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SUMMARY:Resurrection Sunday Morning - 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 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				  1st Reading: Acts 10: 34-43			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Peter addressed the gathered people saying: \n“Now it is all perfectly clear to me — God does not play favourites! Whoever you are and wherever you are from\, if you take God seriously and do the right thing\, God will welcome you with open arms! Jesus the Messiah preached God’s message about a peace deal to the people of Israel\, but clearly it did not stop with them — he is Lord of all! No doubt you have heard the news about Jesus of Nazareth\, because since it sparked off in Galilee\, it has spread like wildfire all over Judea. The story began after John started calling everyone to turn their lives around through baptism. God singled Jesus out then and there\, charging him with the Holy Spirit’s power. From then on\, Jesus travelled around working for good and helping people out from under the devil’s thumb and back onto their feet. God was with him in all this. We saw it all ourselves; everything he did in the Judean backblocks and in the city of Jerusalem. They strung him up on a post and killed him\, but three days later God raised him to life and let us see him. Not everybody got to see him\, but God had picked us out to be the ones who would know first hand what had happened. We got to spend time sharing meals and a few drinks with him after he was brought back from the dead. He gave us the job of getting his message out to the people and going public with the fact that he is the one who God has appointed to make the final assessment of everybody on earth\, past and present. You don’t have to take our word alone on this; all the prophets back us up. Everyone who puts their trust in Jesus receives pardon for their sins on his say so.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Alternative 1st Reading: Isaiah 65: 17-25			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I\, the LORD\, am on the verge of making\nthe heavens and the earth brand new again.\nThe traumas of the past will be long forgotten\,\nfading from memory. \nKick up your heels and start the party!\nCelebrate what I’m bringing into existence.\nI’m creating Jerusalem as a place of joy\,\na place full of happy peaceful people. \nJerusalem will be my pride and joy.\nIts people will be my greatest delight.\nCries of fear will no longer be heard there.\nThe sounds of grieving will be gone for good. \nNever again will there be babies who die young\,\nor adults who don’t live to a ripe old age.\nIf anyone dies at a hundred\,\npeople will say they were cut down in their prime.\nIf they fall short of a hundred\,\nit will seem like some horrible curse. \nThey will live secure in the houses they have worked for.\nThey will enjoy the fruits of their own labours. \nNever again will anyone build a house\,\nonly to have the bank confiscate it.\nNever again will anyone sweat and toil\nonly to see the profit go to someone else. \nMy people will live long and sturdy like the great trees.\nMy chosen people will love their work and enjoy its fruits. \nTheir work will not be wasted.\nTheir children will not be doomed.\nI\, the LORD\, will see that their children flourish\,\nand that all will be well for their children’s children. \nBefore their prayers pass their lips\, I will answer.\nI’ll tune in before they’ve opened their mouths. \nThe dingo and the lamb will feed side by side.\nThe crocodile will go vegetarian.\nSnakes will bite nothing but the dust!\nThere will be no killing or maiming on my holy mountain;\nI\, the LORD\, have given my word! \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 118: 1-2\, 14-24			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Thank you\, LORD\, thank you!\nThank you for your goodness!\nThank you for your love —\nrock solid and timeless!\nMay all your people recognise\nthat your love and loyalty last forever. \nOur energy and strength come from you\, LORD;\nour peace and safety were won by you. \nThe sound of singing rings out\nfrom the homes of all who are honest and true.\nThey sing of what you have done\, LORD\,\nfor you raised your hand and saved the day. \nNow we know that our lives are safe;\nwe will live to tell of what you have done.\nYou gave us the tough medicine we deserved\, LORD\,\nbut you didn’t let death get its claws into us. \nThe minute they open the city gates\n— the gates of justice —\nwe’ll be the first through\, LORD;\neager to tell you how thankful we are. \nThese gates belong to you\, LORD\,\nthose you have put right can come on through. \nThank you for answering our prayers\, LORD;\nfor coming to our rescue and putting us right. \nFrom a rejected stone found in a rubbish pile\nyou cut and polished a priceless jewel.\nThis is obviously your work\, LORD\,\nand we can hardly believe our eyes! \nToday is your day\, LORD\, a day to honour you;\nwe will celebrate with joy and laughter. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton Laughingbird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 15: 19-26			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	If we’ve put all our eggs in the Messiah’s basket and it has made no difference to how much life we’ve got — we will still just die and that will be the end of it — then we must be the sorriest bunch of losers who ever drew breath. But the fact of the matter is that the Messiah has been raised from the dead and is more alive than ever. And he’s just the first. Now that he’s set the precedent you can rest assured that there are plenty more to come! The precedent for throwing away life came through one human being\, and now the precedent for throwing off death has come through another. Just as our solidarity with Adam sent us into grave\, so now our solidarity with the Messiah will see us join him in rising from the grave to live. But we have to take our place in the queue and wait our turn. Jesus the Messiah\, as the trail-blazer\, comes first. Then\, when he steps back onto the stage\, those who have signed on with him will follow. And then comes the big finale. Having wiped out the competition — all those systems and structures and powers that seek to rule our lives — the Messiah’s new culture will be complete and he will present it in triumph to God who conceived us all. For the Messiah’s influence must continue to grow until all the enemies of life have fallen beneath his feet. And\, of course\, the final enemy to be destroyed will be death itself. \n©2013 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Alternative 2nd Reading: Acts 10: 34-43			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Peter addressed the gathered people saying: \n“Now it is all perfectly clear to me — God does not play favourites! Whoever you are and wherever you are from\, if you take God seriously and do the right thing\, God will welcome you with open arms! Jesus the Messiah preached God’s message about a peace deal to the people of Israel\, but clearly it did not stop with them — he is Lord of all! No doubt you have heard the news about Jesus of Nazareth\, because since it sparked off in Galilee\, it has spread like wildfire all over Judea. The story began after John started calling everyone to turn their lives around through baptism. God singled Jesus out then and there\, charging him with the Holy Spirit’s power. From then on\, Jesus travelled around working for good and helping people out from under the devil’s thumb and back onto their feet. God was with him in all this. We saw it all ourselves; everything he did in the Judean backblocks and in the city of Jerusalem. They strung him up on a post and killed him\, but three days later God raised him to life and let us see him. Not everybody got to see him\, but God had picked us out to be the ones who would know first hand what had happened. We got to spend time sharing meals and a few drinks with him after he was brought back from the dead. He gave us the job of getting his message out to the people and going public with the fact that he is the one who God has appointed to make the final assessment of everybody on earth\, past and present. You don’t have to take our word alone on this; all the prophets back us up. Everyone who puts their trust in Jesus receives pardon for their sins on his say so.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Gospel Reading: John 20: 1-18			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Early on Sunday\, the first day of the week\, even before it began to get light\, Mary Magdalene went to visit the tomb where Jesus had been buried. When she got there\, she discovered that the stone had been removed and the tomb was open. She fled as fast as she could\, and found Simon Peter and the disciple whom Jesus had been closest to. Mary blurted out\, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we don’t know where they have taken him.” \nSo Peter and the other disciple set off on the double. They were both running at full tilt\, but the other disciple was faster than Peter and reached the tomb first. He didn’t go in\, but he bent down to peer inside and saw that the linen burial shroud had been unwrapped and left behind. Moments later\, Simon Peter arrived\, and barged straight into the tomb. He too\, saw the unwrapped shroud lying there\, and noticed that the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head was not with the rest of the shroud\, but had been rolled up and left in a different spot. Then the other disciple\, who had reached the tomb first\, followed Peter in. They had not yet got their minds around the scriptures that said that Jesus must rise from the dead\, but what he saw was enough to convince him that this was no grave robbery\, but something far more extraordinary. \nThe two men left\, and headed off to their homes\, but Mary stayed behind and stood weeping outside the tomb. A little later she bent down to look into the tomb\, and through her tears she saw two angels dressed in white. They were sitting where the body of Jesus had previously been lying\, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her\, “Woman\, why are you crying?” \nShe replied\, “Someone has taken away my Lord\, and I have got no idea where they might have put him.” \nHaving said this\, she turned around and saw Jesus standing behind her\, but she didn’t realise it was him. Jesus asked her\, “Woman\, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?” \nMary assumed that he was the cemetery gardener\, so she said to him\, “Mister\, if you have removed his body from the tomb\, please tell me where you have put him\, and I will take him off your hands.” \nJesus said to her\, “Mary!” \nShe spun around and said\, “Rabbouni!”\, which is a Hebrew word meaning ‘Dear Teacher’. \nJesus said to her\, “Don’t try to hold on to me\, because I have not yet fully risen to the Father. But go now\, and tell my whole family of disciples that I am rising up to the one who conceived me and conceived you\, to my God and your God.” \nSo Mary Magdalene went straight to the disciples\, and was the first to make the announcement\, “I have seen the Lord!” \nShe went on to fill them in on all that he had said to her. \n©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Alternative Gospel Reading: Luke 24: 1-12			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Among the followers of Jesus there were some women who had come from Galilee with him. At the crack of dawn on the Sunday\, they came to the tomb where his body had been laid\, bringing with them the embalming spices that they had prepared. They found the tomb open with the stone rolled out of the way. They went in\, but there was no sign of the body. They were standing there shocked and confused when\, out of the blue\, two men appeared right beside them. Their clothes were dazzling light and the terrified women had to look away. The two men said\, “Why are you looking in a graveyard for one who lives? You won’t find him here. He has risen! Remember what he told you back in Galilee. He said that the New Human would be handed over to godless people and executed\, but that on the third day he would rise to life again.” \nSuddenly the memory of those words came flooding back to them. They returned from the graveyard and told all these things to the eleven and to all the other followers too. Now the group of women who brought this news included Mary of Magdala\, Joanna\, and Mary the mother of James; but even so\, the men wrote it off as some sort of hysterical delusion and they didn’t believe a word of it. Peter was the only one who ran off to look for himself. He bent down and peered into the tomb. All he could see was the linen grave clothes lying there by themselves. He went home scratching his head\, with no idea what to make of it all. \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 have raised Christ from the dead\,\nthe first fruits of those who have died. \nYou created the earth\nand your steadfast love endures forever\nfor all the people of every nation. \nAs the prophets testified\,\nyou sent your child Jesus into the world preaching peace\,\nYou anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power\nand he went about doing good\nand healing all who were oppressed.\nLike a stone rejected by the builders\nhe was put to death\, hanging on a tree\,\nbut you raised him on the third day\nand made him the cornerstone of your kingdom.\nNow he meets us in our grief\,\neating and drinking with us\nand raising us all to life in him\,\nso that he might present the kingdom to you\,\nhaving destroyed the last enemy: death itself. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2013 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 thank you for your risen Son\, Jesus Christ\,\nwho meets us in our grief\,\neating and drinking with us\nand raising us all to life in him\,\nso that he might present the kingdom to you\,\nhaving destroyed the last enemy: death itself. \n©2013 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 have raised Christ from the dead\,\nthe first fruits of those who have died. \nYou created the earth\nand your steadfast love endures forever\nfor all the people of every nation. \nAs the prophets testified\,\nyou sent your child Jesus into the world preaching peace\,\nYou anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power\nand he went about doing good\nand healing all who were oppressed.\nLike a stone rejected by the builders\nhe was put to death\, hanging on a tree\,\nbut you raised him on the third day\nand made him the cornerstone of your kingdom.\nNow he meets us in our grief\,\neating and drinking with us\nand raising us all to life in him\,\nso that he might present the kingdom to you\,\nhaving destroyed the last enemy: death itself.\n\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©2013 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	God shows no partiality\,\nbut has sent Jesus to us all\,\npreaching peace and healing those oppressed by evil.\nEveryone who puts their trust in him\nreceives forgiveness of sins through his name. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2013 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Commission & Benediction			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Go now\, glad and rejoicing\,\nfor this is the day that the Lord has made\,\nand Christ is risen\, that all may be made alive in him.\nPut your hope in the risen Christ\,\nand testify that he is the one ordained by God to be Lord of all.\nIn his name\, preach peach\, do good\,\nand proclaim the forgiveness of sins without partiality. \nAnd may God be your strength and your might;\nMay Christ Jesus meet you in your grief\nand become your salvation;\nand may the Holy Spirit raise you to life in Christ. \nWe go in peace to love and serve the Lord\,\n   In the name of Christ. Amen. \n©2013 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\nThe Easter Homily of St John ChrysostomA sermon by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nGod Came BackA sermon by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nDo Not Be AfraidA sermon by Andrew Woff \n\n\n\nFactoring the UnthinkableA sermon on Luke 24:1-12 & Romans 6:3-11 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nA Backwards GlanceA sermon by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nLife and love in the face of deathA sermon by Roslyn Wright\n\n\n\nBy The Light Of A RumourA sermon on Luke 24:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nShowing UpA sermon by Joel Sierra\n\n\n\nA Question For Your TearsA sermon on John 20:11-18 by Edward L Taylor
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SUMMARY:Resurrection Sunday Morning - 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 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				  1st Reading: Acts 10: 34-43			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Peter addressed the gathered people saying: \n“Now it is all perfectly clear to me — God does not play favourites! Whoever you are and wherever you are from\, if you take God seriously and do the right thing\, God will welcome you with open arms! Jesus the Messiah preached God’s message about a peace deal to the people of Israel\, but clearly it did not stop with them — he is Lord of all! No doubt you have heard the news about Jesus of Nazareth\, because since it sparked off in Galilee\, it has spread like wildfire all over Judea. The story began after John started calling everyone to turn their lives around through baptism. God singled Jesus out then and there\, charging him with the Holy Spirit’s power. From then on\, Jesus travelled around working for good and helping people out from under the devil’s thumb and back onto their feet. God was with him in all this. We saw it all ourselves; everything he did in the Judean backblocks and in the city of Jerusalem. They strung him up on a post and killed him\, but three days later God raised him to life and let us see him. Not everybody got to see him\, but God had picked us out to be the ones who would know first hand what had happened. We got to spend time sharing meals and a few drinks with him after he was brought back from the dead. He gave us the job of getting his message out to the people and going public with the fact that he is the one who God has appointed to make the final assessment of everybody on earth\, past and present. You don’t have to take our word alone on this; all the prophets back us up. Everyone who puts their trust in Jesus receives pardon for their sins on his say so.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Alternative 1st Reading: Isaiah 65: 17-25			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I\, the LORD\, am on the verge of making\nthe heavens and the earth brand new again.\nThe traumas of the past will be long forgotten\,\nfading from memory. \nKick up your heels and start the party!\nCelebrate what I’m bringing into existence.\nI’m creating Jerusalem as a place of joy\,\na place full of happy peaceful people. \nJerusalem will be my pride and joy.\nIts people will be my greatest delight.\nCries of fear will no longer be heard there.\nThe sounds of grieving will be gone for good. \nNever again will there be babies who die young\,\nor adults who don’t live to a ripe old age.\nIf anyone dies at a hundred\,\npeople will say they were cut down in their prime.\nIf they fall short of a hundred\,\nit will seem like some horrible curse. \nThey will live secure in the houses they have worked for.\nThey will enjoy the fruits of their own labours. \nNever again will anyone build a house\,\nonly to have the bank confiscate it.\nNever again will anyone sweat and toil\nonly to see the profit go to someone else. \nMy people will live long and sturdy like the great trees.\nMy chosen people will love their work and enjoy its fruits. \nTheir work will not be wasted.\nTheir children will not be doomed.\nI\, the LORD\, will see that their children flourish\,\nand that all will be well for their children’s children. \nBefore their prayers pass their lips\, I will answer.\nI’ll tune in before they’ve opened their mouths. \nThe dingo and the lamb will feed side by side.\nThe crocodile will go vegetarian.\nSnakes will bite nothing but the dust!\nThere will be no killing or maiming on my holy mountain;\nI\, the LORD\, have given my word! \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 118: 1-2\, 14-24			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Thank you\, LORD\, thank you!\nThank you for your goodness!\nThank you for your love —\nrock solid and timeless!\nMay all your people recognise\nthat your love and loyalty last forever. \nOur energy and strength come from you\, LORD;\nour peace and safety were won by you. \nThe sound of singing rings out\nfrom the homes of all who are honest and true.\nThey sing of what you have done\, LORD\,\nfor you raised your hand and saved the day. \nNow we know that our lives are safe;\nwe will live to tell of what you have done.\nYou gave us the tough medicine we deserved\, LORD\,\nbut you didn’t let death get its claws into us. \nThe minute they open the city gates\n— the gates of justice —\nwe’ll be the first through\, LORD;\neager to tell you how thankful we are. \nThese gates belong to you\, LORD\,\nthose you have put right can come on through. \nThank you for answering our prayers\, LORD;\nfor coming to our rescue and putting us right. \nFrom a rejected stone found in a rubbish pile\nyou cut and polished a priceless jewel.\nThis is obviously your work\, LORD\,\nand we can hardly believe our eyes! \nToday is your day\, LORD\, a day to honour you;\nwe will celebrate with joy and laughter. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton Laughingbird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 15: 19-26			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	If we’ve put all our eggs in the Messiah’s basket and it has made no difference to how much life we’ve got — we will still just die and that will be the end of it — then we must be the sorriest bunch of losers who ever drew breath. But the fact of the matter is that the Messiah has been raised from the dead and is more alive than ever. And he’s just the first. Now that he’s set the precedent you can rest assured that there are plenty more to come! The precedent for throwing away life came through one human being\, and now the precedent for throwing off death has come through another. Just as our solidarity with Adam sent us into grave\, so now our solidarity with the Messiah will see us join him in rising from the grave to live. But we have to take our place in the queue and wait our turn. Jesus the Messiah\, as the trail-blazer\, comes first. Then\, when he steps back onto the stage\, those who have signed on with him will follow. And then comes the big finale. Having wiped out the competition — all those systems and structures and powers that seek to rule our lives — the Messiah’s new culture will be complete and he will present it in triumph to God who conceived us all. For the Messiah’s influence must continue to grow until all the enemies of life have fallen beneath his feet. And\, of course\, the final enemy to be destroyed will be death itself. \n©2013 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Alternative 2nd Reading: Acts 10: 34-43			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Peter addressed the gathered people saying: \n“Now it is all perfectly clear to me — God does not play favourites! Whoever you are and wherever you are from\, if you take God seriously and do the right thing\, God will welcome you with open arms! Jesus the Messiah preached God’s message about a peace deal to the people of Israel\, but clearly it did not stop with them — he is Lord of all! No doubt you have heard the news about Jesus of Nazareth\, because since it sparked off in Galilee\, it has spread like wildfire all over Judea. The story began after John started calling everyone to turn their lives around through baptism. God singled Jesus out then and there\, charging him with the Holy Spirit’s power. From then on\, Jesus travelled around working for good and helping people out from under the devil’s thumb and back onto their feet. God was with him in all this. We saw it all ourselves; everything he did in the Judean backblocks and in the city of Jerusalem. They strung him up on a post and killed him\, but three days later God raised him to life and let us see him. Not everybody got to see him\, but God had picked us out to be the ones who would know first hand what had happened. We got to spend time sharing meals and a few drinks with him after he was brought back from the dead. He gave us the job of getting his message out to the people and going public with the fact that he is the one who God has appointed to make the final assessment of everybody on earth\, past and present. You don’t have to take our word alone on this; all the prophets back us up. Everyone who puts their trust in Jesus receives pardon for their sins on his say so.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Gospel Reading: John 20: 1-18			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Early on Sunday\, the first day of the week\, even before it began to get light\, Mary Magdalene went to visit the tomb where Jesus had been buried. When she got there\, she discovered that the stone had been removed and the tomb was open. She fled as fast as she could\, and found Simon Peter and the disciple whom Jesus had been closest to. Mary blurted out\, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb\, and we don’t know where they have taken him.” \nSo Peter and the other disciple set off on the double. They were both running at full tilt\, but the other disciple was faster than Peter and reached the tomb first. He didn’t go in\, but he bent down to peer inside and saw that the linen burial shroud had been unwrapped and left behind. Moments later\, Simon Peter arrived\, and barged straight into the tomb. He too\, saw the unwrapped shroud lying there\, and noticed that the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head was not with the rest of the shroud\, but had been rolled up and left in a different spot. Then the other disciple\, who had reached the tomb first\, followed Peter in. They had not yet got their minds around the scriptures that said that Jesus must rise from the dead\, but what he saw was enough to convince him that this was no grave robbery\, but something far more extraordinary. \nThe two men left\, and headed off to their homes\, but Mary stayed behind and stood weeping outside the tomb. A little later she bent down to look into the tomb\, and through her tears she saw two angels dressed in white. They were sitting where the body of Jesus had previously been lying\, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her\, “Woman\, why are you crying?” \nShe replied\, “Someone has taken away my Lord\, and I have got no idea where they might have put him.” \nHaving said this\, she turned around and saw Jesus standing behind her\, but she didn’t realise it was him. Jesus asked her\, “Woman\, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?” \nMary assumed that he was the cemetery gardener\, so she said to him\, “Mister\, if you have removed his body from the tomb\, please tell me where you have put him\, and I will take him off your hands.” \nJesus said to her\, “Mary!” \nShe spun around and said\, “Rabbouni!”\, which is a Hebrew word meaning ‘Dear Teacher’. \nJesus said to her\, “Don’t try to hold on to me\, because I have not yet fully risen to the Father. But go now\, and tell my whole family of disciples that I am rising up to the one who conceived me and conceived you\, to my God and your God.” \nSo Mary Magdalene went straight to the disciples\, and was the first to make the announcement\, “I have seen the Lord!” \nShe went on to fill them in on all that he had said to her. \n©2003 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Alternative Gospel Reading: Luke 24: 1-12			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Among the followers of Jesus there were some women who had come from Galilee with him. At the crack of dawn on the Sunday\, they came to the tomb where his body had been laid\, bringing with them the embalming spices that they had prepared. They found the tomb open with the stone rolled out of the way. They went in\, but there was no sign of the body. They were standing there shocked and confused when\, out of the blue\, two men appeared right beside them. Their clothes were dazzling light and the terrified women had to look away. The two men said\, “Why are you looking in a graveyard for one who lives? You won’t find him here. He has risen! Remember what he told you back in Galilee. He said that the New Human would be handed over to godless people and executed\, but that on the third day he would rise to life again.” \nSuddenly the memory of those words came flooding back to them. They returned from the graveyard and told all these things to the eleven and to all the other followers too. Now the group of women who brought this news included Mary of Magdala\, Joanna\, and Mary the mother of James; but even so\, the men wrote it off as some sort of hysterical delusion and they didn’t believe a word of it. Peter was the only one who ran off to look for himself. He bent down and peered into the tomb. All he could see was the linen grave clothes lying there by themselves. He went home scratching his head\, with no idea what to make of it all. \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 have raised Christ from the dead\,\nthe first fruits of those who have died. \nYou created the earth\nand your steadfast love endures forever\nfor all the people of every nation. \nAs the prophets testified\,\nyou sent your child Jesus into the world preaching peace\,\nYou anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power\nand he went about doing good\nand healing all who were oppressed.\nLike a stone rejected by the builders\nhe was put to death\, hanging on a tree\,\nbut you raised him on the third day\nand made him the cornerstone of your kingdom.\nNow he meets us in our grief\,\neating and drinking with us\nand raising us all to life in him\,\nso that he might present the kingdom to you\,\nhaving destroyed the last enemy: death itself. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2013 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 thank you for your risen Son\, Jesus Christ\,\nwho meets us in our grief\,\neating and drinking with us\nand raising us all to life in him\,\nso that he might present the kingdom to you\,\nhaving destroyed the last enemy: death itself. \n©2013 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 have raised Christ from the dead\,\nthe first fruits of those who have died. \nYou created the earth\nand your steadfast love endures forever\nfor all the people of every nation. \nAs the prophets testified\,\nyou sent your child Jesus into the world preaching peace\,\nYou anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power\nand he went about doing good\nand healing all who were oppressed.\nLike a stone rejected by the builders\nhe was put to death\, hanging on a tree\,\nbut you raised him on the third day\nand made him the cornerstone of your kingdom.\nNow he meets us in our grief\,\neating and drinking with us\nand raising us all to life in him\,\nso that he might present the kingdom to you\,\nhaving destroyed the last enemy: death itself.\n\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©2013 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	God shows no partiality\,\nbut has sent Jesus to us all\,\npreaching peace and healing those oppressed by evil.\nEveryone who puts their trust in him\nreceives forgiveness of sins through his name. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2013 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Commission & Benediction			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Go now\, glad and rejoicing\,\nfor this is the day that the Lord has made\,\nand Christ is risen\, that all may be made alive in him.\nPut your hope in the risen Christ\,\nand testify that he is the one ordained by God to be Lord of all.\nIn his name\, preach peach\, do good\,\nand proclaim the forgiveness of sins without partiality. \nAnd may God be your strength and your might;\nMay Christ Jesus meet you in your grief\nand become your salvation;\nand may the Holy Spirit raise you to life in Christ. \nWe go in peace to love and serve the Lord\,\n   In the name of Christ. Amen. \n©2013 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\nThe Easter Homily of St John ChrysostomA sermon by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nGod Came BackA sermon by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nDo Not Be AfraidA sermon by Andrew Woff \n\n\n\nFactoring the UnthinkableA sermon on Luke 24:1-12 & Romans 6:3-11 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nA Backwards GlanceA sermon by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nLife and love in the face of deathA sermon by Roslyn Wright\n\n\n\nBy The Light Of A RumourA sermon on Luke 24:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nShowing UpA sermon by Joel Sierra\n\n\n\nA Question For Your TearsA sermon on John 20:11-18 by Edward L Taylor
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