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SUMMARY:Proper 22 - Year A
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nBible Readings (paraphrased)\n\n\n\nLections 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. \n\n\n	\n\n		\n			\n				  Exodus 20: 1-4\, 7-9\, 12-20			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	God spoke the following words to the people: \nI am the LORD your God; the one who brought you out of the land where you were oppressed\, and freed you from a life of slavery. You are not to have any other gods ahead of me. \nYou are not to make anything else into an object of devotion ahead of me. I don’t care whether it is some heavenly presence\, or something in the world around you\, or something deep at the centre of everything; you are not to dedicate yourself to such things or to worship them. \nYou are not to exploit my name. I am the LORD your God\, and I will not let anyone get away with dragging my name through the mud. \nKeep up the practice of making Saturday a dedicated rest day. You are to work on your business\, projects\, and chores on the other six days\, and keep the seventh day as a rest day\, dedicated to me\, the LORD your God. \nTreat those who have raised you with due respect\, and your future will be secure in the land that I\, the LORD your God\, am giving you. \nDo not kill anyone. \nDo not engage in any relationship that betrays or trivialises anyone. \nDo not steal what rightly belongs to others. \nDo not sacrifice the truth about someone else in order to win your case. \nDo not desire things that belong to other people. Do not go wishing you could get your hands on someone else’s home or lover or employees or assets or anything else. \nAs God spoke these words\, thunder crashed\, lightening flashed\, trumpet blasts rang out\, and smoke poured from the mountain. The people were terrified by all this\, and stood at a distance\, quaking in their boots. They begged Moses to do something\, saying\, “You tell us what God wants us to hear and we will listen; but we will die if you let God go on speaking to us directly.” \nMoses replied\, “There is no need to be afraid. God has come simply to make sure that you are for real. This will bring you to your knees before God and keep you on the straight and narrow.” \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 19			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Your glory is written in the sky\, God;\nyour artistry is carved on the face of the earth.\nFrom one day to another\, the message passes on\,\nand each night puts the next one in the know. \nNot a word is spoken\,\nnot a sound do they make;\nyet their silence reverberates around the earth\nand their unspoken message echoes from pole to pole. \nYou made the sun at home flying across the sky.\nIt takes to its task with the eagerness of a bridegroom;\nas exultant as an athlete breasting the tape.\nAs your messenger\, God\, it does its rounds\,\nfrom one end of the sky to the other\,\nwarming everything in its path. \nYour revealed will is right on the mark\, LORD;\nit gives our souls their second wind.\nWhat you says goes\,\nand any fool can wise up by taking note. \nYour instructions are spot on\, LORD;\nanyone who follows them will be glad they did.\nWhat you direct us to do is easy to see\,\nand once seen\, everything become clear. \nRespect for you keeps us true\, LORD\,\nnothing can corrupt it\, now or ever.\nWhat you decide is always accurate;\na fair ruling\, beyond dispute. \nYour Word is worth far more\nthan even diamond encrusted gold!\nIt is sweeter by far\nthan any mouth watering delicacy\,\neven chocolate dipped strawberries with cream! \nBut that’s not all!\nYour Word\, O LORD\, keeps me out of danger\,\nand following it pays off richly. \nCan anyone put their finger on all their own faults?\nLORD\, eradicate the bugs I haven’t even identified yet. \nRemind me not to entertain sour contemptuous thoughts\,\nand don’t let them start pulling my strings.\nWithout them\, I can stay on course\,\nand keep my record clean. \nThat’s what I want\, O LORD.\nI want all the things I say\,\nand all the things I mull over in my heart\,\nto be things I’d be proud to offer to you\,\nfor you are the bedrock of my life;\nthe one who puts me back where I belong. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Philippians 3: 4b-14			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	If anyone starts bragging about their breeding and background to win an audience\, I could trump them every time. I’ve got a pedigree to die for! I’m a pure blooded Israelite\, born into the noble tribe of Benjamin. I was circumcised when I was eight days old\, exactly as the law prescribes. I was educated by the Pharisees at the best school\, so I know the scriptures inside out\, and discipline and obedience are second nature to me. I was so pumped up with passion for the purity of religion that I led violent campaigns against declared heretics\, including the church. You could measure me against the strictest interpretations of the law and I’d come out with a perfect record every time. \nMost people would count all this as the perfect start in life\, but I have come to see it as more of a disadvantage. Why? Because of the Messiah. You see\, the one and only thing that is of real and lasting value is knowing the Messiah Jesus\, my Lord\, and I now realise that just about everything else gets in the way of that. This is why I’ve stopped counting my so-called blessings. I used to think that such things gave me the inside running with God\, but I now regard such thinking as a lot of crap. I have given up clinging to such crappy ideas\, so that I can give myself totally to the Messiah and be embraced fully by him. I’m no longer interested in how I measure up to any checklist of religious laws\, however worthy it may be. God’s checklist is the only one that matters to me now and it only has one item on it. All those who trust Christ get the big tick from God. What I really want now is to know Christ intimately and to experience in my own life the power that raised him from the dead. I’ll do whatever it takes — I’ll take my share of his sufferings\, I’ll follow him on the road to death if need be — because the only thing that matters to me is to be united with him in his resurrection life. \nI’m not claiming for a moment that I’ve made it\, or that I’ve now got it all together. There’s a long way to go\, but at least I’m now on the right track and I’m not giving up. I know I’ll make it because the Messiah is backing me all the way. My friends\, I don’t see myself as the expert in these things\, but I know enough to be sure of which way to go. I’m taking no further interest in the successes or failures of the past. I’ve got my eyes firmly fixed on what God has called me to become\, and I won’t let anything stop me until I cross the line and fall into the waiting arms of Christ. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Matthew 21: 33-46			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	While speaking with the chief priests and the political leaders in the Jerusalem Temple\, Jesus said\, “Listen to this scenario: A man owned land in a wine making region. He invested heavily in developing the property: erecting fences\, planting vines and building a fully equipped winery. Then he handed responsibility for it to a team of winery operators and went and lived elsewhere. After allowing plenty of time for the fruit to ripen and be picked and processed\, the owner sent some of his workers to the winery to collect the first vintage made from his own fruit. But when the workers arrived\, the winery operators attacked them viciously\, leaving one bruised and beaten\, another dead\, and a third critically injured. The owner sent a second group of workers – a larger number this time – but they too were violently driven off. Finally the landowner sent his own son to the winery\, assuming that the operators would respect his son. But when they saw the son coming\, they plotted together saying\, ‘This is the bloke who stands to inherit this estate. Come on\, let’s knock him off and claim it for ourselves.’ So they grabbed him\, dragged him off the property\, and killed him. Now\, when the Landlord comes to take control\, what do you think he will do to those winery operators?” \nThey replied\, “He will have those murdering thugs strung up by the neck\, and he will hand responsibility for the operations to a new team who will give him the fruits of his land in due season.” \nJesus said to them\, “Anyone would think that you lot had never read the scripture that says: \n‘The stone the builders tossed out as useless\nis now the one that holds everything together.\nThis was obviously the work of the Lord\,\nand we can hardly believe our eyes!’ \nAnd so\, I’m giving you notice: you are to be relieved of any responsibility for the culture of God. It will be taken from you and put in the hands of a people who are up to producing the fruits God expects. Watch out for this stone. If anyone falls on it\, they will be smashed to pieces. If it falls on anyone\, they’ll be mincemeat.” \nWhen they heard what he was saying\, the chief priests and the leaders of the devoutly religious Pharisee party knew that he was pointing the finger squarely at them. They wanted to have him locked up straight away\, but they were afraid of the public reaction\, because the popular opinion on the streets was that Jesus was a messenger from God. \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Below are the alternative 1st Reading and Psalm themed to the Gospel lection			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Prior to the revision of the Lectionary in 1992\, the 1st reading and the psalm that responded to it were chosen to link thematically with the gospel reading. After hearing the critique of those who said that the Hebrew Scriptures\, from which the first reading is usually chosen\, should be allowed to speak with their own voice rather than just add support to the gospel reading\, the Lectionary was revised so that during Ordinary Time\, the 1st reading runs in its own semi-continuous series\, working through various books of the Hebrew Bible. The older themed series continues to be available as an alternative. \nThe weekly prayers offered here at LaughingBird Resources are based on the four readings above\, and do not draw on the themed 1st reading and psalm. \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Isaiah 5: 1-7			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I’ll sing a story in song\,\na gift of love for my vine-growing friend. \nMy best friend began a vineyard;\nideally situated on a sunny\, fertile hillside.\nHe cleared the rocks\, cultivated the soil\,\nand planted top-grade vines.\nHe built a fully equipped winery\,\ndug a cellar and installed a wine-press.\nHe had every reason to expect top-quality grapes\,\nbut the entire harvest was bitter and useless. \nCome now\, you who live in Jerusalem\,\nand all you people of Judah;\nwho do you think is in the right:\nme or my vineyard? \nDid I fall down on the job somewhere;\nwhat more could I have done for my vineyard?\nWas I wrong to expect good quality grapes?\nWhy did I get nothing but rubbish? \nWell\, I’m sick of that lousy vineyard.\nI’ll tell you what I’ll do to it:\nI will rip down the fences\nand let the animals chew it up;\nI will smash down the gates\nand let the passers-by stomp all over it. \nI will leave it in ruins;\ntrashed and abandoned;\nthe weeds and blackberries will take over.\nI will disconnect the water\nand pray that the rains steer clear. \nAre you people getting the message? \nThe LORD who rules over everything\nis the vine-grower\,\nand you\, the people of Israel and Judah\nare the carefully tended vineyard.\nThe LORD expected a harvest of justice\,\nbut violence broke out instead.\nWhere honesty and integrity should have flourished\,\nthere was nothing but the cries of the victims! \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 80: 7-15			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Come and smile on us again\, God;\nbreathe life back into us and save us. \nRemember how you brought us out of Egypt like a young grapevine\,\nso that you could plant your own vineyard.\nYou cleared the land and prepared the soil;\nyou planted our roots deep and we grew strongly. \nWe grew wide and high\, bigger than the tallest trees\,\neven shading the mountains.\nYour vineyard grew and grew till it filled the land\nfrom the western ocean to the eastern river. \nSo why have you torn down the security fence\,\nso that anyone can tramp through and pinch the fruit?\nWild pigs rampage through doing untold damage;\nferal goats and rabbits eat whatever’s left. \nCome on\, God! You rule over everything. Do something!\nTurn around and look at what’s going on.\nThis vine came from root stock you planted yourself;\ntake charge of its welfare again. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n	\n\n\n\nPrayers\n\n\n	\n\n		\n			\n				  Eucharistic Preface			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Let us lift up our hearts.\nWe lift them to the Lord.\nLet us give thanks to the Lord our God.\nIt is right to give our thanks and praise. \nIt is indeed right to give you our thanks and praise\, O God\,\nfor you have made us you own\, through Christ Jesus\,\nand given us a new righteousness based on faith. \nYou created the entire universe:\nthe sky tells of your glory\,\nday and night reveal the genius of your ways.\nYou brought your people out of slavery\nand gave them your laws and commandments\,\nthat they might be rich in Spirit and clear in vision. \nThough we repeatedly rejected your ways\nand destroyed your messengers\,\nyou sent your Son to us to renew heaven’s call.\nThough the crowds recognised him as a prophet\,\nthose who coveted his inheritance seized and killed him.\nBut you raised him from the dead\,\nand now through the power of his resurrection\nhe stands as the cornerstone of righteousness\,\nthe first fruits of the kingdom\,\nand the incomparable prize towards which we press. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Short Preface (for insertion into Eucharistic prayers with fixed prefaces)			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We give you thanks for your Son\, Jesus\,\nwho you raised from the dead\,\nand who now stands as the cornerstone of righteousness\,\nthe first fruits of the kingdom\,\nand the incomparable prize towards which we press. \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  General Prayer of Thanksgiving			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	(Preface reformatted for use apart from communion)\n\nWe give you all thanks and praise\, O God\,\nfor you have made us you own\, through Christ Jesus\,\nand given us a new righteousness based on faith. \nYou created the entire universe:\nthe sky tells of your glory\,\nday and night reveal the genius of your ways.\nYou brought your people out of slavery\nand gave them your laws and commandments\,\nthat they might be rich in Spirit and clear in vision. \nThough we repeatedly rejected your ways\nand destroyed your messengers\,\nyou sent your Son to us to renew heaven’s call.\nThough the crowds recognised him as a prophet\,\nthose who coveted his inheritance seized and killed him.\nBut you raised him from the dead\,\nand now through the power of his resurrection\nhe stands as the cornerstone of righteousness\,\nthe first fruits of the kingdom\,\nand the incomparable prize towards which we press. \nTherefore\, with our hearts lifted high\,\nwe offer you thanks and praise at all times\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord\,\nwho lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit\,\none God\, for ever and ever.\nAmen. \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Though the Word of God brings our hidden faults to light\,\nwe have a new righteousness through faith in Christ.\nIn Christ\, our saviour and our rock\,\nwe are free of blame for sin\nand forgiven for every fault. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Commission & Benediction			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Go now in the righteousness of faith\nand live by God’s just demands.\nLet nothing claim your devotion above the Lord\,\nand count nothing of value above knowing Christ.\nPress on towards the ultimate prize\, of being one with him. \nAnd may God’s perfect word revive your soul;\nMay Christ Jesus be your saviour and your rock;\nAnd may the Holy Spirit strengthen you to press ever onward. \nWe go in peace to love and serve the Lord\,\n   In the name of Christ. Amen. \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n	\n\n\n\nSermons\n\n\n\nSermons will open in new tabs from our SYCBaps church website. \n\n\n\n\nWhat Matters Most?A sermon on Philippians 3:4b-14 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nIcons and the second commandmentA sermon on Exodus 20:1-20 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nAiming to Know ChristA sermon on Philippians 3:4b-14 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nBehaving Like Slugs?A sermon on Matthew 21:33-46 & Isaiah 5:1-7 by Anne Wilkinson-Hayes\n\n\n\nCovenant and CommandmentsA sermon on Exodus 20:1-20 & Philippians 3:4b-14 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nThe Gift: Given\, not TakenA sermon on Philippians 3:4b-14 & Matthew 21:33-46 by Gilbert Joyce\n\n\n\nTen Vital Signs of LifeA sermon on Exodus 20:1-20 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nTripping Over an Unimaginable JudgementA sermon on Matthew 21:33-46; Exodus 20:1-20 & Philippians 3:4b-14 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nRuptureA sermon on Isiah 5:1-7 by Christine Redwood
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