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SUMMARY:1st Sunday of Christmas - Year C
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				  1 Samuel 2: 18-20\, 26			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	While he was still a young boy\, Samuel served the LORD on the staff of the place of worship in the town of Shiloh. When he was working he wore a special religious cape over the robes his mother made for him. Hannah used to make small copies of the robes the priests wore\, and bring them to him each year when she and her husband came up to Shiloh for the annual sacrifice. When they came\, Eli the priest would give Elkanah and Hannah a blessing\, saying\, “You have given your son as a gift to the LORD. May the LORD reward the two of you with more children to take his place.” \nAfter Eli had blessed them\, Elkanah and Hannah would return home to their own town. Year by year Samuel continued to grow into an impressive young man. Everybody liked him and the LORD was pleased with him. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 148			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We sing your praises\, LORD!\nFrom every corner of the universe\,\nfrom high and low\, near and far\,\nwe join the chorus of praise! \nWith the angels and all who serve you in heaven\,\nwe sing your praises!\nWith the sun and moon\, stars and planets\,\nwe sing your praises!\nWith far flung galaxies and the milky way\,\nwe sing your praises! \nAll of them speak of you in glowing terms\, LORD\,\nfor they owe their very existence to you.\nYou ordered their creation\nand fixed them in place for all time. \nWe sing your praises\, LORD!\nEvery creature on earth joins the choir\,\nsinging your praises for all they’re worth:\ndolphins and whales\nand the ocean itself;\nbushfire and hail storm\,\nsnow and ice\,\ncyclones dancing to your tune;\nmountain ranges and rolling hills\,\norchards and rainforests\,\nanimals from both bush and farm\,\nreptiles and birds;\npeople of every race and class\,\npeople of power and influence;\nmen and women\, old and young\,\nevery voice on earth joins as one! \nOne and all\, we sing your praises\, LORD\,\nyours is the only name on our lips!\nYou alone outshine the glory of the universe! \nYou have given strength to your people\,\nand honour to your faithful ones\,\nto those you have chosen\nand hold close to your heart. \nYou\, LORD\, are the greatest! \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Colossians 3: 12-17			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	You are a special and much loved people\, hand picked by God. To mark you out as God’s people\, you have a uniform to wear. It consists of generosity\, humility\, tolerance and a passionate concern for others\, all of which must be worn without any pretentiousness. The thing you do have to wear it with is love. Without love\, you won’t even be able to keep the rest of it on - it would all look totally out of place. \nChrist has called you to be united as one body\, with his peace surging through your veins and keeping the whole body strong. I’ll give you some instructions here for life in the body\, but if you let the peace of Christ shape the way you live\, you’ll find it comes naturally. Hang in there with each other. No doubt there will be times when you will rub each other up the wrong way\, but be forgiving. The Lord had no hesitation forgiving you\, so follow his lead and forgive each other. Cultivate a mindset of gratitude. Provide rich soil in your hearts into which the word of Christ can sink deep strong roots. Don’t keep good advice to yourself. Share what you have learned and guide one another in the ways of wisdom. Then you’ll all have plenty to be grateful about. Let your gratitude overflow in the songs you sing together - whatever the style\, offer them as spirited gifts to God. At all times\, whatever you are up to\, see to it that the things you say and do are all things that Christ would be proud to be associated with. Let everything you do for Christ be a way of communicating your thanks to God\, for it is God who has given you life. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Luke 2: 41-52			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Every year\, Mary and Joseph and most of their friends and family travelled to Jerusalem for the celebration of the Passover festival. When Jesus was twelve years old\, they all went up for the festival as usual. At the end of the celebration\, they all hit the road as one and began heading home. No one noticed that Jesus was left behind in Jerusalem. Everyone just assumed he was with someone else in the crowd\, and they’d done a day’s travel before his parents began to look for him. When they couldn’t find him anywhere among their friends and relatives\, they turned around and went back to Jerusalem to mount a search. It took three days to find him and they were nearly at their wits’ end. Jesus was fine though. They found him in the temple\, sitting among the teachers\, hanging on every word they said and probing them with questions of his own. Those who had been listening in were staggered by his grasp of the issues and his ability to participate in such learned discussion. His parents were not nearly so impressed! “Young man\, what do you think you’re doing running off on us like this?” Mary demanded. “Your father and I have been worried sick and we’ve hunted everywhere.” \nJesus replied\, “Why were you looking everywhere? Surely you know me well enough to know that this was where I’d be\, in the house of my Father.” \nThey didn’t really cotton on to what he meant\, but the whole incident became another of Mary’s treasured memories. Jesus went home to Nazareth with his parents and was careful to cooperate with their wishes. With each passing year\, he grew in wisdom and maturity. God was pleased with him and everybody liked having him around. \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\,\njoining with the joyous cries of all creation\,\nfor you oversee and nourish our growth to fullness of life. \nYour word called forth the sun\, moon and stars\,\nand your breath gave life to every creature.\nYou chose a people to be close to you\,\nand you spoke through them by your law and prophets. \nYou sent your Son\, Jesus\, among us\,\nand even as a child his zeal for your ways\nand his wisdom impressed all who heard him.\nHis passion for the integrity of your house\nand for the holiness of your people\nturned the powerful against him.\nThey crucified him\nbut you raised him to new life.\nNow his peace rules in our hearts\,\nhis word dwells in us richly\,\nand we are clothed in his love\,\nto the glory of your holy name. \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 you thanks for the peace of Christ which rules in our hearts\,\nfor his word which dwells in us richly\, clothing us in his love\,\nand nourishing our growth to maturity\nin wisdom\, in compassion and in love\,\nto the glory of your holy name. \n©2000 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\,\njoining with the joyous cries of all creation\,\nfor you oversee and nourish our growth to fullness of life. \nYour word called forth the sun\, moon and stars\,\nand your breath gave life to every creature.\nYou chose a people to be close to you\,\nand you spoke through them by your law and prophets. \nYou sent your Son\, Jesus\, among us\,\nand even as a child his zeal for your ways\nand his wisdom impressed all who heard him.\nHis passion for the integrity of your house\nand for the holiness of your people\nturned the powerful against him.\nThey crucified him\nbut you raised him to new life.\nNow his peace rules in our hearts\,\nhis word dwells in us richly\,\nand we are clothed in his love\,\nto the glory of your holy name. \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	God’s word called you into existence\,\nand fixed you forever in God’s love.\nLet the peace of Christ rule in your hearts\,\nand sing with gratitude\,\nfor the Lord has forgiven you. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Commission & Benediction			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Go now\, as God’s chosen ones\, holy and beloved.\nLet the word of Christ dwell in you richly;\nclothe yourselves with love;\nforgive one another\,\nand do everything you do in the name of Christ\,\ngiving thanks to God. \nAnd may God bless you and repay you for all you give;\nMay Christ Jesus send his peace to rule in your hearts;\nand may the Holy Spirit raise you to maturity\nin wisdom\, in compassion and in love. \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\nWhat’s that precocious kid got to do with us?A sermon on Luke 2:41-52 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nFinding Jesus – Finding OurselvesA sermon on Luke 2:41-52 & Colossians 3:12-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nDay by Day Like Him We GrowA sermon on Luke 2:41-52 & Colossians 3:12-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nListening\, learning\, growingA sermon on Luke 2:41-52 & Colossians 3:12-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nWhen you lose JesusA sermon on Luke 2:41-52 by Nathan Nettleton
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SUMMARY:1st Sunday of Christmas - Year C
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				  1 Samuel 2: 18-20\, 26			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	While he was still a young boy\, Samuel served the LORD on the staff of the place of worship in the town of Shiloh. When he was working he wore a special religious cape over the robes his mother made for him. Hannah used to make small copies of the robes the priests wore\, and bring them to him each year when she and her husband came up to Shiloh for the annual sacrifice. When they came\, Eli the priest would give Elkanah and Hannah a blessing\, saying\, “You have given your son as a gift to the LORD. May the LORD reward the two of you with more children to take his place.” \nAfter Eli had blessed them\, Elkanah and Hannah would return home to their own town. Year by year Samuel continued to grow into an impressive young man. Everybody liked him and the LORD was pleased with him. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 148			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We sing your praises\, LORD!\nFrom every corner of the universe\,\nfrom high and low\, near and far\,\nwe join the chorus of praise! \nWith the angels and all who serve you in heaven\,\nwe sing your praises!\nWith the sun and moon\, stars and planets\,\nwe sing your praises!\nWith far flung galaxies and the milky way\,\nwe sing your praises! \nAll of them speak of you in glowing terms\, LORD\,\nfor they owe their very existence to you.\nYou ordered their creation\nand fixed them in place for all time. \nWe sing your praises\, LORD!\nEvery creature on earth joins the choir\,\nsinging your praises for all they’re worth:\ndolphins and whales\nand the ocean itself;\nbushfire and hail storm\,\nsnow and ice\,\ncyclones dancing to your tune;\nmountain ranges and rolling hills\,\norchards and rainforests\,\nanimals from both bush and farm\,\nreptiles and birds;\npeople of every race and class\,\npeople of power and influence;\nmen and women\, old and young\,\nevery voice on earth joins as one! \nOne and all\, we sing your praises\, LORD\,\nyours is the only name on our lips!\nYou alone outshine the glory of the universe! \nYou have given strength to your people\,\nand honour to your faithful ones\,\nto those you have chosen\nand hold close to your heart. \nYou\, LORD\, are the greatest! \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Colossians 3: 12-17			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	You are a special and much loved people\, hand picked by God. To mark you out as God’s people\, you have a uniform to wear. It consists of generosity\, humility\, tolerance and a passionate concern for others\, all of which must be worn without any pretentiousness. The thing you do have to wear it with is love. Without love\, you won’t even be able to keep the rest of it on - it would all look totally out of place. \nChrist has called you to be united as one body\, with his peace surging through your veins and keeping the whole body strong. I’ll give you some instructions here for life in the body\, but if you let the peace of Christ shape the way you live\, you’ll find it comes naturally. Hang in there with each other. No doubt there will be times when you will rub each other up the wrong way\, but be forgiving. The Lord had no hesitation forgiving you\, so follow his lead and forgive each other. Cultivate a mindset of gratitude. Provide rich soil in your hearts into which the word of Christ can sink deep strong roots. Don’t keep good advice to yourself. Share what you have learned and guide one another in the ways of wisdom. Then you’ll all have plenty to be grateful about. Let your gratitude overflow in the songs you sing together - whatever the style\, offer them as spirited gifts to God. At all times\, whatever you are up to\, see to it that the things you say and do are all things that Christ would be proud to be associated with. Let everything you do for Christ be a way of communicating your thanks to God\, for it is God who has given you life. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Luke 2: 41-52			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Every year\, Mary and Joseph and most of their friends and family travelled to Jerusalem for the celebration of the Passover festival. When Jesus was twelve years old\, they all went up for the festival as usual. At the end of the celebration\, they all hit the road as one and began heading home. No one noticed that Jesus was left behind in Jerusalem. Everyone just assumed he was with someone else in the crowd\, and they’d done a day’s travel before his parents began to look for him. When they couldn’t find him anywhere among their friends and relatives\, they turned around and went back to Jerusalem to mount a search. It took three days to find him and they were nearly at their wits’ end. Jesus was fine though. They found him in the temple\, sitting among the teachers\, hanging on every word they said and probing them with questions of his own. Those who had been listening in were staggered by his grasp of the issues and his ability to participate in such learned discussion. His parents were not nearly so impressed! “Young man\, what do you think you’re doing running off on us like this?” Mary demanded. “Your father and I have been worried sick and we’ve hunted everywhere.” \nJesus replied\, “Why were you looking everywhere? Surely you know me well enough to know that this was where I’d be\, in the house of my Father.” \nThey didn’t really cotton on to what he meant\, but the whole incident became another of Mary’s treasured memories. Jesus went home to Nazareth with his parents and was careful to cooperate with their wishes. With each passing year\, he grew in wisdom and maturity. God was pleased with him and everybody liked having him around. \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\,\njoining with the joyous cries of all creation\,\nfor you oversee and nourish our growth to fullness of life. \nYour word called forth the sun\, moon and stars\,\nand your breath gave life to every creature.\nYou chose a people to be close to you\,\nand you spoke through them by your law and prophets. \nYou sent your Son\, Jesus\, among us\,\nand even as a child his zeal for your ways\nand his wisdom impressed all who heard him.\nHis passion for the integrity of your house\nand for the holiness of your people\nturned the powerful against him.\nThey crucified him\nbut you raised him to new life.\nNow his peace rules in our hearts\,\nhis word dwells in us richly\,\nand we are clothed in his love\,\nto the glory of your holy name. \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 you thanks for the peace of Christ which rules in our hearts\,\nfor his word which dwells in us richly\, clothing us in his love\,\nand nourishing our growth to maturity\nin wisdom\, in compassion and in love\,\nto the glory of your holy name. \n©2000 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\,\njoining with the joyous cries of all creation\,\nfor you oversee and nourish our growth to fullness of life. \nYour word called forth the sun\, moon and stars\,\nand your breath gave life to every creature.\nYou chose a people to be close to you\,\nand you spoke through them by your law and prophets. \nYou sent your Son\, Jesus\, among us\,\nand even as a child his zeal for your ways\nand his wisdom impressed all who heard him.\nHis passion for the integrity of your house\nand for the holiness of your people\nturned the powerful against him.\nThey crucified him\nbut you raised him to new life.\nNow his peace rules in our hearts\,\nhis word dwells in us richly\,\nand we are clothed in his love\,\nto the glory of your holy name. \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	God’s word called you into existence\,\nand fixed you forever in God’s love.\nLet the peace of Christ rule in your hearts\,\nand sing with gratitude\,\nfor the Lord has forgiven you. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Commission & Benediction			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Go now\, as God’s chosen ones\, holy and beloved.\nLet the word of Christ dwell in you richly;\nclothe yourselves with love;\nforgive one another\,\nand do everything you do in the name of Christ\,\ngiving thanks to God. \nAnd may God bless you and repay you for all you give;\nMay Christ Jesus send his peace to rule in your hearts;\nand may the Holy Spirit raise you to maturity\nin wisdom\, in compassion and in love. \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\nWhat’s that precocious kid got to do with us?A sermon on Luke 2:41-52 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nFinding Jesus – Finding OurselvesA sermon on Luke 2:41-52 & Colossians 3:12-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nDay by Day Like Him We GrowA sermon on Luke 2:41-52 & Colossians 3:12-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nListening\, learning\, growingA sermon on Luke 2:41-52 & Colossians 3:12-17 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nWhen you lose JesusA sermon on Luke 2:41-52 by Nathan Nettleton
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