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SUMMARY:6th Sunday of Pascha - Year B
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				  Acts 10:44-48			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Peter was preaching in the home of Cornelius\, an officer from the Italian regiment. The gathered people were taking his words to heart\, and even before he had finished his speech\, the Holy Spirit fell upon them. The other believers who had come with Peter were all good Jews\, and they were absolutely gob-smacked when they saw that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on people who weren’t even Jewish. There was no disputing it though\, because they could hear these outsiders speaking in unknown languages and singing the praises of God. Then Peter turned to his companions and said\, “Can there be any justification for refusing to baptise these people into the community of Christ’s followers\, when it is clear that God has treated them exactly the same as us\, and given them the Holy Spirit in the same way?” \nSo\, on Peter’s say-so\, they were baptised in water into a declared allegiance to Jesus the Messiah. At their invitation\, Peter stayed on in Cornelius’s home for the next few days. \n©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 98			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We sing like we’ve never sung before\, LORD\,\nbecause you have done fantastic things.\nWith your sleeves rolled up you got stuck in\nand came out on top. \nYour victory has made the headlines\, LORD\,\nnow the whole world can see that you were right all along. \nYou have never defaulted on your rock-solid love\,\nor your loyalty to your chosen people.\nFrom one end of the earth to the other\,\neveryone has seen your victory. \nWith all the world\, LORD\, we raise a noisy celebration\,\nsinging our lungs out and shouting your praise. \nThe bands strike up in your honour\, LORD\,\nfilling the air with festive music.\nWith a brass fanfare and a dancing beat\nwe loudly celebrate your reign over us. \nThe whole creation joins in the celebration:\nthe ocean and its creatures roar their approval;\nthe land and its animals\, cheer and stomp;\nrivers and lakes give a standing ovation\,\nmountains and hills erupt in applause. \nWe put on the whole show in your presence\, LORD\,\ncelebrating your arrival as you finally bring justice.\nWith you in charge we know things will be put right;\nnow every one on earth will get a fair go. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  1 John 5: 1-6			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	All those who put their trust in Jesus as the Messiah are the offspring of God. Everyone who loves the parent will also love the parent’s offspring. Loving God and loving God’s offspring are bound up together\, and when we are living by the instructions God has given us\, we can be sure that we are doing both. You see\, the essential way to express our love for God is to follow God’s instructions for living right. There is no great difficulty in this; God’s instructions do not weigh us down. Anything that God has given birth to will win\, hands down\, in the struggle against the corrupt ways of the world. Our faith\, expressed in love and obedience\, is the sure-fire winner\, and there is nothing the world can put up against it to stop its march to certain victory. Who can defeat the powers that would drag us down into the world’s mire? The one who trusts in the human Jesus as the Son of God\, that’s who! When Jesus Christ came into the world\, he was not just united with us in our struggle through a baptism of water\, but through a baptism of blood. The Spirit is the one who has testified to all this\, and the Spirit is truth itself. \n©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  John 15: 9-17			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus said: \n“I have loved you in the same way that I have been loved by the Father. Make yourselves at home in my love. If you live by the instructions I have given you\, you will be living in my love. I do the same\, following the instructions and living in the love of my Father. I have let you in on these things so that you can share my joy and be completely fulfilled. \n“My number one instruction for you – in fact take it as an order – is this: love one another in the same way that I have loved you. No one can outdo the love that is shown by people who lay down their lives for those they love. You are my loved ones if you do what I have instructed you to do. I am not going to call you my labourers any more\, because labourers just do as they’re told without knowing what the boss is on about. I now call you personal friends\, because I have let you in on everything my Father has told me. But it was not you that chose to forge this friendship; it was me. I gave you the tap on the shoulder and sent you out to bear fruit\, fruit that will last. And when you’re working on my behalf\, you can ask for whatever you need and the Father will give it to you. I am giving you these instructions so that you can truly love one another.” \n©2003 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 are the Lord of wonderful deeds\nwho fills the earth with mercy\, justice and love. \nYou created the world and all that live there;\nand the seas\, rivers and hills roar their praise.\nThrough your people you revealed your commandments\nand your merciful love to all the world. \nYou came among us in your beloved Son\, Jesus.\nwho makes us your friends\nby planting your word within us\nand leading us to abide in your love forever.\nHe was crucified and buried\,\nbut through your victorious power\nhe was born again from the deep waters of death\,\nand his resurrection power will conquer the world.\nNow he is pouring out your Holy Spirit on all who believe\,\nwithout distinction\,\nand bringing everyone who loves you and follows your ways\nto new birth as your children. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2003 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 beloved Son\, Jesus\,\nwho pours out your Holy Spirit without distinction\nand makes us your friends\nby planting your word within us\nand leading us to abide in your love forever. \n©2003 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 are the Lord of wonderful deeds\nwho fills the earth with mercy\, justice and love. \nYou created the world and all that live there;\nand the seas\, rivers and hills roar their praise.\nThrough your people you revealed your commandments\nand your merciful love to all the world. \nYou came among us in your beloved Son\, Jesus.\nwho makes us your friends\nby planting your word within us\nand leading us to abide in your love forever.\nHe was crucified and buried\,\nbut through your victorious power\nhe was born again from the deep waters of death\,\nand his resurrection power will conquer the world.\nNow he is pouring out your Holy Spirit on all who believe\,\nwithout distinction\,\nand bringing everyone who loves you and follows your ways\nto new birth as your children. \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©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	God’s justice and merciful love have been revealed\nthrough the Son\, who laid down his life for all.\nAll who trust in Jesus as God’s Son\nare given mercy for their sins\nand power to overcome the ways of the world. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Commission & Benediction			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Go now\, and bear fruit for God\, fruit that will last.\nAs Christ has loved you\, so love one another\,\nand abide always in God’s love\,\nthat your joy may be complete. \nAnd may God give you all you ask for in Christ’s name;\nMay Christ Jesus reveal to you God’s ways and call you his friends;\nAnd may the Holy Spirit confirm the truth within you and make your joy complete. \nWe go in peace to love and serve the Lord\,\n   In the name of Christ. Amen. \n©2003 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\nDo they let anyone in here?!!A sermon on Acts 10:44-48 & 1 John 5:1-6 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nResurrection EthicsA sermon on Acts 10: 44-48; 1 John 5: 1-6 & John 15: 9-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nLove: make yourself at home in itA sermon on John 15:9-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nLove that Overcomes the PowersA sermon on 1 John 5: 1-6 and John 15: 9-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nI Call You My FriendsA sermon on John 15:9-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nIt doesn’t get better than this!A sermon on Acts 10: 44-48 and John 15: 9-17 by Alison Sampson\n\n\n\nWhat is to Exclude Them?A sermon on Acts 8:26-40; Acts 10:44-48 & John 15:9-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\n‘Love as you have been loved’ and toxic masculinityA sermon about domestic violence drawing on John 15:9-17 by Nathan Nettleton
URL:https://laughingbird.net/occasion/b37/2027-05-02/
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SUMMARY:6th Sunday of Pascha - Year B
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				  Acts 10:44-48			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Peter was preaching in the home of Cornelius\, an officer from the Italian regiment. The gathered people were taking his words to heart\, and even before he had finished his speech\, the Holy Spirit fell upon them. The other believers who had come with Peter were all good Jews\, and they were absolutely gob-smacked when they saw that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on people who weren’t even Jewish. There was no disputing it though\, because they could hear these outsiders speaking in unknown languages and singing the praises of God. Then Peter turned to his companions and said\, “Can there be any justification for refusing to baptise these people into the community of Christ’s followers\, when it is clear that God has treated them exactly the same as us\, and given them the Holy Spirit in the same way?” \nSo\, on Peter’s say-so\, they were baptised in water into a declared allegiance to Jesus the Messiah. At their invitation\, Peter stayed on in Cornelius’s home for the next few days. \n©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 98			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We sing like we’ve never sung before\, LORD\,\nbecause you have done fantastic things.\nWith your sleeves rolled up you got stuck in\nand came out on top. \nYour victory has made the headlines\, LORD\,\nnow the whole world can see that you were right all along. \nYou have never defaulted on your rock-solid love\,\nor your loyalty to your chosen people.\nFrom one end of the earth to the other\,\neveryone has seen your victory. \nWith all the world\, LORD\, we raise a noisy celebration\,\nsinging our lungs out and shouting your praise. \nThe bands strike up in your honour\, LORD\,\nfilling the air with festive music.\nWith a brass fanfare and a dancing beat\nwe loudly celebrate your reign over us. \nThe whole creation joins in the celebration:\nthe ocean and its creatures roar their approval;\nthe land and its animals\, cheer and stomp;\nrivers and lakes give a standing ovation\,\nmountains and hills erupt in applause. \nWe put on the whole show in your presence\, LORD\,\ncelebrating your arrival as you finally bring justice.\nWith you in charge we know things will be put right;\nnow every one on earth will get a fair go. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  1 John 5: 1-6			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	All those who put their trust in Jesus as the Messiah are the offspring of God. Everyone who loves the parent will also love the parent’s offspring. Loving God and loving God’s offspring are bound up together\, and when we are living by the instructions God has given us\, we can be sure that we are doing both. You see\, the essential way to express our love for God is to follow God’s instructions for living right. There is no great difficulty in this; God’s instructions do not weigh us down. Anything that God has given birth to will win\, hands down\, in the struggle against the corrupt ways of the world. Our faith\, expressed in love and obedience\, is the sure-fire winner\, and there is nothing the world can put up against it to stop its march to certain victory. Who can defeat the powers that would drag us down into the world’s mire? The one who trusts in the human Jesus as the Son of God\, that’s who! When Jesus Christ came into the world\, he was not just united with us in our struggle through a baptism of water\, but through a baptism of blood. The Spirit is the one who has testified to all this\, and the Spirit is truth itself. \n©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  John 15: 9-17			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus said: \n“I have loved you in the same way that I have been loved by the Father. Make yourselves at home in my love. If you live by the instructions I have given you\, you will be living in my love. I do the same\, following the instructions and living in the love of my Father. I have let you in on these things so that you can share my joy and be completely fulfilled. \n“My number one instruction for you – in fact take it as an order – is this: love one another in the same way that I have loved you. No one can outdo the love that is shown by people who lay down their lives for those they love. You are my loved ones if you do what I have instructed you to do. I am not going to call you my labourers any more\, because labourers just do as they’re told without knowing what the boss is on about. I now call you personal friends\, because I have let you in on everything my Father has told me. But it was not you that chose to forge this friendship; it was me. I gave you the tap on the shoulder and sent you out to bear fruit\, fruit that will last. And when you’re working on my behalf\, you can ask for whatever you need and the Father will give it to you. I am giving you these instructions so that you can truly love one another.” \n©2003 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 are the Lord of wonderful deeds\nwho fills the earth with mercy\, justice and love. \nYou created the world and all that live there;\nand the seas\, rivers and hills roar their praise.\nThrough your people you revealed your commandments\nand your merciful love to all the world. \nYou came among us in your beloved Son\, Jesus.\nwho makes us your friends\nby planting your word within us\nand leading us to abide in your love forever.\nHe was crucified and buried\,\nbut through your victorious power\nhe was born again from the deep waters of death\,\nand his resurrection power will conquer the world.\nNow he is pouring out your Holy Spirit on all who believe\,\nwithout distinction\,\nand bringing everyone who loves you and follows your ways\nto new birth as your children. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2003 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 beloved Son\, Jesus\,\nwho pours out your Holy Spirit without distinction\nand makes us your friends\nby planting your word within us\nand leading us to abide in your love forever. \n©2003 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 are the Lord of wonderful deeds\nwho fills the earth with mercy\, justice and love. \nYou created the world and all that live there;\nand the seas\, rivers and hills roar their praise.\nThrough your people you revealed your commandments\nand your merciful love to all the world. \nYou came among us in your beloved Son\, Jesus.\nwho makes us your friends\nby planting your word within us\nand leading us to abide in your love forever.\nHe was crucified and buried\,\nbut through your victorious power\nhe was born again from the deep waters of death\,\nand his resurrection power will conquer the world.\nNow he is pouring out your Holy Spirit on all who believe\,\nwithout distinction\,\nand bringing everyone who loves you and follows your ways\nto new birth as your children. \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©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	God’s justice and merciful love have been revealed\nthrough the Son\, who laid down his life for all.\nAll who trust in Jesus as God’s Son\nare given mercy for their sins\nand power to overcome the ways of the world. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Commission & Benediction			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Go now\, and bear fruit for God\, fruit that will last.\nAs Christ has loved you\, so love one another\,\nand abide always in God’s love\,\nthat your joy may be complete. \nAnd may God give you all you ask for in Christ’s name;\nMay Christ Jesus reveal to you God’s ways and call you his friends;\nAnd may the Holy Spirit confirm the truth within you and make your joy complete. \nWe go in peace to love and serve the Lord\,\n   In the name of Christ. Amen. \n©2003 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\nDo they let anyone in here?!!A sermon on Acts 10:44-48 & 1 John 5:1-6 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nResurrection EthicsA sermon on Acts 10: 44-48; 1 John 5: 1-6 & John 15: 9-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nLove: make yourself at home in itA sermon on John 15:9-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nLove that Overcomes the PowersA sermon on 1 John 5: 1-6 and John 15: 9-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nI Call You My FriendsA sermon on John 15:9-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nIt doesn’t get better than this!A sermon on Acts 10: 44-48 and John 15: 9-17 by Alison Sampson\n\n\n\nWhat is to Exclude Them?A sermon on Acts 8:26-40; Acts 10:44-48 & John 15:9-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\n‘Love as you have been loved’ and toxic masculinityA sermon about domestic violence drawing on John 15:9-17 by Nathan Nettleton
URL:https://laughingbird.net/occasion/b37/2030-05-26/
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