Sundays at All Hallows (June 14, 2026)
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows.
This Sunday is the Second Sunday after Trinity. The topic of this Sunday’s message is the role that Jesus’ disciples play in God’s harvest.
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Open this link in a new tab to hear Anne Marie David’s arrangement of EARTH AND ALL STARS for piano.
The Lord is the strength of his people, he is the saving refuge of his anointed. O save your people, and bless your heritage; be their shepherd and carry them for ever. Psalm 28.8-9
[Let us worship God.]
Open this link in a new tab to hear Keith Getty and Kristyn Getty’s “Come, Let Us Sing.”
1 Come, let us sing to the One
To the Father of life,
For His light fills the earth like the sun;
Come, tell of the wonders He's done.
Great is the world He has made,
Are the mysteries untold,
Is His measureless power of old;
Come, come let us sing to our God.
To our God, who is able
To strengthen us in His grace,
Beyond all we imagine,
Be all glory and praise,
Be all praise.
2 Come, let us sing to the One,
To the Saviour of life,
Find the fullness of God in the Son;
Come, tell of the wonders He's done.
Wild is the mercy of Christ,
Is the richness of grace,
Is the unending life we embrace;
Come, come let us sing to our God.
To our God, who is able
To strengthen us in His grace,
Beyond all we imagine,
Be all glory and praise,
Be all praise.
3 Come, let us sing to the One,
To the Spirit of life,
Leading us in the way of the Son;
Come, tell of the wonders He's done.
Strong is the Spirit within,
Is the boldness to speak,
Is the power to run when we're weak;
Come, come let us sing to our God.
[Let us confess our sins to God our Father]
Silence
Heavenly Father,
we have sinned against you and against our neighbour
in thought and word and deed,
negligence, through weakness,
through our own deliberate fault;
by what we have done
and by what we have failed to do.
We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ who died for us,
forgive us all that is past;
and grant that we may serve you in newness of life
to the glory of your name. Amen.
Merciful Lord,
grant to your faithful people pardon and peace,
that we may be cleansed from all our sins,
and serve you with a quiet mind;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Open this link in a new tab to hear Chris Rolinson’s "Glory, Glory, Glory in the Highest," words adapted from Gloria in Excelsis.
Glory, glory, glory in the highest.
glory, glory, glory in the highest,
peace to all on earth.
1 Lord God heavenly King,
Almighty God and Father;
we worship you,
we give you thanks
we praise you for your glory
Glory, glory, glory in the highest.
glory, glory, glory in the highest,
peace to all on earth.
2 O Lord Jesus Christ,
Son of the Father;
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world,
glory, glory, glory in the highest,
peace to all on earth.
2 O Lord Jesus Christ,
Son of the Father;
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world,
Glory, glory, glory in the highest.
glory, glory, glory in the highest,
peace to all on earth.
Have mercy on us,
have mercy on us
for you are seated
at the right hand of the Father,
receive our prayer
glory, glory, glory in the highest,
peace to all on earth.
Have mercy on us,
have mercy on us
for you are seated
at the right hand of the Father,
receive our prayer
Glory, glory, glory in the highest.
glory, glory, glory in the highest,
peace to all on earth.
4 You alone are the One,
you alone are Lord,
you alone are most High
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit
in the glory, glory, glory of the Father,
glory, glory, glory of the Father,
glory of his name!
[Let us pray.]
Silence
Lord God, the unfailing helper and guide of those whom you bring
up in your steadfast fear and love, keep us, we pray, under the protection
of your good providence, and give us a continual reverence and love for
your holy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD
A reading from the Book of Exodus.
Exodus 19: 2-8a
They had journeyed from Rephidim, entered the wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness; Israel camped there in front of the mountain. Then Moses went up to God; the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, ‘Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the Israelites: You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine, but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the Israelites.’
So Moses came, summoned the elders of the people, and set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him. The people all answered as one: ‘Everything that the Lord has spoken we will do.’ Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.
[May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.]
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Dylan and Larisa Peacock’s “Psalm 100.”
1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord all the earth
Gladly lift your voice to the Lord all the earth
Come into His presence with singing
For the Lord is good, His love endures forever
For the Lord is good, for He is always faithful
2 Enter in His gates with thankful hearts all the earth
And in His courts with praise on your lips all the earth
Give your thanks to Him and bless His name
For the Lord is good, His love endures forever
For the Lord is good, for He is always faithful
For the Lord is good, His love endures forever
For the Lord is good, for He is always faithful
3 Know that the Lord, He is God
And it is He who has made us
We are His, His people
The precious sheep of His pasture
Know that the Lord, He is God
And it is He who has made us
We are His, His people
The precious sheep of His pasture
For the Lord is good, His love endures forever
For the Lord is good, for He is always faithful
For the Lord is good, His love endures forever
For the Lord is good, for He is always faithful
A reading from Paul’s Letter to the Romans.
Romans 5: 1-8
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.
[May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.]
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Trevor Hodge’s “No Other Name.”
1 There is no other name
In heaven can be found
Through whom we are redeemed
Through whom your grace abounds
No other name can save
But Jesus Christ our Lord
My joy in sorrow’s tears
My strength to cast out fears
No other name but Jesus, Jesus
My hope in darkest night
My broken soul’s delight
No other name but Jesus, Jesus
2 There is no victory
But Jesus crucified
No other cure for sin
But that our Saviour died
No other hope we have
But that he rose again
My joy in sorrow’s tears
My strength to cast out fears
No other name but Jesus, Jesus
My hope in darkest night
My broken soul’s delight
No other name but Jesus, Jesus
3 No other throne endures
No other song remains
But ‘Worthy is the Lamb
Who was for sinners slain’
When every knee shall bow
And tongue confess you are Lord, You are Lord
My joy in sorrow’s tears
My strength to cast out fears
No other name but Jesus, Jesus
My hope in darkest night
My broken soul’s delight
No other name but Jesus, Jesus
A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew.
Matthew 9: 35 - 10: 23
Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.’
Then Jesus* summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: ‘Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, proclaim the good news, “The kingdom of heaven has come near.” Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment. Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts, no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for labourers deserve their food. Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave. As you enter the house, greet it. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgement than for that town.
‘See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues; and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
[May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.]
Silence
The region of Kentucky in which I live is largely agricultural. One of the crops that the farmers grow is winter wheat. By early summer the wheat is ripening in the fields and ready to harvest.
If it is a good year, the ears of wheat will be heavy with kernels of grain, and a farmer can expect a high yield from his wheat crop (and good price if the market is right.)
When a farmer talks about the harvest, he is talking about one of three things, “the time of year when crops are cut and collected from the fields, or the activity of cutting and collecting them, or the crops that are cut and collected.”
In the twenty-first century wheat is cut by a combine harvester, “a large farming machine that cuts the plant, separates the seed from the stem, and cleans the grain as it moves across a field.” The grain is offloaded onto large trucks which take it to a silo for storage and sale.
Wheat and barley were grown in the ancient mid-East, beginning in Neolithic era, or Late Stone Age. Until the domestication of oxen and the invention of the plough, the fields in which these crops were planted were prepared by hand for sowing, which was also done by hand. The ripe wheat and barley were also cut by hand and then tied into bundles and stacked. The harvesting of the wheat and barley was labor-intensive and involved most of the members of the early farming communities.
The wheat and barley kernels were ground by hand into coarse flour and baked into bread. They were boiled to make a kind of porridge. They were also brewed into beer.
A plentiful harvest meant that the community would survive the winter months and the times of food scarcity. A poor harvest meant hunger, starvation, and death.
While agricultural methods had improved by Jesus’ time, cutting and collecting the wheat and barley crop was still done by hand as it would until the invention of the first horse drawn mechanical reaper in the early nineteenth century. Even then the cut wheat and barley had to be bundled and stacked by hand.
The harvest that Jesus was talking about in this Sunday gospel reading was not the wheat and barley harvest. It was the crowds that he saw as he went about the cities and villages. It was the kind of harvest which, like the wheat and barley harvest of that time, could be gathered only by human workers, laborers sent by the Lord of the harvest, not by some earthly lord but by God himself. Jesus instructed his disciples to pray to God for more such workers.
In what was called the Decade of Evangelism in the1990s, I attended a mission conference hosted by the Church of the Holy Spirit in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. During the conference one of the women attendees shared a vision which she believed that she had received from the Lord. As she was describing her vision, I saw a colossal Jesus, his arms outstretched as if to embrace someone, his head reaching to the highest point in the sky, standing in a field of ripening wheat stretching beyond the horizon. Each wheat ear was filled with kernels that had a human face. It was an unforgettable experience. What Jesus had said about the plentiful harvest immediately came to mind and his instruction to his disciples. Whether it was the Holy Spirit or my vivid imagination, it left a lasting impression.
The harvest is still plentiful. It now encompasses all humankind. God continues to work in hearts, minds, and lives, drawing people to himself. More laborers are needed in the harvest.
Keep this in mind. We are not only instructed to ask God to send more workers into the harvest, but we are also instructed to labor in the harvest ourselves, telling people about Jesus, making disciples, baptizing them, and teaching them what Jesus commanded. While God may not send us to labor in some distant land, God does not expect us to sit idle where God has placed us and to leave the harvest work to others. While our particular circumstances may limit what we can do, we should not let them hinder us from doing what we can. Wherever and whenever possible, let us be the answer to the prayer for more laborers in God’s harvest.
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Michael Baughen’s “The Fields Are White.”
1 The fields are white unto harvest time,
look up and see!
The fields are white unto harvest time,
look up and see:
THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD
A reading from the Book of Exodus.
Exodus 19: 2-8a
They had journeyed from Rephidim, entered the wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness; Israel camped there in front of the mountain. Then Moses went up to God; the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, ‘Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the Israelites: You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine, but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the Israelites.’
So Moses came, summoned the elders of the people, and set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him. The people all answered as one: ‘Everything that the Lord has spoken we will do.’ Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.
[May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.]
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Dylan and Larisa Peacock’s “Psalm 100.”
1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord all the earth
Gladly lift your voice to the Lord all the earth
Come into His presence with singing
For the Lord is good, His love endures forever
For the Lord is good, for He is always faithful
2 Enter in His gates with thankful hearts all the earth
And in His courts with praise on your lips all the earth
Give your thanks to Him and bless His name
For the Lord is good, His love endures forever
For the Lord is good, for He is always faithful
For the Lord is good, His love endures forever
For the Lord is good, for He is always faithful
3 Know that the Lord, He is God
And it is He who has made us
We are His, His people
The precious sheep of His pasture
Know that the Lord, He is God
And it is He who has made us
We are His, His people
The precious sheep of His pasture
For the Lord is good, His love endures forever
For the Lord is good, for He is always faithful
For the Lord is good, His love endures forever
For the Lord is good, for He is always faithful
A reading from Paul’s Letter to the Romans.
Romans 5: 1-8
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.
[May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.]
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Trevor Hodge’s “No Other Name.”
1 There is no other name
In heaven can be found
Through whom we are redeemed
Through whom your grace abounds
No other name can save
But Jesus Christ our Lord
My joy in sorrow’s tears
My strength to cast out fears
No other name but Jesus, Jesus
My hope in darkest night
My broken soul’s delight
No other name but Jesus, Jesus
2 There is no victory
But Jesus crucified
No other cure for sin
But that our Saviour died
No other hope we have
But that he rose again
My joy in sorrow’s tears
My strength to cast out fears
No other name but Jesus, Jesus
My hope in darkest night
My broken soul’s delight
No other name but Jesus, Jesus
3 No other throne endures
No other song remains
But ‘Worthy is the Lamb
Who was for sinners slain’
When every knee shall bow
And tongue confess you are Lord, You are Lord
My joy in sorrow’s tears
My strength to cast out fears
No other name but Jesus, Jesus
My hope in darkest night
My broken soul’s delight
No other name but Jesus, Jesus
A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew.
Matthew 9: 35 - 10: 23
Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.’
Then Jesus* summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: ‘Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, proclaim the good news, “The kingdom of heaven has come near.” Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment. Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts, no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for labourers deserve their food. Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave. As you enter the house, greet it. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgement than for that town.
‘See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues; and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
[May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.]
Silence
The Harvest Is Still Plentiful
The region of Kentucky in which I live is largely agricultural. One of the crops that the farmers grow is winter wheat. By early summer the wheat is ripening in the fields and ready to harvest.
If it is a good year, the ears of wheat will be heavy with kernels of grain, and a farmer can expect a high yield from his wheat crop (and good price if the market is right.)
When a farmer talks about the harvest, he is talking about one of three things, “the time of year when crops are cut and collected from the fields, or the activity of cutting and collecting them, or the crops that are cut and collected.”
In the twenty-first century wheat is cut by a combine harvester, “a large farming machine that cuts the plant, separates the seed from the stem, and cleans the grain as it moves across a field.” The grain is offloaded onto large trucks which take it to a silo for storage and sale.
Wheat and barley were grown in the ancient mid-East, beginning in Neolithic era, or Late Stone Age. Until the domestication of oxen and the invention of the plough, the fields in which these crops were planted were prepared by hand for sowing, which was also done by hand. The ripe wheat and barley were also cut by hand and then tied into bundles and stacked. The harvesting of the wheat and barley was labor-intensive and involved most of the members of the early farming communities.
The wheat and barley kernels were ground by hand into coarse flour and baked into bread. They were boiled to make a kind of porridge. They were also brewed into beer.
A plentiful harvest meant that the community would survive the winter months and the times of food scarcity. A poor harvest meant hunger, starvation, and death.
While agricultural methods had improved by Jesus’ time, cutting and collecting the wheat and barley crop was still done by hand as it would until the invention of the first horse drawn mechanical reaper in the early nineteenth century. Even then the cut wheat and barley had to be bundled and stacked by hand.
The harvest that Jesus was talking about in this Sunday gospel reading was not the wheat and barley harvest. It was the crowds that he saw as he went about the cities and villages. It was the kind of harvest which, like the wheat and barley harvest of that time, could be gathered only by human workers, laborers sent by the Lord of the harvest, not by some earthly lord but by God himself. Jesus instructed his disciples to pray to God for more such workers.
In what was called the Decade of Evangelism in the1990s, I attended a mission conference hosted by the Church of the Holy Spirit in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. During the conference one of the women attendees shared a vision which she believed that she had received from the Lord. As she was describing her vision, I saw a colossal Jesus, his arms outstretched as if to embrace someone, his head reaching to the highest point in the sky, standing in a field of ripening wheat stretching beyond the horizon. Each wheat ear was filled with kernels that had a human face. It was an unforgettable experience. What Jesus had said about the plentiful harvest immediately came to mind and his instruction to his disciples. Whether it was the Holy Spirit or my vivid imagination, it left a lasting impression.
The harvest is still plentiful. It now encompasses all humankind. God continues to work in hearts, minds, and lives, drawing people to himself. More laborers are needed in the harvest.
Keep this in mind. We are not only instructed to ask God to send more workers into the harvest, but we are also instructed to labor in the harvest ourselves, telling people about Jesus, making disciples, baptizing them, and teaching them what Jesus commanded. While God may not send us to labor in some distant land, God does not expect us to sit idle where God has placed us and to leave the harvest work to others. While our particular circumstances may limit what we can do, we should not let them hinder us from doing what we can. Wherever and whenever possible, let us be the answer to the prayer for more laborers in God’s harvest.
Silence
Open this link in a new tab to hear Michael Baughen’s “The Fields Are White.”
1 The fields are white unto harvest time,
look up and see!
The fields are white unto harvest time,
look up and see:
Pray to the Lord of the harvest,
Christ says pray.
Pray to the Lord for the workers
which we need in this day.
2 The harvest truly is fit to reap
but workers few,
the harvest truly is fit to reap
but workers few:
Pray to the Lord of the harvest,
Christ says pray.
Pray to the Lord for the workers
which we need in this day.
3 Who else will 'go into all the world'
to preach the Word?
Who else will 'go into all the world'
to preach the Word?
Pray to the Lord of the harvest,
Christ says pray.
Pray to the Lord for the workers
which we need in this day.
4 The Lord's return may be very soon,
the time is short!
The Lord's return may be very soon,
the time is short:
Pray to the Lord of the harvest,
Christ says pray.
Pray to the Lord for the workers
which we need in this day.
[Let us affirm our faith in the words of the Apostles’ Creed.]
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
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, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into 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 the Church and the world.]
Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may
be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal
your glory in the world.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the
ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another
and serve the common good.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation,
that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others
and to your honor and glory.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours, and grant
that we may serve Christ in them, and love one another as he
loves us.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or
spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and
bring them the joy of your salvation.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
We commend to your mercy all who have died, that your will
for them may be fulfilled; and we pray that we may share
with all your saints in your eternal kingdom.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
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 give thanks to God for his goodness.]
Almighty God and merciful Father,
we give you hearty thanks
for all your goodness and loving kindness to us
and to all people.
We bless you for our creation, preservation,
and all the blessings of this life;
but above all for your immeasurable love
in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;
for the means of grace; and for the hope of glory.
And, we pray, give us such a sense of all your mercies,
that our hearts may be truly thankful
and that we may praise you
not only with our lips, but in our lives,
serving you in holiness and righteousness all our days,
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory,
now and for ever. Amen.
All-powerful God,
in Jesus Christ you turned death into life,
and defeat into victory:
increase our faith and trust in him,
that we may triumph over evil,
in the strength of the same Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
[And now as our Saviour taught us, we pray]
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.
Open this link in a new tab to hear James Edward Seddon’s “Tell All the World of Jesus.”
1 Tell all the world of Jesus ,
our Saviour, Lord and King;
and let the whole creation
of his salvation sing:
proclaim his glorious greatness,
in nature and in grace,
creator and redeemer,
the Lord of time and space.
2 Tell all the world of Jesus,
that everyone may find
the joy of his forgiveness,
true peace of heart and mind.
Proclaim his perfect goodness,
his deep, unfailing care,
his love so rich in mercy,
a love beyond compare
3 Tell all the world of Jesus,
that everyone may know
of his almighty triumph
defeating every foe.
Proclaim his coming glory,
when sin is overthrown,
and he shall reign in splendour,
the King upon his throne!
GOING OUT AS GOD’S PEOPLE
Eternal God and Father, by whose power we are created and
by whose love we are redeemed: guide and strengthen us by
your Spirit, that we may give ourselves to your service, and
live every day in love to one another and to you; through Jesus
Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.
Open this link in a new tab to hear Lee Fisher’s “Go in Peace, Go in Love.”
Go in peace, go in love,
May the Lord be at your side.
Go in peace, go in love,
May he ever be your guide.
May his grace overflow
And his blessing be upon you.
Go in peace, go in love,
Now and evermore,
Go in peace, go in love,
May the Lord be at your side.
Go in peace, go in love,
May he ever be your guide.
May his grace overflow
And his blessing be upon you.
Go in peace, go in love,
Now and evermore,
Amen
Amen
Amen
Christ says pray.
Pray to the Lord for the workers
which we need in this day.
2 The harvest truly is fit to reap
but workers few,
the harvest truly is fit to reap
but workers few:
Pray to the Lord of the harvest,
Christ says pray.
Pray to the Lord for the workers
which we need in this day.
3 Who else will 'go into all the world'
to preach the Word?
Who else will 'go into all the world'
to preach the Word?
Pray to the Lord of the harvest,
Christ says pray.
Pray to the Lord for the workers
which we need in this day.
4 The Lord's return may be very soon,
the time is short!
The Lord's return may be very soon,
the time is short:
Pray to the Lord of the harvest,
Christ says pray.
Pray to the Lord for the workers
which we need in this day.
[Let us affirm our faith in the words of the Apostles’ Creed.]
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
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, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into 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 the Church and the world.]
Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may
be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal
your glory in the world.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the
ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another
and serve the common good.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation,
that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others
and to your honor and glory.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours, and grant
that we may serve Christ in them, and love one another as he
loves us.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or
spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and
bring them the joy of your salvation.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
We commend to your mercy all who have died, that your will
for them may be fulfilled; and we pray that we may share
with all your saints in your eternal kingdom.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
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 give thanks to God for his goodness.]
Almighty God and merciful Father,
we give you hearty thanks
for all your goodness and loving kindness to us
and to all people.
We bless you for our creation, preservation,
and all the blessings of this life;
but above all for your immeasurable love
in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;
for the means of grace; and for the hope of glory.
And, we pray, give us such a sense of all your mercies,
that our hearts may be truly thankful
and that we may praise you
not only with our lips, but in our lives,
serving you in holiness and righteousness all our days,
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory,
now and for ever. Amen.
All-powerful God,
in Jesus Christ you turned death into life,
and defeat into victory:
increase our faith and trust in him,
that we may triumph over evil,
in the strength of the same Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
[And now as our Saviour taught us, we pray]
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.
Open this link in a new tab to hear James Edward Seddon’s “Tell All the World of Jesus.”
1 Tell all the world of Jesus ,
our Saviour, Lord and King;
and let the whole creation
of his salvation sing:
proclaim his glorious greatness,
in nature and in grace,
creator and redeemer,
the Lord of time and space.
2 Tell all the world of Jesus,
that everyone may find
the joy of his forgiveness,
true peace of heart and mind.
Proclaim his perfect goodness,
his deep, unfailing care,
his love so rich in mercy,
a love beyond compare
3 Tell all the world of Jesus,
that everyone may know
of his almighty triumph
defeating every foe.
Proclaim his coming glory,
when sin is overthrown,
and he shall reign in splendour,
the King upon his throne!
GOING OUT AS GOD’S PEOPLE
Eternal God and Father, by whose power we are created and
by whose love we are redeemed: guide and strengthen us by
your Spirit, that we may give ourselves to your service, and
live every day in love to one another and to you; through Jesus
Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.
Open this link in a new tab to hear Lee Fisher’s “Go in Peace, Go in Love.”
Go in peace, go in love,
May the Lord be at your side.
Go in peace, go in love,
May he ever be your guide.
May his grace overflow
And his blessing be upon you.
Go in peace, go in love,
Now and evermore,
Go in peace, go in love,
May the Lord be at your side.
Go in peace, go in love,
May he ever be your guide.
May his grace overflow
And his blessing be upon you.
Go in peace, go in love,
Now and evermore,
Amen
Amen
Amen
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