CHURCH OF SS MARY & JOHN NUGEGODA TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY “Jesus Christ the Enlightened One”

CHURCH OF SS MARY & JOHNNUGEGODA

TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY

“Jesus Christ the Enlightened One”

Leader Come into our midst O enlightened one

Response That we may see the radiance of your face.

Christ, whose glory fills the skies,

Christ, the true, the only light,

Sun of Righteousness, arise,

triumph o'er the shades of night;

Dayspring from on high, be near;

Daystar, in my heart appear.

Hymn

Dark and cheerless is the morn

unaccompanied by thee;

joyless is the day's return,

till thy mercy's beams I see;

till they inward light impart,

cheer my eyes and warm my heart

Visit then this soul of mine;

pierce the gloom of sin and

grief;

fill me, irradiancy divine,

scatter all my unbelief;

more and more thyself display,

shining to the perfect day

Response

Leader Blessed be God

Blessed be God’s reign for ever – Amen.

Introductory

Sentence“ I will make three dwellings here, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah ( Matthew 17:4)

Invitation To Confession

Let us bring to the foot of the holy mountain our sins and shortcomings and place it at the feet of the enlightened one Jesus our Lord.

Silence

Confession

Your unfailing kindness, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds: Forgive our lack of a right vision

Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.Response

Your righteousness is like the strong mountains, and your justice as the great deep: Forgive our inability to see beyond our present experience

Christ, have mercy.Christ, have mercy.Response

For with you is the well of life and in your light shall we see light: Forgive us our indifference in radiating that light

Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.Response

Absolution

May God who made the clothes of

Jesus to brilliant white and

transfigured him before his

disciples forgive and transform

you from the depths of sin and

lead you to newness of life

through Jesus Christ the

enlightened one. Amen.

Glory to God in the Highest, and peace to God’s people on earth. Lord God, heavenly Sovereign, Almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord, Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God,

Gloria

you take away the sins of the

world, have mercy upon us. You

are seated at the right hand of

the Father; receive our prayer.

For you alone are the holy one,

You alone are the Lord, You

alone are the most high Jesus

Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the

glory of God the Father. Amen

Collect

Almighty God, your Enlightenment was revealed in splendour before suffering death upon the cross; transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace and reveal your glory in the renewal of our lives, that all the world may know your power to change and save; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Ministry Of The Word

Old Testament Exodus 24: 12 - 18

2 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up the mountain to me, and while you are here, I will give you two stone tablets which contain all the laws that I have written for the instruction of the people.” 13 Moses and his helper Joshua got ready, and Moses began[a] to go up the holy mountain.

14 Moses said to the leaders, “Wait here in the camp for us until we come back. Aaron and Hur are here with you; and so whoever has a dispute to settle can go to them.” 5 Moses went up Mount Sinai, and a cloud covered it. 16-17 The dazzling light of the Lord's presence came down on the mountain. To the Israelites the light looked like a fire burning on top of the mountain.

The cloud covered the mountain for six days, and on the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from the cloud. 18 Moses went on up the mountain into the cloud. There he stayed for forty days and nights.

Silence

Reader This is the word of the Lord

Response Thanks be to God

Psalm 02

Thy kingdom come, O God, thy rule, O Christ, begin; break with thine iron rod the tyrannies of sin.

1Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and his anointed, saying,

Thy kingdom come, O God, thy rule, O Christ, begin; break with thine iron rod the tyrannies of sin.

3 "Let us burst their bonds asunder, and cast their cords from us." 4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the LORD has them in derision

Thy kingdom come, O God, thy rule, O Christ, begin; break with thine iron rod the tyrannies of sin.

5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, 6 "I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill." 7 I will tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my son; today I have begotten you

8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Thy kingdom come, O God, thy rule, O Christ, begin; break with thine iron rod the tyrannies of sin.

" 10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, with trembling 12 kiss his feet, or he will be angry, and you will perish in the way; for his wrath is quickly kindled. Happy are all who take refuge in him.

Thy kingdom come, O God, thy rule, O Christ, begin; break with thine iron rod the tyrannies of sin.

New Testament 2 Peter 1: 16 - 21

16 We have not depended on made-up stories in making known to you the mighty coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. With our own eyes we saw his greatness. 17 We were there when he was given honor and glory by God the Father, when the voice came to him from the Supreme Glory, saying, “This is my own dear Son, with whom I am pleased!”

18 We ourselves heard this voice coming from heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain. 19 So we are even more confident of the message proclaimed by the prophets. You will do well to pay attention to it, because it is like a lamp shining in a dark place until the Day dawns and the light of the morning star shines in your hearts.

20 Above all else, however, remember that none of us can explain by ourselves a prophecy in the Scriptures. 21 For no prophetic message ever came just from the human will, but people were under the control of the Holy Spirit as they spoke the message that came from God.

Silence

Reader This is the word of the Lord

Response Thanks be to God

Light of the lonely pilgrim's heart,Star of the coming day,arise, and with thy morning beamschase all our griefs away.

Hymn

Come, blessèd Lord, bid every shoreand answering island singthe praises of thy royal Name,and own thee as their King.

Bid the whole earth, responsive nowto the bright world above,break forth in rapturous strains of joy in memory of thy love.

Lord, Lord, thy fair creation groans,the air, the earth, the sea,in unison with all our hearts,and calls aloud for thee.

Come, then, with all thy quickening powerwith one awakening smile,and bid the serpent's trail no morethy beauteous realms defile.

Thine was the cross, with all its fruits,of grace and peace divine;be thine the crown of glory now,the palm of victory thine.

Gospel Acclamation

Hallelu Yah! Hallelu Yah!

Hallelu Yah! Hallelu Yah!

“From the shining cloud the Father’s voice is heard:This is my beloved Son, hear him.” Mt 17:5

Gospel Matthew 17: 1 - 9

Response Glory to Christ Our SaviourSix days later Jesus took with him Peter and the brothers James and John and led them up a high mountain where they were alone. 2 As they looked on, a change came over Jesus: his face was shining like the sun, and his clothes were dazzling white. 3 Then the three disciples saw Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus. 4 So Peter spoke up and said to Jesus, “Lord, how

good it is that we are here! If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5 While he was talking, a shining cloud came over them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my own dear Son, with whom I am pleased—listen to him!” 6 When the disciples heard the voice, they were so terrified that they threw themselves face downward on the ground.

‘7 Jesus came to them and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don't be afraid!” 8 So they looked up and saw no one there but Jesus. 9 As they came down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Don't tell anyone about this vision you have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from death.”

Praise to Christ our Lord

Sermon

Reader This is the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ

Response

Affirmation Of Faith

Do you believe and trust in God, the source of all being and life, the one for whom and in whom we exist?

We believe and trust in God who created us all.

Response

Do you believe and trust in God, the Word incarnate, who took our human nature, died for us and rose again

Response We believe and trust in the Word incarnate.

Do you believe and trust in God, the Power of the Most High, who gives life to the people of God and makes Christ known in the world?

Response We believe and trust in the Power of the Most High.

This is the faith of the church.

This is our faith. We believe and trust in one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Response

Introduction to The Greeting of PeaceLeader

The peace of the Lord be always with you.

And Also With YouResponse

“We are all one in Christ Jesus, we belong to him through faith, heirs of the promise of the Spirit of peace.

Hymn

O Vision blest of heavenly light,Which meets the three disciples’ sight,When on the holy mount they seeTheir Lord’s transfigured majesty.

More bright than day his raiment shoneThe Father’s voice proclaimed the SonBeloved before the worlds were madeFor us in mortal flesh arrayed

And with Him there on either handLo, Moses and Elijah standTo show how Christ, to those who seeFulfils both law and prophecy

O Light from light by love inclinedJesus, redeemer of mankindAccept thy people’s prayer and praiseWhich on the mount to thee they raise

Be with us, Lord as we descendTo walk with thee to journey’s endThat through thy cross we too may riseAnd share thy triumph in the skies

To Thee O Father, Christ, to TheeLet praise and endless glory beWhom with the Spirit we adoreOne Lord, one God for evermore.

And now we give you thanks because the divine glory of the incarnate word shone forth upon the holy mountain; and your own voice from heaven proclaimed your beloved Son

Proper Preface

Ministry Of The Sacrament

God of life and light, you make

all things new: transform the

poverty of our nature by the

riches of your grace and reveal

your glory in the renewal of our

lives, that all the world may

know your power to change and

save, through Jesus Christ our

Lord. Amen

Post Communion Prayer

The God of all grace who called

you to his eternal Glory in Christ

Jesus, establish, strengthen and

settle you in the faith and the

blessing of God almighty, the

Father and the Son and the Holy

Spirit be among you and remain

with you always. Amen.

Blessing

Dismissal

In the name of Christ. Amen.

Response

Go in Peace to Love and serve the Lord.

Hymn

'Tis good, Lord, to be here,Thy glory fills the night;Thy face and garments, like the sun,Shine with unborrowed light.

'Tis good, Lord, to be here,Thy beauty to beholdWhere Moses and Elijah stand,Thy messengers of old.

Fulfiller of the past,Promise of things to be,We hail Thy body glorifiedAnd our redemption see.

Before we taste of death,We see Thy kingdom come;We fain would hold the vision brightAnd make this hill our home.

'Tis good, Lord, to be here.Yet we may not remain;But since Thou bidst us leave the mount,Come with us to the plain.