Holy Communion Service in English
Worship Service
Lectionary Theme: Creation Speaks of God (Offertory for the Medical Aid Fund of clergy) Environment Sunday
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Job 12:7-12 First Lesson
7. “But ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
8. ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you.
9. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?
10. In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of every human being.
11. Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food?
12. Is wisdom with the aged, and understanding in length of days?
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Revelation 22:1-6 Second Lesson
1. Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
2. through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
3. Nothing accursed will be found there any more. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him;
4. they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
5. And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
6. And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true, for the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”
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Acts 14:11-18 Epistle
11. When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
12. Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
13. The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifice.
14. When the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,
15. “Friends, why are you doing this? We are mortals just like you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
16. In past generations he allowed all the nations to follow their own ways;
17. yet he has not left himself without a witness in doing good—giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, and filling you with food and your hearts with joy.”
18. Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
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Luke 12:24-27 Gospel
24. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!
25. And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?
26. If then you are not able to do so small a thing as that, why do you worry about the rest?
27. Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.