Readings
- Trinity 13. 30.08.2026.
- Collect.
- Contemporary
Almighty God, who called your Church to bear witness
that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself:
help us to proclaim the good news of your love,
that all who hear it may be drawn to you;
through him who was lifted up on the cross,
and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Exodus 3. 1-15
Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, ‘I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.’ When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, ‘Moses, Moses!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’ Then he said, ‘Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.’ He said further, ‘I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
Then the Lord said, ‘I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them. So come, I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.’ But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?’ He said, ‘I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God on this mountain.’
But Moses said to God, ‘If I come to the Israelites and say to them, “The God of your ancestors has sent me to you”, and they ask me, “What is his name?” what shall I say to them?’ God said to Moses, ‘I am who I am.’ He said further, ‘Thus you shall say to the Israelites, “I am has sent me to you.” ’ God also said to Moses, ‘Thus you shall say to the Israelites, “The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you”: This is my name for ever, and this my title for all generations.
Psalm 105. 1-6, 23-26, 45c or Psalm115
Pointed Psalm
Psalm 105. 1-6, 23-26, 45c
O give thanks to the Lord and call up/on his / name :
make known his / deeds a/mong the / peoples.
Sing to / him, sing / praises :
and tell of / all his / marvellous / works.
Rejoice in the praise of his / holy / name :
let the hearts of them re/joice who / seek the / Lord.
Seek the Lord / and his / strength :
seek his / face / con/tinually.
Remember the marvels / he has / done :
his wonders and the / judgements / of his / mouth,
O seed of / Abraham his / servant :
O / children of / Jacob his / chosen.
Then Israel / came into / Egypt :
Jacob sojourned / in the / land of / Ham.
And the Lord made his people ex/ceedingly / fruitful :
he made them too / many / for their / adversaries,
Whose heart he turned, so that they / hated his / people :
and dealt / craftily / with his / servants.
Then sent he / Moses his / servant :
and / Aaron whom / he had / chosen.
/ Alle/luia.
Psalm115
Not to us, Lord, not to us,
but to your name / give the / glory :
for the sake of your / loving / mercy and / truth.
Why should the / nations / say :
‘Where is / now – / their – / God?’
As for our God / he is in / heaven;
he / does what/ever he / pleases.
Their idols are / silver and / gold :
the / work of / human / hands.
They have mouths, but / cannot / speak :
eyes have / they, but / cannot / see;
They have ears, but / cannot / hear :
noses have / they, but / cannot / smell;
They have hands, but cannot feel;
feet have they, but / cannot / walk :
not a whisper / do they / make from their / throats.
Those who make them / shall be/come like them :
and so will / all who / put their / trust in them.
But you, Israel, put your / trust in the / Lord :
he is their / help / and their / shield.
House of Aaron, / trust in the / Lord :
he is their / help / and their / shield.
You that fear the Lord, / trust in the / Lord :
he is their / help / and their / shield.
The Lord has been mindful of us and / he will / bless us :
may he bless the house of Israel;
may he / bless the / house of / Aaron;
May he bless those who / fear the / Lord :
both / small and / great to/gether.
May the Lord increase you / more and / more :
you and your / children / after / you.
May you be / blest • by the / Lord :
the / maker of / heaven and / earth.
The heavens are the / heavens • of the / Lord :
but the earth he has en/trusted / to his / children.
The dead do not / praise the / Lord :
nor / those gone / down into / silence;
But we will / bless the / Lord :
from this time forth for ever/more. / Alle/luia.
Romans 12. 9-21
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honour. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God; for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’ No, ‘if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.’ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Matthew 16. 21-28
From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, ‘God forbid it, Lord! This must never happen to you.’ But he turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me; for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.’
Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?
‘For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done. Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.’
Related
Jeremiah 15. 15-21
O Lord, you know; remember me and visit me, and bring down retribution for me on my persecutors. In your forbearance do not take me away; know that on your account I suffer insult. Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts. I did not sit in the company of merrymakers, nor did I rejoice; under the weight of your hand I sat alone, for you had filled me with indignation. Why is my pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Truly, you are to me like a deceitful brook, like waters that fail.
Therefore, thus says the Lord: If you turn back, I will take you back, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless, you shall serve as my mouth. It is they who will turn to you, not you who will turn to them. And I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you, but they shall not prevail over you, for I am with you to save you and deliver you, says the Lord. I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.
Psalm 26. 1-8
Pointed Psalm
Give judgement for me, O Lord,
for I have / walked with in/tegrity :
I have trusted in the / Lord and / have not / faltered.
Test me, O / Lord, and / try me :
examine my / heart / and my / mind.
For your love is be/fore my / eyes :
I have / walked / in your / truth.
I have not joined the company / of the / false :
nor con/sorted / with the de/ceitful.
I hate the gathering of / evil/doers :
and I will / not sit / down • with the / wicked.
I will wash my hands in / innocence, O / Lord :
that I may / go a/bout your / altar,
To make heard the / voice of / thanksgiving :
and tell of / all your / wonderful / deeds.
Lord, I love the house of your / habi/tation :
and the / place • where your / glory a/bides.
Romans 12. 9-21
Matthew 16. 21-28
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