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SUMMARY:Proper 24 - 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 33: 12-23			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Moses said to the LORD\, “Look here. You have given me the job of getting this people from one place to another\, but you have not given me any idea who you are going to send with me to back me up. You have told me that you know me inside out and that I am in your good-books. So if you are so on-side with me\, let me know you. Let me see what makes you tick\, so that I can really know you and do the right thing by you. And this is not just about me; keep it in mind that these people belong to you.” \nThe LORD replied\, “I will go with you myself\, and I will give you a place of rest.” \nBut Moses continued\, saying\, “If you are not going to stick with us for the long haul\, then don’t even move us from here. After all\, how will anyone be able to tell that I and your people are in your good-books unless you go with us all the way? It is your presence with us that will distinguish us from all the other peoples on the face of the earth as the one who belongs to you.” \nThe LORD said to Moses\, “Okay\, I will do for you exactly what you have asked for\, because you are in my good-books and I know who you really are.” \nMoses said\, “Let me see you in all your glory. Please!” \nThe LORD replied; \n“With your own eyes\, you are about to see the full extent of my goodwill to all life. With your own ears\, you will hear me\, the LORD\, and you will know who I really am. I will put in my good-books the one I choose to put in my good-books. I will let off the hook the one I choose to let off the hook. But you can not see me face to face in all my glory\, because no one could survive such an encounter. Look here\, though. There is a place just over here where you can stand on the rock. I am going to pass by in all my glory\, and while I do\, I will put you in a hole in the rock and shield you with my hand until the danger has passed. Then I will take away my hand and you will see my rear end; but you will not see me face to face.” \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 99			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	You\, LORD\, rule over everything!\nEnthroned in glory\, surrounded by awesome creatures\,\nyour presence sends shivers down our spines\nand makes even the earth tremble and quake! \nLORD\, your greatness is celebrated in Zion\,\nand in every nation you are number one.\nAt the mere mention of your name\,\npeople everywhere burst into praise\,\nfor your greatness and holiness are awesome! \nRuling in strength; loving justice with a passion;\nyou have seen to it that everyone gets a fair go.\nYou have laid down the law\nso that your people will do what is right. \nWe fall at your feet and sing your praises\, O LORD our God\,\nfor your greatness and holiness are awesome! \nMoses and Aaron served you as priests\,\nSamuel was another who reached out to you.\nThey cried out to you on the world’s behalf\,\nand from the awesome cloud you answered them. \nThey stuck to what you had told them\, LORD\,\nand did whatever you asked of them.\nWhen they did wrong you set them straight\,\nin no uncertain terms;\nbut you forgave them\, LORD\,\nand never failed to answer them. \nWe sing your praises\, O LORD our God.\nWe climb your holy mountain to worship you\,\nfor your greatness and holiness are awesome! \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	To the church in Thessalonica; a people who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah. \nThis letter comes to you from the three of us: Paul\, Silvanus\, and Timothy. \nWe greet you and wish you all the best — God’s love and peace. \nWe are always thanking God for you all and including you in our prayers. The memories of your work\, so full of faith and love\, and your rock-solid hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah\, are constantly in our minds\, fuelling the prayers we bring to the God who conceived us all. You are our brothers and sisters\, and it is clear to us that God loves you greatly and has chosen you for something special. We are sure of this because when our message — the great news about God’s love — came to you\, your response was not just a matter of words\, but was full of the power and passion and confidence that are clear signs of the Holy Spirit at work. The proof of the pudding is in the eating\, and we could tell that you were made of the right stuff\, just as you could tell what kind of people we were from what you experienced of us at that time. \nWhen you first received the Word of God\, you responded to it with whole-hearted enthusiasm inspired by the Holy Spirit\, and you were not deterred by the flak you copped as a result. You set about modelling your lives on us and on the Lord\, and you did such a good job of it that now all the believers in the regions of Macedonia and Achaia look up to you as their model for how to live the Christian life. You have served to amplify the word of the Lord all over the place. People are talking about your faithful trust in God well beyond Macedonia and Achaia. Wherever we go it seems that we don’t have to tell people about you. Instead we hear from them the stories about how you welcomed us and what we had to say\, and how you turned your lives around\, giving your whole-hearted service to the living and true God and giving up your devotion to other things. We hear too of how you are now living in faithful expectation of the arrival of God’s Son from heaven\, the one whom God raised from the dead — Jesus\, who rescues us from the vengeful fury that is threatening to explode everywhere. \n©2023 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Matthew 22: 15-22			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Some members of the devoutly religious Pharisee Party were out to get Jesus. They put their heads together and came up with a plan to get him to trip himself up with what he said in public. They sent a delegation to him consisting of some of their own followers and some members of Herod’s party. The group approached him in the Temple and said\, “Teacher\, we know that you are a man of integrity. You are honest and straight down the line in your teaching about the way of God. It is clear that you do not think anyone is above the law\, because you call a spade a spade\, without fear or favour\, no matter who is listening. So give us your opinion on this: is it okay by our law to pay taxes to the Roman emperor\, or not?” \nBut sensing the venom that lay behind their attempts to butter him up\, Jesus replied\, “Why are you trying to force me into a catch twenty-two\, you hypocrites? Show me the coin that is required for paying the tax.” \nSo they handed him one of the Roman coins that was the only legal tender for the tax. He held it up and said to them\, “Who is shown in this graven image? Who is named with a divine title on this coin?” \nThey answered\, “The emperor.” \n"Well then\,” said Jesus\, “if it belongs to the emperor\, then give it to the emperor. But don’t go short-changing God. Give to God everything that rightly belongs to God.” \nHis reply left them in shock\, and they turned tail and left. \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 45: 1-7			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I\, the LORD\, have chosen you\, King Cyrus of Persia\,\nas a messiah to do my work.\nI am leading you by the hand to subdue world powers\nand to strip despots of the trappings of office.\nBecause I am with you\, every door will open to you\nand you will come and go wherever you please. \nI will go before you\nto smooth the way.\nI will smash down every obstacle\nand blast through the strongest defences. \nI will hand their ill-gotten gains over to you;\nthe fortunes they have stashed away in secret.\nThen you will know that it is I\n– the LORD God whom the Israelites worship –\nwho has singled you out for this job. \nI am calling you by name and giving you your title\,\neven though you do not know who I am.\nI am doing this for the benefit of my own people\,\nmy chosen ones\, Israel\, who serve me. \nI am the LORD\, the one and only.\nThere is no other god\, just me.\nI am the one who arms you\,\neven though you do not know who I am.\nFrom one end of the earth to the other\,\nin every place under the sun\,\neveryone will know that there is no god but me;\nthat I am the LORD\, the one and only. \nI create all things and commission them.\nLight and dark\, good times and bad\,\nI\, the LORD\, am at work in them all. \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 96: 1-9\, (10-13)			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We sing like we’ve never sung before\, LORD;\nsinging to you with all the earth.\nEvery mention of your name sets us singing your praises. \nWe never tire of telling the story of how you bailed us out;\nall over the world\, we speak of your incredible accomplishments;\neveryone we meet hears us giving the credit to you. \nYou are the greatest\, LORD; we can’t praise you enough!\nWhen it comes to gods\, you are in a league of your own;\nall other objects of devotion are powerless. \nBut you\, LORD\, created the whole cosmos;\nyou are surrounded by majesty and celebration;\nstrength and beauty are signs of your presence. \nPeople of every race and creed recognise you\, LORD;\nthey recognise you behind all that is strong and true;\nthey name you as the one who deserves all the glory. \nWe offer ourselves to you\, LORD;\nwe fall to our knees in this beautiful place of worship;\nwith all the earth\, we celebrate you alone. \nYou are our king\, LORD; we’ll tell everyone everywhere!\nYou have set the world on firm foundations\,\nand with you in charge\, everyone will get a fair go. \nLet the heavens and the earth celebrate;\nlet the roar of the sea join in;\nlet everything that walks\, flies or swims join the party! \nYou are on your way\, LORD\,\nand even the roadside trees cheer as you approach\,\nfor you are coming to set things right on the earth. \nYou will sort things out and put things right\,\nand reveal the truth about everything and everyone. \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 love justice and strengthen the upright\,\nand you have shown us your goodness. \nYou are the living and true God who created all things\nand whose voice sets the earth shaking.\nYou rescued a people from slavery\nand promised your presence to go with them.\nTo Moses you revealed your glory\nand through your prophets you made known your justice. \nIn your child\, Jesus\, you have come to us in person\,\nteaching us your ways in sincerity and truth.\nIn him we have learned to give to you all that is yours —\nthe work of faith\, the labour of love\, and a steadfast hope.\nThough his enemies put him to death\,\nyou raised him from the dead\nand through the power of his gospel in the Holy Spirit\nyou have given us mercy and rest. \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 thanks for your child\, Jesus\,\nwho came to us teaching your ways in sincerity and truth.\nIn him we have learned to give to you all that is yours —\nthe work of faith\, the labour of love\, and a steadfast hope —\nand in him you have given us mercy and rest. \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 love justice and strengthen the upright\,\nand you have shown us your goodness. \nYou are the living and true God who created all things\nand whose voice sets the earth shaking.\nYou rescued a people from slavery\nand promised your presence to go with them.\nTo Moses you revealed your glory\nand through your prophets you made known your justice. \nIn your child\, Jesus\, you have come to us in person\,\nteaching us your ways in sincerity and truth.\nIn him we have learned to give to you all that is yours —\nthe work of faith\, the labour of love\, and a steadfast hope.\nThough his enemies put him to death\,\nyou raised him from the dead\nand through the power of his gospel in the Holy Spirit\nyou have given us mercy and rest. \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	In the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ\,\nwe have seen God’s goodness and generous mercy.\nIt is God’s pleasure to forgive all who cry out for help.\nJesus has rescued us from the fury that is coming. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2023 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Commission & Benediction			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Go now as those who have found favour in the sight of God.\nBe imitators of Jesus Christ\nand an example to all of the life of faith.\nTo the world in which you live\, give your love and service\,\nand to God\, give all that you are and all that you shall be. \nAnd may the glory of God’s goodness be revealed to you;\nMay the grace and peace of Jesus Christ take root in you;\nAnd may the inspiration of the Holy Spirit fill you with joy. \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\nCaesar and GodA sermon on Exodus 33: 12-23\, Matthew 22:15-22 and 1 Thesallonians 1: 1-10 by Rowland Croucher\n\n\n\nThe Authority of the EmpireA sermon on Matthew 22:15-22 by Ross Langmead\n\n\n\nAllegiance to JesusA sermon on Matthew 22:15-22 and 1 Thesallonians 1: 1-10 by Andrew Woff\n\n\n\nWhose Image is This?A sermon on Exodus 33: 12-23 & Matthew 22:15-22 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nImage Conscious DiscipleshipA sermon on Matthew 22:15-22 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nImage ManagementA sermon on Exodus 33: 12-23\, Matthew 22:15-22 and 1 Thesallonians 1: 1-10 by Nathan Nettleton
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SUMMARY:Proper 24 - 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 33: 12-23			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Moses said to the LORD\, “Look here. You have given me the job of getting this people from one place to another\, but you have not given me any idea who you are going to send with me to back me up. You have told me that you know me inside out and that I am in your good-books. So if you are so on-side with me\, let me know you. Let me see what makes you tick\, so that I can really know you and do the right thing by you. And this is not just about me; keep it in mind that these people belong to you.” \nThe LORD replied\, “I will go with you myself\, and I will give you a place of rest.” \nBut Moses continued\, saying\, “If you are not going to stick with us for the long haul\, then don’t even move us from here. After all\, how will anyone be able to tell that I and your people are in your good-books unless you go with us all the way? It is your presence with us that will distinguish us from all the other peoples on the face of the earth as the one who belongs to you.” \nThe LORD said to Moses\, “Okay\, I will do for you exactly what you have asked for\, because you are in my good-books and I know who you really are.” \nMoses said\, “Let me see you in all your glory. Please!” \nThe LORD replied; \n“With your own eyes\, you are about to see the full extent of my goodwill to all life. With your own ears\, you will hear me\, the LORD\, and you will know who I really am. I will put in my good-books the one I choose to put in my good-books. I will let off the hook the one I choose to let off the hook. But you can not see me face to face in all my glory\, because no one could survive such an encounter. Look here\, though. There is a place just over here where you can stand on the rock. I am going to pass by in all my glory\, and while I do\, I will put you in a hole in the rock and shield you with my hand until the danger has passed. Then I will take away my hand and you will see my rear end; but you will not see me face to face.” \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 99			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	You\, LORD\, rule over everything!\nEnthroned in glory\, surrounded by awesome creatures\,\nyour presence sends shivers down our spines\nand makes even the earth tremble and quake! \nLORD\, your greatness is celebrated in Zion\,\nand in every nation you are number one.\nAt the mere mention of your name\,\npeople everywhere burst into praise\,\nfor your greatness and holiness are awesome! \nRuling in strength; loving justice with a passion;\nyou have seen to it that everyone gets a fair go.\nYou have laid down the law\nso that your people will do what is right. \nWe fall at your feet and sing your praises\, O LORD our God\,\nfor your greatness and holiness are awesome! \nMoses and Aaron served you as priests\,\nSamuel was another who reached out to you.\nThey cried out to you on the world’s behalf\,\nand from the awesome cloud you answered them. \nThey stuck to what you had told them\, LORD\,\nand did whatever you asked of them.\nWhen they did wrong you set them straight\,\nin no uncertain terms;\nbut you forgave them\, LORD\,\nand never failed to answer them. \nWe sing your praises\, O LORD our God.\nWe climb your holy mountain to worship you\,\nfor your greatness and holiness are awesome! \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	To the church in Thessalonica; a people who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah. \nThis letter comes to you from the three of us: Paul\, Silvanus\, and Timothy. \nWe greet you and wish you all the best — God’s love and peace. \nWe are always thanking God for you all and including you in our prayers. The memories of your work\, so full of faith and love\, and your rock-solid hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah\, are constantly in our minds\, fuelling the prayers we bring to the God who conceived us all. You are our brothers and sisters\, and it is clear to us that God loves you greatly and has chosen you for something special. We are sure of this because when our message — the great news about God’s love — came to you\, your response was not just a matter of words\, but was full of the power and passion and confidence that are clear signs of the Holy Spirit at work. The proof of the pudding is in the eating\, and we could tell that you were made of the right stuff\, just as you could tell what kind of people we were from what you experienced of us at that time. \nWhen you first received the Word of God\, you responded to it with whole-hearted enthusiasm inspired by the Holy Spirit\, and you were not deterred by the flak you copped as a result. You set about modelling your lives on us and on the Lord\, and you did such a good job of it that now all the believers in the regions of Macedonia and Achaia look up to you as their model for how to live the Christian life. You have served to amplify the word of the Lord all over the place. People are talking about your faithful trust in God well beyond Macedonia and Achaia. Wherever we go it seems that we don’t have to tell people about you. Instead we hear from them the stories about how you welcomed us and what we had to say\, and how you turned your lives around\, giving your whole-hearted service to the living and true God and giving up your devotion to other things. We hear too of how you are now living in faithful expectation of the arrival of God’s Son from heaven\, the one whom God raised from the dead — Jesus\, who rescues us from the vengeful fury that is threatening to explode everywhere. \n©2023 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Matthew 22: 15-22			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Some members of the devoutly religious Pharisee Party were out to get Jesus. They put their heads together and came up with a plan to get him to trip himself up with what he said in public. They sent a delegation to him consisting of some of their own followers and some members of Herod’s party. The group approached him in the Temple and said\, “Teacher\, we know that you are a man of integrity. You are honest and straight down the line in your teaching about the way of God. It is clear that you do not think anyone is above the law\, because you call a spade a spade\, without fear or favour\, no matter who is listening. So give us your opinion on this: is it okay by our law to pay taxes to the Roman emperor\, or not?” \nBut sensing the venom that lay behind their attempts to butter him up\, Jesus replied\, “Why are you trying to force me into a catch twenty-two\, you hypocrites? Show me the coin that is required for paying the tax.” \nSo they handed him one of the Roman coins that was the only legal tender for the tax. He held it up and said to them\, “Who is shown in this graven image? Who is named with a divine title on this coin?” \nThey answered\, “The emperor.” \n"Well then\,” said Jesus\, “if it belongs to the emperor\, then give it to the emperor. But don’t go short-changing God. Give to God everything that rightly belongs to God.” \nHis reply left them in shock\, and they turned tail and left. \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 45: 1-7			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I\, the LORD\, have chosen you\, King Cyrus of Persia\,\nas a messiah to do my work.\nI am leading you by the hand to subdue world powers\nand to strip despots of the trappings of office.\nBecause I am with you\, every door will open to you\nand you will come and go wherever you please. \nI will go before you\nto smooth the way.\nI will smash down every obstacle\nand blast through the strongest defences. \nI will hand their ill-gotten gains over to you;\nthe fortunes they have stashed away in secret.\nThen you will know that it is I\n– the LORD God whom the Israelites worship –\nwho has singled you out for this job. \nI am calling you by name and giving you your title\,\neven though you do not know who I am.\nI am doing this for the benefit of my own people\,\nmy chosen ones\, Israel\, who serve me. \nI am the LORD\, the one and only.\nThere is no other god\, just me.\nI am the one who arms you\,\neven though you do not know who I am.\nFrom one end of the earth to the other\,\nin every place under the sun\,\neveryone will know that there is no god but me;\nthat I am the LORD\, the one and only. \nI create all things and commission them.\nLight and dark\, good times and bad\,\nI\, the LORD\, am at work in them all. \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 96: 1-9\, (10-13)			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We sing like we’ve never sung before\, LORD;\nsinging to you with all the earth.\nEvery mention of your name sets us singing your praises. \nWe never tire of telling the story of how you bailed us out;\nall over the world\, we speak of your incredible accomplishments;\neveryone we meet hears us giving the credit to you. \nYou are the greatest\, LORD; we can’t praise you enough!\nWhen it comes to gods\, you are in a league of your own;\nall other objects of devotion are powerless. \nBut you\, LORD\, created the whole cosmos;\nyou are surrounded by majesty and celebration;\nstrength and beauty are signs of your presence. \nPeople of every race and creed recognise you\, LORD;\nthey recognise you behind all that is strong and true;\nthey name you as the one who deserves all the glory. \nWe offer ourselves to you\, LORD;\nwe fall to our knees in this beautiful place of worship;\nwith all the earth\, we celebrate you alone. \nYou are our king\, LORD; we’ll tell everyone everywhere!\nYou have set the world on firm foundations\,\nand with you in charge\, everyone will get a fair go. \nLet the heavens and the earth celebrate;\nlet the roar of the sea join in;\nlet everything that walks\, flies or swims join the party! \nYou are on your way\, LORD\,\nand even the roadside trees cheer as you approach\,\nfor you are coming to set things right on the earth. \nYou will sort things out and put things right\,\nand reveal the truth about everything and everyone. \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 love justice and strengthen the upright\,\nand you have shown us your goodness. \nYou are the living and true God who created all things\nand whose voice sets the earth shaking.\nYou rescued a people from slavery\nand promised your presence to go with them.\nTo Moses you revealed your glory\nand through your prophets you made known your justice. \nIn your child\, Jesus\, you have come to us in person\,\nteaching us your ways in sincerity and truth.\nIn him we have learned to give to you all that is yours —\nthe work of faith\, the labour of love\, and a steadfast hope.\nThough his enemies put him to death\,\nyou raised him from the dead\nand through the power of his gospel in the Holy Spirit\nyou have given us mercy and rest. \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 thanks for your child\, Jesus\,\nwho came to us teaching your ways in sincerity and truth.\nIn him we have learned to give to you all that is yours —\nthe work of faith\, the labour of love\, and a steadfast hope —\nand in him you have given us mercy and rest. \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 love justice and strengthen the upright\,\nand you have shown us your goodness. \nYou are the living and true God who created all things\nand whose voice sets the earth shaking.\nYou rescued a people from slavery\nand promised your presence to go with them.\nTo Moses you revealed your glory\nand through your prophets you made known your justice. \nIn your child\, Jesus\, you have come to us in person\,\nteaching us your ways in sincerity and truth.\nIn him we have learned to give to you all that is yours —\nthe work of faith\, the labour of love\, and a steadfast hope.\nThough his enemies put him to death\,\nyou raised him from the dead\nand through the power of his gospel in the Holy Spirit\nyou have given us mercy and rest. \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	In the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ\,\nwe have seen God’s goodness and generous mercy.\nIt is God’s pleasure to forgive all who cry out for help.\nJesus has rescued us from the fury that is coming. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2023 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Commission & Benediction			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Go now as those who have found favour in the sight of God.\nBe imitators of Jesus Christ\nand an example to all of the life of faith.\nTo the world in which you live\, give your love and service\,\nand to God\, give all that you are and all that you shall be. \nAnd may the glory of God’s goodness be revealed to you;\nMay the grace and peace of Jesus Christ take root in you;\nAnd may the inspiration of the Holy Spirit fill you with joy. \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\nCaesar and GodA sermon on Exodus 33: 12-23\, Matthew 22:15-22 and 1 Thesallonians 1: 1-10 by Rowland Croucher\n\n\n\nThe Authority of the EmpireA sermon on Matthew 22:15-22 by Ross Langmead\n\n\n\nAllegiance to JesusA sermon on Matthew 22:15-22 and 1 Thesallonians 1: 1-10 by Andrew Woff\n\n\n\nWhose Image is This?A sermon on Exodus 33: 12-23 & Matthew 22:15-22 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nImage Conscious DiscipleshipA sermon on Matthew 22:15-22 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nImage ManagementA sermon on Exodus 33: 12-23\, Matthew 22:15-22 and 1 Thesallonians 1: 1-10 by Nathan Nettleton
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