Worship Guide - 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

Worship with 1 Click

NOTE: If you'd like to try watching all of this Sunday's worship service in a series of linked videos, one after the other (with text included), you can begin by clicking this link. Just press the button that says "PLAY ALL" and sit back and relax. Otherwise, proceed as normal through the sections.

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“As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes true, then it will be known that the LORD has truly sent the prophet.”

We have often talked at St Andrew about our call to peace that necessarily runs through our joint work of compassion and justice. Any other type of peace is not just a falsehood, but an oppression. Voices are silenced and people suffer when we maintain a peace that is not grounded in the work of compassion and justice.

Enter into worship this Lord’s day with hope and thanksgiving. Worship forms us as a people who, with God’s help, magnify the capacity to be compassionate with ourselves and towards others, and seek justice for ourselves and for others. God welcomes all that we bring and all that we need and promises to be with us on this journey towards real peace.

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Connections with Andrea

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Prelude

If you have prayers you would like to share, please do so here. These will be shared by email to our St Andrew prayer list so that we pray for what you hold by name. This information is not shared online in a searchable form.

Gathering Song

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Steadfast God, you greet us as a loving parent
and patiently love us beyond all measure.
Great is your faithfulness.
May we offer that same kindness
to all whom we encounter,
knowing it is Christ whom we greet
as we welcome others.
Amen.

Opening Hymn

​Send a text to a couple of people. Make a call. Who comes to mind for you? Wish them well. More than that, wish them the peace that comes with justice. Then click below.

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The Word

Jeremiah 28:5-9 † Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 † Romans 6:12-23 † Matthew 10:40-42​*
*In the season after Pentecost (also known as Ordinary Time, or "Proper" Sundays, the first reading can follow one of two tracks—either a semi-continuous track that stays with a story over a number of Sundays or a paired track that companions more closely  the gospel reading. This summer we are mostly using the paired readings.

Psalm

Reflection

A printed version of this meditation can be found here.

Hymn

Thanksgiving

​If you haven’t already, set the elements—some bread, some juice or wine—in the room where you worship electronically in these days with our faith community. Bring them with joy, giving thanks for God’s provision.

​If a joy or a concern has come to mind, please share it with the assembly here so you do not carry it alone. These will be shared by email to our St Andrew prayer list so that we pray for what you hold by name. This information is emailed to a curated group, not shared or posted online in a searchable form.

As we respond to God's grace and new life, consider those ways you can express gratitude, thanksgiving and blessing. And remember that we continue to keep our financial commitments to our mission partners and staff. Thank you for remembering to send in your financial pledges and offerings!

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Sending Song

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Blessing and Charge