
Proper 10 – Year C
13 July All day

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.
Amos 7: 7-17
“I am using this plumb line to show how crooked my people Israel have become. I will not turn a blind eye again. The private shrines of Isaac’s descendant will be flattened. Israel’s so-called sacred sites will be scorched earth. I will declare war on the royal family of Jeroboam.”
Amos was getting into hot water over his preaching. Amaziah, the priest at the shrine in Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, the King of Israel, saying, “Amos is sowing the seeds of rebellion right in the heart of Israel. All his talk of doom and gloom will paralyse the nation. Have you heard what he is saying about you?‘Jereboam will be killed, and the people of Israel will be marched off into exile in a far off land.’”
Amaziah also tried to send Amos away himself, saying, “Hey preacher-man, get out of town! Buzz off back to Judah where you came from and ply your trade there. Harangue them with your prophesies, but don’t open your mouth here in Bethel again. This is the royal chapel – the King’s worship place – and we don’t need your kind around here.” But Amos answered back, “I am no professional preacher; nor was I raised to be a preacher. I was happy making my living droving cattle and cutting timber. But the LORD called me in from the bush and said, ‘Go and preach to my people Israel.’ “Now hear what the LORD has to say to you:‘You are giving orders against preaching to Israel; censoring the message meant for Isaac’s descendants. This is how the LORD says you’ll pay when the land is invaded: Your wife will be forced into prostitution in the city. Your children will be slaughtered. Your family land will be subdivided and sold. You yourself will die in a filthy refugee camp, and Israel will be marched across the border into exile.’”
©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.netPsalm 82
Colossians 1: 1-14
Luke 10: 25-37
Below are the alternative 1st Reading and Psalm themed to the Gospel lection
Deuteronomy 30: 9-14
Psalm 25:1-10
Prayers
Eucharistic Preface
Short Preface (for insertion into Eucharistic prayers with fixed prefaces)
General Prayer of Thanksgiving
Declaration of Grace / Absolution
Commission & Benediction
Sermons
Sermons will open in new tabs from our SYCBaps church website.
- Who is my neighbour?
A sermon on Amos 7:10-15; Luke 10:25-37 & Colossians 1:13-14 by Nathan Nettleton - What do Jesus and a Plumbline have in Common?
A sermon on Amos 7:10-15 & Luke 10:25-37 by Nathan Nettleton - Mysticism and Prophesy: the intimate connection
A sermon on Amos 7.7-17 & Luke 10. 25-37 by Garry Deverell - A New Citizenship
A sermon on Luke 10:25-37 & Colossians 1:13-14 by Nathan Nettleton - A Measure to Live By
A sermon on Amos 7:10-15; Luke 10:25-37 & Colossians 1:13-14 by Nathan Nettleton - It all depends how you look at it
A sermon on Amos 7:10-15; Luke 10:25-37 & Colossians 1:13-14 by Sylvia Sandeman - Making and Unmaking Nobodies
A sermon on Luke 10:25-37 by Nathan Nettleton - Schooled in Love and Limits
A sermon on Luke 10:25-37 by Nathan Nettleton