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SUMMARY:Proper 17 - 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				  Song of Solomon 2: 8-13			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I await the voice of my lover!\nI see him coming\, running through the alpine bush\,\nleaping rocks and logs\,\nas surefooted as a wallaby\,\nmuscles rippling like a mountain thoroughbred. \nLook\, now he arrives\, there by the garden wall\,\nhis eyes scanning the windows\,\nsearching the balcony\,\neager to catch a sight of me. \nMy lover calls out for me alone\, saying: \n“Come now\, my darling\, my lovely one\,\ncome away with me. \nThe outdoors will welcome us\,\nfor the cold wet winter has released its grip.\nWildflowers explode with colour\nand the air is filled with song;\nBellbird calls ring through the bush\nlike the summons to a wedding.\nBerries and grapes ripen with promise\nand every flower adds it fragrance\nto the wafting breeze. \nSo come\, my darling\, my lovely one\,\ncome away with me.” \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 45: 1-2\, 6-9			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	My heart overflows with words of delight;\n    a song of love bursts forth for the king;\n    my voice as charmed as the poet’s pen. \nYou\, my king\, are a man of unsurpassed beauty.\n    Every word that passes your lips is generous and inspiring.\n    God’s richest blessings are yours forever. \nYour throne is God-given\, and will never be shaken.\n    Your royal power is wielded for justice.\nYou have a passion for integrity\n    and a loathing for corruption.\nTherefore God has chosen you above all others\,\n    crowned you with joy like no other has known. \nRich and exotic fragrances cascade from your royal robes\,\n    and your palace is alive with music and dancing.\nThe daughters of kings wait on you\, hand and foot;\n    and on your arm is your chosen bride in a gown of liquid gold. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  James 1: 17-27			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Genuine no-strings-attached generosity is found only in God\, and everything that is really worth having comes as a gift from the God who lights up our darkness. There is nothing two-faced about God — nothing fickle or shifty\, nothing hidden in the shadows. We were conceived by God’s own love and desire and\, with the Word of Truth as midwife\, God gave birth to us and held us up for all to see\, just as besotted parents always show off their precious newborn children. \nMy beloved friends\, let me spell out some crucial wisdom: listening is your number one priority when you interact with others. Listen long and hard before you do anything else. There will be time to speak later\, and if there is to be anger\, see that it comes last of all when you’re sure you’ve got everything perfectly clear. Anger\, by itself\, never gives birth to the sort of active integrity God desires. \nThink of yourselves as a garden in need of attention. Clear away the putrid garbage and all those noxious weeds that choke off any desirable thing that tries to get established. Pull them out roots and all. Then\, like well prepared soil\, welcome what God plants in you. Let the seed of God’s Word send down roots deep inside you\, saving you from ruin and restoring you to rich fruitfulness. \nWhen the Word is sown in you\, don’t let anything stop it bearing fruit in your actions. Don’t let it go in one ear and out the other while kidding yourself that you’ve heard it. Hearing the word and then failing to act on it is about as ridiculous as taking a good look at yourself in the mirror and then still walking out the front door with gravy on your chin! If\, on the other hand\, you carefully look into the ways of God — the laws of freedom — and consistently put them into practice instead of just filing them away for later reference\, then you will find God backing you up at every turn\, making everything you do fruitful and satisfying. \nThere are those who think of themselves as being the epitome of true religion\, and yet they can’t even control their own tongues. They are deluding themselves and their religion is not worth a zack. The religion that really shows us to be God’s children — the religion that is free of any fault or hypocrisy — is this: care for those who no one else cares for\, and don’t allow yourself to be corrupted by the callous ways of the world. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Mark 7: 1-8\, 14-15\, 21-23			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	A group of religious lawyers and members of the devoutly religious Pharisee party had come from Jerusalem and were keeping a close eye on Jesus and his followers. They noticed that some of them were eating their meals without first washing their hands in the customary way. The Pharisees\, like most Jewish people\, observed strict purification rituals before eating. There were numerous rules spelling out the required ways of washing\, not only for people’s hands\, but for the food and the cooking utensils as well. Careful observance of these traditions was believed to protect people from defilement\, and the religious types wouldn’t have dreamed of taking any shortcuts. So\, when they saw what was going on\, they spoke to Jesus and demanded an explanation. “Why do your followers spit in the face of our ancestors by flouting the rules they passed down to us? Look they are eating with defiled hands!” \nJesus said to them\, “Isaiah hit the nail on the head when he spoke about you. He saw right through your hypocrisy when he wrote this: \n‘These people mouth all the right words\,\nbut their hearts aren’t in it.\nTheir worship is just one big sham.\nThey invent rules to suit themselves\nand then teach them as the word of God.’ \n“At the end of the day\, you lot are more concerned about your own rules and traditions than you are about what God really wants of people.” \nHaving said that\, Jesus turned and spoke to the crowd again\, saying\, “Listen up\, and try to get this clear in your own minds. The things that really pollute people are not the things that they put into their mouths\, but the muck that spews out from within them. \n“If you are looking for the cause of evil\, look inside yourselves. Evil intentions are conceived in the human heart\, every one of them: lechery\, disregard for people’s rights\, murder\, sexual betrayal\, unbridled greed\, callousness\, deceit\, promiscuity\, jealousy\, vilification\, conceit\, senselessness. All these things bubble up from inside people. They don’t get in from the outside. And these are the things that really pollute your lives.” \n©2003 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				  Deuteronomy 4: 1-2\, 6-9			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Moses addressed the people\, saying: \n"Listen up\, people of Israel. I am laying down the law on how you are to live. Get these things clear in your heads and put them into practice. That way you will have life and be able to make yourselves at home in the land that is being given to you by the LORD\, the God of your ancestors. The directions I am spelling out to you are from God\, and you must not go adding new rules of your own\, or cutting out bits that don’t suit you. Follow everything the LORD your God is asking of you\, just as I have told you. Follow these instructions consistently and you will become known for your wisdom and good judgement. Other nations will hear of the standards you live by and say\, “What a great nation: you can back their judgement every time.” Our God is always there for us when we cry out for help. Can any other nation boast of that? And these directions that God has given us today cover everything we could possibly need to know. Does any other nation have anything as good as that? \n"But take care and keep a close eye on yourselves. Don’t forget the things you have seen God do. Don’t forget them as long as you live. Pass on the stories to your children and to your children’s children." \n©2012 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 15			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	LORD\, who is welcome at your table?\nWho can stay in the place you call your own? \nYou have given us the answer\, LORD.\nIt is those who walk with integrity\nand do the right thing;\nthose who speak the honest truth\nand do not use their words to wound;\nthose who do not exploit their friends\nor put down their neighbours.\nIt is those who hate corruption\nand look up to those who honour you\, LORD;\nthose who give their word\nand stand by it even if it costs them;\nthose who lend freely\, without seeking a profit\,\nand cannot be bribed into shafting the innocent. \nYou honour such people\, LORD\,\nand anchor them on unshakable ground. \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 there is nothing deceitful or shadowy in you\nand every good and perfect gift comes from your hand. \nYour throne endures forever and ever\,\nand in your passion and desire\nyou conceived the entire universe.\nYou gave birth to us through the word of truth\,\nand gave us first place among your creatures. \nThrough your servant Moses your holy law was given\,\nand through your Son\, Jesus\,\nit was cleansed of all that obscured its truth.\nThough he was opposed and killed\nby those who honoured you in word but denied you in deed\,\nyou raised him from the grave\,\nbringing all the world back to life.\nNow he seeks us out like an ardent lover\nto restore in us a passion for righteousness\nthat brings forth purity and truth\nin both word and in action. \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 every good and perfect gift\nthat comes from your hand\,\nand especially for your Son\, Jesus\,\nwho seeks us out like an ardent lover\nto restore in us a passion for righteousness\nthat brings forth purity and truth\nin both word and in action. \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 there is nothing deceitful or shadowy in you\nand every good and perfect gift comes from your hand. \nYour throne endures forever and ever\,\nand in your passion and desire\nyou conceived the entire universe.\nYou gave birth to us through the word of truth\,\nand gave us first place among your creatures. \nThrough your servant Moses your holy law was given\,\nand through your Son\, Jesus\,\nit was cleansed of all that obscured its truth.\nThough he was opposed and killed\nby those who honoured you in word but denied you in deed\,\nyou raised him from the grave\,\nbringing all the world back to life.\nNow he seeks us out like an ardent lover\nto restore in us a passion for righteousness\nthat brings forth purity and truth\nin both word and in action. \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	Jesus Christ has delivered us by the Word of Truth\,\nsetting us free from the judgment of the law\nand planting his word within us\,\nto save us from all that would pollute us. \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 out\, and be doers of the Word.\nCleanse your hearts of all pollution\,\nbe quick to listen and learn\,\nwelcome the Word that God implants in you\,\nand bring it to birth in acts of righteousness and compassion. \nAnd may God pour grace upon you and bless you forever;\nMay Christ Jesus reveal to you the truth of God’s ways;\nand may the Holy Spirit fill your life with passion and love. \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\nWhen The Bible Makes You BlushA sermon on the Song of Songs by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nModern Sex and Ancient Purity LawsA sermon on Mark 7:1-8\, 14-15\, 21-23 & Song of Solomon 2:8-13 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nDisgusting!?!A sermon on Mark 7: 1-8\, 14-15\, 21-23 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nYou Are Not DefiledA sermon on Mark 7: 1-8\, 14-15\, 21-23 by Alison Sampson\n\n\n\nHot Sex & HypocrisyA sermon on Song of Songs; Mark 7: 1-8\, 14-15\, 21-23; & James 1:17-27 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nLove and GrubbinessA sermon on Mark 7:1-8\, 14-15\, 21-23 & Song of Songs 2:8-13 by Nathan Nettleton
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SUMMARY:Proper 17 - 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				  Song of Solomon 2: 8-13			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I await the voice of my lover!\nI see him coming\, running through the alpine bush\,\nleaping rocks and logs\,\nas surefooted as a wallaby\,\nmuscles rippling like a mountain thoroughbred. \nLook\, now he arrives\, there by the garden wall\,\nhis eyes scanning the windows\,\nsearching the balcony\,\neager to catch a sight of me. \nMy lover calls out for me alone\, saying: \n“Come now\, my darling\, my lovely one\,\ncome away with me. \nThe outdoors will welcome us\,\nfor the cold wet winter has released its grip.\nWildflowers explode with colour\nand the air is filled with song;\nBellbird calls ring through the bush\nlike the summons to a wedding.\nBerries and grapes ripen with promise\nand every flower adds it fragrance\nto the wafting breeze. \nSo come\, my darling\, my lovely one\,\ncome away with me.” \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 45: 1-2\, 6-9			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	My heart overflows with words of delight;\n    a song of love bursts forth for the king;\n    my voice as charmed as the poet’s pen. \nYou\, my king\, are a man of unsurpassed beauty.\n    Every word that passes your lips is generous and inspiring.\n    God’s richest blessings are yours forever. \nYour throne is God-given\, and will never be shaken.\n    Your royal power is wielded for justice.\nYou have a passion for integrity\n    and a loathing for corruption.\nTherefore God has chosen you above all others\,\n    crowned you with joy like no other has known. \nRich and exotic fragrances cascade from your royal robes\,\n    and your palace is alive with music and dancing.\nThe daughters of kings wait on you\, hand and foot;\n    and on your arm is your chosen bride in a gown of liquid gold. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  James 1: 17-27			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Genuine no-strings-attached generosity is found only in God\, and everything that is really worth having comes as a gift from the God who lights up our darkness. There is nothing two-faced about God — nothing fickle or shifty\, nothing hidden in the shadows. We were conceived by God’s own love and desire and\, with the Word of Truth as midwife\, God gave birth to us and held us up for all to see\, just as besotted parents always show off their precious newborn children. \nMy beloved friends\, let me spell out some crucial wisdom: listening is your number one priority when you interact with others. Listen long and hard before you do anything else. There will be time to speak later\, and if there is to be anger\, see that it comes last of all when you’re sure you’ve got everything perfectly clear. Anger\, by itself\, never gives birth to the sort of active integrity God desires. \nThink of yourselves as a garden in need of attention. Clear away the putrid garbage and all those noxious weeds that choke off any desirable thing that tries to get established. Pull them out roots and all. Then\, like well prepared soil\, welcome what God plants in you. Let the seed of God’s Word send down roots deep inside you\, saving you from ruin and restoring you to rich fruitfulness. \nWhen the Word is sown in you\, don’t let anything stop it bearing fruit in your actions. Don’t let it go in one ear and out the other while kidding yourself that you’ve heard it. Hearing the word and then failing to act on it is about as ridiculous as taking a good look at yourself in the mirror and then still walking out the front door with gravy on your chin! If\, on the other hand\, you carefully look into the ways of God — the laws of freedom — and consistently put them into practice instead of just filing them away for later reference\, then you will find God backing you up at every turn\, making everything you do fruitful and satisfying. \nThere are those who think of themselves as being the epitome of true religion\, and yet they can’t even control their own tongues. They are deluding themselves and their religion is not worth a zack. The religion that really shows us to be God’s children — the religion that is free of any fault or hypocrisy — is this: care for those who no one else cares for\, and don’t allow yourself to be corrupted by the callous ways of the world. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Mark 7: 1-8\, 14-15\, 21-23			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	A group of religious lawyers and members of the devoutly religious Pharisee party had come from Jerusalem and were keeping a close eye on Jesus and his followers. They noticed that some of them were eating their meals without first washing their hands in the customary way. The Pharisees\, like most Jewish people\, observed strict purification rituals before eating. There were numerous rules spelling out the required ways of washing\, not only for people’s hands\, but for the food and the cooking utensils as well. Careful observance of these traditions was believed to protect people from defilement\, and the religious types wouldn’t have dreamed of taking any shortcuts. So\, when they saw what was going on\, they spoke to Jesus and demanded an explanation. “Why do your followers spit in the face of our ancestors by flouting the rules they passed down to us? Look they are eating with defiled hands!” \nJesus said to them\, “Isaiah hit the nail on the head when he spoke about you. He saw right through your hypocrisy when he wrote this: \n‘These people mouth all the right words\,\nbut their hearts aren’t in it.\nTheir worship is just one big sham.\nThey invent rules to suit themselves\nand then teach them as the word of God.’ \n“At the end of the day\, you lot are more concerned about your own rules and traditions than you are about what God really wants of people.” \nHaving said that\, Jesus turned and spoke to the crowd again\, saying\, “Listen up\, and try to get this clear in your own minds. The things that really pollute people are not the things that they put into their mouths\, but the muck that spews out from within them. \n“If you are looking for the cause of evil\, look inside yourselves. Evil intentions are conceived in the human heart\, every one of them: lechery\, disregard for people’s rights\, murder\, sexual betrayal\, unbridled greed\, callousness\, deceit\, promiscuity\, jealousy\, vilification\, conceit\, senselessness. All these things bubble up from inside people. They don’t get in from the outside. And these are the things that really pollute your lives.” \n©2003 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				  Deuteronomy 4: 1-2\, 6-9			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Moses addressed the people\, saying: \n"Listen up\, people of Israel. I am laying down the law on how you are to live. Get these things clear in your heads and put them into practice. That way you will have life and be able to make yourselves at home in the land that is being given to you by the LORD\, the God of your ancestors. The directions I am spelling out to you are from God\, and you must not go adding new rules of your own\, or cutting out bits that don’t suit you. Follow everything the LORD your God is asking of you\, just as I have told you. Follow these instructions consistently and you will become known for your wisdom and good judgement. Other nations will hear of the standards you live by and say\, “What a great nation: you can back their judgement every time.” Our God is always there for us when we cry out for help. Can any other nation boast of that? And these directions that God has given us today cover everything we could possibly need to know. Does any other nation have anything as good as that? \n"But take care and keep a close eye on yourselves. Don’t forget the things you have seen God do. Don’t forget them as long as you live. Pass on the stories to your children and to your children’s children." \n©2012 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 15			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	LORD\, who is welcome at your table?\nWho can stay in the place you call your own? \nYou have given us the answer\, LORD.\nIt is those who walk with integrity\nand do the right thing;\nthose who speak the honest truth\nand do not use their words to wound;\nthose who do not exploit their friends\nor put down their neighbours.\nIt is those who hate corruption\nand look up to those who honour you\, LORD;\nthose who give their word\nand stand by it even if it costs them;\nthose who lend freely\, without seeking a profit\,\nand cannot be bribed into shafting the innocent. \nYou honour such people\, LORD\,\nand anchor them on unshakable ground. \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 there is nothing deceitful or shadowy in you\nand every good and perfect gift comes from your hand. \nYour throne endures forever and ever\,\nand in your passion and desire\nyou conceived the entire universe.\nYou gave birth to us through the word of truth\,\nand gave us first place among your creatures. \nThrough your servant Moses your holy law was given\,\nand through your Son\, Jesus\,\nit was cleansed of all that obscured its truth.\nThough he was opposed and killed\nby those who honoured you in word but denied you in deed\,\nyou raised him from the grave\,\nbringing all the world back to life.\nNow he seeks us out like an ardent lover\nto restore in us a passion for righteousness\nthat brings forth purity and truth\nin both word and in action. \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 every good and perfect gift\nthat comes from your hand\,\nand especially for your Son\, Jesus\,\nwho seeks us out like an ardent lover\nto restore in us a passion for righteousness\nthat brings forth purity and truth\nin both word and in action. \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 there is nothing deceitful or shadowy in you\nand every good and perfect gift comes from your hand. \nYour throne endures forever and ever\,\nand in your passion and desire\nyou conceived the entire universe.\nYou gave birth to us through the word of truth\,\nand gave us first place among your creatures. \nThrough your servant Moses your holy law was given\,\nand through your Son\, Jesus\,\nit was cleansed of all that obscured its truth.\nThough he was opposed and killed\nby those who honoured you in word but denied you in deed\,\nyou raised him from the grave\,\nbringing all the world back to life.\nNow he seeks us out like an ardent lover\nto restore in us a passion for righteousness\nthat brings forth purity and truth\nin both word and in action. \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	Jesus Christ has delivered us by the Word of Truth\,\nsetting us free from the judgment of the law\nand planting his word within us\,\nto save us from all that would pollute us. \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 out\, and be doers of the Word.\nCleanse your hearts of all pollution\,\nbe quick to listen and learn\,\nwelcome the Word that God implants in you\,\nand bring it to birth in acts of righteousness and compassion. \nAnd may God pour grace upon you and bless you forever;\nMay Christ Jesus reveal to you the truth of God’s ways;\nand may the Holy Spirit fill your life with passion and love. \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\nWhen The Bible Makes You BlushA sermon on the Song of Songs by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nModern Sex and Ancient Purity LawsA sermon on Mark 7:1-8\, 14-15\, 21-23 & Song of Solomon 2:8-13 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nDisgusting!?!A sermon on Mark 7: 1-8\, 14-15\, 21-23 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nYou Are Not DefiledA sermon on Mark 7: 1-8\, 14-15\, 21-23 by Alison Sampson\n\n\n\nHot Sex & HypocrisyA sermon on Song of Songs; Mark 7: 1-8\, 14-15\, 21-23; & James 1:17-27 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nLove and GrubbinessA sermon on Mark 7:1-8\, 14-15\, 21-23 & Song of Songs 2:8-13 by Nathan Nettleton
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