Worship: Trinity Sunday

Welcome to worship today as we worship God the Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The Lord be with you
And also with you

Almighty God,                           
to whom all hearts are open,
all desires known,
and from whom no secrets are hidden;
cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
so that we may truly love you
and worthily praise your holy name;
through our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Amen.

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

Holy holy holy
Lord God Almighty
Early in the morning
Our song shall rise to Thee
Holy holy holy
Merciful and mighty
God in three persons
Blessed Trinity

Holy holy holy
All the saints adore Thee
Casting down their golden crowns
Around the glassy sea
Cherubim and seraphim
Falling down before Thee
Which wert and art
And evermore shalt be

Holy holy holy
Though the darkness hide Thee
Though the eye of sinful man
Thy glory may not see
Only Thou art holy
There is none beside Thee
Perfect in power
In love and purity

Holy holy holy
Lord God Almighty
All Thy works shall praise Thy name
In earth and sky and sea
Holy holy holy
Merciful and mighty
God in three persons
Blessed Trinity

CCLI Song # 1156
John Bacchus Dykes | Reginald Heber

CONFESSION PRAYER

Holy, holy, holy.
When our eyes have seen the Lord of hosts,
we echo the words of Isaiah,
‘Woe is me! I am doomed.’
We long for the fire of God’s cleansing
to touch our unclean lips,

for our wrongdoing to be removed and our sins wiped out.

So we meet Father, Son, and Holy Spirit with confession on our lips.

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory: 
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Woe is me, for I am lost: I am a person of unclean lips:
Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Your guilt is taken away, and your sin forgiven:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

May the Father forgive us
by the death of his Son

and strengthen us

to live in the power of the Spirit
all our days.
Amen.

GLORY TO GOD (Peruvian)

Glory to God, glory to God,
glory in the highest.
Glory to God, glory to God,
glory in the highest.
To God be glory forever.
To God be glory forever.
Alleluia, amen.
Alleluia, amen.
Alleluia amen,
alleluia amen.

Glory to God, glory to God,
glory to Christ Jesus.
Glory to God, glory to God,
glory to Christ Jesus.
To God be glory forever.
To God be glory forever.
Alleluia, amen.
Alleluia, amen.
Alleluia amen,
alleluia amen.

Glory to God, glory to God,
glory to the Spirit.
Glory to God, glory to God,
glory to the Spirit.
To God be glory forever.
To God be glory forever.
Alleluia, amen.
Alleluia, amen.
Alleluia amen,
alleluia amen.

© Words: Public Domain 
Music: Public Domain/Peruvian Melody

SENTENCE

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.’

John 6.35 

COLLECT

Holy God,
faithful and unchanging:
enlarge our minds with the knowledge of your truth,
and draw us more deeply into the mystery of your love,
that we may truly worship you,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The peace of Christ rule in our hearts.
The word of Christ dwell in us richly.

FIRST READING

Daniel 7:9–14
9     As I watched, 
thrones were set in place, 
and an Ancient One took his throne, 
his clothing was white as snow, 
and the hair of his head like pure wool; 
his throne was fiery flames, 
and its wheels were burning fire. 
10   A stream of fire issued 
and flowed out from his presence. 
A thousand thousands served him, 
and ten thousand times ten thousand stood attending him. 
The court sat in judgment, 
and the books were opened. 
11   I watched then because of the noise of the arrogant words that the horn was speaking. And as I watched, the beast was put to death, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. 13 As I watched in the night visions, 
I saw one like a human being
coming with the clouds of heaven. 
And he came to the Ancient One
and was presented before him. 
14   To him was given dominion 
and glory and kingship, 
that all peoples, nations, and languages 
should serve him. 
His dominion is an everlasting dominion 
that shall not pass away, 
and his kingship is one 
that shall never be destroyed.

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.

PSALM 29

Ascribe to the Lord, O mighty ones,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to his name;
worship the Lord in the splendour of his holiness.

Come God’s people
Let us worship the Lord.

The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

Come God’s people
Let us worship the Lord.

The voice of the Lord is powerful;
the voice of the Lord is majestic.
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

Come God’s people
Let us worship the Lord.

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
Sirion like a young wild ox.
The voice of the Lord strikes
with flashes of lightning.

Come God’s people
Let us worship the Lord.

The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
The voice of the Lord twists the oaks
and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

Come God’s people
Let us worship the Lord.

The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord is enthroned as King for ever.
The Lord gives strength to his people;
the Lord blesses his people with peace.

Come God’s people
Let us worship the Lord.

SECOND READING

Ephesians 4:1-8
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. 
7 But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore it is said, 
“When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive; 
he gave gifts to his people.”

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.

BE STILL FOR THE PRESENCE

Be still for the presence of the Lord
The Holy One is here
Come bow before Him now
With reverence and fear
In Him no sin is found
We stand on holy ground
Be still for the presence of the Lord
The Holy One is here

Be still for the glory of the Lord
Is shining all around
He burns with holy fire
With splendour He is crowned
How awesome is the sight
Our radiant King of light
Be still for the glory of the Lord
Is shining all around

Be still for the power of the Lord
Is moving in this place
He comes to cleanse and heal
To minister His grace
No work too hard for Him
In faith receive from Him
Be still for the power of the Lord
Is moving in this place

CCLI Song # 120824
David J. Evans
© 1986 Thankyou Music

GOSPEL READING

John 1:1-5, 10-14
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4 in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. 
10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. 12 But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God. 
14 And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.

SERMON

The American Bible Society this past week released this statement on their website:

“In this time of pandemic fear and social isolation, in this time of racial injustice and senseless violence, in this time of economic uncertainty and generational pain, we should be careful not to use the Bible as a political symbol, one more prop in a noisy news cycle. Because more than ever we need to hear what is true. “Let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never ending stream!” (Amos 5:24 NIV).

The statement was made in response to President Trump holding up a Bible for a photo opportunity outside St John’s Church in Washington DC in the midst of national protests against systemic racism in the police force.

The Bible Society’s message was that the Bible is not merely a symbol representing American patriotism or presidential power or conservative values…it is a revelation of God’s character and restorative purpose for the world, and it invites us into a relationship with God and to participate in God’s redeeming love.

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