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SUMMARY:Proper 22 - 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				  Job 1:1; 2: 1-10			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Once long ago\, in the land of Uz\, there was a man named Job who had a deep respect for God. He had a clean record\, always doing the right thing by everybody and having nothing to do with evil. \nOne day in Heaven\, all the beings who watch over the earth gathered to report to the LORD. The Accuser came with them to make his report. The LORD asked the Accuser\, “Where have you been?” \nThe Accuser replied\, “I have been wandering around on the earth\, going wherever I please.” \nThe LORD said to the Accuser\, “Have you checked out the form of my servant Job? No one else can hold a candle to him. His record is spotless. He honours me\, he does the right thing by everyone\, and he stays out of anything corrupt. Even after he was wiped out – his property trashed and his family killed – for no other reason than that you slandered him and persuaded me to allow him to be put to the test\, even then he didn’t miss a beat. He proved himself to be a man of integrity and he continues to trust me.” \nBut the Accuser spoke back to the LORD\, saying\, “Ha! Everyone has their price. You can get anyone to sell out if their life is on the line. Just try it – a direct hit. When his own body is wracked with pain\, he’ll curse you to your face.” \nThe LORD replied\, “Okay\, we’ll see. You can make him suffer as much as you want\, but you’re not allowed to kill him.” \nSo the Accuser headed off immediately and got stuck into Job. Horrific sores and lesions appeared all over Job’s body\, from the top of his head to the tip of his toes\, and the pain was excruciating. Sitting outside on the scrap heap\, he scratched\, and tried every lotion he could get his hands on\, but nothing helped. He was in agony. His wife said to him\, “Are you just going to cop this and let God get away with it? You’re a goner anyway – just curse God and die and get it over with.” \nBut Job said to her\, “You’re talking through your hat\, woman. If we are going to welcome all the good things that God gives us\, we’ve got to take the bad with the good. We can’t spit the dummy the moment trouble arrives.” \nDespite everything that had happened to him\, Job didn’t speak a word against God. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 26			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Clear my name\, LORD.\nI’ve been true to my word;\nI’ve staked everything on you and stood my ground. \nCheck me out thoroughly\, LORD;\nweigh up my every thought and desire. \nI keep myself focussed on your rock-solid love\,\nand I stay in step with you all the time. \nI don’t hang around with worthless scum;\nand I keep clear of those who talk the talk\nbut never walk the walk.\nI can’t stand corrupt company\,\nand I keep my distance from liars and cheats. \nThere’s no blood to wash off my hands;\nI can dance round your altar with a clear conscience\nsinging a song of thanks to you\, O LORD\,\nand telling the stories of the great things you’ve done. \nO LORD\, I love the temple you call your own\,\nthe place where we can bask in your presence. \nDon’t wipe out the good with the bad;\n........make sure I’m not on the list to be chopped\nwith those who ruthlessly trample over others\,\nwith the callous\, the corrupt\, the con-merchants\,\nthose who think their money puts them above the law. \nI’m not like that — I play a straight bat.\nBe good to me\, LORD. Put me back where I belong. \nYou know I’m on the level;\nI align myself with your people\,\nand sing your praises in their company. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Hebrews 1: 1-4; 2: 5-12			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Down through the years\, God has spoken to our ancestors through the prophets in all sorts of different ways. Lately though\, at long last\, God has sent a Son to speak to us directly. It was through this Son that God created the world in the first place\, and it will all belong to him in the end. You can see all the glory of God mirrored in this Son. God’s essential nature is imprinted on him perfectly. Everything in the universe holds together at his say so. The Son took action to bring about the forgiveness of sins\, and having done that he was given the most honoured seat in heaven as God’s right hand man. He had proven himself to be in a league above the angels\, and the title he was granted made this clear. \nNow on the subject of the coming new age\, God has not put the angels in charge of it. Somewhere in the scriptures someone said: \n“What are human beings that you take any notice of them?\nHere today and gone tomorrow —\nwhy would you give them a second thought?\nYet you have put them on a pedestal;\nstarting them off just a step below the angels.\nYou have honoured them highly — hung medals round their necks —\nand handed them control of the earth.” \nNothing is exempt from this — God has given human beings authority over absolutely everything. It may not look that way yet\, but take a look at Jesus. He too was\, for a while\, a step down from the angels\, but now\, having made it through the suffering of death\, we see him promoted to number one and receiving all the honour and glory that come with that position. In the extraordinary generosity of God\, everyone else can claim exemption from death on the grounds that Jesus has gone through it for them. \nEverything exists for God and because of God\, and God set out to gather everyone into one family on the road to glory. It was only right that the one who God chose as the trail blazer to lead people out of danger should first earn a perfect 10 in the same arena of suffering as them. You see\, the one who sets the pattern for holy living and the ones who are patterned by it are all children of the one God\, born through the same labour pains. That explains why Jesus has no hesitation in calling them his sisters and brothers. He says to God\, \n“I will tell these\, my sisters and brothers\, all I know of you.\nWhenever they gather\, I’ll be there\, trumpeting your virtues.” \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Mark 10: 2-16			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Some members of the devoutly religious Pharisee party approached Jesus intending to give him a hard time. They asked\, “Is it legal for a man to kick out his wife?” \nJesus turned the question back: “What instructions did Moses give about it in the law?” \nThey replied\, “Moses said a man is allowed to fill out the divorce paperwork and send his wife on her way.” \nJesus wasn’t finished though. “Moses only said that because it was about the best he could hope for from a callous and cruel mob like you. But God created things to be different. You know the scriptures. First it says\, ‘God created them male and female.’ Then it says\, ‘Because of this\, a man leaves his parents and joins up with his wife\, and they will be a single union.’ In marriage\, then\, they are no longer just two individuals. They become one – something new and whole and greater than the two of them. Don’t anyone go tearing apart this union that God has created.” \nBack home\, later on\, his followers picked up the subject again. Jesus spelt it out to them: “Anyone who abandons his wife in order to take up with someone else has betrayed her. It’s still adultery – whether you’ve filled out the paperwork or not. The same goes for any woman who walks out on her husband for someone else.” \nAt another time\, some people approached Jesus with their children hoping that he might take the little ones in his arms and give them a blessing. His followers told them to clear off\, but when Jesus saw this\, he tore strips off them. “Little children can come to me any time they like\, and don’t you dare try to stop them. The culture of God can be found in the hands of children such as these. The fact of the matter is that little children and the culture of God welcome one another naturally. Anyone who won’t join in on that welcoming will miss the lot.” \nAnd with that\, he gathered up the children into his arms\, laid his hands on each one in turn\, and blessed them all. \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				  Genesis 2: 18-24			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	After creating the man\, the LORD God said\, “It is a bit tough for the man to be all alone. I will make a partner for him\, to share the load.” \nSo getting to work\, the LORD God formed from the ground all the land animals and the birds of the air. The LORD brought them to the man to see what he would make of them. The man gave each living creature its first name\, and the names stuck. He named them all: the wild animals\, the farm animals\, and the birds of the air. But none of them made the grade as a suitable partner for the man. So the LORD God put the man into a deep sleep\, out for the count. While the man was under\, the LORD removed one of his ribs and sealed up the flesh where it had come from. And then\, using the rib from the man’s side\, the LORD God fashioned a woman\, and brought her to the man. This time the man said\, \n“Yes! At last! One of my own kind!\nMy own flesh and blood!\nThis one will be called Woman\,\nbecause there is a part of me in her from the start.”\nThat is why men and women leave their parents and tie the knot with one another. They become an item — one flesh. \n©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 8			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Our LORD and ruler\,\nall over the world\nthe mere mention of your name sets hearts pounding! \nYour glory fills the universe! \nThe gurgling of babies makes more sense\nthan the clever arguments of your enemies.\nThe innocent chatter of children\nsilences the venomous talk of your opponents. \nWhen I gaze at your handiwork in the night skies\n— the moon\, the stars\, the milky way —\nthe whole cosmos under your control;\nI can’t help but wonder why you bother with us.\nWhy do you care so much for mere human beings\nwhen we count for so little in the scheme of things? \nAnd yet\, for reasons known to you alone\,\nyou created us almost on a par with yourself\nand decorated us with the highest honours and glory. \nYou have even entrusted us with power over your precious creation;\nyou placed the future of all life in our hands:\nsheep and cattle;\nemu and kangaroo\ninsects\, reptiles\, birds\, and sea creatures;\nair\, land and water and the planet itself. \nOur LORD and ruler\,\nall over the world\nthe mere mention of your name sets hearts pounding! \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 your love is always before us\nand you honour all who turn from evil and honour you. \nThrough your Son\, you formed the earth\nand created men and women in your image\nto be one\, as you are one.\nThrough your prophets you spoke to our forebears\,\nbut now you have spoken to us through your Son\, Jesus. \nThough he is the perfect imprint of your being\,\nhe was made for a little while lower than the angels\,\nand walked with us the road of our suffering.\nTasting death in his own body\,\nhe has pioneered the path to resurrection life\,\nand is now at your side\, crowned with glory and honour.\nHe has become our perfect priest\,\nmaking purification for sins\nand bringing us into your kingdom as joyous children —\nhis beloved sisters and brothers. \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 Son\, Jesus\,\nthe perfect imprint of your being\,\nwho tasted death in his own body\,\nand pioneered the path to resurrection life\,\nbecoming our perfect priest\nand bringing us into your kingdom as joyous children —\nhis beloved sisters and brothers. \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 your love is always before us\nand you honour all who turn from evil and honour you. \nThrough your Son\, you formed the earth\nand created men and women in your image\nto be one\, as you are one.\nThrough your prophets you spoke to our forebears\,\nbut now you have spoken to us through your Son\, Jesus. \nThough he is the perfect imprint of your being\,\nhe was made for a little while lower than the angels\,\nand walked with us the road of our suffering.\nTasting death in his own body\,\nhe has pioneered the path to resurrection life\,\nand is now at your side\, crowned with glory and honour.\nHe has become our perfect priest\,\nmaking purification for sins\nand bringing us into your kingdom as joyous children —\nhis beloved sisters and brothers. \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	By the grace of God\, Jesus Christ has tasted death for all.\nWalking the path of suffering before us\,\nhe leads the way to salvation\nand brings about the forgiveness of sins. \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 welcome the signs of God’s kingdom\nwith the joyous simplicity of children.\nWalk boldly in God’s strength\,\nand do not sit with liars and hypocrites. \nAnd may God rescue you and be gracious to you.\nMay Christ Jesus welcome you as his brothers and sisters.\nand may the Holy Spirit give you courage in time of suffering\nand strengthen you in integrity. \nWe go in peace to love and serve the Lord\,\n   In the name of Christ. Amen. \n©2000 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\nMarriage\, Divorce & AdulteryA sermon on Mark 10: 2-16 by Craig Thompson\n\n\n\nBecoming as ChildrenA sermon on Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 & Mark 10: 2-16 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nGetting a Good Look at GodA sermon on Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nA Hug or a Contract NegotiationA sermon on Mark 10: 2-16 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nDivorce\, War\, and Hugging ChildrenA sermon on Mark 10: 2-16 by Nathan Nettleton
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SUMMARY:Proper 22 - 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				  Job 1:1; 2: 1-10			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Once long ago\, in the land of Uz\, there was a man named Job who had a deep respect for God. He had a clean record\, always doing the right thing by everybody and having nothing to do with evil. \nOne day in Heaven\, all the beings who watch over the earth gathered to report to the LORD. The Accuser came with them to make his report. The LORD asked the Accuser\, “Where have you been?” \nThe Accuser replied\, “I have been wandering around on the earth\, going wherever I please.” \nThe LORD said to the Accuser\, “Have you checked out the form of my servant Job? No one else can hold a candle to him. His record is spotless. He honours me\, he does the right thing by everyone\, and he stays out of anything corrupt. Even after he was wiped out – his property trashed and his family killed – for no other reason than that you slandered him and persuaded me to allow him to be put to the test\, even then he didn’t miss a beat. He proved himself to be a man of integrity and he continues to trust me.” \nBut the Accuser spoke back to the LORD\, saying\, “Ha! Everyone has their price. You can get anyone to sell out if their life is on the line. Just try it – a direct hit. When his own body is wracked with pain\, he’ll curse you to your face.” \nThe LORD replied\, “Okay\, we’ll see. You can make him suffer as much as you want\, but you’re not allowed to kill him.” \nSo the Accuser headed off immediately and got stuck into Job. Horrific sores and lesions appeared all over Job’s body\, from the top of his head to the tip of his toes\, and the pain was excruciating. Sitting outside on the scrap heap\, he scratched\, and tried every lotion he could get his hands on\, but nothing helped. He was in agony. His wife said to him\, “Are you just going to cop this and let God get away with it? You’re a goner anyway – just curse God and die and get it over with.” \nBut Job said to her\, “You’re talking through your hat\, woman. If we are going to welcome all the good things that God gives us\, we’ve got to take the bad with the good. We can’t spit the dummy the moment trouble arrives.” \nDespite everything that had happened to him\, Job didn’t speak a word against God. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 26			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Clear my name\, LORD.\nI’ve been true to my word;\nI’ve staked everything on you and stood my ground. \nCheck me out thoroughly\, LORD;\nweigh up my every thought and desire. \nI keep myself focussed on your rock-solid love\,\nand I stay in step with you all the time. \nI don’t hang around with worthless scum;\nand I keep clear of those who talk the talk\nbut never walk the walk.\nI can’t stand corrupt company\,\nand I keep my distance from liars and cheats. \nThere’s no blood to wash off my hands;\nI can dance round your altar with a clear conscience\nsinging a song of thanks to you\, O LORD\,\nand telling the stories of the great things you’ve done. \nO LORD\, I love the temple you call your own\,\nthe place where we can bask in your presence. \nDon’t wipe out the good with the bad;\n........make sure I’m not on the list to be chopped\nwith those who ruthlessly trample over others\,\nwith the callous\, the corrupt\, the con-merchants\,\nthose who think their money puts them above the law. \nI’m not like that — I play a straight bat.\nBe good to me\, LORD. Put me back where I belong. \nYou know I’m on the level;\nI align myself with your people\,\nand sing your praises in their company. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Hebrews 1: 1-4; 2: 5-12			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Down through the years\, God has spoken to our ancestors through the prophets in all sorts of different ways. Lately though\, at long last\, God has sent a Son to speak to us directly. It was through this Son that God created the world in the first place\, and it will all belong to him in the end. You can see all the glory of God mirrored in this Son. God’s essential nature is imprinted on him perfectly. Everything in the universe holds together at his say so. The Son took action to bring about the forgiveness of sins\, and having done that he was given the most honoured seat in heaven as God’s right hand man. He had proven himself to be in a league above the angels\, and the title he was granted made this clear. \nNow on the subject of the coming new age\, God has not put the angels in charge of it. Somewhere in the scriptures someone said: \n“What are human beings that you take any notice of them?\nHere today and gone tomorrow —\nwhy would you give them a second thought?\nYet you have put them on a pedestal;\nstarting them off just a step below the angels.\nYou have honoured them highly — hung medals round their necks —\nand handed them control of the earth.” \nNothing is exempt from this — God has given human beings authority over absolutely everything. It may not look that way yet\, but take a look at Jesus. He too was\, for a while\, a step down from the angels\, but now\, having made it through the suffering of death\, we see him promoted to number one and receiving all the honour and glory that come with that position. In the extraordinary generosity of God\, everyone else can claim exemption from death on the grounds that Jesus has gone through it for them. \nEverything exists for God and because of God\, and God set out to gather everyone into one family on the road to glory. It was only right that the one who God chose as the trail blazer to lead people out of danger should first earn a perfect 10 in the same arena of suffering as them. You see\, the one who sets the pattern for holy living and the ones who are patterned by it are all children of the one God\, born through the same labour pains. That explains why Jesus has no hesitation in calling them his sisters and brothers. He says to God\, \n“I will tell these\, my sisters and brothers\, all I know of you.\nWhenever they gather\, I’ll be there\, trumpeting your virtues.” \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Mark 10: 2-16			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Some members of the devoutly religious Pharisee party approached Jesus intending to give him a hard time. They asked\, “Is it legal for a man to kick out his wife?” \nJesus turned the question back: “What instructions did Moses give about it in the law?” \nThey replied\, “Moses said a man is allowed to fill out the divorce paperwork and send his wife on her way.” \nJesus wasn’t finished though. “Moses only said that because it was about the best he could hope for from a callous and cruel mob like you. But God created things to be different. You know the scriptures. First it says\, ‘God created them male and female.’ Then it says\, ‘Because of this\, a man leaves his parents and joins up with his wife\, and they will be a single union.’ In marriage\, then\, they are no longer just two individuals. They become one – something new and whole and greater than the two of them. Don’t anyone go tearing apart this union that God has created.” \nBack home\, later on\, his followers picked up the subject again. Jesus spelt it out to them: “Anyone who abandons his wife in order to take up with someone else has betrayed her. It’s still adultery – whether you’ve filled out the paperwork or not. The same goes for any woman who walks out on her husband for someone else.” \nAt another time\, some people approached Jesus with their children hoping that he might take the little ones in his arms and give them a blessing. His followers told them to clear off\, but when Jesus saw this\, he tore strips off them. “Little children can come to me any time they like\, and don’t you dare try to stop them. The culture of God can be found in the hands of children such as these. The fact of the matter is that little children and the culture of God welcome one another naturally. Anyone who won’t join in on that welcoming will miss the lot.” \nAnd with that\, he gathered up the children into his arms\, laid his hands on each one in turn\, and blessed them all. \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				  Genesis 2: 18-24			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	After creating the man\, the LORD God said\, “It is a bit tough for the man to be all alone. I will make a partner for him\, to share the load.” \nSo getting to work\, the LORD God formed from the ground all the land animals and the birds of the air. The LORD brought them to the man to see what he would make of them. The man gave each living creature its first name\, and the names stuck. He named them all: the wild animals\, the farm animals\, and the birds of the air. But none of them made the grade as a suitable partner for the man. So the LORD God put the man into a deep sleep\, out for the count. While the man was under\, the LORD removed one of his ribs and sealed up the flesh where it had come from. And then\, using the rib from the man’s side\, the LORD God fashioned a woman\, and brought her to the man. This time the man said\, \n“Yes! At last! One of my own kind!\nMy own flesh and blood!\nThis one will be called Woman\,\nbecause there is a part of me in her from the start.”\nThat is why men and women leave their parents and tie the knot with one another. They become an item — one flesh. \n©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 8			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Our LORD and ruler\,\nall over the world\nthe mere mention of your name sets hearts pounding! \nYour glory fills the universe! \nThe gurgling of babies makes more sense\nthan the clever arguments of your enemies.\nThe innocent chatter of children\nsilences the venomous talk of your opponents. \nWhen I gaze at your handiwork in the night skies\n— the moon\, the stars\, the milky way —\nthe whole cosmos under your control;\nI can’t help but wonder why you bother with us.\nWhy do you care so much for mere human beings\nwhen we count for so little in the scheme of things? \nAnd yet\, for reasons known to you alone\,\nyou created us almost on a par with yourself\nand decorated us with the highest honours and glory. \nYou have even entrusted us with power over your precious creation;\nyou placed the future of all life in our hands:\nsheep and cattle;\nemu and kangaroo\ninsects\, reptiles\, birds\, and sea creatures;\nair\, land and water and the planet itself. \nOur LORD and ruler\,\nall over the world\nthe mere mention of your name sets hearts pounding! \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 your love is always before us\nand you honour all who turn from evil and honour you. \nThrough your Son\, you formed the earth\nand created men and women in your image\nto be one\, as you are one.\nThrough your prophets you spoke to our forebears\,\nbut now you have spoken to us through your Son\, Jesus. \nThough he is the perfect imprint of your being\,\nhe was made for a little while lower than the angels\,\nand walked with us the road of our suffering.\nTasting death in his own body\,\nhe has pioneered the path to resurrection life\,\nand is now at your side\, crowned with glory and honour.\nHe has become our perfect priest\,\nmaking purification for sins\nand bringing us into your kingdom as joyous children —\nhis beloved sisters and brothers. \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 Son\, Jesus\,\nthe perfect imprint of your being\,\nwho tasted death in his own body\,\nand pioneered the path to resurrection life\,\nbecoming our perfect priest\nand bringing us into your kingdom as joyous children —\nhis beloved sisters and brothers. \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 your love is always before us\nand you honour all who turn from evil and honour you. \nThrough your Son\, you formed the earth\nand created men and women in your image\nto be one\, as you are one.\nThrough your prophets you spoke to our forebears\,\nbut now you have spoken to us through your Son\, Jesus. \nThough he is the perfect imprint of your being\,\nhe was made for a little while lower than the angels\,\nand walked with us the road of our suffering.\nTasting death in his own body\,\nhe has pioneered the path to resurrection life\,\nand is now at your side\, crowned with glory and honour.\nHe has become our perfect priest\,\nmaking purification for sins\nand bringing us into your kingdom as joyous children —\nhis beloved sisters and brothers. \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	By the grace of God\, Jesus Christ has tasted death for all.\nWalking the path of suffering before us\,\nhe leads the way to salvation\nand brings about the forgiveness of sins. \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 welcome the signs of God’s kingdom\nwith the joyous simplicity of children.\nWalk boldly in God’s strength\,\nand do not sit with liars and hypocrites. \nAnd may God rescue you and be gracious to you.\nMay Christ Jesus welcome you as his brothers and sisters.\nand may the Holy Spirit give you courage in time of suffering\nand strengthen you in integrity. \nWe go in peace to love and serve the Lord\,\n   In the name of Christ. Amen. \n©2000 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\nMarriage\, Divorce & AdulteryA sermon on Mark 10: 2-16 by Craig Thompson\n\n\n\nBecoming as ChildrenA sermon on Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 & Mark 10: 2-16 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nGetting a Good Look at GodA sermon on Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nA Hug or a Contract NegotiationA sermon on Mark 10: 2-16 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nDivorce\, War\, and Hugging ChildrenA sermon on Mark 10: 2-16 by Nathan Nettleton
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