Christ Church, Denton with St George’s Church Dane Bank Denton

Family Worship Service at Home

Matthew 9:37-38

The 1st Sunday after Trinity

Sunday 14th June 2020.

The Welcome. The Lord is risen.. He is risen indeed alleluia!

Hymn

Call to Worship

We have come together as the family of God, in our Father’s presence:

All - To offer him praise and thanksgivingTo hear and receive his holy wordTo bring before him the needs of the world. To ask his forgiveness of our sins, and to seek his grace, that through his son Jesus Christ we may give ourselves to his service

Loving Lord, fill us with your life-giving, joy-giving, peace-giving presence, that we may praise you now with our lips, and all the day long with our lives, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Saying Sorry to God – Confession

Let us return to the Lord our God and say to him:

All - Father we have sinned against heaven and before you and are not worthy to be called your children.We turn to you again. Have mercy on us, bring us back to yourself as those who once were dead but now have life through Christ our Lord. Amen

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen

Time to Praise

Let us give thanks to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ:

All - Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing.

Before the world was made, God chose us in Christ:

All - That we might be holy and blameless before him.

Let us praise God for the glory of his grace:

All - For the free gift he gave us in his dear Son. To Father, Son and Holy Spirit, give praise and dominion, honour and might for ever and ever. Amen

Time to Listen to a reading from the Bible

Exodus 19:2-8a

They had journeyed from Rephidim, entered the wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness; Israel camped there in front of the mountain. Then Moses went up to God; the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, ‘Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the Israelites: You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine, but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the Israelites.’

So Moses came, summoned the elders of the people, and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him. The people all answered as one: ‘Everything that the LORD has spoken we will do.This is the word of the Lord. All. Thanks be to God.

Matthew 9:35-10:8

Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.’

Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.

These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: ‘Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, proclaim the good news, “The kingdom of heaven has come near.” Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment.

This is the Gospel of the Lord. All. Praise to you O Christ.

Talk/Activities

Act of Faith:

Do you believe and trust in God the Father who made the world?

All - I believe and trust in him

Do you believe and trust in his Son, Jesus Christ who redeemed mankind?

All - I believe and trust in him

Do you believe and trust in his Holy Spirit who gives life to the people of God?

All - I believe and trust in himThis is our faith, we believe and trust in one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Time to pray

Notices and final Hymn

Blessing

The Dismissal Go in the peace of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia. All   Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.

Please join us after the service for chat on Zoom, we thank you for joining us this morning and look

forward to being Church at home again next Sunday.

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