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SUMMARY:Proper 25 - 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 42: 1-6\, 10-17			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	After the LORD had spoken\, Job replied: \n“LORD\, I know that you can do anything\,\nand that once you set your mind to something\,\nnothing can stop you. \nYou asked why I talk so much when I don’t have clue.\nYou’re right. I was talking through my hat!\nI couldn’t begin to understand such deep matters. \nYou put me in my place and told me to listen;\nYou hit me with a raft of questions\nto show me how little I knew. \nIn the past I only knew of you second hand;\nbut now I have met you face to face.\nSo now I am ashamed of myself. I’m eating dirt!\nI won’t go down that track again.” \nAfter this\, the LORD turned Job’s luck around again and gave him everything. If he was well off before\, he was twice as well off now! All his relatives and old friends came and shared a great feast with him at his place. They offered their condolences and comforted him for all he had suffered through the acts of God. Everyone gave him presents – money and gold jewellery and the like. From that time on the LORD blessed Job more than ever. His stock runs held massive herds and flocks and were highly productive. He became the father of seven sons and three daughters. He named the girls Jemimah\, Keziah\, and Keren Happuch\, and they grew up to be the most beautiful women in the land. Job gave them an equal inheritance in his will\, along with their brothers. He lived for another hundred and forty years – long enough to see his great-grandchildren having children of their own. By the time he died\, he’d had the kind of innings most people only dream of. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 34: 1-8\, (19-22)			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I will speak up in your favour\, every chance I get\, LORD.\nEvery time I open my mouth\, I’ll sing your praises. \nEverything I’m proud of is your doing\, LORD;\nthe news of your goodness puts a smile on the face of the helpless. \nI’ll put the spotlight on you\, LORD;\nand gather a crowd to spread the word. \nWhen I pounded on your door\, LORD\, you opened up;\nyou calmed my fears and put my mind at rest. \nThose who look to you light up with joy;\ntheir faces never grow dark with shame. \nWhen I had nothing\, I cried out\, LORD\, and you answered;\nyou got me out of some serious trouble. \nYou station your angels to watch over those who trust you;\nthey watch us\, guard us\, and get us safely through. \nMay everyone taste for themselves how good you are\, LORD;\nmay everyone find shelter in you and be happy. \nYour people endure as much suffering as anyone else\, LORD\,\nbut you ensure that they make it through. \nLike a vigilant bodyguard\,\nyou see that not a bone is broken. \nEvil is lethal to those who drink their fill of it;\nthose who despise the straight and narrow will stumble to destruction. \nBut you\, LORD\, are always ready to bail out those who serve your cause;\nno one who runs to you for safety will be handed over to death. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Hebrews 7: 23-28			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We have had lots of priests in the past\, but none of them ever lasted. They kept dying and having to be replaced. Now though\, Jesus is our priest\, and the job is his for keeps because his life is forever. This means that now and always\, Jesus is ready\, willing and able to save the lives of everyone who reaches out to God through him. Appealing to God on their behalf is what Jesus lives for\, and he’s always on the job. \nIf you listed everything anyone could possibly want in a high priest\, Jesus would fit the bill perfectly. He is completely dedicated to God. There is no blood on his hands and no skeletons in his closet. When it comes to resisting sin\, he’s in a league of his own. Even in heaven he has the highest honour because no one else can compare with him. Unlike any other high priest\, he doesn’t need to keep offering the same old sacrifices\, day after day. And unlike them\, he doesn’t have to concentrate on himself and his own sins before he can get around to offering sacrifices for anyone else. Jesus offered himself as the ultimate sacrifice\, and so dealt with all the sacrifices required for sin once and for all. The legislation that covered the appointment of the high priests was never able to do anything about the human weaknesses that limited their ability to do the job. It is different now though\, because God has made a promise that has superseded that old legislation. This promise sees a Son appointed as permanent high priest\, and he is perfectly suited to the job. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Mark 10: 46-52			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus and his followers travelled through Jericho with a large crowd in tow. As they were leaving town\, there was a destitute blind man sitting at the side of the road begging for money from the passers-by. He was known only as Bartimaeus – a reference to his father. Bartimaeus picked up that it was Jesus of Nazareth going past\, and he began to shout at the top of his lungs\, saying\, “Jesus\, Son of David\, have mercy. Help me!” \nPeople tried to stand over him and shut him up\, but he just upped the volume even more: “Jesus\, Son of David\, have mercy. Help me!” \nJesus pulled up in his tracks and said\, “Call him over.” \nSo the people called him\, saying\, “Come on! It’s your lucky day. Jesus is calling you.” \nBartimaeus was on his feet in a flash. He didn’t even bother picking up his things. He just hurried over to Jesus. Jesus asked him\, “What can I do for you?” \nThe blind man answered\, “Teacher\, I want to see again.” \nJesus said to him\, “Done! Your faith has paid off\, making you whole.” \nAnd sure enough – just like that – Bartimaeus regained his vision and began to follow Jesus on the way. \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				  Jeremiah 31: 7-9			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	This is what the LORD has to say: \nSing and celebrate with God’s people.\nRaise the shout for the number one nation.\nBroadcast the news and give due credit\,\nfor I\, the LORD\, have come to save my people\,\nthe few who have remained faithful. \nSee\, I am going to bring them home from across the border.\nI will gather them from the ends of the earth.\nI won’t only bring the strong and agile ones\,\nbut the blind and the crippled\,\nthe one’s who are heavily pregnant\nand those with small children clinging to their ankles.\nI will bring them all back here\,\nthe whole mob of them. \nThere will be floods of tears as they return\,\nbut I will reassure them and lead them home.\nI will make sure there are refreshments available along the route\,\nand that the road is clear and easy to follow\,\nfor I have made these people my own children\,\nand I love them as my one and only. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 126			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	When you brought us home to Zion from exile\, LORD\,\n    we had to pinch ourselves to be sure it wasn’t a dream. \nLaughter and singing kept bubbling up in us;\n    we were just over the moon! \nEven the nations around us had to admit\n    that you must have taken our side\, LORD.\nIndeed\, we could only celebrate and thank you\n.    for the wonderful things you had done for us. \nLORD\, we need your help again;\n    we are like dry creek-beds in need of rain. \nWe have worked with sweat and tears;\n    let us reap the rewards with celebration. \nLet those who laboured with heavy hearts\,\n    expecting nothing but despair\,\ncome home with pride renewed\,\n    celebrating unimaginable success. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n	\n\n\n\nPrayers\n\n\n	\n\n		\n			\n				  Eucharistic Preface			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Let us lift up our hearts.\nWe lift them to the Lord.\nLet us give thanks to the Lord our God.\nIt is right to give our thanks and praise. \nIt is indeed right to give you our thanks and praise\, O God\,\nfor you save all those who keep faith\,\nand bring healing and wholeness to all who seek your help. \nYou created the heavens and the earth\nand no purpose of yours can be thwarted.\nYour mysteries are more than we can comprehend\,\nand though even the good endure great trials\,\nyou come in person to rescue and restore them. \nYou have come to us in your Son\, Jesus Christ\,\nwho embodied your compassion\nfor all who suffer the darkness of a broken world.\nIn the face of the forces of evil and death\,\nhe offered himself\, once and for all.\nYou raised him to life again\,\nmaking him our perfect high priest\,\nand exalted him above the heavens\nwhere he now prays for us\, day and night\,\nthat he might save all who approach you through him. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2000 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 Christ\,\nwho offered himself\, once and for all.\nYou raised him to life again\,\nmaking him our perfect high priest\,\nand exalted him above the heavens\nwhere he now prays\, day and night\,\nfor the salvation of all. \n©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  General Prayer of Thanksgiving			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	(Preface reformatted for use apart from communion)\n\nWe give you all thanks and praise\, O God\,\nfor you save all those who keep faith\,\nand bring healing and wholeness to all who seek your help. \nYou created the heavens and the earth\nand no purpose of yours can be thwarted.\nYour mysteries are more than we can comprehend\,\nand though even the good endure great trials\,\nyou come in person to rescue and restore them. \nYou have come to us in your Son\, Jesus Christ\,\nwho embodied your compassion\nfor all who suffer the darkness of a broken world.\nIn the face of the forces of evil and death\,\nhe offered himself\, once and for all.\nYou raised him to life again\,\nmaking him our perfect high priest\,\nand exalted him above the heavens\nwhere he now prays for us\, day and night\,\nthat he might save all who approach you through him. \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©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus is able to save all who approach God through him.\nHe has offered himself for the forgiveness of sin\,\nonce and for all\,\nand now he lives to pray for us\,\nand present us\, forgiven\, to God. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2000 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 eyes opened to the presence of God\nand follow Jesus on the way.\nDrink in the richness of God\nand enjoy the strength of the Lord. \nAnd may God give you a long and full life;\nMay Christ Jesus open your eyes to the wonder of life;\nand may the Holy Spirit fill you with the faith that makes you whole. \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\nSaved? From What?A sermon on Hebrews 7: 23-28 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nWhat if you could see clearly?A sermon on Mark 10:46-52 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nSeeing ClearlyA sermon on Mark 10:46-52 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nStanding Up to the SilencersA sermon on Mark 10:46-52 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nHappy Ever After\, or notA sermon on Job 42:1-6\, 10-17 & Mark 10:46-52 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nBeauty\, Freedom\, Healing\, and WisdomA sermon on Job 42:1-6\, 10-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nWhen It All Becomes ClearA sermon on Mark 10:46-52 by Nathan Nettleton
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SUMMARY:Proper 25 - 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 42: 1-6\, 10-17			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	After the LORD had spoken\, Job replied: \n“LORD\, I know that you can do anything\,\nand that once you set your mind to something\,\nnothing can stop you. \nYou asked why I talk so much when I don’t have clue.\nYou’re right. I was talking through my hat!\nI couldn’t begin to understand such deep matters. \nYou put me in my place and told me to listen;\nYou hit me with a raft of questions\nto show me how little I knew. \nIn the past I only knew of you second hand;\nbut now I have met you face to face.\nSo now I am ashamed of myself. I’m eating dirt!\nI won’t go down that track again.” \nAfter this\, the LORD turned Job’s luck around again and gave him everything. If he was well off before\, he was twice as well off now! All his relatives and old friends came and shared a great feast with him at his place. They offered their condolences and comforted him for all he had suffered through the acts of God. Everyone gave him presents – money and gold jewellery and the like. From that time on the LORD blessed Job more than ever. His stock runs held massive herds and flocks and were highly productive. He became the father of seven sons and three daughters. He named the girls Jemimah\, Keziah\, and Keren Happuch\, and they grew up to be the most beautiful women in the land. Job gave them an equal inheritance in his will\, along with their brothers. He lived for another hundred and forty years – long enough to see his great-grandchildren having children of their own. By the time he died\, he’d had the kind of innings most people only dream of. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 34: 1-8\, (19-22)			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I will speak up in your favour\, every chance I get\, LORD.\nEvery time I open my mouth\, I’ll sing your praises. \nEverything I’m proud of is your doing\, LORD;\nthe news of your goodness puts a smile on the face of the helpless. \nI’ll put the spotlight on you\, LORD;\nand gather a crowd to spread the word. \nWhen I pounded on your door\, LORD\, you opened up;\nyou calmed my fears and put my mind at rest. \nThose who look to you light up with joy;\ntheir faces never grow dark with shame. \nWhen I had nothing\, I cried out\, LORD\, and you answered;\nyou got me out of some serious trouble. \nYou station your angels to watch over those who trust you;\nthey watch us\, guard us\, and get us safely through. \nMay everyone taste for themselves how good you are\, LORD;\nmay everyone find shelter in you and be happy. \nYour people endure as much suffering as anyone else\, LORD\,\nbut you ensure that they make it through. \nLike a vigilant bodyguard\,\nyou see that not a bone is broken. \nEvil is lethal to those who drink their fill of it;\nthose who despise the straight and narrow will stumble to destruction. \nBut you\, LORD\, are always ready to bail out those who serve your cause;\nno one who runs to you for safety will be handed over to death. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Hebrews 7: 23-28			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We have had lots of priests in the past\, but none of them ever lasted. They kept dying and having to be replaced. Now though\, Jesus is our priest\, and the job is his for keeps because his life is forever. This means that now and always\, Jesus is ready\, willing and able to save the lives of everyone who reaches out to God through him. Appealing to God on their behalf is what Jesus lives for\, and he’s always on the job. \nIf you listed everything anyone could possibly want in a high priest\, Jesus would fit the bill perfectly. He is completely dedicated to God. There is no blood on his hands and no skeletons in his closet. When it comes to resisting sin\, he’s in a league of his own. Even in heaven he has the highest honour because no one else can compare with him. Unlike any other high priest\, he doesn’t need to keep offering the same old sacrifices\, day after day. And unlike them\, he doesn’t have to concentrate on himself and his own sins before he can get around to offering sacrifices for anyone else. Jesus offered himself as the ultimate sacrifice\, and so dealt with all the sacrifices required for sin once and for all. The legislation that covered the appointment of the high priests was never able to do anything about the human weaknesses that limited their ability to do the job. It is different now though\, because God has made a promise that has superseded that old legislation. This promise sees a Son appointed as permanent high priest\, and he is perfectly suited to the job. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Mark 10: 46-52			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus and his followers travelled through Jericho with a large crowd in tow. As they were leaving town\, there was a destitute blind man sitting at the side of the road begging for money from the passers-by. He was known only as Bartimaeus – a reference to his father. Bartimaeus picked up that it was Jesus of Nazareth going past\, and he began to shout at the top of his lungs\, saying\, “Jesus\, Son of David\, have mercy. Help me!” \nPeople tried to stand over him and shut him up\, but he just upped the volume even more: “Jesus\, Son of David\, have mercy. Help me!” \nJesus pulled up in his tracks and said\, “Call him over.” \nSo the people called him\, saying\, “Come on! It’s your lucky day. Jesus is calling you.” \nBartimaeus was on his feet in a flash. He didn’t even bother picking up his things. He just hurried over to Jesus. Jesus asked him\, “What can I do for you?” \nThe blind man answered\, “Teacher\, I want to see again.” \nJesus said to him\, “Done! Your faith has paid off\, making you whole.” \nAnd sure enough – just like that – Bartimaeus regained his vision and began to follow Jesus on the way. \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				  Jeremiah 31: 7-9			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	This is what the LORD has to say: \nSing and celebrate with God’s people.\nRaise the shout for the number one nation.\nBroadcast the news and give due credit\,\nfor I\, the LORD\, have come to save my people\,\nthe few who have remained faithful. \nSee\, I am going to bring them home from across the border.\nI will gather them from the ends of the earth.\nI won’t only bring the strong and agile ones\,\nbut the blind and the crippled\,\nthe one’s who are heavily pregnant\nand those with small children clinging to their ankles.\nI will bring them all back here\,\nthe whole mob of them. \nThere will be floods of tears as they return\,\nbut I will reassure them and lead them home.\nI will make sure there are refreshments available along the route\,\nand that the road is clear and easy to follow\,\nfor I have made these people my own children\,\nand I love them as my one and only. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 126			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	When you brought us home to Zion from exile\, LORD\,\n    we had to pinch ourselves to be sure it wasn’t a dream. \nLaughter and singing kept bubbling up in us;\n    we were just over the moon! \nEven the nations around us had to admit\n    that you must have taken our side\, LORD.\nIndeed\, we could only celebrate and thank you\n.    for the wonderful things you had done for us. \nLORD\, we need your help again;\n    we are like dry creek-beds in need of rain. \nWe have worked with sweat and tears;\n    let us reap the rewards with celebration. \nLet those who laboured with heavy hearts\,\n    expecting nothing but despair\,\ncome home with pride renewed\,\n    celebrating unimaginable success. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n	\n\n\n\nPrayers\n\n\n	\n\n		\n			\n				  Eucharistic Preface			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Let us lift up our hearts.\nWe lift them to the Lord.\nLet us give thanks to the Lord our God.\nIt is right to give our thanks and praise. \nIt is indeed right to give you our thanks and praise\, O God\,\nfor you save all those who keep faith\,\nand bring healing and wholeness to all who seek your help. \nYou created the heavens and the earth\nand no purpose of yours can be thwarted.\nYour mysteries are more than we can comprehend\,\nand though even the good endure great trials\,\nyou come in person to rescue and restore them. \nYou have come to us in your Son\, Jesus Christ\,\nwho embodied your compassion\nfor all who suffer the darkness of a broken world.\nIn the face of the forces of evil and death\,\nhe offered himself\, once and for all.\nYou raised him to life again\,\nmaking him our perfect high priest\,\nand exalted him above the heavens\nwhere he now prays for us\, day and night\,\nthat he might save all who approach you through him. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2000 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 Christ\,\nwho offered himself\, once and for all.\nYou raised him to life again\,\nmaking him our perfect high priest\,\nand exalted him above the heavens\nwhere he now prays\, day and night\,\nfor the salvation of all. \n©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  General Prayer of Thanksgiving			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	(Preface reformatted for use apart from communion)\n\nWe give you all thanks and praise\, O God\,\nfor you save all those who keep faith\,\nand bring healing and wholeness to all who seek your help. \nYou created the heavens and the earth\nand no purpose of yours can be thwarted.\nYour mysteries are more than we can comprehend\,\nand though even the good endure great trials\,\nyou come in person to rescue and restore them. \nYou have come to us in your Son\, Jesus Christ\,\nwho embodied your compassion\nfor all who suffer the darkness of a broken world.\nIn the face of the forces of evil and death\,\nhe offered himself\, once and for all.\nYou raised him to life again\,\nmaking him our perfect high priest\,\nand exalted him above the heavens\nwhere he now prays for us\, day and night\,\nthat he might save all who approach you through him. \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©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus is able to save all who approach God through him.\nHe has offered himself for the forgiveness of sin\,\nonce and for all\,\nand now he lives to pray for us\,\nand present us\, forgiven\, to God. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2000 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 eyes opened to the presence of God\nand follow Jesus on the way.\nDrink in the richness of God\nand enjoy the strength of the Lord. \nAnd may God give you a long and full life;\nMay Christ Jesus open your eyes to the wonder of life;\nand may the Holy Spirit fill you with the faith that makes you whole. \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\nSaved? From What?A sermon on Hebrews 7: 23-28 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nWhat if you could see clearly?A sermon on Mark 10:46-52 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nSeeing ClearlyA sermon on Mark 10:46-52 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nStanding Up to the SilencersA sermon on Mark 10:46-52 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nHappy Ever After\, or notA sermon on Job 42:1-6\, 10-17 & Mark 10:46-52 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nBeauty\, Freedom\, Healing\, and WisdomA sermon on Job 42:1-6\, 10-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nWhen It All Becomes ClearA sermon on Mark 10:46-52 by Nathan Nettleton
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