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SUMMARY:Proper 11 - 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				  Amos 8: 1-12			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The Lord GOD showed me a basket of freshly picked quince and asked\, “Amos\, what do you see?”\nI answered\, “A basket of quince.” \nThen the LORD said: \n“I am calling it quits with my people Israel.\nI will not turn a blind eye again.\nI\, the Lord GOD\, say that on that day\,\ninstead of singing in the temple\nthey will be sobbing and howling.\nThe city will be littered with bodies;\ntoo many to bury.\nSo shut up and listen to me! \n“Listen to me\, you who wipe your feet on those in need;\nyou who destroy the poor for your own gain.\nYou resent religious holidays\nbecause they interrupt your wheeling and dealing.\nYou demand twenty-four hour\, seven-day trading\,\nso that you can rip people off without ceasing.\nYour advertising is all deceit and delusion.\nYou rig the odds and the interest rates.\nYou lure the poor into crippling debt\nuntil you own them – body and soul –\nand then charge them again for owing you money. \n“I\, the LORD\, swear on the Bible you so proudly wave\,\nthat I will not forget a single one of your mongrel actions. \nThink about it and mourn\,\nfor it will pull the bottom out of your world.\nIt will devastate you like a flood\,\nsweeping everything away and leaving nothing but mud. \n“I\, the Lord GOD\, say that on that day\,\nI will black out the sun in the middle of the day\nand turn broad daylight into deepest darkness. \n“I will make that day as bitter for you\nas if your son and his bride had died at the altar.\nYour parties will become wakes.\nYour dance music will become a dirge.\nYour suits and frocks will all be sombre grey\nand you will tear your hair out. \n“I\, the Lord GOD\, can assure you of this\,\nthat the time is coming when everyone will be starving;\nhungering and thirsting\, not for bread and water\,\nbut for a word from me\, the LORD. \n“They will wander in confusion across the land\,\nfrom coast to coast\, from mountain to desert\,\ndesperately seeking a place where I can be heard\,\nbut they will find nothing but my silence.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 52			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Why\, God\, do powerful people boast of evil\nwhen your love can be trusted day after day? \nThey fill their time planning acts of destruction. \nThey wield words like weapons\,\nback-stabbing anyone who gets in their way. \nThey prize evil\, and discredit good;\nthey reward cunning lies\, and despise the truth. \nThey lust after dirt – fact or fiction —\nthat will give them the power to destroy someone. \nCut them down to size\, God!\nTear them from their pedestals!\nUproot them and toss them out to die! \nThose who trust your love and walk the straight and narrow\nwill watch in awe as you deal with them.\nThey will laugh and say:\n“See what happens to those who back the wrong horse;\ntrusting their money and power\ninstead of finding their strength in God.” \nWe put our trust in your rock-solid love\, God\,\nknowing it will last forever.\nWe sink our roots deeply into the soil of your presence\nand flourish like a well tended tree. \nWe will never stop thanking you\nfor all you have done.\nWe will enjoy the company of those who are loyal to you\,\nand give due honour to your good name. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Colossians 1: 15-28			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus Christ is the spitting image\nof the God we cannot see.\nChrist is the genuine original;\nthe blueprint for all creation. \nEverything else that exists had its origin in Christ:\nphysical things and spiritual things;\nvisible things and invisible things;\nthings that govern the universe;\nthings that regulate our lives;\nforces\, powers and energies.\nAbsolutely everything that exists\nwas founded in Christ\nand has its purpose in Christ. \nChrist preceded everything else\,\nand Christ is the glue that holds everything else together. \nChrist is to the church\nas the head is to the body.\nLife itself began with Christ\nand new life – born from the dead – began with Christ too.\nChrist was\, is\, and will be Number One in everything. \nGod was fully present in Christ\, and gladly so;\nreconciling everything in creation with its creator;\nbearing the cost personally in the blood shed on the cross\,\nto restore the peace between heaven and earth. \nYou yourselves are a good example of what this is all about. You used to be at odds with God. Your attitude to God was hostile and your conduct was corrupt. But Christ took action to reconcile you to God\, even putting his own body on the line to see the job through. It cost him his life\, but Christ succeeded in getting you back on side with God. Now you can stand before God with your heads held high as though you had never set a foot wrong in your lives and your every thought\, word and deed had been above reproach. This is\, of course\, assuming that you stay firmly on track and rock-solid in the faith now\, and that you don’t give up hope and turn your backs on all that you have been promised. These promises were contained in the message you heard; a message which has been announced to every creature in the universe; a message which I am dedicated to serving.\nI wear my present suffering gladly\, as a badge of honour\, because I know that it is the price of getting the message out to you. For the sake of Christ’s body – the church – I’m happy to suffer in my own body anything that will contribute to the completion of the business left unfinished in Christ’s copping of abuse. For your benefit\, God commissioned me to serve the church by making God’s message fully known for the first time. Throughout history\, the world has been in the dark about this mystery\, but now it has been made as clear as day to God’s people. God decided to let them in on the whole fabulous picture – the wondrous mystery of the means by which God’s love embraces everyone\, regardless of race or religion. And what is revealed is simply that Christ is in you. And because Christ is in you\, you can confidently expect to share in the glory of Christ’s future. It is Christ\, and Christ alone\, that we are on about all the time. We preach Christ to everyone\, warning them and teaching them with all the wisdom we can muster\, so as to help them grow to the fullness of their potential as people of maturity and integrity – the spitting image of Christ! \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Luke 10: 38-42			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	On their way to Jerusalem\, Jesus and his followers passed through a certain village and accepted the invitation of a woman named Martha to share a meal in her home. Martha had a sister named Mary\, who sat down on the floor the moment Jesus arrived and hung on every word he said. Martha\, on the other hand\, was trying to do everything and was getting more and more flustered about it. She came in and said to Jesus\, “Lord\, doesn’t it bother you that my sister has left all the work to me? Tell her to get off her butt and give me a hand.” \nBut the Lord answered\, “Martha\, Martha\, you are letting so many things stress you out. There is really only one thing that everyone needs. Mary has made the right choice and it is not going to be taken away from her.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Below are the alternative 1st Reading and Psalm themed to the Gospel lection			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Prior to the revision of the Lectionary in 1992\, the 1st reading and the psalm that responded to it were chosen to link thematically with the gospel reading. After hearing the critique of those who said that the Hebrew Scriptures\, from which the first reading is usually chosen\, should be allowed to speak with their own voice rather than just add support to the gospel reading\, the Lectionary was revised so that during Ordinary Time\, the 1st reading runs in its own semi-continuous series\, working through various books of the Hebrew Bible. The older themed series continues to be available as an alternative. \nThe weekly prayers offered here at LaughingBird Resources are based on the four readings above\, and do not draw on the themed 1st reading and psalm. \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Genesis 18: 1-10a			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	One blazing hot summer afternoon\, Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent\, when the LORD appeared to him. Looking up\, Abraham saw three strangers approaching him. He immediately jumped up and hurried to welcome them as honoured guests. He said\, “Please allow me the honour of sharing the hospitality of my home with you. Come in. Take a bath. Put your feet up for a bit. Let me serve you up a meal so that you can leave refreshed and strengthened. I would count it a favour to have the opportunity to serve you in this way.” \nSo they said\, “Thank you\, we accept.” \nAbraham hurried into the tent and said\, “Sarah. Quick! Knock up a batch of scones while I organise the barbecue.” \nThen he ran out to his grazing herd and butchered a prime calf. He instructed one of his workers to prepare the best cuts for the barbecue. When it was all ready\, he served it up for his guests with a yoghurt dip and plenty to drink\, and waited on them while they ate. \nDuring the meal\, they said to him\, “Where is your wife\, Sarah?” \nAbraham replied\, “She’s inside; in the tent.” \nThen one of the three said\, “Mark my words! I’ll be back this way in about a year’s time\, and by then your wife Sarah will have a son.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 15			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	LORD\, who is welcome at your table?\nWho can stay in the place you call your own? \nYou have given us the answer\, LORD.\nIt is those who walk with integrity\nand do the right thing;\nthose who speak the honest truth\nand do not use their words to wound;\nthose who do not exploit their friends\nor put down their neighbours.\nIt is those who hate corruption\nand look up to those who honour you\, LORD;\nthose who give their word\nand stand by it even if it costs them;\nthose who lend freely\, without seeking a profit\,\nand cannot be bribed into shafting the innocent. \nYou honour such people\, LORD\,\nand anchor them on unshakable ground. \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 revealed to us the mystery\,\nhidden throughout the ages\,\nwhich is Christ in us\, the hope of glory. \nIn him\, you created heaven and earth\,\nand in him\, all things are held together.\nThrough your law and prophets you called us to your ways\,\nand when you saw the needy trampled and the poor ruined\,\nyou punished us with a famine of hearing your word. \nBut in Christ — your image made visible —\nyou have reached out even to those who did evil\,\ncalling us to sit at your feet\nand listen to your words of peace.\nWhen his blood was poured out in death on the cross\,\nyou raised him as firstborn from the dead\,\nreconciling all things to yourself in him\nand establishing us securely\nin the faith and hope of the gospel. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2001 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 revealing to us\nthe mystery\, hidden throughout the ages:\nChrist in us\, the hope of glory\,\nreconciling all things to you\nand establishing us securely\nin the faith and hope of the gospel. \n©2001 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 revealed to us the mystery\,\nhidden throughout the ages\,\nwhich is Christ in us\, the hope of glory. \nIn him\, you created heaven and earth\,\nand in him\, all things are held together.\nThrough your law and prophets you called us to your ways\,\nand when you saw the needy trampled and the poor ruined\,\nyou punished us with a famine of hearing your word. \nBut in Christ — your image made visible —\nyou have reached out even to those who did evil\,\ncalling us to sit at your feet\nand listen to your words of peace.\nWhen his blood was poured out in death on the cross\,\nyou raised him as firstborn from the dead\,\nreconciling all things to yourself in him\nand establishing us securely\nin the faith and hope of the gospel. \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©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Though we were once estranged from God\,\nChrist has now reconciled us in his own body\,\nso as to present us holy\, blameless and irreproachable\ninto the presence God. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Commission & Benediction			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Go now\, trusting in God’s love forever\nand always giving thanks.\nDo not be worried or distracted\,\nnor shift from the hope promised in the gospel\,\nbut choose the better way\,\nuprooting injustice\nand proclaiming Christ with all wisdom. \nAnd may God establish you securely in the faith;\nMay Christ Jesus make you holy and blameless before God;\nAnd may the Holy Spirit raise you to maturity in Christ. \nWe go in peace to love and serve the Lord\,\n   In the name of Christ. Amen. \n©2001 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\nWhen image-consciousness is okayA sermon on Colossians 1:15-28 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nReconciliation – Are the Bible and the News talking about the same thing?A sermon on Colossians 1:15-28 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nThe Body of Christ as PainbearerA sermon on Colossians 1:15-28 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nSeething Silence and Furious LoveA sermon on Amos 8: 1-12 & Luke 10:38-42 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nOne Thing Is NeededA sermon on Luke 10:38-42 by Daniel Bullock\n\n\n\nIt’s all about WomenA sermon on Luke 10:38-42 by Sylvia Sandeman\n\n\n\nMaking Martha WholeA sermon on Luke 10:38-42 by Alison Sampson\n\n\n\nTurned AroundA sermon on Luke 10:38-42 by Chris Anderson
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SUMMARY:Proper 11 - 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				  Amos 8: 1-12			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The Lord GOD showed me a basket of freshly picked quince and asked\, “Amos\, what do you see?”\nI answered\, “A basket of quince.” \nThen the LORD said: \n“I am calling it quits with my people Israel.\nI will not turn a blind eye again.\nI\, the Lord GOD\, say that on that day\,\ninstead of singing in the temple\nthey will be sobbing and howling.\nThe city will be littered with bodies;\ntoo many to bury.\nSo shut up and listen to me! \n“Listen to me\, you who wipe your feet on those in need;\nyou who destroy the poor for your own gain.\nYou resent religious holidays\nbecause they interrupt your wheeling and dealing.\nYou demand twenty-four hour\, seven-day trading\,\nso that you can rip people off without ceasing.\nYour advertising is all deceit and delusion.\nYou rig the odds and the interest rates.\nYou lure the poor into crippling debt\nuntil you own them – body and soul –\nand then charge them again for owing you money. \n“I\, the LORD\, swear on the Bible you so proudly wave\,\nthat I will not forget a single one of your mongrel actions. \nThink about it and mourn\,\nfor it will pull the bottom out of your world.\nIt will devastate you like a flood\,\nsweeping everything away and leaving nothing but mud. \n“I\, the Lord GOD\, say that on that day\,\nI will black out the sun in the middle of the day\nand turn broad daylight into deepest darkness. \n“I will make that day as bitter for you\nas if your son and his bride had died at the altar.\nYour parties will become wakes.\nYour dance music will become a dirge.\nYour suits and frocks will all be sombre grey\nand you will tear your hair out. \n“I\, the Lord GOD\, can assure you of this\,\nthat the time is coming when everyone will be starving;\nhungering and thirsting\, not for bread and water\,\nbut for a word from me\, the LORD. \n“They will wander in confusion across the land\,\nfrom coast to coast\, from mountain to desert\,\ndesperately seeking a place where I can be heard\,\nbut they will find nothing but my silence.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 52			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Why\, God\, do powerful people boast of evil\nwhen your love can be trusted day after day? \nThey fill their time planning acts of destruction. \nThey wield words like weapons\,\nback-stabbing anyone who gets in their way. \nThey prize evil\, and discredit good;\nthey reward cunning lies\, and despise the truth. \nThey lust after dirt – fact or fiction —\nthat will give them the power to destroy someone. \nCut them down to size\, God!\nTear them from their pedestals!\nUproot them and toss them out to die! \nThose who trust your love and walk the straight and narrow\nwill watch in awe as you deal with them.\nThey will laugh and say:\n“See what happens to those who back the wrong horse;\ntrusting their money and power\ninstead of finding their strength in God.” \nWe put our trust in your rock-solid love\, God\,\nknowing it will last forever.\nWe sink our roots deeply into the soil of your presence\nand flourish like a well tended tree. \nWe will never stop thanking you\nfor all you have done.\nWe will enjoy the company of those who are loyal to you\,\nand give due honour to your good name. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Colossians 1: 15-28			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus Christ is the spitting image\nof the God we cannot see.\nChrist is the genuine original;\nthe blueprint for all creation. \nEverything else that exists had its origin in Christ:\nphysical things and spiritual things;\nvisible things and invisible things;\nthings that govern the universe;\nthings that regulate our lives;\nforces\, powers and energies.\nAbsolutely everything that exists\nwas founded in Christ\nand has its purpose in Christ. \nChrist preceded everything else\,\nand Christ is the glue that holds everything else together. \nChrist is to the church\nas the head is to the body.\nLife itself began with Christ\nand new life – born from the dead – began with Christ too.\nChrist was\, is\, and will be Number One in everything. \nGod was fully present in Christ\, and gladly so;\nreconciling everything in creation with its creator;\nbearing the cost personally in the blood shed on the cross\,\nto restore the peace between heaven and earth. \nYou yourselves are a good example of what this is all about. You used to be at odds with God. Your attitude to God was hostile and your conduct was corrupt. But Christ took action to reconcile you to God\, even putting his own body on the line to see the job through. It cost him his life\, but Christ succeeded in getting you back on side with God. Now you can stand before God with your heads held high as though you had never set a foot wrong in your lives and your every thought\, word and deed had been above reproach. This is\, of course\, assuming that you stay firmly on track and rock-solid in the faith now\, and that you don’t give up hope and turn your backs on all that you have been promised. These promises were contained in the message you heard; a message which has been announced to every creature in the universe; a message which I am dedicated to serving.\nI wear my present suffering gladly\, as a badge of honour\, because I know that it is the price of getting the message out to you. For the sake of Christ’s body – the church – I’m happy to suffer in my own body anything that will contribute to the completion of the business left unfinished in Christ’s copping of abuse. For your benefit\, God commissioned me to serve the church by making God’s message fully known for the first time. Throughout history\, the world has been in the dark about this mystery\, but now it has been made as clear as day to God’s people. God decided to let them in on the whole fabulous picture – the wondrous mystery of the means by which God’s love embraces everyone\, regardless of race or religion. And what is revealed is simply that Christ is in you. And because Christ is in you\, you can confidently expect to share in the glory of Christ’s future. It is Christ\, and Christ alone\, that we are on about all the time. We preach Christ to everyone\, warning them and teaching them with all the wisdom we can muster\, so as to help them grow to the fullness of their potential as people of maturity and integrity – the spitting image of Christ! \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Luke 10: 38-42			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	On their way to Jerusalem\, Jesus and his followers passed through a certain village and accepted the invitation of a woman named Martha to share a meal in her home. Martha had a sister named Mary\, who sat down on the floor the moment Jesus arrived and hung on every word he said. Martha\, on the other hand\, was trying to do everything and was getting more and more flustered about it. She came in and said to Jesus\, “Lord\, doesn’t it bother you that my sister has left all the work to me? Tell her to get off her butt and give me a hand.” \nBut the Lord answered\, “Martha\, Martha\, you are letting so many things stress you out. There is really only one thing that everyone needs. Mary has made the right choice and it is not going to be taken away from her.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Below are the alternative 1st Reading and Psalm themed to the Gospel lection			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Prior to the revision of the Lectionary in 1992\, the 1st reading and the psalm that responded to it were chosen to link thematically with the gospel reading. After hearing the critique of those who said that the Hebrew Scriptures\, from which the first reading is usually chosen\, should be allowed to speak with their own voice rather than just add support to the gospel reading\, the Lectionary was revised so that during Ordinary Time\, the 1st reading runs in its own semi-continuous series\, working through various books of the Hebrew Bible. The older themed series continues to be available as an alternative. \nThe weekly prayers offered here at LaughingBird Resources are based on the four readings above\, and do not draw on the themed 1st reading and psalm. \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Genesis 18: 1-10a			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	One blazing hot summer afternoon\, Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent\, when the LORD appeared to him. Looking up\, Abraham saw three strangers approaching him. He immediately jumped up and hurried to welcome them as honoured guests. He said\, “Please allow me the honour of sharing the hospitality of my home with you. Come in. Take a bath. Put your feet up for a bit. Let me serve you up a meal so that you can leave refreshed and strengthened. I would count it a favour to have the opportunity to serve you in this way.” \nSo they said\, “Thank you\, we accept.” \nAbraham hurried into the tent and said\, “Sarah. Quick! Knock up a batch of scones while I organise the barbecue.” \nThen he ran out to his grazing herd and butchered a prime calf. He instructed one of his workers to prepare the best cuts for the barbecue. When it was all ready\, he served it up for his guests with a yoghurt dip and plenty to drink\, and waited on them while they ate. \nDuring the meal\, they said to him\, “Where is your wife\, Sarah?” \nAbraham replied\, “She’s inside; in the tent.” \nThen one of the three said\, “Mark my words! I’ll be back this way in about a year’s time\, and by then your wife Sarah will have a son.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 15			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	LORD\, who is welcome at your table?\nWho can stay in the place you call your own? \nYou have given us the answer\, LORD.\nIt is those who walk with integrity\nand do the right thing;\nthose who speak the honest truth\nand do not use their words to wound;\nthose who do not exploit their friends\nor put down their neighbours.\nIt is those who hate corruption\nand look up to those who honour you\, LORD;\nthose who give their word\nand stand by it even if it costs them;\nthose who lend freely\, without seeking a profit\,\nand cannot be bribed into shafting the innocent. \nYou honour such people\, LORD\,\nand anchor them on unshakable ground. \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 revealed to us the mystery\,\nhidden throughout the ages\,\nwhich is Christ in us\, the hope of glory. \nIn him\, you created heaven and earth\,\nand in him\, all things are held together.\nThrough your law and prophets you called us to your ways\,\nand when you saw the needy trampled and the poor ruined\,\nyou punished us with a famine of hearing your word. \nBut in Christ — your image made visible —\nyou have reached out even to those who did evil\,\ncalling us to sit at your feet\nand listen to your words of peace.\nWhen his blood was poured out in death on the cross\,\nyou raised him as firstborn from the dead\,\nreconciling all things to yourself in him\nand establishing us securely\nin the faith and hope of the gospel. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2001 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 revealing to us\nthe mystery\, hidden throughout the ages:\nChrist in us\, the hope of glory\,\nreconciling all things to you\nand establishing us securely\nin the faith and hope of the gospel. \n©2001 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 revealed to us the mystery\,\nhidden throughout the ages\,\nwhich is Christ in us\, the hope of glory. \nIn him\, you created heaven and earth\,\nand in him\, all things are held together.\nThrough your law and prophets you called us to your ways\,\nand when you saw the needy trampled and the poor ruined\,\nyou punished us with a famine of hearing your word. \nBut in Christ — your image made visible —\nyou have reached out even to those who did evil\,\ncalling us to sit at your feet\nand listen to your words of peace.\nWhen his blood was poured out in death on the cross\,\nyou raised him as firstborn from the dead\,\nreconciling all things to yourself in him\nand establishing us securely\nin the faith and hope of the gospel. \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©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Though we were once estranged from God\,\nChrist has now reconciled us in his own body\,\nso as to present us holy\, blameless and irreproachable\ninto the presence God. \nSisters and Brothers\,\n  your sins are forgiven;\n    be at peace. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Commission & Benediction			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Go now\, trusting in God’s love forever\nand always giving thanks.\nDo not be worried or distracted\,\nnor shift from the hope promised in the gospel\,\nbut choose the better way\,\nuprooting injustice\nand proclaiming Christ with all wisdom. \nAnd may God establish you securely in the faith;\nMay Christ Jesus make you holy and blameless before God;\nAnd may the Holy Spirit raise you to maturity in Christ. \nWe go in peace to love and serve the Lord\,\n   In the name of Christ. Amen. \n©2001 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\nWhen image-consciousness is okayA sermon on Colossians 1:15-28 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nReconciliation – Are the Bible and the News talking about the same thing?A sermon on Colossians 1:15-28 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nThe Body of Christ as PainbearerA sermon on Colossians 1:15-28 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nSeething Silence and Furious LoveA sermon on Amos 8: 1-12 & Luke 10:38-42 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nOne Thing Is NeededA sermon on Luke 10:38-42 by Daniel Bullock\n\n\n\nIt’s all about WomenA sermon on Luke 10:38-42 by Sylvia Sandeman\n\n\n\nMaking Martha WholeA sermon on Luke 10:38-42 by Alison Sampson\n\n\n\nTurned AroundA sermon on Luke 10:38-42 by Chris Anderson
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