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SUMMARY:All Saints Day - 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				  Wisdom of Solomon 3: 1-9			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The lives of good people are held safely in God’s hand\,\nand the horror of death will never get its claws into them. \nThe death of good people might look like a tragedy.\nIn the eyes of those who don’t know any better\nit might seem like they’ve suffered the same fate as everyone else\,\nbut it’s not so – they are at peace. \nIt might look to others as though they were punished\,\nbut they are actually anticipating a life that death can never touch. \nThe reward they receive will more than compensate\nfor the discipline they endured.\nThey were put to the test by God and they passed with flying colours.\nThey came through the fire like refined gold\,\nor like a sacrifice offered to God through the fire on the altar\,\nand God was proud to accept them. \nWhen God comes to reward them they will be radiant.\nThey will leap and dance like a string of fireworks.\nThey will be put in charge of nations and their people\,\nrejoicing that the Lord is their king forever. \nThe key to understanding the truth is to put your trust in the Lord.\nThose who are faithful will share a life of love with God.\nThe Lord’s chosen have dedicated themselves to God.\nThey are showered with extravagant generosity and mercy\,\nand the Lord keeps a protective eye on them forever. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  OR   Isaiah 25: 6-9  (alternative 1st reading)			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Every people on earth will be invited to the sacred mountain\nfor the huge party thrown by the LORD who rules over everything.\nIt will be the feast to end all feasts\,\nwith the very finest of foods and wines:\nchoice meats\, wines aged to perfection\,\ngourmet delicacies to make every mouth water! \nAnd right here on this sacred mountain\nthe LORD will tear off the pall of death\nand release the nations from the coffin that held them.\nThe LORD will swallow up death once and for all. \nWith that\, the Lord GOD will wipe the tears from every eye\,\nand God’s people will no longer be humiliated and despised;\nThe LORD says so and that settles it. \nWhen that happens people will say\,\nWow! This is our God!\nWe hoped\, we waited\, we trusted God to save us.\nAnd our waiting has not been in vain.\nThe LORD has not let us down.\nCelebrate! Sing and dance\,\nfor God has come to our rescue and set us free. \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 24			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The whole planet belongs to you\, LORD —\nthe earth and everything that lies in it\,\ngrows from it\, or walks on it.\nYou raised the land above the seas\,\nand secured its foundations in the depths. \nWho will be granted a permit\nto climb your sacred mountain\, O God?\nWho may scale the summit to your holy presence? \nThose who have played a straight bat\,\nacting with integrity\,\nnot selling themselves out to delusions\,\nor playing fast and loose with the truth. \nYour rich goodness will come their way\, LORD\,\nand you will declare them innocent\nand set them free. \nThese are the people who take no shortcuts\nin their search for you.\nTheir greatest hunger is to know you\,\nthe God of their ancestors. \nWe hear the call:\n“Wake up! On your feet!\nOpen the gates and form a guard of honour!\nRoll out the red carpet\nbefore the glorious sovereign.” \nWho is this majestic ruler?\nIt is you\, LORD\, supreme and dynamic\,\nthe conqueror of conflict. \nWe hear it again:\n“Wake up! On your feet!\nOpen the gates and form a guard of honour!\nRoll out the red carpet\nbefore the glorious sovereign.” \nWho is this majestic ruler?\nIt is you\, the LORD who rules over everything.\nThis majestic ruler is you\, our God. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Revelation 21: 1-6a			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I\, John\, had another extraordinary vision. I saw a completely revamped heaven and a radically reconstructed earth. The first heaven\, the first earth and the sea were all but a memory. Then I saw Jerusalem\, the city dedicated to God\, now made completely new. She was coming down the aisle from heaven itself\, from God\, and she looked sensational\, like a bride on her wedding day. I heard a loud voice coming from heaven’s throne. It said: \n“See\, God has moved in and set up home among ordinary people.\nGod will live with them and be their God\,\nand the people will gladly belong\nto the God who lives right in their midst. \nGod will wipe every tear from their eyes.\nDeath will be abolished forever;\npain and grief and tears will be things of the past.\nAll these things have been made obsolete.” \nThen the one sitting on the throne said\, “Look\, I am making everything new – absolutely everything!” \n“Write all this down\,” he said\, “because these words can be depended on. They are the truth.” \nThis is what he said: “The job is done! I am the whole story\, from A to Z. I am the beginning and I am the end.” \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  John 11: 32-44			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus had arrived at Bethany where Lazarus had recently died and been buried by his sisters\, Martha and Mary. When Mary saw Jesus\, she embraced him and sobbed\, “Lord\, if only you’d been here. I know my brother wouldn’t have died if you had been here.” \nJesus was stirred up\, deep in his guts\, by her tears and by the crying of the people who were with her. “Where did you bury him?” he asked. \n“Come and we’ll show you\, Lord\,” they said. As they went\, Jesus too began weeping. This prompted some of the people to say\, “He must have really loved Lazarus\,” but others were more cynical\, saying\, “If he loved him so much\, how come he didn’t do something to keep him from dying? After all\, he had no trouble giving sight to a blind man.” \nJesus arrived at the tomb\, and by now he was quite worked up. The tomb was a cave with a big rock sealing the entrance. Jesus gave orders for it to be reopened. Martha\, the other sister of the dead man\, protested saying\, “Lord\, it will stink to high heaven. He’s already been dead for four days.” \nBut Jesus said\, “I told you\, didn’t I\, that if you believed\, you would see things so amazing that they could only be credited to God?” \nSo they went ahead and removed the rock from the entrance of the tomb. Jesus paused to pray\, saying\, “Father\, thank you for hearing my prayer. I know you always do\, but I want this crowd to hear me giving the credit to you\, because then they might believe that it was you who sent me.” \nHaving said that\, he raised his voice and bellowed\, “Lazarus\, get out here!” \nAnd sure enough\, the dead man came out\, still wrapped up like a mummy from head to toe. Jesus gave the order to unwrap him and set him free. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n	\n\n\n\nPrayers\n\n\n	\n\n		\n			\n				  Eucharistic Preface			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Let us lift up our hearts.\nWe lift them to the Lord.\nLet us give thanks to the Lord our God.\nIt is right to give our thanks and praise. \nIt is indeed right to give you our thanks and praise\, O God\,\nfor you are preparing a rich banquet for all your saints\nthat we might rejoice forever in your salvation. \nThe earth is yours for you founded it\,\nand you have made your home among its inhabitants.\nThrough your prophets you gave us a vision\nof a world made new\,\nand of suffering and grief abolished forever. \nIn your son\, Jesus Christ\,\nwe have seen your deep anguish\nover the death of your faithful ones\,\nand in his life-giving ministry\nwe have seen your glory.\nThough he passed through the fires of death\,\nwe now see him raised up and making all things new.\nIn him is our hope of resurrection\nand vindication for all who have trusted you\,\nfor their souls are safe in your hands\nand you have declared them to be worthy of your life. \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 Christ\,\nwho is making all things new\,\nand securing our resurrection\nand the vindication for all who have trusted you\,\nfor their souls are safe in your hands\nand you have declared them to be worthy of your life. \n©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  General Prayer of Thanksgiving			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	(Preface reformatted for use apart from communion)\n\nWe give you all thanks and praise\, O God\,\nfor you are preparing a rich banquet for all your saints\nthat we might rejoice forever in your salvation. \nThe earth is yours for you founded it\,\nand you have made your home among its inhabitants.\nThrough your prophets you gave us a vision\nof a world made new\,\nand of suffering and grief abolished forever. \nIn your son\, Jesus Christ\,\nwe have seen your deep anguish\nover the death of your faithful ones\,\nand in his life-giving ministry\nwe have seen your glory.\nThough he passed through the fires of death\,\nwe now see him raised up and making all things new.\nIn him is our hope of resurrection\nand vindication for all who have trusted you\,\nfor their souls are safe in your hands\nand you have declared them to be worthy of your life. \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	These words are trustworthy and true:\nChrist Jesus is making all things new.\nThe first things have passed away\,\nand our disgrace is removed.\nVindication has come from the God of our salvation. \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 confident that your lives are safe in God.\nKeep your hands clean and your hearts pure.\nDo not act falsely and do not swear deceitfully.\nTrust in the Lord\, even in the face of death\,\nand follow in the footsteps of all God’s saints. \nAnd may God keep a protective eye on you;\nMay Christ Jesus show you his grace and mercy;\nand may the Holy Spirit give you a vision\nof the life of the world made new. \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\nLife\, Death and TearsA sermon on John 11: 32-44; Revelation 21: 1-6a & Isaiah 25: 6-9 by Nathan Nettleton
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