Worship for Sunday, July 12, 2020
The 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Sunday, July 12, 2020
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OUR WORSHIP FOR TODAY
THE OPENING SENTENCE
OPENING HYMN: "Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil" (Video Link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev8ufz4G3l0
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Almighty God, we thank you for planting in us the seed of your word. By your Holy Spirit help us to receive it with joy, live according to it, and grow in faith and hope and love, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
For as
the rain and the snow
come down
from heaven,
and do not return there
until
they have watered the earth,
making it
bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower
and bread
to the eater,
so shall
my word be that goes out
from my
mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it
shall accomplish that
which I
purpose,
and succeed in the thing
for which
I sent it.
For you
shall go out in joy,
and be led back in peace;
the
mountains and the hills before you
shall burst into song,
and all the trees of the field
shall
clap their hands.
Instead
of the thorn
shall
come up the cypress;
instead of the brier
shall
come up the myrtle;
and it
shall be to the Lord
for a
memorial,
for an everlasting sign
that
shall not be cut off.
PSALM: Psalm
65:1-13
You are
to be praised, O God, in Zion;
to
you shall vows be fulfilled.
To
you, the one who answers prayer,
to
you all flesh shall come.
Our
sins are stronger than we are,
but
you blot out our transgressions.
Happy
are they whom you choose
and
draw to your courts to dwell there!
They
will be satisfied
by the
beauty of your house,
by the
holiness of your temple.
Awesome
things will you show us
in your
righteousness,
O God
of our salvation,
O
hope of all the ends of the earth
and of
the oceans far away.
You
make firm the mountains
by your
power;
you
are girded about with might.
You
still the roaring of the seas,
the
roaring of their waves,
and the
clamor of the peoples.
Those
who dwell at the ends of the earth
will
tremble at your marvelous signs;
you
make the dawn
and the
dusk to sing for joy.
You visit the earth and water it abundantly;
you
make it very plenteous;
the river of God is full of water.
You
prepare the grain,
for so
you provide for the earth.
You
drench the furrows
and
smooth out the ridges;
with
heavy rain you soften the ground
and
bless its increase.
You
crown the year with your goodness,
and
your paths overflow with plenty.
May
the fields of the wilderness
be rich
for grazing,
and
the hills be clothed with joy.
May
the meadows cover themselves
with
flocks, and the valleys
cloak
themselves with grain;
let
them shout for joy and sing.
SECOND READING: Romans 8:1-11
There
is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law
of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and
of death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do:
by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and to deal with sin,
he condemned sin in the flesh, so that the just requirement of the law might be
fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the
Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things
of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the
things of the Spirit. To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the
mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on
the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law—indeed it cannot,
and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
But you
are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in
you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But
if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life
because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead
dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal
bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.
THE HOLY GOSPEL: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
That same day Jesus went out of the house
and sat beside the lake. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into
a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told
them many things in parables, saying: ‘Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as
he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up.
Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they
sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. But when the sun rose, they
were scorched; and since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell
among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good
soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Let
anyone with ears listen!’
‘Hear
then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and
does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in
the heart; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky
ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with
joy; yet such a person has no root, but endures only for a while, and when
trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately
falls away. As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the
word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it
yields nothing. But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who
hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one
case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.’
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE (Video Link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwsjwdis3M4
THE APOSTLES' CREED
I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ,
God’s 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 to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand
of the Father,
and 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.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Called into unity with one
another and the whole creation, let us pray for our shared world.
A brief
silence.
Gracious God, your word has been sown in many
ways and places. We pray for missionaries and newly planted congregations
around the world. Inspire us by their witness to the faith we share. Lord, in
your mercy, hear our prayer.
Creating God, the mountains and hills burst into
song and the trees and fields clap their hands in praise. We pray for the birds
and animals who make their home in the trees, and for lands stripped bare by
deforestation. Empower us to sustainably use what you have given. Lord, in your
mercy, hear our prayer.
Reigning God, we pray for our nation’s leaders.
Increase their desire for justice and equality. We pray for our enemies. Bridge
the chasms that divide us and guide authorities to a deep and lasting peace. Lord,
in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Abiding God, care for all who are in need. (You
may lift up the names of those for whom you would like to pray here.) For
those who are doubting, renew faith. For those who are worrying, provide
release. For those who are struggling, ease burdens. For those in fear, give
hope. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Renewing God, revive your church in this place.
Nourish and nurture the seeds you have planted, that we might grow as
disciples. Replace what has been depleted. Sustain our ministries and deepen
relationships with the wider community. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Eternal God, we give thanks for all who have
died. (You may lift up the names of those who have died in Christ here.) Comfort us in the sure and certain hope
of the resurrection. Lord, in your
mercy, hear our prayer.
THE LORD'S PRAYER
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,
forever and ever. Amen.
forever and ever. Amen.
CONCLUDING PRAYER
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them:
Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting.
Amen
CLOSING PETITION FOR BLESSING
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
Amen
Amen
CLOSING HYMN: "For the Fruit of All Creation" (Video Link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_6V4qjoR2g
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