Welcome to our Online Sunday service for the fifth Sunday after Trinity. Please click on the items below to follow the service at your own pace. At the end of the service after the voluntary, Bishop Martyn speaks with Dr Mayo Jolaoso, GP and member of Hope Hamilton church about her experience of general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown
There is audio or video accompaniment to hymns, readings and prayers.
The hymns were recorded remotely by the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields in their homes, and edited together.
You may like to have a candle ready to light with Paul at the start of our service.
There is audio or video accompaniment to hymns, readings and prayers.
The hymns were recorded remotely by the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields in their homes, and edited together.
You may like to have a candle ready to light with Paul at the start of our service.
Our opening hymn is 'Lord, Thy word abideth'
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1 Lord, thy word abideth,
and our footsteps guideth; who its truth believeth light and joy receiveth. 2 When our foes are near us, then thy word doth cheer us, word of consolation, message of salvation. 3 When the storms are o'er us, and dark clouds before us, then its light directeth, and our way protecteth. 4 Who can tell the pleasure, who recount the treasure, by thy word imparted to the simple-hearted? 5 Word of mercy, giving succour to the living; word of life, supplying comfort to the dying. 6 O that we discerning its most holy learning, Lord, may love and fear thee, evermore be near thee. Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877) |
Reflect on the last week and on your relationships.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
- - What good things have come from God last week?
- - Where have I fallen short?
- - What might I do next week?
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
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The special prayer for today, 5th Sunday after Trinity
Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified: hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people, that in their vocation and ministry they may serve you in holiness and truth to the glory of your name; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen |
Our next hymn is 'Speak O Lord, as we come to you'.
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1 Speak O Lord, as we come to you
to receive the food of your holy word. Take your truth, plant it deep in us; shape and fashion us in your likeness, that the light of Christ might be seen today in our acts of love and our deeds of faith. Speak, O Lord, and fulfil in us all your purposes, for your glory. 2 Teach us, Lord, full obedience, holy reverence, true humility. Test our thoughts and our attitudes in the radiance of your purity. Cause our faith to rise, cause our eyes to see your majestic love and authority. Words of power that can never fail; let their truth prevail over unbelief. 3 Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds; help us grasp the heights of your plans for us. Truths unchanged from the dawn of time that will echo down through eternity. And by grace we'll stand on your promises, and by faith we'll walk as you walk with us. Speak, O Lord, till your church is built as the earth is filled with your glory. Keith Getty (b.1974) and Stuart Townend (b.1963) © 2005 Thankyou Music/admin. by worshiptogether.com songs excluding UK & Europe, admin. by Kingswaysongs, a division of David C Cook www.kingswayworship.co.uk |
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The Gospel for Trinity 5
Matthew 13. 1 - 9, 18 - 23 1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered round him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: ‘A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop – a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.’ 18 ‘Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19 when anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. 23 But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.’ |
John will now share some thoughts on the Gospel.
We now have our next hymn, 'Water of life, cleanse and refresh us'. after which John will lead us in our intercessions.
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Water of life, cleanse and refresh us;
raise us to life in Christ Jesus. 1 All you who thirst, come to the waters, and you will never be thirsty again. Chorus 2 As rain from heav’n so is God's word, it waters the earth and brings forth life. Chorus 3 Dying with Christ, so we shall rise with him, death shall no longer have pow’r over us. Chorus 4 Turn to the Lord, cast off your wickedness, you will find peace in his infinite love. Chorus Stephen Dean (b.1948) © 1992, 2004 Stephen Dean, published by OCP Publications |
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B Lord, may the seed you sow:
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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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
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We say together the prayer of General Thanksgiving
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Almighty God, Father of all mercies,
we your unworthy servants give you most humble and hearty thanks for all your goodness and loving kindness. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And give us, we pray, such a sense of all your mercies that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, for ever and ever. Amen. |
Before John closes our service, we sing 'You shall go out with joy'.
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You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace,
and the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you. There'll be shouts of joy and the trees of the field shall clap, shall clap their hands, and the trees of the field shall clap their hands, and the trees of the field shall clap their hands, and the trees of the field shall clap their hands, and you'll go out with joy. Stuart Dauermann (b.1944) © Lillenas Publishing Company/Admin. by Song Solutions CopyCare, 14 Horsted Square, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1QG, UK. info@songsolutions.org. |
Our organ voluntary this week is a variation on the Hornpipe.
This week Bishop Martyn speaks with Dr Mayo Jolaoso, GP and member of Hope Hamilton church about her experience of general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown