Order of Service – Sunday 5 July 2020 – PENTECOST 5
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CALL TO WORSHIP
O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is great God, and a great King above all gods. (Psalm 95:1-3)
I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt his name together! (Psalm 34:1-3)
HYMN: 125 “The God of Abraham Praise”
A PRAYER OF PRAISE
Almighty God, who deserves to be praised by all life that You have created, we bow in humility before You, realizing the greatness of Your power in the vast universe, and knowing of Your concern for each one of us. Grant that we may praise Your name, not in words alone, but also in our deeds of love and mercy, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen
PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS
O Lord, who has mercy upon all, take away from me my sins, and mercifully kindle in me the fire of Your Holy Spirit.
Take away from me the heart of stone, and give me a heart of flesh, a heart to love and adore You, a heart to delight in You, to follow and to enjoy You, for Christ’s sake. Amen,
HYMN: 665 “Jesus Christ is Waiting”
BIBLE READINGS –
Romans 7:15-25a (Page 1118) Matthew 11:25-30 (Page 966)
MESSAGE: “Rest for Our Souls” Krikor Youmshajekian
OFFERING – Honour your God with your generous offering!
THANKSGIVING
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord our God.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right for us to give thanks. It is our joy and our peace, at all times and in all places, to give thanks to You, holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God, through Christ our Lord.
We bless You for Your continual love and care for every creature. We praise You for forming us in Your image and calling us to be Your people. We thank You that You did not abandon us in our rebellion against Your love, but sent prophets and teachers to lead us into the way of salvation. Above all we thank you for sending Jesus Your son to deliver us from the way of sin and death by the obedience of His life, by His suffering upon the cross, and by His resurrection from the dead. We praise You that He now reigns with You in glory and ever lives to pray for us. We thank You for the Holy Spirit, who leads us into truth, defends us in adversity, and out of every people unites us into one holy church. Therefore, with the whole company of saints in heaven and on earth we worship and glorify you, God most holy, and we sing with joy.
Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty! All thy works shall praise thy Name, in earth and sky and sea. Holy, Holy, Holy, Merciful and Mighty! God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!
THE INVITATION
Dear friends, the Lord has prepared His table for all who love Him and trust Him alone for their salvation. All who are truly sorry for their sins, who sincerely believe in the Lord Jesus as their Saviour, and who desire to live in obedience to Him, are now invited to take with gladness from the table of the Lord.
THE DEDICATION
Holy Father, in thanks for the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, in the joy of His resurrection, in the hope of His coming again, we present ourselves a living sacrifice and take from the table of our Lord.
WORDS OF CONSECRATION
On the night of His betrayal, Jesus took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to His disciples, saying: “Take, eat, this is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me”.
In like manner, after supper He took the cup. And when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of this, for this is My blood of the New Covenant which is shed for you and for many, for remission of sins; do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me”.
PRAYER OF CONSECRATION
Heavenly Father, show forth among us the presence of Your life-giving Word and Holy Spirit, to sanctify us and Your whole church through this sacrament. Grant that all who share these elements may be one in Jesus Christ and remain faithful in love and hope. And as this grain has been gathered from many fields into one loaf and these grapes from many hills into one cup, grant, O Lord, that Your whole church may soon be gathered from the ends of the earth into Your kingdom.
COMMUNION
Take, eat, remember and believe that the body of our Lord Jesus Christ was given for a complete remission of all our sins.
Take, drink, remember and believe that the precious blood of our Lord Jesus Christ was shed for a complete remission of all sins.
THANKSGIVING
Brothers and sisters in Christ, since the Lord has fed us at His table, let us praise His holy name with thanksgiving.
Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. Who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases. Who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy. Who satisfies you with good as long as you live.
HYMN: 571 “Forth in Your Name, O Lord I Go”
COMMISSION AND BENEDICTION
May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing His will, and may He work in us what is pleasing to Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:20-21)
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