News? And also,
“If the righteous are barely saved,
what will happen to godless sinners?”
So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear M. D. Ridge’s “Now Let Your Servants, Lord, Depart in Peace.”
1 Now let your servants, Lord, depart in peace,
your words within our hearts to dwell,
for we have seen your saving pow’r, the
glory of your people Israel.
2 What ancient kings and prophets long’d to hear
call us to bring darkness light.
We are your living body, Lord: let
us with living flame dispel the night.
3 Make us apostles; we are yours to send
that all with Simeon’s eyes may see,
and seeing, live your gospel truth like
Anna: wise and joyful, thankful, free.
4 Let all the mighty mountains leap for joy!
Let all the hills resound with song,
boundless in praise, unending love and
faith enduring, deep and true and strong.
5 We sing your praise, O Holy Triune God:
you, our Creator, Mighty One,
forever in the Spirit’s love
united with our saving Lord, your Son.
A Lesson in Suffering
In this evening’s New Testament reading, which is take from the first of two letters attributed to the apostle Peter, a distinction is drawn between the suffering that Christians may experience as a result of being disciples of Jesus and following his teaching and example and the suffering Christians may bring upon themselves through wrongdoing. It is an important distinction, one which we may be tempted not to make. We are not suffering for our faith when the suffering we experience is the consequence of our own misdeeds. We may seek to rationalize and justify our situation as suffering for our faith but if we are honest with ourselves, it was the bad things that we did that got us into difficulty.
There is from what I have observed a strong temptation in this day and time not to make this distinction, dismissing as persecution what is justifiable criticism of our actions, actions which are not in conformity with Jesus’ teaching and example, and seeing ourselves as the victims of persecution, of unfair or cruel treatment. It is a dangerous mindset since it can keep us from recognizing our misdeed for what they are and taking responsibility for our actions.
Among the harm this mindset can do is that it can greatly weaken our witness to those around us and the larger world. We do not serve Christ well as his ambassadors, representing him to others.
Implicit in what Peter is saying is that we should weigh everything that we say or do before we say or do it. We need to ask ourselves, “Is this something a true disciple of Jesus would say or do, someone who genuinely pattern their life on Jesus’ teaching and example?” This does require that we be more intentional about how we live our life as a Christian. Jesus taught by example as well as by word. As Jesus’ disciples we will wish to do the same thing. We gain far greater credibility when our words and actions conform to each other and to Jesus’ teaching and example. Through us Jesus gives those around us a glimpse of himself.
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Ephrem Feeley’s arrangement of James Quinn’s “Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace” (Prayer of St. Francis).
Lord, make us servants of your peace:
where there is hate, may we sow love;
where there is hurt, may we forgive;
where there is strife, may we make one.
Where all is doubt, may we sow faith;
where all is gloom, may we sow hope;
where all is night, may we sow light;
where all is tears, may we sow joy.
Jesus, our Lord, may we not seek
to be consoled, but to console,
nor look to understanding hearts,
but look for hearts to understand.
May we not look for love's return,
but seek to love unselfishly.
For in our giving we receive,
and in forgiving are forgiv'n.
Dying, we live, and are reborn
through death's dark night to endless day.
Lord, make us servants of your peace,
to wake at last in heaven's light.
Let us confess the faith of the Church.
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
THE MINISTRY OF PRAYER
Let us pray for all people and for the Church throughout the world.
Father, we pray for your holy catholic Church
that we all may be one.
Grant that every member of your Church may truly and humbly serve you:
that your name may be glorified by all people.
We pray for all bishops, elders, deacons, ad licensed local pastors
that they may be faithful ministers of your word and sacraments.
We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world
that there may be justice and peace on the earth.
Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake
that your glory may be proclaimed through our lives.
Have compassion on those who suffer from any grief or trouble
that they may be delivered from their distress.
We praise you for your saints who have entered their eternal joy
may we also come to share in the fulness of your kingdom.
Let us pray for our own needs and for those of others:
Silence.
Those present may add their own petitions.
Faithful God,
you have promised to hear the prayers
of all who ask in Jesus’ name.
In your mercy, accept our prayers.
Give us what we have asked in faith,
according to your will;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us sum up our prayers and praises in the words our Saviour Christ has taught us and say:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
THE SENDING OUT OF GOD’S PEOPLE
Opening this link in a new tab to hear Tom Booth’s “Go into the World.”
[Chorus]
Go into the world
Loving the people that you meet
Let your presence light
New light in others in their hearts
[Verse 1]
For you are my hands
And you are my feet
To all those you meet
To all those you greet
To all those in need
[Chorus]
Go into the world
Loving the people that you meet
Let your presence light
New light in others in their hearts
[Verse 2]
Seek out the poor
The sick and the lonely
Let mercy lead
As you have received
For they are my sheep
[Chorus]
Go into the world
Loving the people that you meet
Let your presence light
New light in others in their hearts
[Verse 3]
I give my command
Love one another
As I have loved you
So shall you do
So shall you move in me
[Chorus]
Go into the world
Loving the people that you meet
Let your presence light
New light in others in their hearts
[Outro]
Go into the world
Loving the people that you meet
Lord Jesus Christ,
send us out with confidence in your word
to tell the world of your saving acts,
and bring glory to your name. Amen.
May the Lord bless us and keep us,
May the Lord make his face to shine on us and be gracious to us,
May the Lord look on us with kindness and give us peace. Amen.
Let us go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.
Faithful God,
you have promised to hear the prayers
of all who ask in Jesus’ name.
In your mercy, accept our prayers.
Give us what we have asked in faith,
according to your will;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us sum up our prayers and praises in the words our Saviour Christ has taught us and say:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
THE SENDING OUT OF GOD’S PEOPLE
Opening this link in a new tab to hear Tom Booth’s “Go into the World.”
[Chorus]
Go into the world
Loving the people that you meet
Let your presence light
New light in others in their hearts
[Verse 1]
For you are my hands
And you are my feet
To all those you meet
To all those you greet
To all those in need
[Chorus]
Go into the world
Loving the people that you meet
Let your presence light
New light in others in their hearts
[Verse 2]
Seek out the poor
The sick and the lonely
Let mercy lead
As you have received
For they are my sheep
[Chorus]
Go into the world
Loving the people that you meet
Let your presence light
New light in others in their hearts
[Verse 3]
I give my command
Love one another
As I have loved you
So shall you do
So shall you move in me
[Chorus]
Go into the world
Loving the people that you meet
Let your presence light
New light in others in their hearts
[Outro]
Go into the world
Loving the people that you meet
Lord Jesus Christ,
send us out with confidence in your word
to tell the world of your saving acts,
and bring glory to your name. Amen.
May the Lord bless us and keep us,
May the Lord make his face to shine on us and be gracious to us,
May the Lord look on us with kindness and give us peace. Amen.
Let us go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.
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