Lectionary for Palm Sunday Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted high, O ancient doors! That the King of glory may come in. Psalm 24:7 Collect. Father, your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, loved the world so much that he went to the cross for our sake. So strengthen us with your-graceContinue reading “Lectionary for Lent 6”
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Lectionary for Lent 5
Lectionary for Lent C 5 One thing I do; forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 Collect. Most generous God, no human words or costly gifts can ever express our thanksContinue reading “Lectionary for Lent 5”
Lectionary for Lent 4
Lectionary for fourth Sunday in Lent While the prodigal was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him. Luke 15:20 Collect. Gracious Father, you are truly compassionate to all your children, for you remember that we are but dust. SoContinue reading “Lectionary for Lent 4”
Lectionary for Lent 3
Lectionary for the 3rd Sunday in Lent. O God, your steadfast love is better than life, so my lips will sing praise to you. I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on your name. Psalm 63:3-4 Collect. Holy and merciful Father, you never leave yourContinue reading “Lectionary for Lent 3”
Lectionary for Lent 2
Lectionary for the second Sunday in Lent. Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:14 Collect. Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves. Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that weContinue reading “Lectionary for Lent 2”
Lectionary for Lent 1
Lectionary for the First Sunday in Lent. If the confession ‘Jesus is Lord’ is on your lips, and the faith that God raised him from the dead is in your heart, you will find salvation. Romans 10:9 Collect. Lord our God, listen to the voice of your Church, calling to you from the desertContinue reading “Lectionary for Lent 1”
Lectionary for Lent 6
Lectionary for Lent 6 Open the gates of righteousness that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. Psalm 118:19 Collect. Let us pray: Jesus, you enter the holy city, approaching your passion and death; today the crowd acclaims you. May we sing your praises every day, for you are the servantContinue reading “Lectionary for Lent 6”
Sermon Notes John 12:31
John 12v31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. When we worked in UK- still fighting 2nd WW. The US still trying to win the West. But it was a romantic view because they knew how the story ended. As we approach Easter I wonderContinue reading “Sermon Notes John 12:31”
Lectionary for Lent 5
Lectionary for Sunday Lent 5 Jesus says: ‘Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also.’ John 12:26 Reading. Psalm 51:1-12. This is a beautiful and much loved psalm for, on the one hand it reminds us most forcefully of our failures; at the same time it assuresContinue reading “Lectionary for Lent 5”
Lectionary for Lent 4
Lectionary for Lent 4 By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8 Reading. Ephesians 2:1-10. Paul’s argument in this passage is really quite straight forward!!! What we were then (before Jesus came) is not what we are now. Similarly what weContinue reading “Lectionary for Lent 4”
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