Opening Song:The Church’s One Foundation by Samuel John Stone and Samuel Sebastian Wesley, arranged by the Norton Hall BandLyrics:The Church's one foundationIs Jesus Christ her LordShe is His new creationBy water and the WordFrom heav'n He came and sought herTo be His holy brideWith His own blood He bought herAnd for her life He diedElect from every nationYet one o'er all the earthHer charter of salvationOne Lord one faith one birthOne holy name she blessesPartakes one holy foodAnd to one hope she pressesWith every grace endued'Mid toil and tribulationAnd tumult of her warShe waits the consummationOf peace forevermoreTill with the vision gloriousHer longing eyes are blestAnd the great Church victoriousShall be the Church at restYet she on earth hath unionWith God the Three in OneAnd mystic sweet communionWith those whose rest is wonO happy ones and holyLord give us grace that weLike them the meek and lowlyOn high may dwell with TheeThough with a scornful wonderMen see her sore oppressedBy schisms rent asunderBy heresies distressedYet saints their watch are keepingTheir cry goes up how longAnd soon the night of weepingShall be the morn of songPassage: 9 And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while. 10 When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 And he sent another servant. But they also beat and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. 12 And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out. 13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ 14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’ 15 And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!”17 But he looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”19 The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.(Luke Musical Reflection: “Amazing Grace,” Appalachian folk tunel Reflection Notes: This beloved tune, formally known as NEW BRITAIN, originates from the folk music of Appalachia. The melody is simple and outlines triads, making it memorable; the ascending line creates a triumphant climax. Prayer:Let us take refuge like deer beside the fountain of waters. Let our soul thirst, as David thirsted, for the fountain. What is the fountain? Listen to David: “With you is the fountain of life.” Let my soul say to this fountain: “When shall I come and see you face to face?” For the fountain is God himself. Ambrose