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Sunday, 14 March 2021
10:30 am
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Set clocks ahead one hour Saturday night -- don't be late for church!
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Penitential Rite
Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins.
His mercy endures for ever.
Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the
heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us with confidence draw
near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and
find grace to help in time of need.
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
(A period of silence is kept.)
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins
through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all
goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you
in eternal life.
Amen.
The Collect of the Day
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the
heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us with confidence draw
near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and
find grace to help in time of need.
Amen.
A Reading from the book of Numbers
From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of
Edom; but the people became impatient on the way. The people spoke against God
and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the
wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food.”
Then the Lord sent poisonous serpents among the people, and they bit the people,
so that many Israelites died. The people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned
by speaking against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord to take away the
serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said to Moses,
“Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten shall
look at it and live.” So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole;
and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the serpent of
bronze and live.
The Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
Gradual Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, *
and his mercy endures for ever.
2 Let all those whom the Lord has redeemed proclaim *
that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe.
3 He gathered them out of the lands; *
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
17 Some were fools and took to rebellious ways; *
they were afflicted because of their sins.
18 They abhorred all manner of food *
and drew near to death’s door.
19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.
20 He sent forth his word and healed them *
and saved them from the grave.
21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.
22 Let them offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving *
and tell of his acts with shouts of joy.
A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Ephesians
You were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once lived, following
the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that
is now at work among those who are disobedient. All of us once lived among them
in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and senses, and we were
by nature children of wrath, like everyone else. But God, who is rich in mercy, out
of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our
trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and
raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ
Jesus, so that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his
grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved
through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God—not the result
of works, so that no one may boast. For we are what he has made us, created in
Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of
life.
The Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
Sequence Hymn
The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to John
Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Jesus said, “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son
of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so
loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him
may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into
the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved
through him. Those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not
believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the
only Son of God. And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world,
and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. For all
who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not
be exposed. But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be
clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”
The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord Christ
Homily
Nicene Creed
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father,
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
The Prayers of the People
The response to each petition is:
Lord, have mercy.
The final response is:
To you, O Lord, our God.
The Peace
The Peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
The Lord’s Prayer
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
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,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Prayer of Spiritual Communion
In union, O Lord, with your faithful people at every altar of your Church,
where the Holy Eucharist is this day being celebrated,
we offer to you praise and thanksgiving.
We remember your death; we proclaim your resurrection;
we await your coming in glory.
And since we cannot receive you today
in the Sacrament of your Body and Blood,
we pray you to come spiritually into our hearts.
Cleanse and strengthen us with your grace, Lord Jesus,
and let us never be separated from you.
May we live in you, and you in us,
in this life, and in the life to come. Amen.
Prayer over the People
Bow down before the Lord.
Look down in mercy, Lord, on your people who bow before
you; and grant that those whom you have nourished by your
Word and Sacraments may bring forth fruit worthy of
repentance; through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Closing Hymn
The Dismissal
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God. |
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