John 7:25-36, Psalm 119:169-176

Sept. 15, 2021
RCL Daily Lectionary Year B

John 7:25-36
Psalm 119:169-176

Prayer of Invocation
O Lord, our God, we gather together this evening for this time of worship through prayer.  We know that you have told us whenever two or more are gathered in your name, you are with us.  But do we always recognize your presence?  Do we seek and not find you?  Allow us to see your glory in this time that we may know more of your holy ways and your will for us.  O Lord, our God, through your Son, Jesus Christ, and by the power of your Spirit, we pray today. Amen.

Intercessory Prayer
By the authority of the Father in Heaven, Jesus Christ the Son of God has been sent to us.  He has done signs and wonders before us, including His glorious resurrection so that we can gain new life by His hand.  We are here tonight because we are seeking Him.  We are thankful that we have seen His glory and will be able to join in His feast of the resurrection.  But we pray tonight for these that have been named before you, Our Lord, with the sure and certain confidence that you have heard the prayers and you can and will bring resurrection to all who recognize your Son as the Messiah.  And so Lord, we conclude our prayers for those that are named asking that your Holy Spirit would be upon them now so that they will know your peace and will call upon your holy name as well.  We pray it with the prayer that your Son has taught us saying together… Our Father… Amen.

Great Thanksgiving
Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him,
  who earnestly repent of their sin
  and seek to live in peace with one another.
Therefore, let us confess our sin before God and one another.

 Read Psalm 119:169-176 in unison

 Let us pray…
O Lord, our Messiah:
  we know who has sent You into this world;
  we know the signs you have performed;
  but we confess that we are sometimes still looking for you in the wrong places.
And so we come before you asking that we will understand
  asking that you will hear our prayers of confession
  asking that we will be able to praise you with our lips
  asking that we will be able to sing about your righteousness with our tongues
  asking that you will be there to help us.
We are sometimes lost sheep who do not recognize you and we fail to believe.
But we know your commands and with your help, O Great Shepherd,
  we will be brought back to you.
And so we confess in silence our sins before you now.

Hear the Good News:
The Messiah has come
The Messiah has performed great signs
The Messiah has gone before us into heaven and makes a place for us
Because you have believed you can follow Him to where He is

In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
Glory to God. Amen.

The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.

It is right, and a good and joyful thing,
  always and everywhere to give thanks to you,
  Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
You created the world and all that is in it,
  you created us to have dominion over it,
  in order to maintain the goodness and order,
But we turned away and failed to even recognize you,
  despite having revealed yourself in the desert in flame and smoke
  despite having spoken through the prophets
  and so you sent your Son into the world
  to teach us and order all things so that we can be reconciled to you.
And so,
  with all your people on earth and all the company of heaven
  we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ,
  who by your authority, who by your anointing, who by your sending
  has taught us all things and shown us what it means to love by His example.
Living waters that quench the thirst of His people flow from Him so that

By the baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection
you gave birth to your Church,
delivered us from slavery to sin and death,
and made with us a new covenant by water and the Spirit.
At his ascension you exalted him
to sit and reign with you at your right hand.

On the night in which he gave himself up for us, he took bread,
gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said:
"Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me."
When the supper was over he took the cup,
gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said:
"Drink from this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant,
poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."
And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ,
we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving
as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us,
as we proclaim the mystery of faith.
Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here,
and on these gifts of bread and wine.
Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ,
that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood.
By your Spirit make us one with Christ,
one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world,
until Christ comes in final victory, and we feast at his heavenly banquet.
Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church,
all honor and glory is yours, almighty Father (God), now and for ever.
Amen.

This is the body of Christ, the bread of life. Take and eat. Amen.
This is the blood of Christ, the water that flows from Him to forgive our sins.  Take and drink. Amen.

Benediction
Seek no more
For you have seen our God
He is here with us and He gives to us:
His Love
His Grace
And Unity of His people
Through Father, Son, and Spirit,
Amen.