Lectionary resources for Ordinary 19 Year B

Lectionary - Ordinary Sunday 19 Year B (Pentecost +9)

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2 Samuel 18:5-9,15,31-33 David mourns the death of his rebel son Absalom
Psalm 130 Out of the depths I cry to you O Lord
Ephesians 4:25 to 5:2 Let all of us speak the truth to our neighbours
John 6:35,41-51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven

Suggested Hymns (From Denis Towner. TIS = Together in Song; AHB = Australian Hymn Book; SA = Sing Alleluia)

	Hymns for Sunday 19, Yr.B
lesson	hymn	TIS	AHB	SA
O	Amazing grace (how sweet the sound)	129	56
Ps	As pants the hart for cooling streams	25	29
Ps	As the deer pants for the water	703
G	At the first coming of the Lord			10
G	Author of life divine	506	430
G	Bread of heaven on you we feed	513	434
G	Bread of the world in mercy broken	512	437
E	Brother sister, let me serve you	650		14
G	Eat this bread, drink this cup	714		29
G	Fold to your heart your sister and your brother	587	503
O	Forgive our sins as we forgive	635	564
G	Guide me O my great Redeemer	569	478
E	Help us accept each other	648
Ps	How shall I sing to God?	667
G	I am the Bread of Life	535
G	Jesus the Lord said: I am the Bread	239	185
O	Lord hear my praying, listen to me	689
E	Make me a channel of your peace	607		66
E	May the mind of Christ my Saviour	609	537
O	O God of earth and altar		542
E	O Master let me walk with thee	601	522
Ps	Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord	81
E	Peace with the Father, peace with Christ the Son	466	402
E	The great love of God is revealed in the Son	164	105
Ps	There's a wideness in God's mercy	136	72
E	Where love and loving-kindness dwell			95
E	Where there is charity and love	434	c591
G	You satisfy the hungry heart	539

Other Possible Hymns

(Numbers refer to The Australian Hymn Book and Sing Alleluia.)
SA 43 Happy are they who walk in God's wise way
30 (TIS 112) Through all the changing scenes of life
153 (TIS 220) This, this is the God we adore

334 (TIS 429) Break thou the bread of life
335 (TIS 453) We limit not the truth of God
420 (TIS 499) Jesus thou joy of loving hearts
452 (TIS 533) I come with joy to meet my Lord
464 (TIS 555) Put thou thy trust in God
477 (TIS 567) God of all power and truth and grace

Sermon summary (Click here for complete sermon)

Speaking the truth in love

If the truth hurts, do you tell the truth? In the passage we read from Ephesians today we are encouraged to speak the truth to our neighbours: (Ephesians 4:25) for we are members of one another. There is a general human value in speaking the truth, as well as the value to Christians of the way our fellowship works to encourage spiritual growth to maturity in the speaking the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15-16).

Being members of one body goes beyond the idea that we need to be truthful so that the parts of the body can work together. We are so involved in the lives of others, and they in our lives, that any falsehood or deception of them is a deception of ourselves. Is anything particularly Christian about it? What Jesus achieved in his work on earth is not only for the good of those who are his followers, but for the benefit of the whole of humanity. The idea that we are members of one another is extended widely to include people beyond our own circle in the right to be told the truth.

After Paul had spoken of the knowledge that had the power to build people up, he went on to warn of false teaching: (Ephesians 4:13-15). Here we come to the hard part. If we are to speak the truth about God and about Christ, who is to say what is true? The truth about God has to be embodied in everyday things, in a living culture. That is why God sent his Son into the world. But then how can we speak of the truth across all the different cultures in which the faith is expressed, even within our own Uniting Church, as was evident in the sexuality debate at the Assembly?

The fact that people came into the church from different backgrounds did not excuse them from living a holy and disciplined life. They had to change -- to be renewed in the spirit of their minds (Ephesians 4:17-24). The claims of love cannot be used to deny the truth. So let us then, in love, speak the truth about God as it has been revealed to us. Please do not forget, at the same time, the kind and gentle way in which Paul called on people to speak the truth (Ephesians 4:31-32). It is not easy, speaking the truth in love. It is only by the grace of God that it can be done at all.

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The Gathering of the People of God

CALL TO WORSHIP Let us worship God.

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;

my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning,
more than those who watch for the morning.
--Psalm 130:5-6

HYMN 30 Through all the changing scenes of life

PRAYER OF ADORATION
CONFESSION

Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered.
-- Psalm 130:1-4

Loving God, Lord of the Church, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed: we have not loved you with all our heart or served you with all our strength; we have been blind to the vision of a renewed world and deaf to your call to costly discipleship; we have been indifferent to the suffering of others and unwilling to forgive one another. In your mercy, Lord, pardon and restore us, that together in the ministry of Christ we may serve you with joy all the days of our life. Amen.

DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS
O Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. {8} It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities. -- Psalm 130:7-8
This hope in the steadfast love of God is realized for us through Jesus Christ our redeemer, in whom we know that our sins are forgiven.
Thanks be to God. Amen.

DOXOLOGY:
Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; give praise, O servants of the LORD.
Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name, for he is gracious. -- Psalms 135:1,3

WELCOME AND GREETING EACH OTHER

Service of the Word

INTRODUCTION OF THEME: Keeping truth and love together
OLD TESTAMENT 2 Samuel 18:5-9,15,31-33 David mourns the death of his rebel son Absalom
[PSALM 130 Out of the depths I cry to you O Lord]

Choir: Jesus is Lord

EPISTLE Ephesians 4:25 to 5:2 Let all of us speak the truth to our neighbours
GOSPEL John 6:35,41-51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven

HYMN 420 Jesus thou joy of loving hearts
SERMON
HYMN 537 May the mind of Christ my Saviour

OFFERING AND DEDICATION
SHARING TIME [Notices, celebrations, requests for intercessions]
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Let us pray for the peace and unity of the Church of God;
for all who proclaim the gospel, and for all seek the truth.
For the Uniting Church in Australia,
for James, president of the Assembly,
for ... moderator of the Synod and ..., Moderator elect,
and for the leaders of our presbytery,
for elders and members of the parish council,
and for the search for a new minister for this parish
for all who serve God in the church.
For our own needs, and for others for whom you have called us to pray.
[Silence
Hear us, Lord
for your mercy is great.
We thank you, Lord, for all the blessings of life.
[Silence
We exalt you, O God our king;
and praise your name for ever and ever.
We give thanks for all those who have died in the peace of Christ, and for the promise of your eternal kingdom.
[Silence]
In Christ you have called us to eternal glory;
to you be praise for ever and ever. Amen.

COLLECT FOR THE DAY
THE LORD'S PRAYER [Front of the Hymn Book]

The Sending Forth of the People of God

HYMN 477 God of all power and truth and grace
WORD OF MISSION
BLESSING
DISMISSAL Go in peace to love and serve the Lord:
In the name of Christ. Amen.