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SUMMARY:All Saints Day - Year A
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				  Revelation 7: 9-17			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I had a vision of an enormous crowd\, bigger than anyone could ever count. It was made up of people from every nation; from all the different ethnic groups\, cultural groups and language groups. They were all standing together before the throne and before the Lamb of God. They were dressed in white robes and were waving banners and throwing flowers in the air. Their voices rose as one – an enormous roar – saying: \n“The life into which we have been saved\nbelongs to our God who is seated on the throne\,\nand to the Lamb of our God.” \nAround the throne stood the four awesome creatures\, and around them stood the twenty four elders\, and around them stood all the angels. All together they fell to their knees before the throne\, with their faces to the ground\, and worshipped God\, singing: \n“So say all of us!\nMay glory and wisdom\nand gratitude and honour\nand authority and strength\nand every good thing\nbe given to our God\,\nfrom now to forever!\nAnd so say all of us! \nThen one of the elders came and spoke to me\, saying\, “What can you tell me about these people in white robes? Who are they\, and where have they come from?” \nI replied\, “I’m not sure\, Sir\, but you have the answers.” \nThen he said to me\, “These are the people who have come through the ultimate atrocity. They have washed their robes as white as snow in the blood of the lamb. \nFor this reason they now have the privilege\nof gathering before the throne of God\,\nand there in the Temple they serve God\, day and night\,\nand the one who is seated on the throne\nprovides them refuge and safe shelter. \nNever again will they go hungry;\nnever again will they go thirsty;\nnever again will they be burned by the sun\,\nor left exposed to any searing heat. \nThe Lamb who is at the centre of the throne\nhas guided them through the wilderness\nand will now care for them forever.\nHe will wipe every tear from their eyes\nand guide them to crystal clear springs\nwhere the water of life bubbles up freely.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 34: 1-10\, 22			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	I will speak up in your favour\, every chance I get\, LORD.\nEvery time I open my mouth\, I’ll sing your praises. \nEverything I’m proud of is your doing\, LORD;\nthe news of your goodness puts a smile on the face of the helpless. \nI’ll put the spotlight on you\, LORD;\nand gather a crowd to spread the word. \nWhen I pounded on your door\, LORD\, you opened up;\nyou calmed my fears and put my mind at rest. \nThose who look to you light up with joy;\ntheir faces never grow dark with shame. \nWhen I had nothing\, I cried out\, LORD\, and you answered;\nyou got me out of some serious trouble. \nYou station your angels to watch over those who trust you;\nthey watch us\, guard us\, and get us safely through. \nMay everyone taste for themselves how good you are\, LORD;\nmay everyone find shelter in you and be happy. \nMay the people you have chosen treat you with respect\, LORD;\nfor those who do never want for anything. \nEven fearsome sharks go hungry sometimes\,\nbut people who entrust themselves to you never miss out. \nYou\, LORD\, are always ready to bail out those who serve your cause;\nno one who runs to you for safety will be handed over to death. \n©2000 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  1 John 3: 1-3			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Think about the extraordinary gift of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be known as God’s own children. Indeed that is what we now are. Of course\, the world around us has never recognised God\, and so it doesn’t recognise us as being God’s children either. My dear friends\, we are God’s beloved children already. What we are destined to become goes beyond even that\, but the details have not yet been made known to us. This much we know already: Christ will return to centre stage in clear view of everyone\, and when that happens\, we who will recognise him for who he really is will be just like him. Everyone who is living in eager anticipation of this will work at making themselves as pure as Christ. \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Matthew 5: 1-12			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus found himself increasingly surrounded by crowds of people\, so one day he headed off up the mountain. He sat down up there and his committed followers gathered around to hear what he had to say. This is what he taught them: \n“Those who depend entirely on God for their welfare\nhave got it made\,\nbecause they are already at home in the culture of heaven. \n“Those who are stricken with grief\nhave got it made\,\nbecause they will receive the ultimate comfort. \n“Those who allow others to have first claim on everything\nhave got it made\,\nbecause the whole world will be given to them. \n“Those who hunger and thirst to see the world put right\nhave got it made\,\nbecause they will be richly satisfied. \n“Those who readily treat others better than they deserve\nhave got it made\,\nbecause they will be treated with extravagant mercy. \n“Those whose hearts are unpolluted\nhave got it made\,\nbecause they will see God. \n“Those who forge peace and reconciliation in places of hostility\nhave got it made\,\nbecause they will be known as God’s own children. \n“Those who are attacked and abused for sticking to what is right\nhave got it made\,\nbecause they are already at home in the culture of heaven. \n“When people turn on you\nand do all they can to make your life a misery;\nwhen they make false allegations about you\nand drag your name through the mud\,\nall because of your association with me\,\nyou have really got it made!\nKick up your heels and party\,\nbecause heaven is coming\nand you will be rewarded beyond your wildest dreams!\nYou are in great company\,\nbecause they were just as vicious\nto God’s faithful messengers in the past. \n©2002 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 bring all who trust in you out of the great ordeal\ninto the glorious reward of heaven\nand number them among the multitude of your saints. \nYou created the earth as an inheritance\nand destined all life for a glory that is yet to be revealed.\nThrough the law and your prophets and apostles\nyou called a people from every nation\, tribe and language. \nIn your child\, Jesus\, you revealed your desire\nto bless the poor in spirit and the pure of heart;\nto wipe away the tears of those who mourn;\nand to satisfy all hunger for righteousness and peace.\nThough he was persecuted and killed\,\nyou raised him to life\,\nand with him you are saving all who keep faith\nso that they may be like him\nwhen his final glory is revealed. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2002 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 our thanks to you\, O God\,\nfor from every nation\, tribe and language\nyou bring all who trust in you out of the great ordeal\ninto the glorious reward of heaven\nand number them among the multitude of your saints. \n©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  General Prayer of Thanksgiving			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We give you all thanks and praise\, O God\,\nfor you bring all who trust in you out of the great ordeal\ninto the glorious reward of heaven\nand number them among the multitude of your saints. \nYou created the earth as an inheritance\nand destined all life for a glory that is yet to be revealed.\nThrough the law and your prophets and apostles\nyou called a people from every nation\, tribe and language. \nIn your child\, Jesus\, you revealed your desire\nto bless the poor in spirit and the pure of heart;\nto wipe away the tears of those who mourn;\nand to satisfy all hunger for righteousness and peace.\nThough he was persecuted and killed\,\nyou raised him to life\,\nand with him you are saving all who keep faith\nso that they may be like him\nwhen his final glory is revealed. \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©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Salvation belongs to our God\nwho is seated on the throne\,\nand to the Lamb of God\nthrough whom we have received mercy. \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 and live in awe of God.\nPurify yourselves in heart and in deed.\nHunger and thirst for righteousness;\nshow mercy\, and make peace. \nAnd may God take your burdens and free you from fear;\nMay Christ Jesus be your shepherd and your shelter;\nAnd may the Holy Spirit guide you to springs of the water of life. \nWe go in peace to love and serve the Lord\,\n   In the name of Christ. Amen. \n©2002 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\nLiving and Dying with the SaintsA sermon on Revelation 7:9-17 & Matthew 5:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton \n\n\n\nSaints and Odd-bods and a Very Big RockA sermon on Revelation 7:9-17 & Matthew 5:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton \n\n\n\nThe Be-Jesus-like AttitudesA sermon on Matthew 5:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nRe-imagining the Kingdom in the time of Global TraumaA sermon on Matthew 5:1-12 by Francesca Nuzzolese
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