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SUMMARY:Proper 23 - 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				  Jeremiah 29: 1\, 4-7			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Nebuchadnezzar had taken most of the people from Jerusalem into exile in Babylon. The prophet Jeremiah sent a letter from Jerusalem to the exiles. It was addressed to what was left of their leaders\, priests and prophets\, and through them to all the people. This is what it said: \nThe LORD who rules over everything\, the God of Israel\, has sent you from Jerusalem into exile in Babylon and now gives you these instructions:\nSettle in for the long haul. Build houses and make yourselves at home. Plant gardens to provide you with food all year round. Continue normal family life – marry and have children\, and encourage your children to do the same. Don’t put off raising children in expectation of going home any time soon. Pray that the LORD will be good to Babylon and work hard for the wellbeing of the society you have been sent to live in. Your own interests are now bound up with the interests of this country. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 66: 1-12			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	All the earth should shout joyfully to you\, God;\nsinging your praises;\ngiving you the glory you deserve. \nThe things you have done are awesome\, God!\nWhen you take action\,\nyour enemies cringe in fear. \nYou are worshipped all over the earth;\neverywhere people sing your praises\nand speak your name with honour. \nWe want to publicise everything you have done\, God\,\nfor what you have done among us is awesome. \nYou made a dry path through the middle of the sea;\nyou took us safely through the river on foot.\nThere on the other side\, we celebrated your goodness\nand declared you to be our mighty ruler forever.\nYour eyes are always open\, watching the nations;\nlet pretentious rebels be warned! \nIf only everyone would honour you\, God\,\nand fill the world with the sound of your praises.\nYou are the one who sustains our life\nand keeps our feet on the right track. \nYou\, God\, have examined us carefully;\ntested us to see what we were made of.\nYou drove us to our limits\nand weighed us down with burdens;\nyou let us be run into the ground;\nyou took us through the fires of hell\nand the depths of despair\nbut then finally into a wide and generous land. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  2 Timothy 2: 8-15			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Keep this line fixed in your mind: \nJesus Christ\, a human being descended from David\,\nhas been raised from the dead. \nThat\, in a nutshell\, is the message I’ve been preaching all along. That is the message which has got me into so much trouble and even seen me locked up like a dangerous criminal. Fortunately though\, God’s message itself can never be locked up. I’m willing to put up with all this because I know it helps get the message through to the people God is calling\, so that they can get in on the life for which we are saved – the glorious life without limit grounded in Christ Jesus. Another saying to hang on to is this one: \nIf we have died with him\,\nwe will live with him;\nIf we tough it out to the end\,\nwe will reign with him;\nif we turn our backs on him\,\nhe will turn his back on us;\nbut no matter how unfaithful we are\,\nhe remains a hundred percent faithful\,\nbecause he can never stop being who he is. \nDon’t let anybody forget these things. With God as your witness\, warn them not to get hung up on arguments over mere words. Such arguments achieve nothing and just drag everyone down. Instead put your energies into the work God has given you – teaching the truth with integrity – and prove yourself to be a worker who can hold his head high in God’s presence. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Luke 17: 11-19			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	On his way to Jerusalem\, Jesus was travelling through the region along the border between Galilee and Samaria. As he was entering a village there\, he was approached by ten people who were suffering from leprosy. They stood at a safe distance and called out to him as one\, saying\, “Jesus! Sir! Show compassion for us!” \nWhen he saw what they were suffering from\, Jesus said to them\, “Go and ask the priests to certify that you are ready to resume normal social contact.” \nThe ten headed off\, as instructed\, and while they were on their way\, their skin became clean and healthy. Realising that he was healed\, one of them turned around and went back to Jesus\, singing the praises of God at the top of his voice. He threw himself down at Jesus’s feet and couldn’t stop thanking him. And he was a Samaritan – a member of a despised minority group. \nThen Jesus spoke up\, saying\, “Weren’t there ten people who were cured? Where have the other nine got to? How come this outsider is the only one who has come back to express thanks to God?” \nThen he said to the man\, “It’s time to stand up and get on with your life. Putting your faith into practice has made you whole.” \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				  2 Kings 5: 1-3\, 9-15c			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The commander of the Syrian army was a man named Naaman. Naaman was very popular with his king\, because under his command\, the LORD had given Syria a string of military victories. Although he was a great soldier and a highly decorated commander\, Naaman suffered from leprosy. Naaman’s wife had a young Israelite girl among her servants who had come to Syria as a prisoner of war after a military raid. One day the girl said to her mistress\, “If only your husband could meet the prophet who lives in Samaria. I’m sure he would cure him of his leprosy.” \nSo Naaman and his whole entourage travelled to Israel and pulled up in the street outside Elisha’s house. Elisha sent an errand boy out to Naaman with a message\, saying\, “Go down to the Jordan River and wash yourself in it seven times. That will cure you and your skin will be as clean and clear as a child’s.” \nNaaman felt deeply insulted and drove off in a huff\, saying\, “You’d think that for a man of my standing he could have come out and talked to me himself. I thought that he would at least stand and call on the LORD his God\, and wave his hand over my skin to bring about the cure! What’s so special about their scummy Israelite river? Aren’t the two great rivers of Damascus much bigger and better? Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean?” \nSo he stormed off\, seething with rage. But his servants spoke up and said\, “Sir\, if the prophet had told you to do something really difficult\, you would have done it\, wouldn’t you? So surely you have got nothing to lose but your disease if you do what he said and wash yourself in the river.” \nSo Naaman relented and\, wading out into the Jordan River\, he immersed himself seven times in the water\, just as the prophet of God had instructed him. Sure enough\, he was cured instantly\, and his skin became as clear and healthy as a child’s. \nHe and his entourage immediately returned to Elisha. Standing before the prophet of God\, he declared\, “Now I know that there is no other God in all the world except the God of Israel.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 111			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Wow! More power to you\, LORD!\nWe can’t thank you enough.\nWith all who stand for justice\nour hearts burst with gratitude. \nThe things you do are fantastic\, LORD\,\nand those who see and understand\nnever tire of exploring them. \nYour works are magnificent\, majestic\,\nand their integrity will never be eroded. \nYou have a reputation for doing amazing things\,\nand all of them generous and merciful. \nYou nourish those who honour you\nand you are always true to your word. \nYou have left your people in no doubt\nabout your power;\nyou have given them the whole world on a plate. \nEverything you put your hands to\nis faithful\, fair and trustworthy\,\nas is everything you say. \nWhat you say goes\, now and forever\,\nand no one can afford to ignore it. \nYou rescue your people and bring them home safe\,\nfor you have committed yourself to them\nfor all time. \nThe mere mention of your holy name\nmakes us go weak all over! \nWisdom is born when your awesome presence\nknocks us to our knees\nand those who never lose sight of that\nhave got their heads on straight. \nAwestruck\, we give you honour and respect for ever. \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 rule forever in faithfulness\nand in you is salvation with eternal glory. \nWith awesome power you created the heavens and the earth\nand through water and fire you saved for yourself a people.\nEven when we were exiled throughout the earth\,\nyour Word\, which is never chained\,\ncalled us to settle wherever you placed us\nand to prayerfully seek the welfare of every land. \nIn Jesus the Christ\, your Word settled among us\,\nmeeting us in our brokenness and suffering\nand\, in mercy\, bringing healing and a way to wholeness.\nHe was chained like a criminal and crucified\,\nand when he died\, we died with him\,\nbut you raised him from the dead\nso that we might also live with him\,\nforever shouting the wonder of your deeds\nand singing the glory of your name. \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 that in Jesus Christ\nyour Word has settled among us\,\nmeeting us in our brokenness and suffering\nand in mercy\, bringing healing and a way to wholeness. \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 rule forever in faithfulness\nand in you is salvation with eternal glory. \nWith awesome power you created the heavens and the earth\nand through water and fire you saved for yourself a people.\nEven when we were exiled throughout the earth\,\nyour Word\, which is never chained\,\ncalled us to settle wherever you placed us\nand to prayerfully seek the welfare of every land. \nIn Jesus the Christ\, your Word settled among us\,\nmeeting us in our brokenness and suffering\nand\, in mercy\, bringing healing and a way to wholeness.\nHe was chained like a criminal and crucified\,\nand when he died\, we died with him\,\nbut you raised him from the dead\nso that we might also live with him\,\nforever shouting the wonder of your deeds\nand singing the glory of your 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©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus Christ remains faithful even if we are faithless.\nHe hears our cries for mercy and replies:\n“Get up and live\,\nyour faith has made you well.” \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\, and live fruitfully where God has placed you.\nPray and strive for the welfare of those you live among\,\nand do your best to present yourselves to God\nas faithful workers with no need to be ashamed. \nAnd may God open the pathways before you;\nMay Christ Jesus cleanse you and make you whole;\nAnd may the Holy Spirit keep your spirits alive\nand your feet from stumbling. \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\nHow Healed is Healed?A sermon on Luke 17: 11-19 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nBecoming AbnormalA sermon on Luke 17: 11-19 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nTo Be SureA sermon on Luke 17: 11-19 & 2 Timothy 2:8-15 by Frank C Senn\n\n\n\nLiving the Life You’ve Been GivenA sermon on Jeremiah 29: 1\, 4-7 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nThe Quest for a Place to Live WellA sermon on Jeremiah 29:1\, 4-7  by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nThe kingdom of God is among youA sermon on Luke 17: 11-19 by Belinda Groves\n\n\n\nJesus vs our TribalismA sermon on Luke 17: 11-19 by Nathan Nettleton
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SUMMARY:Proper 23 - 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				  Jeremiah 29: 1\, 4-7			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Nebuchadnezzar had taken most of the people from Jerusalem into exile in Babylon. The prophet Jeremiah sent a letter from Jerusalem to the exiles. It was addressed to what was left of their leaders\, priests and prophets\, and through them to all the people. This is what it said: \nThe LORD who rules over everything\, the God of Israel\, has sent you from Jerusalem into exile in Babylon and now gives you these instructions:\nSettle in for the long haul. Build houses and make yourselves at home. Plant gardens to provide you with food all year round. Continue normal family life – marry and have children\, and encourage your children to do the same. Don’t put off raising children in expectation of going home any time soon. Pray that the LORD will be good to Babylon and work hard for the wellbeing of the society you have been sent to live in. Your own interests are now bound up with the interests of this country. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 66: 1-12			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	All the earth should shout joyfully to you\, God;\nsinging your praises;\ngiving you the glory you deserve. \nThe things you have done are awesome\, God!\nWhen you take action\,\nyour enemies cringe in fear. \nYou are worshipped all over the earth;\neverywhere people sing your praises\nand speak your name with honour. \nWe want to publicise everything you have done\, God\,\nfor what you have done among us is awesome. \nYou made a dry path through the middle of the sea;\nyou took us safely through the river on foot.\nThere on the other side\, we celebrated your goodness\nand declared you to be our mighty ruler forever.\nYour eyes are always open\, watching the nations;\nlet pretentious rebels be warned! \nIf only everyone would honour you\, God\,\nand fill the world with the sound of your praises.\nYou are the one who sustains our life\nand keeps our feet on the right track. \nYou\, God\, have examined us carefully;\ntested us to see what we were made of.\nYou drove us to our limits\nand weighed us down with burdens;\nyou let us be run into the ground;\nyou took us through the fires of hell\nand the depths of despair\nbut then finally into a wide and generous land. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  2 Timothy 2: 8-15			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Keep this line fixed in your mind: \nJesus Christ\, a human being descended from David\,\nhas been raised from the dead. \nThat\, in a nutshell\, is the message I’ve been preaching all along. That is the message which has got me into so much trouble and even seen me locked up like a dangerous criminal. Fortunately though\, God’s message itself can never be locked up. I’m willing to put up with all this because I know it helps get the message through to the people God is calling\, so that they can get in on the life for which we are saved – the glorious life without limit grounded in Christ Jesus. Another saying to hang on to is this one: \nIf we have died with him\,\nwe will live with him;\nIf we tough it out to the end\,\nwe will reign with him;\nif we turn our backs on him\,\nhe will turn his back on us;\nbut no matter how unfaithful we are\,\nhe remains a hundred percent faithful\,\nbecause he can never stop being who he is. \nDon’t let anybody forget these things. With God as your witness\, warn them not to get hung up on arguments over mere words. Such arguments achieve nothing and just drag everyone down. Instead put your energies into the work God has given you – teaching the truth with integrity – and prove yourself to be a worker who can hold his head high in God’s presence. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Luke 17: 11-19			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	On his way to Jerusalem\, Jesus was travelling through the region along the border between Galilee and Samaria. As he was entering a village there\, he was approached by ten people who were suffering from leprosy. They stood at a safe distance and called out to him as one\, saying\, “Jesus! Sir! Show compassion for us!” \nWhen he saw what they were suffering from\, Jesus said to them\, “Go and ask the priests to certify that you are ready to resume normal social contact.” \nThe ten headed off\, as instructed\, and while they were on their way\, their skin became clean and healthy. Realising that he was healed\, one of them turned around and went back to Jesus\, singing the praises of God at the top of his voice. He threw himself down at Jesus’s feet and couldn’t stop thanking him. And he was a Samaritan – a member of a despised minority group. \nThen Jesus spoke up\, saying\, “Weren’t there ten people who were cured? Where have the other nine got to? How come this outsider is the only one who has come back to express thanks to God?” \nThen he said to the man\, “It’s time to stand up and get on with your life. Putting your faith into practice has made you whole.” \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				  2 Kings 5: 1-3\, 9-15c			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The commander of the Syrian army was a man named Naaman. Naaman was very popular with his king\, because under his command\, the LORD had given Syria a string of military victories. Although he was a great soldier and a highly decorated commander\, Naaman suffered from leprosy. Naaman’s wife had a young Israelite girl among her servants who had come to Syria as a prisoner of war after a military raid. One day the girl said to her mistress\, “If only your husband could meet the prophet who lives in Samaria. I’m sure he would cure him of his leprosy.” \nSo Naaman and his whole entourage travelled to Israel and pulled up in the street outside Elisha’s house. Elisha sent an errand boy out to Naaman with a message\, saying\, “Go down to the Jordan River and wash yourself in it seven times. That will cure you and your skin will be as clean and clear as a child’s.” \nNaaman felt deeply insulted and drove off in a huff\, saying\, “You’d think that for a man of my standing he could have come out and talked to me himself. I thought that he would at least stand and call on the LORD his God\, and wave his hand over my skin to bring about the cure! What’s so special about their scummy Israelite river? Aren’t the two great rivers of Damascus much bigger and better? Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean?” \nSo he stormed off\, seething with rage. But his servants spoke up and said\, “Sir\, if the prophet had told you to do something really difficult\, you would have done it\, wouldn’t you? So surely you have got nothing to lose but your disease if you do what he said and wash yourself in the river.” \nSo Naaman relented and\, wading out into the Jordan River\, he immersed himself seven times in the water\, just as the prophet of God had instructed him. Sure enough\, he was cured instantly\, and his skin became as clear and healthy as a child’s. \nHe and his entourage immediately returned to Elisha. Standing before the prophet of God\, he declared\, “Now I know that there is no other God in all the world except the God of Israel.” \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 111			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Wow! More power to you\, LORD!\nWe can’t thank you enough.\nWith all who stand for justice\nour hearts burst with gratitude. \nThe things you do are fantastic\, LORD\,\nand those who see and understand\nnever tire of exploring them. \nYour works are magnificent\, majestic\,\nand their integrity will never be eroded. \nYou have a reputation for doing amazing things\,\nand all of them generous and merciful. \nYou nourish those who honour you\nand you are always true to your word. \nYou have left your people in no doubt\nabout your power;\nyou have given them the whole world on a plate. \nEverything you put your hands to\nis faithful\, fair and trustworthy\,\nas is everything you say. \nWhat you say goes\, now and forever\,\nand no one can afford to ignore it. \nYou rescue your people and bring them home safe\,\nfor you have committed yourself to them\nfor all time. \nThe mere mention of your holy name\nmakes us go weak all over! \nWisdom is born when your awesome presence\nknocks us to our knees\nand those who never lose sight of that\nhave got their heads on straight. \nAwestruck\, we give you honour and respect for ever. \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 rule forever in faithfulness\nand in you is salvation with eternal glory. \nWith awesome power you created the heavens and the earth\nand through water and fire you saved for yourself a people.\nEven when we were exiled throughout the earth\,\nyour Word\, which is never chained\,\ncalled us to settle wherever you placed us\nand to prayerfully seek the welfare of every land. \nIn Jesus the Christ\, your Word settled among us\,\nmeeting us in our brokenness and suffering\nand\, in mercy\, bringing healing and a way to wholeness.\nHe was chained like a criminal and crucified\,\nand when he died\, we died with him\,\nbut you raised him from the dead\nso that we might also live with him\,\nforever shouting the wonder of your deeds\nand singing the glory of your name. \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 that in Jesus Christ\nyour Word has settled among us\,\nmeeting us in our brokenness and suffering\nand in mercy\, bringing healing and a way to wholeness. \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 rule forever in faithfulness\nand in you is salvation with eternal glory. \nWith awesome power you created the heavens and the earth\nand through water and fire you saved for yourself a people.\nEven when we were exiled throughout the earth\,\nyour Word\, which is never chained\,\ncalled us to settle wherever you placed us\nand to prayerfully seek the welfare of every land. \nIn Jesus the Christ\, your Word settled among us\,\nmeeting us in our brokenness and suffering\nand\, in mercy\, bringing healing and a way to wholeness.\nHe was chained like a criminal and crucified\,\nand when he died\, we died with him\,\nbut you raised him from the dead\nso that we might also live with him\,\nforever shouting the wonder of your deeds\nand singing the glory of your 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©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Jesus Christ remains faithful even if we are faithless.\nHe hears our cries for mercy and replies:\n“Get up and live\,\nyour faith has made you well.” \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\, and live fruitfully where God has placed you.\nPray and strive for the welfare of those you live among\,\nand do your best to present yourselves to God\nas faithful workers with no need to be ashamed. \nAnd may God open the pathways before you;\nMay Christ Jesus cleanse you and make you whole;\nAnd may the Holy Spirit keep your spirits alive\nand your feet from stumbling. \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\nHow Healed is Healed?A sermon on Luke 17: 11-19 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nBecoming AbnormalA sermon on Luke 17: 11-19 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nTo Be SureA sermon on Luke 17: 11-19 & 2 Timothy 2:8-15 by Frank C Senn\n\n\n\nLiving the Life You’ve Been GivenA sermon on Jeremiah 29: 1\, 4-7 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nThe Quest for a Place to Live WellA sermon on Jeremiah 29:1\, 4-7  by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nThe kingdom of God is among youA sermon on Luke 17: 11-19 by Belinda Groves\n\n\n\nJesus vs our TribalismA sermon on Luke 17: 11-19 by Nathan Nettleton
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