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Pentecost 2B LECTIONARY GENERATED LITURGY Second Sunday after Pentecost Year B 1 Sam 15:34-16:13; Ps 20; 2 Cor 5:6-10; 14-17; Mark 4:26-34 Rec. text- NRSV Hymns are from the Australian Hymn Book (AHB) or Together in Song (TIS) unless otherwise indicated. Worship Leader - normal type. Congregational responses - bold type Permission is granted to churches to use this material in services of worship. This liturgy remains the property of Moira B Laidlaw Additional resources for Pentecost 2B: ALL TOGETHER OK, Openbook Publishers, Adelaide, South Australia, 1996; A SINGING FAITH, Jane Parker Huber, The Westminster Press, Philadelphia, 1987; ALL TOGETHER WHATEVER, Openbook Publishers, Adelaide, South Australia, 2001. CALL TO WORSHIP: based on Psalm 20 Choir or solo sing TIS 741: ‘O Lord, hear my prayer’ (Taize) then hums the tune while following words are spoken. God answers our prayers and protects us in the day of trouble; strengthens those whom we cherish close to our hearts. Some take pride in what they can see and hear, but we take pride in God’s activity in our lives. This gives us good reason to shout with joy for we believe that when we do call upon the Lord, our prayers are heard and answered. Let us worship God with gladness and joy. ALL TOGETHER OK 369: ‘Shout to the Lord’ TIS 52/AHB 115: ‘Let us sing to the God of salvation’ TIS 28: ‘God is our strength and refuge’ Great Tune - Dam Busters March PRAYER Holy God, you do give us cause to sing your praises for you bless our lives each and every day, sometimes in small and what might seem to be-at the time- almost insignificant ways, other times blessings are so evident that we cannot keep quiet about them. We have done nothing to deserve such blessings yet - through Jesus’ sacrificial love and the gift of his life in us, you embrace our lives with newness in ways far beyond our imagining. Help us to live out of that newness in ways which are pleasing to you and which reflect the depth of your care as we experience in and through Jesus, our Saviour and Lord. Amen A DRAMA BASED ON THE READING FROM 1 SAMUEL 16: 1-13 God blesses a family with an experience which must have been way beyond their imagining. Contemporary dramatisation... people required: an older person - Samuel Kingmaker; the father of the 8 sons –Jesse; 8 males of varying ages – young adults down to boy of about 10-12. Scene opens with Jesse speaking on mobile phone to eldest son: Jesse: Glad I caught you, son, I need you to come home right away – Samuel Kingmaker just called and he has something important to tell one of you boys... Eldest son – in excited voice: Samuel Kingmaker? What could he want with us? He’s a major powerbroker in the city – well, it’s probably me he wants to talk to – you know that I’d be the most important one of your sons, Dad, after all, I’m a power person – one has to be when one is in politics like I am. I wouldn’t even bother contacting the others, It has to be me he wants to see. I’ll be home as quick as I can. Bye. Next son – also on mobile phone: Yes, Dad, I hear you, but I’m busy with a patient right now – do I have to come right now? OK OK I hear you, I’ll be there as soon as I can. Next son - wearing a butcher’s (or similar) apron - also on mobile phone: What – right now? All right, I’ll just close the shop for the rest of the day, business is a bit slow anyway. Next four sons come from different areas of congregation – all talking on mobile phones with conversations something like this – OK, OK It’s very inconvenient, but I’ll be there asap; Now?? I’m just going to the library (insert a variety of places) ... All right, I’m on my way... etc etc. All seven sons assemble in sanctuary with Jesse – all talking at once. All become quiet as Samuel Kingmaker arrives – they treat him with deference and offer him a chair. Samuel Kingmaker: As you all know, I’m a very busy person but God has a special task for me to do and it concerns one of you boys. A very important task indeed. All seven sons stand up a bit straighter and tidy themselves, straightening their clothes, pushing back their hair etc... Samuel Kingmaker: I need you all to stand in a line in front of me – so as I can tell if you are the one that God wants. The sons make a line in front of Samuel – in order of height – tallest to smallest. Samuel stands up and begins to walks slowly along – he stops briefly in front of the eldest son – who whispers (loudly) I think I’m the one you want, I have lots of good qualities, I’m handsome, clever, have good connections in the city... Samuel cuts him off... God is not interested in such external things but but rather on the internal thoughts of your heart... walks past others shaking his head slowly. Samuel turns to Jesse – There must be more... are these all of your sons? Jesse: There’s only the youngest – he’s just home from school doing some jobs I set him – I think he’s out the back cutting the grass... Samuel: Call him, I won’t leave till I see him. The other sons mutter to each other and shake their heads as they glance at Samuel. David enters, wiping his hands on his shirt... Samuel comes forward and looks at him closely, then he says: This is the one that God wants for a special task. He takes out a bottle of oil and anoints David’s hands, head and feet with appropriate words. David appears startled, then he kneels down in a prayerful position – all hold their positions for a moment, then return to seats. This could be linked with the gospel parable about the smallest seed growing into a large tree and the affirmation that God uses us however small or young (or big or old!) we might be. ALL TOGETHER OK 341: ‘If you’re black or if you’re white’ A SINGING FAITH 27: ‘As trees from tiny seeds can grow’ TIS 719: ‘Big kids, little kids, God gave Jesus for us all’ ALL TOGETHER WHATEVER 448: ‘Loving Spirit, loving Spirit’ Everyone sings first and last verses, girls/women second verse, boys/men third verse. PRAYER OF CONFESSION Lord Jesus Christ, we remember with gratitude those people who generously sowed the seeds of faith in our lives. Pause for a time of reflection Above all. we recognise how you have blessed our lives with the gift of the Holy Spirit so that our faith has miraculously and mysteriously grown. We confess the times we fail to involve ourselves in planting any seeds of faith in the lives of others; the times when our personal agendas become more important than yours; the times when we have denied others the opportunity to expand their faith through our lack of interest or involvement; the times when our lives become so entangled with the values of the world, that we forget what you have said and done and promised. Lord Jesus Christ, we know that when we become disconnected from you, our lives becomes parched and unfruitful and our faith becomes stunted and dry. Bless and renew our lives, we pray, so that we remain connected to you at all times and in all places, strengthening our faith to expand and, growing strongly and vigorously, to bear the fruit of your mercy, your love, your undying life. Amen. TIS 683: “God! When human bonds are broken” May be sung to OMNI DIE 101. ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS As the Apostle Paul wrote: “ if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!” The good news therefore is this: in Jesus Christ we are made new, we are loved, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God! EPISTLE: 2 Corinthians 5: 6-10 (11-13), 14-17; GOSPEL: Mark 4: 26-34 SERMON TIS 168: “For the fruits of all creation” TIS 382: “Now the green blade rises from the buried grain” TIS 217/AHB 148: “Love divine, all loves excelling” TIS 632: “In great thanksgiving, O love divine” PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION THE LORD’S PRAYER OFFERING AND OFFERTORY PRAYER O God, receive these gifts as signs of our thanks and praise for your indwelling Spirit, who brings to fruition the seeds of faith in Jesus Christ planted within us. May these gifts and our lives bring forth a mighty harvest in Jesus’ name. Amen TIS 394: “Christ is risen! Shout hosanna! Celebrate that day of days” replace ‘this’ with ‘that’ in first line. TIS 414: “There’s a spirit in the air” TIS 409/AHB 322: “O breath of life, come sweeping through us” TIS 461/AHB395: “God, your glory we have seen in your Son” TIS 687: “God gives us a future” BENEDICTION Go from here knowing that you are securely planted in the protection and strength of God connected to the life and love of Jesus Christ sustained by the vitality and power of the Holy Spirit. AMEN |