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SUMMARY:Proper 19 - 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				  Proverbs 1: 20-33			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Wisdom shouts aloud in the streets.\nWherever people gather\, her call rings out.\nOn the station steps at rush hour she sets up her soap box;\nover the roar of the traffic she raises her voice\, crying: \n“Are you thick-headed people determined to stay brainless forever?\nIs taking the mickey out of others the only thing you enjoy?\nHow long will you mindless morons turn your backs\non every opportunity to learn anything? \nListen up\, and let me set you straight;\nI’m ready to let you in on my thinking;\nI’ll happily teach you everything I know. \nBut I’m at my wits end with you.\nYou don’t answer my calls;\nyou look away when I hold out my hand.\nWhether I offer advice gently or scream blue murder\,\nit makes no difference. You still take no notice. \nSo how do you expect me to be there for you?\nWhy shouldn’t I turn my back when trouble come your way?\nWhy shouldn’t I just laugh when it hits the fan?\nYour turn will come.\nYou’ll be looking up at rock bottom\,\nwith the broken pieces of your life\nfalling through your fingers. \nWhy is it only then that anyone ever calls for me?\nThey reach out for me in desperation\, but it’s too late.\nThey’d already told me where to go\, and I’d gone. \nThey spat in the face of knowledge\nand thumbed their noses at the LORD.\nThey wouldn’t have a bar of any suggestions from me\nand they laughed in my face when I tried to set them straight. \nSo they’ve made their own beds\,\nnow they’ll have to lie in them.\nThey bit off what they wanted\,\nand now it will stick in their throats. \nThose who are stupid enough to wander off the path\nget run over in the street.\nThose who never think ahead\nstill have their feet up when the fire comes through. \nBut if you listen to me\,\nyou’ll be in safe hands.\nYou can relax\nwithout a care in the world.” \n©2000 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				  OR  Wisdom of Solomon 7:26 - 8:1			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The Spirit of Wisdom is like a polished mirror\,\nreflecting bright light onto everything God is and does.\nIn her we see a crystal clear image of God’s goodness. \nAlthough there is only one of her\,\nthere is no limit to what she can do.\nWithout needing to change\, she is always fresh\,\nand she renews and refreshes everything she touches. \nAgelessly passing from one generation to the next\,\nshe embraces those who dedicate themselves to God.\nMaking a home in their hearts\,\nshe nurtures their friendship with God. \nShe enables them to pass on God’s word to others\,\nfor God’s greatest delight is in those\nwho are at home with wisdom. \nThe beauty of Wisdom outshines the sun\,\nand the stars in the sky look pale by comparison. \nShe is more illuminating than light itself\,\nbecause light is regularly subdued by the dark of night\,\nbut there is no evil that can ever get the better of Wisdom. \nShe stretches out her arms and embraces the whole earth.\nShe uses her strength to set everything right for the benefit of all. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  James 3: 1-12			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Sisters and brothers\, don’t all go rushing off to set yourselves up as teachers. In the final evaluation\, the required performance indicators will be much tougher for those of us who are teachers. None of us measure up perfectly. We all make mistakes\, both in what we say and what we do. If you never got anything you said wrong\, you’d be perfect\, you’d have your whole life completely under control. It only takes a leash to keep a dog under control. A captain can control a huge ocean liner by turning one little rudder. In the same way\, the tongue has an impact out of all proportion to its size. One little word can make a world of difference — for good or for bad! \nOne careless spark can start a bushfire that will rage out of control from here to the border. One careless word can be just as explosive. The tip of your tongue carries a destructive payload. One word dropped in the wrong place and all hell breaks loose — inflaming hostilities\, blackening reputations\, incinerating trust. Before you know it\, your whole life is a smouldering ruin. People manage to tame all kinds of animals — wild horses\, eagles\, even crocodiles — but the tongue can never be broken in. It is like a coiled snake\, unpredictable and deadly. \nBlessings and curses can come out of the same mouth. One minute we are pouring out praise to the God who conceived us\, and the next minute we are spitting out venom at someone made in God’s own image. Brothers and sisters\, it’s not right. If we couldn’t turn on a tap without knowing whether we were going to get fresh water or sewerage\, we’d never put up with it. You don’t go to an apple tree and find lemons\, do you? And you don’t go to lemon tree looking for strawberries. If you’re an infested swamp\, it’s no use anyone coming to you looking for fresh clean water. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Mark 8: 27-38			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus and his followers made a trip out to the villages in the district of Caesarea Philippi. As they talked on the way\, Jesus asked them\, “What do people make of me?” \n“Some say you are John the baptiser\,” they reported. “Others reckon you are Elijah or some other prophet from the past.” \n“Well\, what about you?” he asked them. “Who do you think I am?” \nIt was Peter who spoke up. “You are the messiah – God’s anointed one.” \nJesus warned them to keep that opinion to themselves and not to breathe a word of it to anyone. \nThen he began to fill them in on what was going to happen to him. “The New Human is going to be put through the wringer. He’ll be done over by the politicians\, the priests and the religious lawyers. They’ll have him executed\, but after three days he’ll rise to life.” \nHe didn’t beat about the bush on this – he spelt it out as clear as you like. But Peter would have none of it. He pulled Jesus aside and gave him a piece of his mind. Recognising that his followers were losing the plot\, Jesus made an example of Peter\, saying\, “Get out of my face\, you satan! You’ve got no idea what God is on about. You’re just pursuing the same things as everyone else.” \nThen he called everyone to gather round – his followers and the whole crowd – and he said to them\, “Anyone who intends to come with me has to hand over the keys\, sign their own death warrant\, and then do as I do. If you try to hold on to control of your life you’ll end up losing the lot. But if you let go\, even if you pay the ultimate price for your commitment to me and to our message\, you’ll gain real life. What’s the point of getting control of the whole world if getting it kills you. There’s no trade-in on a burned out soul. There are some who find it embarrassing to be associated with me and with what I’m on about\, when they’re hanging around with their deceitful and easily distracted peers. If they don’t sort themselves out\, they’ll find that when the New Human arrives\, full of the glory of God and surrounded by the angels\, he’ll be too embarrassed to associate with them.” \n©2000 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 50: 4-9a			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The LORD God has given me the gift of the gab\nso that my words can teach others\nand put a spring in the step of the weary. \nAs I wake up each new day\,\nGod makes me hungry for learning.\nThe LORD cleaned out my ears\nso that I could hear every word.\nI learned eagerly;\nI never rebelled or quit. \nI was opposed by others\,\nbut I gritted my teeth and stood my ground.\nI looked them in the eye\nwhen they insulted me and spat in my face.\nI took it on the chin and did not fight back\,\nwhen they gave me a belting and tore out my hair. \nThe Lord GOD is always there for me\,\nso no disgrace ever gets to me.\nI have steeled my jaw and dug in my heels\,\nand I’m sure I’ll never be ashamed of my stand\nbecause I can trust God to back me up. \nSo\, who thinks they can take me on?\nLet them stand up and face me!\nWho are my opponents?\nLet’s see what they’re made of! \nThe Lord GOD is backing me;\nso who is going to accuse me of doing wrong? \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 116: 1-9			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I love you\, LORD!\nHow could I not love you\nwhen you always respond to my cries? \nYou are always ready to listen to me\,\nso I will bring my needs to you as long as I live. \nOnce death was closing in on me;\nthe grave’s icy fingers had me in their grasp;\nTormented and desperate\, I cried out to you\,\n“Please\, LORD. Help me! Save my life!” \nYou are so generous\, LORD;\nyou do the right thing by us\nwhether we deserve it or not. \nYou side with the nobodies\,\nand you bailed me out\,\nwhen I hit rock-bottom. \nI can let go of my fears and calm my mind;\nyour goodness and love keep me safe. \nYou saved my life\, LORD;\nyou dried my tears;\nyou supported me when I stumbled. \nI can stand before you with my head held high;\nI’m back on my feet in the land of the living. \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 yours is the eternal Spirit of Wisdom\nwho renews everything and gives life to all. \nThe heavens and earth are your handiwork\,\nand you have made all people in your own likeness.\nThrough the law and prophets you revealed your wisdom\,\nand all who listen are safe in your care. \nWhen we refused your counsel\nand failed to offer you our respect\,\nyou came to us in your anointed one\, Jesus\,\nto be our rock and our redeemer.\nTaking up the cross\nand suffering rejection as one of us\,\nhe was killed and cast into the pit of hell.\nBut after three days\, you raised him to life\,\nlighting a fire of renewal that will never go out\,\nand he now calls us to take up the cross\nand follow him on the road to resurrection. \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 anointed one\, Jesus\,\nwho suffered rejection as one of us\,\nand who now lights a fire of renewal that will never go out\,\nas he calls us to take up the cross\nand follow him on the road to resurrection. \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 yours is the eternal Spirit of Wisdom\nwho renews everything and gives life to all. \nThe heavens and earth are your handiwork\,\nand you have made all people in your own likeness.\nThrough the law and prophets you revealed your wisdom\,\nand all who listen are safe in your care. \nWhen we refused your counsel\nand failed to offer you our respect\,\nyou came to us in your anointed one\, Jesus\,\nto be our rock and our redeemer.\nTaking up the cross\nand suffering rejection as one of us\,\nhe was killed and cast into the pit of hell.\nBut after three days\, you raised him to life\,\nlighting a fire of renewal that will never go out\,\nand he now calls us to take up the cross\nand follow him on the road to resurrection. \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	No one knows all their faults\nand none of us have brought sin under complete control.\nBut Christ is not ashamed to identify with us.\nIn his own suffering love\, he offers us his life. \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 with your minds set on the things of God.\nTake up your cross and follow Jesus.\nSee to it that the words of your mouths\nand the thoughts of your hearts\nare acceptable to God and enlightening to all. \nAnd may God make the holy Word known to you;\nMay Christ Jesus lead you in the ways of sacrificial love;\nand may the Holy Spirit set you ablaze with divine wisdom. \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\nBeing Part of the SolutionA sermon on Mark 8:27-38 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nThat’s not a cross!A sermon on Mark 8:27-38 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nWisdom for a time of madnessA sermon on Proverbs 1.20-33; Psalm 19; James 3.1-12; Mark 8.27-38 by Garry Deverell\n\n\n\nHoly GossipA sermon on James 3:1-12 by Alison Sampson\n\n\n\nA Matter of IntegrityA sermon on Mark 8: 27-38 & James 3: 1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nWho do you say that I am?A sermon on Mark 8:27-38 by Adam Couchman\n\n\n\nWisdom CallsA sermon on Proverbs 1.20-33 & Mark 8: 27-38 by Nathan Nettleton
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SUMMARY:Proper 19 - 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				  Proverbs 1: 20-33			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Wisdom shouts aloud in the streets.\nWherever people gather\, her call rings out.\nOn the station steps at rush hour she sets up her soap box;\nover the roar of the traffic she raises her voice\, crying: \n“Are you thick-headed people determined to stay brainless forever?\nIs taking the mickey out of others the only thing you enjoy?\nHow long will you mindless morons turn your backs\non every opportunity to learn anything? \nListen up\, and let me set you straight;\nI’m ready to let you in on my thinking;\nI’ll happily teach you everything I know. \nBut I’m at my wits end with you.\nYou don’t answer my calls;\nyou look away when I hold out my hand.\nWhether I offer advice gently or scream blue murder\,\nit makes no difference. You still take no notice. \nSo how do you expect me to be there for you?\nWhy shouldn’t I turn my back when trouble come your way?\nWhy shouldn’t I just laugh when it hits the fan?\nYour turn will come.\nYou’ll be looking up at rock bottom\,\nwith the broken pieces of your life\nfalling through your fingers. \nWhy is it only then that anyone ever calls for me?\nThey reach out for me in desperation\, but it’s too late.\nThey’d already told me where to go\, and I’d gone. \nThey spat in the face of knowledge\nand thumbed their noses at the LORD.\nThey wouldn’t have a bar of any suggestions from me\nand they laughed in my face when I tried to set them straight. \nSo they’ve made their own beds\,\nnow they’ll have to lie in them.\nThey bit off what they wanted\,\nand now it will stick in their throats. \nThose who are stupid enough to wander off the path\nget run over in the street.\nThose who never think ahead\nstill have their feet up when the fire comes through. \nBut if you listen to me\,\nyou’ll be in safe hands.\nYou can relax\nwithout a care in the world.” \n©2000 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				  OR  Wisdom of Solomon 7:26 - 8:1			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The Spirit of Wisdom is like a polished mirror\,\nreflecting bright light onto everything God is and does.\nIn her we see a crystal clear image of God’s goodness. \nAlthough there is only one of her\,\nthere is no limit to what she can do.\nWithout needing to change\, she is always fresh\,\nand she renews and refreshes everything she touches. \nAgelessly passing from one generation to the next\,\nshe embraces those who dedicate themselves to God.\nMaking a home in their hearts\,\nshe nurtures their friendship with God. \nShe enables them to pass on God’s word to others\,\nfor God’s greatest delight is in those\nwho are at home with wisdom. \nThe beauty of Wisdom outshines the sun\,\nand the stars in the sky look pale by comparison. \nShe is more illuminating than light itself\,\nbecause light is regularly subdued by the dark of night\,\nbut there is no evil that can ever get the better of Wisdom. \nShe stretches out her arms and embraces the whole earth.\nShe uses her strength to set everything right for the benefit of all. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  James 3: 1-12			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Sisters and brothers\, don’t all go rushing off to set yourselves up as teachers. In the final evaluation\, the required performance indicators will be much tougher for those of us who are teachers. None of us measure up perfectly. We all make mistakes\, both in what we say and what we do. If you never got anything you said wrong\, you’d be perfect\, you’d have your whole life completely under control. It only takes a leash to keep a dog under control. A captain can control a huge ocean liner by turning one little rudder. In the same way\, the tongue has an impact out of all proportion to its size. One little word can make a world of difference — for good or for bad! \nOne careless spark can start a bushfire that will rage out of control from here to the border. One careless word can be just as explosive. The tip of your tongue carries a destructive payload. One word dropped in the wrong place and all hell breaks loose — inflaming hostilities\, blackening reputations\, incinerating trust. Before you know it\, your whole life is a smouldering ruin. People manage to tame all kinds of animals — wild horses\, eagles\, even crocodiles — but the tongue can never be broken in. It is like a coiled snake\, unpredictable and deadly. \nBlessings and curses can come out of the same mouth. One minute we are pouring out praise to the God who conceived us\, and the next minute we are spitting out venom at someone made in God’s own image. Brothers and sisters\, it’s not right. If we couldn’t turn on a tap without knowing whether we were going to get fresh water or sewerage\, we’d never put up with it. You don’t go to an apple tree and find lemons\, do you? And you don’t go to lemon tree looking for strawberries. If you’re an infested swamp\, it’s no use anyone coming to you looking for fresh clean water. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Mark 8: 27-38			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus and his followers made a trip out to the villages in the district of Caesarea Philippi. As they talked on the way\, Jesus asked them\, “What do people make of me?” \n“Some say you are John the baptiser\,” they reported. “Others reckon you are Elijah or some other prophet from the past.” \n“Well\, what about you?” he asked them. “Who do you think I am?” \nIt was Peter who spoke up. “You are the messiah – God’s anointed one.” \nJesus warned them to keep that opinion to themselves and not to breathe a word of it to anyone. \nThen he began to fill them in on what was going to happen to him. “The New Human is going to be put through the wringer. He’ll be done over by the politicians\, the priests and the religious lawyers. They’ll have him executed\, but after three days he’ll rise to life.” \nHe didn’t beat about the bush on this – he spelt it out as clear as you like. But Peter would have none of it. He pulled Jesus aside and gave him a piece of his mind. Recognising that his followers were losing the plot\, Jesus made an example of Peter\, saying\, “Get out of my face\, you satan! You’ve got no idea what God is on about. You’re just pursuing the same things as everyone else.” \nThen he called everyone to gather round – his followers and the whole crowd – and he said to them\, “Anyone who intends to come with me has to hand over the keys\, sign their own death warrant\, and then do as I do. If you try to hold on to control of your life you’ll end up losing the lot. But if you let go\, even if you pay the ultimate price for your commitment to me and to our message\, you’ll gain real life. What’s the point of getting control of the whole world if getting it kills you. There’s no trade-in on a burned out soul. There are some who find it embarrassing to be associated with me and with what I’m on about\, when they’re hanging around with their deceitful and easily distracted peers. If they don’t sort themselves out\, they’ll find that when the New Human arrives\, full of the glory of God and surrounded by the angels\, he’ll be too embarrassed to associate with them.” \n©2000 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 50: 4-9a			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The LORD God has given me the gift of the gab\nso that my words can teach others\nand put a spring in the step of the weary. \nAs I wake up each new day\,\nGod makes me hungry for learning.\nThe LORD cleaned out my ears\nso that I could hear every word.\nI learned eagerly;\nI never rebelled or quit. \nI was opposed by others\,\nbut I gritted my teeth and stood my ground.\nI looked them in the eye\nwhen they insulted me and spat in my face.\nI took it on the chin and did not fight back\,\nwhen they gave me a belting and tore out my hair. \nThe Lord GOD is always there for me\,\nso no disgrace ever gets to me.\nI have steeled my jaw and dug in my heels\,\nand I’m sure I’ll never be ashamed of my stand\nbecause I can trust God to back me up. \nSo\, who thinks they can take me on?\nLet them stand up and face me!\nWho are my opponents?\nLet’s see what they’re made of! \nThe Lord GOD is backing me;\nso who is going to accuse me of doing wrong? \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 116: 1-9			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I love you\, LORD!\nHow could I not love you\nwhen you always respond to my cries? \nYou are always ready to listen to me\,\nso I will bring my needs to you as long as I live. \nOnce death was closing in on me;\nthe grave’s icy fingers had me in their grasp;\nTormented and desperate\, I cried out to you\,\n“Please\, LORD. Help me! Save my life!” \nYou are so generous\, LORD;\nyou do the right thing by us\nwhether we deserve it or not. \nYou side with the nobodies\,\nand you bailed me out\,\nwhen I hit rock-bottom. \nI can let go of my fears and calm my mind;\nyour goodness and love keep me safe. \nYou saved my life\, LORD;\nyou dried my tears;\nyou supported me when I stumbled. \nI can stand before you with my head held high;\nI’m back on my feet in the land of the living. \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 yours is the eternal Spirit of Wisdom\nwho renews everything and gives life to all. \nThe heavens and earth are your handiwork\,\nand you have made all people in your own likeness.\nThrough the law and prophets you revealed your wisdom\,\nand all who listen are safe in your care. \nWhen we refused your counsel\nand failed to offer you our respect\,\nyou came to us in your anointed one\, Jesus\,\nto be our rock and our redeemer.\nTaking up the cross\nand suffering rejection as one of us\,\nhe was killed and cast into the pit of hell.\nBut after three days\, you raised him to life\,\nlighting a fire of renewal that will never go out\,\nand he now calls us to take up the cross\nand follow him on the road to resurrection. \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 anointed one\, Jesus\,\nwho suffered rejection as one of us\,\nand who now lights a fire of renewal that will never go out\,\nas he calls us to take up the cross\nand follow him on the road to resurrection. \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 yours is the eternal Spirit of Wisdom\nwho renews everything and gives life to all. \nThe heavens and earth are your handiwork\,\nand you have made all people in your own likeness.\nThrough the law and prophets you revealed your wisdom\,\nand all who listen are safe in your care. \nWhen we refused your counsel\nand failed to offer you our respect\,\nyou came to us in your anointed one\, Jesus\,\nto be our rock and our redeemer.\nTaking up the cross\nand suffering rejection as one of us\,\nhe was killed and cast into the pit of hell.\nBut after three days\, you raised him to life\,\nlighting a fire of renewal that will never go out\,\nand he now calls us to take up the cross\nand follow him on the road to resurrection. \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	No one knows all their faults\nand none of us have brought sin under complete control.\nBut Christ is not ashamed to identify with us.\nIn his own suffering love\, he offers us his life. \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 with your minds set on the things of God.\nTake up your cross and follow Jesus.\nSee to it that the words of your mouths\nand the thoughts of your hearts\nare acceptable to God and enlightening to all. \nAnd may God make the holy Word known to you;\nMay Christ Jesus lead you in the ways of sacrificial love;\nand may the Holy Spirit set you ablaze with divine wisdom. \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\nBeing Part of the SolutionA sermon on Mark 8:27-38 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nThat’s not a cross!A sermon on Mark 8:27-38 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nWisdom for a time of madnessA sermon on Proverbs 1.20-33; Psalm 19; James 3.1-12; Mark 8.27-38 by Garry Deverell\n\n\n\nHoly GossipA sermon on James 3:1-12 by Alison Sampson\n\n\n\nA Matter of IntegrityA sermon on Mark 8: 27-38 & James 3: 1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nWho do you say that I am?A sermon on Mark 8:27-38 by Adam Couchman\n\n\n\nWisdom CallsA sermon on Proverbs 1.20-33 & Mark 8: 27-38 by Nathan Nettleton
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