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Trinity 13 Church @ Home 6 September 2020 | Issue 29 Easter Season About TRINITY 13 CHURCH @ HOME 6 SEPTEMBER 2020 | ISSUE 29 EASTER SEASON ABOUT OUR VISION: CHURCH IN PERSON To see people thrive by cultivating Service begins at 9:05 AM in the main compassion, justice, and love in our chapel. Please follow all safety homes, in our neighborhoods, and in guidelines. our city. OUR MISSION: CHURH @ HOME To declare and demonstrate the Go to redeemerorl.org/live . Live liberating power of Jesus Christ. stream feed begins at 10:40 AM. Redeemer Church — a gospel-centered community We are a community of faith in Casselberry with the desire to reach out to North Orlando with the message of the Gospel, the liberating power of Jesus Christ. Central to the witness and testimony of the church is the message of the Gospel and it is at the center of everything we do. The word “Gospel” means good news and refers to what God did to bring all people into a relationship with Him. This Gospel includes liberating humanity from the power of sin and freeing them to love God, to love people, and to love self. We desire to declare this freedom to the world. Our faith distinctives We belong to the third largest association of Christian churches in the world, the Anglican Communion. So we seek to be a community that is: biblical — believing the unique trustworthiness of the Bible; evangelical — creatively communicating God’s good news to the world; creedal — holding to the classic Christian creeds of our ancient faith; confessional — subscribing to the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion; and liturgical — following the forms of worship in the classic Book of Common Prayer. PAGE 2 REDEEMER CHURCH WELCOME PAGE 3 ORDINARY TIME THE LORD’S SUPPER THE WORD AND THE PRAYERS Welcome Hymn Prayer of Preparation Meditation on the Commandments Hearing God’s Word Creed Sermon Prayers THE LORD’S SUPPER Confession of sins Assurance of forgiveness Joining in the heavenly praise of God Feeding on Christ by faith Praise and Thanksgiving We have thought on your steadfast love, O Lord, in the midst of your temple. As your Name, O God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Psalm 48.9-10 PAGE 4 REDEEMER CHURCH DRAWING NEAR TO GOD Welcome Leader: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. And also with you. Hymn We have come together to meet with God and to take our part in the building of his church. Christ himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness; by his wounds we have been healed. Let us acknowledge our failure to serve him as he deserves, and return to the Lord with repentance and faith, praying together, Heavenly Father, You have loved us with an everlasting love, but we have often gone our own way, and rejected your will for our lives. We are sorry for our sins and turn away from them. For the sake of your Son who died for us, forgive us, cleanse us, and change us. By your Holy Spirit, enable us to live for you, and to please you in every way, for the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. The minister recites Psalm 103:12: “As high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is God’s love towards those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us,” in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Give praise to the Lord, call on his name: make known among the nations what he has done. PAGE 5 ORDINARY TIME HEARING GOD’S WORD Prayer for Hearing God’s Word Heavenly Father, give us faith to receive your word, understanding to know what it means, and the will to put it into practice, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. First Reading Romans 13:8–14 (CSB) 8 Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal; do not covet; and any other commandment, are summed up by this commandment: Love your neighbor as yourself. 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law. 11 Besides this, since you know the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, because now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over, and the day is near; so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk with decency, as in the daytime: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to gratify its desires. The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God PAGE 6 REDEEMER CHURCH HEARING GOD’S WORD The Appointed Psalm Psalm 149 (CSB) 1 Hallelujah! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful. 2 Let Israel celebrate its Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. 3 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and lyre. 4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation. 5 Let the faithful celebrate in triumphal glory; let them shout for joy on their beds. 6 Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands, 7 inflicting vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, 8 binding their kings with chains and their dignitaries with iron shackles, 9 carrying out the judgment decreed against them. This honor is for all his faithful people. Hallelujah! Glory to God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen. Gospel Reading Matthew 18:15–20 (CSB) 15 “If your brother sins against you, go tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16 But if he won’t listen, take one or two others with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established. 17 If he doesn’t pay attention to them, tell the church. If he doesn’t pay attention even to the church, let him be like a Gentile and a tax collector to you. 18 Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven. 19 Again, truly I tell you, if two of you on earth agree about any matter that you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them.” The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God PAGE 7 ORDINARY TIME HEARING GOD’S WORD Confessing the Faith “The Apostles Creed” I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic* church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. PAGE 8 REDEEMER CHURCH PRAYING FOR GOD’S WORLD Prayers for God’s People & the World “The Lord’s Prayer” 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. Father, we pray for your universal church; that we all may be one in Christ. Grant that every member of the Church may truly and humbly serve you; That your name may be glorified by everyone We pray for all bishops, priests, and deacons; that they may be faithful ministers of your word and sacraments. We pray for all who govern and exercise authority in the nations of the world; that there may be peace and justice among all. Give us strength to do your will in all that we undertake; that we may be blessed in all our works. Have compassion on those who suffer or are in grief or trouble; that they may be delivered from their distress. We praise you for all your saints who have entered into joy; may we also share in your heavenly kingdom. PAGE 9 ORDINARY TIME PRAYING TO GOD For the aged Lord God, look with mercy on all for whom increasing years bring isolation and distress. Give them understanding helpers and the willingness to receive what is offered. As their strength diminishes, increase their faith and their assurance of your love. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For our nation God of the nations, we pray for America.
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