After Pentecost | Tuesday 30 May 2023

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

O God, who on Pentecost
taught the hearts of your faithful people
by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit:
Grant us by the same Spirit
to have a right judgment in all things,
and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
for ever and ever. Amen.

The Spirit pleads for us believers
in harmony with God’s own will.
(Romans 8:27b)

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From Psalms: Psalm 104 || Annie Chase

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OT Reading: Ezekiel 39:7-8, 21-29 (NLT)

39:7 “In this way, I will make known my holy name among my people of Israel. I will not let anyone bring shame on it. And the nations, too, will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. That day of judgment will come, says the Sovereign Lord. Everything will happen just as I have declared it….

39:21 “In this way, I will demonstrate my glory to the nations. Everyone will see the punishment I have inflicted on them and the power of my fist when I strike. And from that time on the people of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God. The nations will then know why Israel was sent away to exile—it was punishment for sin, for they were unfaithful to their God. Therefore, I turned away from them and let their enemies destroy them. I turned my face away and punished them because of their defilement and their sins.

Restoration for God’s People

39:25 “So now, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will end the captivity of my people; I will have mercy on all Israel, for I jealously guard my holy reputation! They will accept responsibility for their past shame and unfaithfulness after they come home to live in peace in their own land, with no one to bother them. When I bring them home from the lands of their enemies, I will display my holiness among them for all the nations to see. Then my people will know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them away to exile and brought them home again. I will leave none of my people behind. And I will never again turn my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit upon the people of Israel. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”

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Send Your Spirit | Lo Bachail(Live) [Worship Session]feat@JoshuaAaron @SOLUIsrael]

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NT Reading: Romans 8:26-27 (NLT)

8:26 And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will.

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God’s Will For Me – Mary MacKillop Song / Hymn (Saint Mary of the Cross) || Liturgically Sound

I cannot tell you
what a beautiful thing
the will of God seems to me.
And when I pray, I cannot help but
hope that my prayers are only used
If they’re in His will.

Thus I feel a joy
When things go well
And an equal joy,
when things go wrong
Because I see His will
I see his will,
I see his will.

Like a dear book
I never tire of reading
So God’s will is for me
Yet my littleness often dares to
oppose it, as I am painfully aware.

But the great love of my Sweet Jesus
is much too strong and beautiful
For me not to cling to him
I cling to him
I cling to him.

La la la la la la la la
La la la la
La la la .

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