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18th Sunday after Pentecost, 30th september,

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Service with CommunionSimplified Spoken Form

This Service is a revision of the “Simplified form of the communion service”

Released by the LCA Commission on Worship in 1989.

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Opening sentenceM: Are any among you suffering?

C: They should pray.

M: Are any cheerful?

C: They should sing songs of praise.

(Jas 5:13 NRSV)

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PREPARATION

M: In the name of the Father and of the Son † and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen

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Opening Hymn

We sing our opening hymn:

If thou but suffer God to guide thee

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Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten

Georg Neumark 1621-81

Tr David Schubert (1990, 1996)


1. If we will trust in God to guide usand hope in him along life's way,we'll know his wonderful protection,through cross and sadness, every

day.When we are led by God's strong

hand,we build on rock, not sinking sand.


2. How can our anxious worries help us?

Can crying take our cares away?What use is all of our complaining,as we prepare to face each day?Our cross and sufferings only pressthe heavier for our bitterness.


3. Let us be still, and find enjoymentin life, with heart and mind contentto take whatever God our Fatherin his all-knowing love has sent;for all our deepest needs are knownby God, who chose us for his own.


4. Sing, pray, and be prepared to follow

with faithfulness along God's way,and trust the heavenly Father's

blessings;then you will find them new each

day.God never will forsake in needall those who trust in him to lead.

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

M: Friends in Christ:

St James says: 'Anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven.

Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed.’

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C: We confess that we are born in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves.

We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have failed to do.

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C: We have not loved you with our whole heart, and we have not loved our neighbour as ourselves. We deserve your eternal punishment.

For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us.

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C: Forgive us, renew us, and lead us,so that we may delight in your will

and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name.

Amen.

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M: As a called and ordained servant of the word, I announce the grace of God to all of you. On behalf of my Lord Jesus Christ, and by his command, I forgive the sins of all of you who repent and believe, in the name of the Father and of the Son † and of the Holy Spirit.

Peace be with you.C: Amen.

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Liturgy of the WORD

greeting

M: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY M: Let us pray for a strong and sincere

faith. C: Holy God, take away any obstacles

that cause us to stumble or fall in our faith,

and keep us from causing others to stumble.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY We ask this through your Son, 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 READING

R: The first Reading for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost is written in Chapters 7 and 9 of Esther, beginning at Verse 1.

Esther 7:1-6,9,10; 9:20-22 CEV

The Jews celebrate victory over their enemies

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Esther 7:1-6,9,10; 9:20-22

The king and Haman were dining with Esther 2and drinking wine during the second dinner, when the king again said, "Esther, what can I do for you? Just ask, and I will give you as much as half of my kingdom!“

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Esther 7:1-6,9,10; 9:20-22

3Esther answered, "Your Majesty, if you really care for me and are willing to help, you can save me and my people.

That's what I really want, 4because a reward has been promised to anyone who kills my people. Your Majesty, if we were merely going to be sold as slaves, I would not have bothered you.”

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Esther 7:1-6,9,10; 9:20-22

5"Who would dare to do such a thing?" the king asked.

6Esther replied, "That evil Haman is the one out to get us!"

Haman was terrified, as he looked at the king and the queen.

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Esther 7:1-6,9,10; 9:20-22

9Then Harbona, one of the king's personal servants, said, "Your Majesty, Haman built a tower seventy-five feet high beside his house, so he could hang Mordecai on it. And Mordecai is the very one who spoke up and saved your life.”

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Esther 7:1-6,9,10; 9:20-22

"Hang Haman from his own tower!" the king commanded. 10Right away, Haman was hanged on the tower he had built to hang Mordecai, and the king calmed down.

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Esther 7:1-6,9,10; 9:20-22

20Mordecai wrote down everything that had happened. Then he sent letters to the Jews everywhere in the provinces 21and told them:

Each year you must celebrate on both the fourteenth and the fifteenth of Adar, 22the days when we Jews defeated our enemies.

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Esther 7:1-6,9,10; 9:20-22

Remember this month as a time when our sorrow was turned to joy, and celebration took the place of crying. Celebrate by having parties and by giving to the poor and by sharing gifts of food with each other.

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

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Psalm 124 CEV

R: The Psalm is Psalm 124

R: 1The LORD was on our side! Let everyone in Israel say:

C: 2"The LORD was on our side! Otherwise, the enemy attack 3would have killed us all, because it was furious.

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Psalm 124 CEV

R: 4We would have been swept away in a violent flood of high and roaring waves."

C: 6Let's praise the LORD! He protected us from enemies who were like wild animals, R: 7and we escaped like birds from a hunter's torn net.

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Psalm 124 CEV

C: 8The LORD made heaven and earth: and he is the one who sends us help.

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 reading

R: The Second Reading is written in Chapter 5 of James, beginning at Verse 13.

James 5:13-20 CEV

Prayer offered in faith

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James 5:13-20

R: 13If you are having trouble, you should pray.

And if you are feeling good, you should sing praises.

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James 5:13-2014If you are sick, ask the church

leaders to come and pray for you. Ask them to put olive oil on you in the name of the Lord.

15If you have faith when you pray for sick people, they will get well. The Lord will heal them, and if they have sinned, he will forgive them.

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James 5:13-20 16If you have sinned, you should tell

each other what you have done. Then you can pray for one another and be healed. The prayer of an innocent person is powerful, and it can help a lot.

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James 5:13-2017Elijah was just as human as we are,

and for three and a half years his prayers kept the rain from falling. 18But when he did pray for rain, it fell from the skies and made the crops grow.

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James 5:13-2019My friends, if any followers have

wandered away from the truth, you should try to lead them back. 20If you turn sinners from the wrong way, you will save them from death, and many of their sins will be forgiven.

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

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gospel

M: The Holy Gospel is written in Chapter 9 of the Gospel according to St Mark, beginning at Verse 38.

C: Glory to you, O Lord.

Mark 9:38-50 CEV

Acting in Jesus' name; temptations to sin

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Mark 9:38-50 38John said, "Teacher, we saw a man

using your name to force demons out of people. But he wasn't one of us, and we told him to stop.”

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Mark 9:38-50 39Jesus said to his disciples: Don't stop him! No one who works

miracles in my name will soon turn and say something bad about me. 40Anyone who isn't against us is for us. 41And anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name, just because you belong to me, will surely be rewarded.

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Mark 9:38-50 42It will be terrible for people who cause

even one of my little followers to sin. Those people would be better off thrown into the ocean with a heavy stone tied around their necks.

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Mark 9:38-50 43-44So if your hand causes you to sin,

cut it off! You would be better off to go into life crippled than to have two hands and be thrown into the fires of hell that never go out. 45-46If your foot causes you to sin, chop it off. You would be better off to go into life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

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Mark 9:38-50 47If your eye causes you to sin, get rid

of it. You would be better off to go into God's kingdom with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell. 48The worms there never die, and the fire never stops burning.

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Mark 9:38-50 49Everyone must be salted with fire.50Salt is good. But if it no longer tastes

like salt, how can it be made salty again? Have salt among you and live at peace with each other.

This is the Word of the Lord.C: Praise to you, O Christ.

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M: Thank you, Lord Jesus, for giving people power to do good in your name.

Help us not to cause any believers to stumble.

C: Amen.

APOSTLE’S CREED

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 catholic* church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen

*or: original ‘catholic’ which means ‘universal’

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HymnWe sing :

Jesus, where’er Thy people meet v.1,3-5

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William Cowper (1731-1800), alt.

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Jesus, where’er Thy people meet

1. Jesus, where’er Your people meet,

There they behold Your mercy-seat:

Where’er they seek You, You are found,

And every place is hallowed ground.

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3. Dear shepherd of Your chosen few,

Your former mercies here renew;

Here to our waiting hearts proclaim

The sweetness of Your saving name.

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4. Here may we prove the power of prayer

To strengthen faith and lighten care,

To teach our faint desires to rise,

And bring all heaven before our eyes.

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5. Lord, we are few, but You are near;

Nor short Your arm, nor deaf Your ear:

O rend the heavens, come quickly down,

And make all hearts, O Lord, Your own.

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Sermon

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HymnWe sing :

Lord of glory, who has bought us

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Eliza Sibbald Alderson (1818-1889)

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1. Lord of glory, who has bought us

With Your life-blood as the price,

Never grudging for the lost ones

That tremendous sacrifice;

And with that have freely given

Blessings, countless as the sand,

To the unthankful and the evil

With Your own unsparing hand:

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2. Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to yield You

Gladly, freely, of Your own;

With the sunshine of Your goodness

Melt our thankless hearts of stone;

Till our cold and selfish natures,

Warmed by You, at length believe

That more happy and more blessed

‘Tis to give than to receive.

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3. Wondrous honour Have You given

To our humblest charity

In Your own mysterious sentence,

'Ye have done it unto Me'.

Can it be, O gracious master,

You do deign for alms to sue,

Saying by Your poor and needy,

'Give as I have given to you‘?

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4. Lord of glory, who has bought us

With Your life-blood as the price,

Never grudging for the lost ones

That tremendous sacrifice:

Give us faith, to trust You boldly;

Hope, to stay our souls on You;

But, O best of all Your graces,

Give us Your own charity. †

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Offering prayer

C: Thank you, loving God, for uniting us with Christ and with one another. Lead us to help and pray for each other, and to live our lives in praise to you and in service to all in need.

Amen.

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PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Call to prayer

M: The Lord says through James, 'Pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.' So let us pray for the church, the world, and those in need, knowing that God will answer our prayers according to his love and promise in Christ.

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response

M: Lord in your mercy,

C: hear our prayer.Concluding prayer

M: Merciful God, you are the great healer and you provide all that we need for healing, and have given your own Son.

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Hear our prayer, and help all Christians to work together in your name to bring healing to their neighbours. We ask this through 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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LITURGY OF THE

LORD'S SUPPER

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PREFACE

M: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

M: Lift up your hearts.

C: We lift them to the Lord.

M: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

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PREFACE

M: It is indeed right and good, Lord God, holy Father, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to you, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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PREFACE

And so, with angels and archangels,

and with all the company of heaven, we adore and praise your glorious name:

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HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

C: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might;

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.

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LORD’S PRAYER

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.

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

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LORD’S PRAYER

C: For the kingdom,

the power,

and the glory are yours

now and forever.

Amen.

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WORDS OF INSTITUTION

M: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, and said: Take and eat; this is † my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.

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WORDS OF INSTITUTION

M: In the same way he took the cup, after the supper, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, Drink of it, all of you; this is † my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

COMMUNION INVITATION

M: Jesus said: 'I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.'

C: Thanks be to God.M: Come, everything is ready.

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During the distribution the Minister or his assistant says:

Take and eat, this is the body of Christ, given for you.

Take and drink, this is the blood of Christ, shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.

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DISMISSAL

M: The body of our Lord Jesus Christ and his precious blood strengthen and preserve you in body and soul to life eternal. Go in peace.†

C: Amen.

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POST-COMMUNION Prayer

C: Holy God,

we thank you for strengthening our faith in this sacrament.

Take away any obstacles that cause us to stumble or fall in our faith, and keep us from causing others to stumble.

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POST-COMMUNION Prayer

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

Amen.

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CONCLUSION : BLESSING

M: The Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favour,† and give you peace. C: Amen.

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DISMISSAL

M: Go in peace, because you bear the name of Christ.

C: In the name of Christ.

Amen.

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Hymn

We sing :

Because we bear your name v.1,3,4,5,7

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© 1985 John Kleinig, 44 Braund Rd, Prospect SA 5082

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Because we bear your name

1. Lord Jesus, we belong to you,

You live in us, we live in you;

We live and work for you -

Because we bear your name.

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3. Bless those who give us any gift,

Because they know that we are yours;

Reward them with your grace -


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4. Let us acknowledge those as friends

Who use your name to right a wrong,

But have not joined us yet -


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5. Let nothing that we do or say

Offend the weak so that they fall

And lose their faith in you -


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7. You are the salt that cleanses us,

So clean us out, and make us fit

For common life with you -


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Go in peace, because you bear the name of

Christ.

Please stay a while

and have a cuppa in the hall

and chat with us.

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