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Advent 3 Part 2

Lectionary Reading Advent 3 Part 2 An Advent Prayer: Almighty God: you have made us and all things to serve you; May the world be made ready for your rule. Come quickly Lord to save us, so that violence and crying may end, and your children live in peace, honouring each other with justice andContinue reading “Advent 3 Part 2”

Lectionary Reading Advent 3

Lectionary Reading Advent 3 My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour. The Mighty One has done great things for me; holy is your name, O God. Luke 1:47, 49 Reading. Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11. As we read these words from the prophet Isaiah it is easy for us to recallContinue reading “Lectionary Reading Advent 3”

Advent 2 Part 2

Lectionary Reading Part 2 Advent 2 An Advent Prayer: God of the prophets: on the banks of the Jordan River you sent a messenger to prepare people’s hearts for the coming of your Son. Help us to hear the good news that can change our minds in order to repent, and be ready to welcomeContinue reading “Advent 2 Part 2”

Lectionary Reading Advent 2

Lectionary Reading Advent 2 The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. Isaiah 40:5 Reading. Isaiah 40:1-11 Here is a gentle voice of comfort to a nation in ruins. Israel had a law of Jubilees, that every 50 years thereContinue reading “Lectionary Reading Advent 2”

Advent 1 Part 2

Lectionary Reading Pt 2 Advent 1 Reading. 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Grace is not a thing, it is essentially the way that God forms a personal relationship with humanity. In this relationship God makes the first approach and comes to us with kindness and concern. It is grace that gives each one of us confidence toContinue reading “Advent 1 Part 2”

Lectionary Reading Advent 1

Lectionary Reading Advent 1 Restore to us, O God, the light of your face, that we may be saved. Psalm 80:3 Reading. Isaiah 64:1-9 The book of the prophet Isaiah is filled with hope for the future, a future where the God of Israel would be in charge. Like others before him, in this passageContinue reading “Lectionary Reading Advent 1”

November 22 Part 2

Lectionary Readings November 22 Part 2 To celebrate Christ the King Sunday is to look forward to the time when the whole creation will live in harmony and peace. We worship on this day with this hope of renewal. “The LORD is king! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad”! Psalm 97:1Continue reading “November 22 Part 2”

Lectionary Readings Nov 22

Lectionary Readings November 22 This Sunday the church celebrates Christ the King. Beginning in the 20th Century this set of readings on the one hand marks the end of the church year, and also looks ahead to the end of all things. It draws significance from the ascension and the understanding that Jesus is nowContinue reading “Lectionary Readings Nov 22”

November 15 Part 2

Lectionary reading November 15 Part 2 But you, beloved, are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a thief; 1 Thessalonians 5:4 (NRSV) Read.1Thessalonians 5:1-11 It is always good to remember that the whole of the New Testament was written after the resurrection and ascension of Jesus: it is therefore written fromContinue reading “November 15 Part 2”

Lectionary November 15

Let us put on the breastplate of faith and love, and the hope of salvation for a helmet. For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thess 5:8-9 Read. Judges 4:1-7 We know very little about Deborah apart from this snapshot of her lifeContinue reading “Lectionary November 15”