Below you will find the Bible readings set for this occasion in the Revised Common Lectionary, with our Australian idiomatic paraphrases of them, plus prayers and sermons based on them.

Bible Readings (paraphrased)

Lections from The Revised Common Lectionary. Copyright 1992 by the Consultation on Common Texts(CCT) P.O. Box 340003, Room 381, Nashville, TN 37203-0003, USA. Used with Permission.

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Prayers

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Sermons

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1. Speaking of pregnant virgins, did you hear the one…
   A drama/sermon on Matthew 1: 18-25 by Nathan Nettleton
2. What are you really made of?
   A sermon on Matthew 1: 18-25 by Nathan Nettleton
3. Expect the Unexpected
   A sermon on Romans 1:1-7 & Matthew 1: 18-25 by Nathan Nettleton
4. Tarnished Goods
   A sermon on Matthew 1: 18-25 by Nathan Nettleton
5. God’s Suspect Sexual History
   A sermon on Matthew 1: 18-25 by Nathan Nettleton
6. What if it was God?
   A sermon on Matthew 1: 18-25 by Nathan Nettleton
7. Why the Virgin Birth is not the Biggest Shock
   A sermon on Matthew 1: 18-25 by Nathan Nettleton
8. Blood on the sand and God with us
   A sermon on by Nathan Nettleton