KNOX CHURCH, DUNEDIN growing in courage to live the Jesus way 10am Sunday 10 June 2018 Pentecost 3 Pre service music Salut d Amour Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana Pietro Masagni (1863-1945) Der tag ist hin, mein Jesu bey mir bleibe Johann Christoph Oley (1738-89) Welcome Introit We wait for Thy loving kindness, O God text- C M Armitage, music- William Neil McKie (1901-84) Call to Worship (Ps 138) Kia noho a Ihowa ki a koutou. The Lord be with you. Ma Ihowa koe e manaaki. The Lord bless you. I will give thanks to you O God with all my heart: Before the gods I will sing your praises. I will bow down to your holy presence; I will give thanks because of your love and faithfulness. On the day that I called, you answered me: You put new strength within me. Though I walk in the midst of trouble you keep me safe: You stretch out your hand against my enemies' rage. You will fulfil your purpose for me: You will not leave unfinished the work of your hands. Let us worship God. Hymn Here in this place 1 Here in this place new light is streaming, now is the darkness vanished away, see, in this space our fears and our dreamings, brought here to you in the light of this day. Gather us in the lost and forsaken, gather us in the blind and the lame: call to us now, and we shall awaken, we shall arise at the sound of our name. (Gather us in) CH4 623 - Marty Haugen 2 We are the young our lives are a mystery, we are the old who yearn for your face, we have been sung throughout all of history, called to be light to the whole human race. Gather us in the rich and the haughty, gather us in the proud and the strong; give us a heart so meek and so lowly, give us the courage to enter the song.
3 Here we will take the wine and the water, here we will take the bread of new birth, here you shall call your sons and your daughters, call us anew to be salt for the earth. Give us to drink the wine of compassion, give us to eat the bread that is you; nourish us well, and teach us to fashion lives that are holy and hearts that are true. 4 Not in the dark of buildings confining, not in some heaven, light years away, but here in this place, the new light is shining, now is the Kingdom, now is the day. Gather us in and hold us for ever, gather us in and make us your own; gather us in all peoples together, fire of love in our flesh and our bone. Prayer, Assurance of Forgiveness and Passing the Peace E te whanau, in Christ we are forgiven. All are God s beloved people. Thanks be to God. Kia tau tonu te rangimarie o te Ariki ki a koutou; The peace of Christ be with you all. And also with you Anthem God grant we grace Thomas Tallis (1505-85) canon, arr. Bob Chillcott (b. 1945) (That we Thy way may know all day, while we do sail this world so frail) Conversation with young members Hymn Let us break bread together on our knees GtG 525 1 Let us break bread together on our knees; let us break bread together on our knees. When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me. Reading 1 Samuel 8:4-11, 16-20 Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church Thanks be to God Gospel Mark 3:19b-35 This is the Gospel of Jesus Christ Praise to Christ the Word African American spiritual 2 Let us drink wine together on our knees; let us drink wine together on our knees. [Refrain] 3 Let us praise God together on our knees; let us praise God together on our knees. [Refrain] Sermon Binding the strong man
Affirmation (PCANZ 1993) Christ Jesus, Child of Mary, God with us, King and Suffering Servant, High Priest and Lamb of God, Teacher and Word, living, suffering, dying and rising again, you challenge, redeem and restore us. Holy Spirit, Breath of life, Counsellor and Comforter, Fire of God, you inspire, sustain, and purify us. Forming us in the nature of Christ, transforming us with your gifts, you bind us together in one body, your church. God of all creation, made known to us in Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit, your boundless love exposes our rebellion and greed. A mother who will not abandon her child, a father who welcomes the prodigal home, you forgive, accept and embrace us and call us into loving communion for ever. In life and death we belong to you, everlasting God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Notices and Offering Lento Frank Bridge (1879-1941) We recognise and bless the gifts brought to the table, and those which wing their way electronically from our banks to the Church s account. Hymn Here is bread, here is wine Graham Kendrick (1991) 1 Here is bread, here is wine break the bread, taste the wine 4 Here we are, joined in one we'll proclaim, till he comes Jesus crucified. 2 Here is grace, here is peace know his grace, find his peace feast on Jesus here. 5 In this bread there is healing in this cup there s life forever in this moment, by the spirit 3 In this bread there is healing in this cup there's life forever in this moment, by the Spirit Communion The Thanksgiving The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
We offer you praise, dear God, and hearts lifted high... And with our loved ones, separate from us now, who yet in this mystery are close to us, we join in the song of your unending greatness: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest! Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen. Distribution O Taste and see how gracious the Lord is text from Psalm 34, music Ralph Vaughan Williams Grace Togneri- soloist Christ the Lamb of God BWV 619 J S Bach (1685-1750) Hymn Eat this bread CH4 661 - Taizé Community (from John 6) Eat this bread, drink this cup, come to me and never be hungry. Eat this bread, drink this cup, trust in me and you will not thirst. Hymn I bind unto myself today 1 I bind unto myself today the strong Name of the Trinity; by invocation of the same, the Three in One, and One in Three. 2 I bind this day to me for ever, by power of faith, Christ's Incarnation; his baptism in the Jordan river; his death on cross for my salvation; his bursting from the spicèd tomb; his riding up the heavenly way; his coming at the day of doom: I bind unto myself today. CH4 639 - Cecil Frances Alexander 3 I bind unto myself today the power of God to hold and lead, his eye to watch, his might to stay, his ear to hearken to my need; the wisdom of my God to teach, his hand to guide, his shield to ward, the word of God to give me speech, his heavenly host to be my guard. 4 I bind unto myself the name, the strong Name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same, the Three in One, and One in Three, of whom all nature hath creation, Eternal Father, Spirit, Word. Praise to the Lord of my salvation: salvation is of Christ the Lord. Amen.
Benediction, then Postlude Toccata from Suite Gothique Léon Boëllmann (1862-97) You are invited to morning tea after worship, in the Gathering Area