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SUMMARY:2nd Sunday of Advent - 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				  Isaiah 11: 1-10			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Like a green shoot sprouting from the stump of a tree\,\nthe family of David will again produce a king. \nThe Spirit of the LORD will be with him\,\ngiving him wisdom and insight\,\nmaking him strong and perceptive\,\nfilling him with knowledge and respect for God. \nShowing due respect for the LORD\nwill be the new king’s greatest delight. \nHe will not judge by appearances\,\nnor act on the basis of rumour.\nHe will do the right thing by the poor\nand be fair to those who can’t fight for themselves.\nHis words will strike like lightning\,\nand wipe out evil and corruption. \nHis reputation will be built\non honesty\, loyalty and a passion for doing right. \nIn his day\, the dingo and the lamb will play together;\nthe hawk and the pigeon will share a nest;\nthe crocodile and the wallaby will eat together\,\nand a little child will lead them around like pets. \nFoxes and chooks will forage together;\ntheir cubs and chickens will snuggle up to sleep;\nand sharks will go vegetarian. \nA gurgling baby will play with a Tiger snake;\ntoddlers will stick their hands into bee hives unharmed. \nThere will be no killing or maiming on the LORD’s holy mountain.\nJust as water fills the oceans\,\nso will the earth be full of people\nwho know and love the LORD. \nWhen that day comes\, the revival of David’s line will be like a flag and all the world’s people’s will gather around it. All nations will look to the one king for guidance and he will live and reign in splendour and glory. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 72: 1-7\, 18-19			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Send us a wise ruler\, O God\,\none who takes after you in justice and honesty;\none who does the right thing by everybody\,\nand is vigilant in ensuring justice for the poor;\none who will stand up for the disadvantaged\,\nprovide a way out of the poverty trap\,\nand stomp on those who exploit the vulnerable. \nThen the whole land will know prosperity and integrity;\nthe mountains\, the valleys\, the hills\, the plains. \nSend us a wise ruler\, O God\,\nwho will outlive the sun and moon\,\nwho will rule forever\, generation after generation. \nMay your chosen one give life to the land\nlike the spring rains in the wheat country.\nMay the people yield a bumper crop of honesty\,\nand may peace be as dependable\nas the southern cross in the night sky. \nMore power to you\, LORD\, God of our land;\nonly you can do such incredible things. \nMay the mere mention of your name\ninspire praise from everyone\, forever.\nMay the whole earth be full of your glory.\nToo right! \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Romans 15: 4-13			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The writings that we have received from times past were written to teach us what we need to know. The unchanging and inspiring message of the scriptures fills us with courage and hope. I pray that God — rock-solid and inspirational — will unite you and enable you to get along with one another\, showing each other the same sort of trust and respect that Christ Jesus shows to everyone. That sort of peaceful shared life will ring out a message\, as clear as a bell\, giving all the glory to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. So welcome and accept one another as openly as Christ has welcomed and accepted you\, and may all the credit go to God! \nYou can be sure of this: Christ accepted both insiders and outsiders. It is true that he came to serve the people of Israel\, who had always had inside access to the truth of God\, so as to make good on the promises made to their ancestors. But it is also true that he came so that the outsiders might encounter the mercy of God and get into the swing of giving credit and thanks to God too. The scriptures spoke of it in these words: \n“I will speak the truth about you among the outsiders\,\nI will sing your praises and honour your name.” \nIn another place it is written: \n“You outsiders\, come and celebrate with God’s people.” \nSimilarly\, another piece of scripture says: \n“All you outsiders\, sing the praises of God;\nlet all peoples everywhere honour the Lord.” \nAnd the prophet Isaiah wrote: \n“The root of David’s family will sprout again\,\nproducing the one who will give the outsiders hope;\nthe one who will rule over all people everywhere.” \nI pray that God\, the hope-giver\, will see to it that your faith produces a flood of joy and peace that fills your lives and spills over into an unshakeable confidence energised by the Holy Spirit. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Matthew 3: 1-12			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	While Jesus was living at home in Galilee\, John the baptiser showed up in the Judean desert preaching to the people. This was the guts of his message: “Turn your lives around\, for the culture of heaven is close at hand.” \nThe prophet Isaiah had spoken about John when he said\, \n“In the desert a voice is shouting: \n‘The Lord is coming!\nGet the road ready.\nClear the track\, straighten it out for him.’” \nJohn was dressed in rough clothes made of camel hair and animal skins. He lived on bush tucker – grasshoppers and wild honey. People came flocking to John from Jerusalem\, from all the rural districts of Judea\, and from up and down the Jordan valley. They owned up to their toxic ways and were baptised by John in the Jordan River. \nBut when John saw that members of the religious groups known as the Pharisees and the Sadducees were coming to him for baptism\, he bellowed\, “You slippery bunch of snakes! What makes you think that running down here for a quick bath will get you off scot free when the judgment comes? You’ve got to walk the walk. Show by your actions that you’ve turned your lives around as you say you have. And don’t presume you’ve got the inside running just because you can trace your family tree back to Abraham. I’m telling you straight\, descendants of Abraham are thick on the ground and\, at the snap of a finger\, God could turn these rocks into a few more. Family trees count for nothing. It is what sort of fruit the tree bears that matters. If the fruit is rubbish\, an axe is ready to cut the tree off at the ground and toss it on the fire.” \n“I’m only baptising you with water. After me comes the One who is way out of my league – I’d be honoured just to carry his boots. It won’t be just water that he’ll be immersing you in. He’ll baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire. He’s ready to start with his flame thrower in hand. He’ll release an uncontrollable fire into the dry bushland of your lives\, completely incinerating the rubbish and germinating the good seeds that lie in wait for that day.” \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 your reign draws near\nwith the promise of justice\, peace and security for all. \nYou created the earth and its inhabitants\,\nand through the voice of the prophets crying in the desert\,\nyou called us to prepare the way for your coming.\nThrough the scriptures\,\nyou spoke words of steadfastness and encouragement\,\nfilling us with hope in your visions of peace. \nYou came to us in your child\, Jesus\n— the new branch growing from the stump of Jesse’s line —\nand baptised us with Holy Spirit and fire.\nThough he was killed\, you raised him to life\,\nand clothed him in righteousness and faithfulness\nso that as his reign dawns\,\njustice may sprout on the earth\,\npeace outlast the moon\,\nand the knowledge of your wonderful grace\nwash over the earth as the waters cover the sea. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2004 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Short Preface (for insertion into Eucharistic prayers with fixed prefaces)			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We give you thanks for your words of steadfastness and encouragement\,\nthat fill us with hope for the day\nwhen justice will sprout on the earth\,\npeace outlast the moon\,\nand the knowledge of your wonderful grace\nwash over the earth as the waters cover the sea. \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 your reign draws near\nwith the promise of justice\, peace and security for all. \nYou created the earth and its inhabitants\,\nand through the voice of the prophets crying in the desert\,\nyou called us to prepare the way for your coming.\nThrough the scriptures\,\nyou spoke words of steadfastness and encouragement\,\nfilling us with hope in your visions of peace. \nYou came to us in your child\, Jesus\n— the new branch growing from the stump of Jesse’s line —\nand baptised us with Holy Spirit and fire.\nThough he was killed\, you raised him to life\,\nand clothed him in righteousness and faithfulness\nso that as his reign dawns\,\njustice may sprout on the earth\,\npeace outlast the moon\,\nand the knowledge of your wonderful grace\nwash over the earth as the waters cover the sea. \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©2004 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Christ Jesus has become a servant of all\nso that we might glorify God for his mercy.\nAll who repent\, confessing their sins\,\nare baptised in the love and mercy of 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 and prepare the way of the Lord.\nWelcome one another as Christ has welcomed you\,\nand bear fruits worthy of repentance. \nAnd may God grant you harmony with one another;\nMay Christ Jesus fill you with joy and peace in believing;\nAnd may the Holy Spirit empower you and fill you with hope. \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\nIs it for Real?A sermon on Isaiah 11:1-10 & Matthew 3:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nWhat wine do you serve with locusts?A sermon on Matthew 3:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nA Handle on HopeA sermon on Romans 15:4-13 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nThat you may Abound in HopeA sermon on Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13 & Matthew 3:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nThe Axe and the StumpA sermon on Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13 & Matthew 3:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nHope: defiant and celebratoryA sermon on Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13 & Matthew 3:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nGetting a Handle on HopeA sermon on Romans 15:4-13 & Matthew 3:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton
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SUMMARY:2nd Sunday of Advent - 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				  Isaiah 11: 1-10			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Like a green shoot sprouting from the stump of a tree\,\nthe family of David will again produce a king. \nThe Spirit of the LORD will be with him\,\ngiving him wisdom and insight\,\nmaking him strong and perceptive\,\nfilling him with knowledge and respect for God. \nShowing due respect for the LORD\nwill be the new king’s greatest delight. \nHe will not judge by appearances\,\nnor act on the basis of rumour.\nHe will do the right thing by the poor\nand be fair to those who can’t fight for themselves.\nHis words will strike like lightning\,\nand wipe out evil and corruption. \nHis reputation will be built\non honesty\, loyalty and a passion for doing right. \nIn his day\, the dingo and the lamb will play together;\nthe hawk and the pigeon will share a nest;\nthe crocodile and the wallaby will eat together\,\nand a little child will lead them around like pets. \nFoxes and chooks will forage together;\ntheir cubs and chickens will snuggle up to sleep;\nand sharks will go vegetarian. \nA gurgling baby will play with a Tiger snake;\ntoddlers will stick their hands into bee hives unharmed. \nThere will be no killing or maiming on the LORD’s holy mountain.\nJust as water fills the oceans\,\nso will the earth be full of people\nwho know and love the LORD. \nWhen that day comes\, the revival of David’s line will be like a flag and all the world’s people’s will gather around it. All nations will look to the one king for guidance and he will live and reign in splendour and glory. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Psalm 72: 1-7\, 18-19			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Send us a wise ruler\, O God\,\none who takes after you in justice and honesty;\none who does the right thing by everybody\,\nand is vigilant in ensuring justice for the poor;\none who will stand up for the disadvantaged\,\nprovide a way out of the poverty trap\,\nand stomp on those who exploit the vulnerable. \nThen the whole land will know prosperity and integrity;\nthe mountains\, the valleys\, the hills\, the plains. \nSend us a wise ruler\, O God\,\nwho will outlive the sun and moon\,\nwho will rule forever\, generation after generation. \nMay your chosen one give life to the land\nlike the spring rains in the wheat country.\nMay the people yield a bumper crop of honesty\,\nand may peace be as dependable\nas the southern cross in the night sky. \nMore power to you\, LORD\, God of our land;\nonly you can do such incredible things. \nMay the mere mention of your name\ninspire praise from everyone\, forever.\nMay the whole earth be full of your glory.\nToo right! \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Romans 15: 4-13			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	The writings that we have received from times past were written to teach us what we need to know. The unchanging and inspiring message of the scriptures fills us with courage and hope. I pray that God — rock-solid and inspirational — will unite you and enable you to get along with one another\, showing each other the same sort of trust and respect that Christ Jesus shows to everyone. That sort of peaceful shared life will ring out a message\, as clear as a bell\, giving all the glory to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. So welcome and accept one another as openly as Christ has welcomed and accepted you\, and may all the credit go to God! \nYou can be sure of this: Christ accepted both insiders and outsiders. It is true that he came to serve the people of Israel\, who had always had inside access to the truth of God\, so as to make good on the promises made to their ancestors. But it is also true that he came so that the outsiders might encounter the mercy of God and get into the swing of giving credit and thanks to God too. The scriptures spoke of it in these words: \n“I will speak the truth about you among the outsiders\,\nI will sing your praises and honour your name.” \nIn another place it is written: \n“You outsiders\, come and celebrate with God’s people.” \nSimilarly\, another piece of scripture says: \n“All you outsiders\, sing the praises of God;\nlet all peoples everywhere honour the Lord.” \nAnd the prophet Isaiah wrote: \n“The root of David’s family will sprout again\,\nproducing the one who will give the outsiders hope;\nthe one who will rule over all people everywhere.” \nI pray that God\, the hope-giver\, will see to it that your faith produces a flood of joy and peace that fills your lives and spills over into an unshakeable confidence energised by the Holy Spirit. \n©2001 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Matthew 3: 1-12			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	While Jesus was living at home in Galilee\, John the baptiser showed up in the Judean desert preaching to the people. This was the guts of his message: “Turn your lives around\, for the culture of heaven is close at hand.” \nThe prophet Isaiah had spoken about John when he said\, \n“In the desert a voice is shouting: \n‘The Lord is coming!\nGet the road ready.\nClear the track\, straighten it out for him.’” \nJohn was dressed in rough clothes made of camel hair and animal skins. He lived on bush tucker – grasshoppers and wild honey. People came flocking to John from Jerusalem\, from all the rural districts of Judea\, and from up and down the Jordan valley. They owned up to their toxic ways and were baptised by John in the Jordan River. \nBut when John saw that members of the religious groups known as the Pharisees and the Sadducees were coming to him for baptism\, he bellowed\, “You slippery bunch of snakes! What makes you think that running down here for a quick bath will get you off scot free when the judgment comes? You’ve got to walk the walk. Show by your actions that you’ve turned your lives around as you say you have. And don’t presume you’ve got the inside running just because you can trace your family tree back to Abraham. I’m telling you straight\, descendants of Abraham are thick on the ground and\, at the snap of a finger\, God could turn these rocks into a few more. Family trees count for nothing. It is what sort of fruit the tree bears that matters. If the fruit is rubbish\, an axe is ready to cut the tree off at the ground and toss it on the fire.” \n“I’m only baptising you with water. After me comes the One who is way out of my league – I’d be honoured just to carry his boots. It won’t be just water that he’ll be immersing you in. He’ll baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire. He’s ready to start with his flame thrower in hand. He’ll release an uncontrollable fire into the dry bushland of your lives\, completely incinerating the rubbish and germinating the good seeds that lie in wait for that day.” \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 your reign draws near\nwith the promise of justice\, peace and security for all. \nYou created the earth and its inhabitants\,\nand through the voice of the prophets crying in the desert\,\nyou called us to prepare the way for your coming.\nThrough the scriptures\,\nyou spoke words of steadfastness and encouragement\,\nfilling us with hope in your visions of peace. \nYou came to us in your child\, Jesus\n— the new branch growing from the stump of Jesse’s line —\nand baptised us with Holy Spirit and fire.\nThough he was killed\, you raised him to life\,\nand clothed him in righteousness and faithfulness\nso that as his reign dawns\,\njustice may sprout on the earth\,\npeace outlast the moon\,\nand the knowledge of your wonderful grace\nwash over the earth as the waters cover the sea. \nTherefore with ..... \n©2004 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Short Preface (for insertion into Eucharistic prayers with fixed prefaces)			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	We give you thanks for your words of steadfastness and encouragement\,\nthat fill us with hope for the day\nwhen justice will sprout on the earth\,\npeace outlast the moon\,\nand the knowledge of your wonderful grace\nwash over the earth as the waters cover the sea. \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 your reign draws near\nwith the promise of justice\, peace and security for all. \nYou created the earth and its inhabitants\,\nand through the voice of the prophets crying in the desert\,\nyou called us to prepare the way for your coming.\nThrough the scriptures\,\nyou spoke words of steadfastness and encouragement\,\nfilling us with hope in your visions of peace. \nYou came to us in your child\, Jesus\n— the new branch growing from the stump of Jesse’s line —\nand baptised us with Holy Spirit and fire.\nThough he was killed\, you raised him to life\,\nand clothed him in righteousness and faithfulness\nso that as his reign dawns\,\njustice may sprout on the earth\,\npeace outlast the moon\,\nand the knowledge of your wonderful grace\nwash over the earth as the waters cover the sea. \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©2004 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net \n\n\n			\n	\n		\n\n		\n			\n				  Declaration of Grace / Absolution			\n		\n\n		\n		 \n \n	Christ Jesus has become a servant of all\nso that we might glorify God for his mercy.\nAll who repent\, confessing their sins\,\nare baptised in the love and mercy of 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 and prepare the way of the Lord.\nWelcome one another as Christ has welcomed you\,\nand bear fruits worthy of repentance. \nAnd may God grant you harmony with one another;\nMay Christ Jesus fill you with joy and peace in believing;\nAnd may the Holy Spirit empower you and fill you with hope. \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\nIs it for Real?A sermon on Isaiah 11:1-10 & Matthew 3:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nWhat wine do you serve with locusts?A sermon on Matthew 3:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nA Handle on HopeA sermon on Romans 15:4-13 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nThat you may Abound in HopeA sermon on Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13 & Matthew 3:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nThe Axe and the StumpA sermon on Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13 & Matthew 3:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nHope: defiant and celebratoryA sermon on Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13 & Matthew 3:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton\n\n\n\nGetting a Handle on HopeA sermon on Romans 15:4-13 & Matthew 3:1-12 by Nathan Nettleton
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