Proverbs 30: 5-9
Psalm 119: 105-112
Luke 9: 1-6
Building Better Community
Proverbs 30: 5-9
Psalm 119: 105-112
Luke 9: 1-6
Proverbs 21: 1-6 and 10-12
Psalm 119: 1-8
Luke 8: 19-21
Proverbs 3: 13-18
2 Corinthians 4: 1-6
Matthew 9: 9-13
Hymns, Songs, Readings and other links for 15th Sunday of Trinity –
11th Sunday of Re-opening – A New Church for a New Society:
“Themes in John’s Gospel.”
Sunday 20th Sept 2020
Bible Readings:
Key Bible Readings:
John 16:1-15: If you would like to look up the whole reading for yourself – simply click the link: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+16%3A1-15&version=NIVUK
Set Readings for today:
Jonah 3:10 – 4:11 – Jonah was sent to Nineveh to pronounce God’s judgement on the great city. But they repented when they heard the message. Rather than be delighted Jonah is grumpy because God has shown mercy beyond judgement. How do we respond to God’s graciousness both towards calling us to forgive others and to allowing ourselves to be forgiven. Goes to the heart of the Lord’s Prayer.
Philippians 1:21-end – Paul speaks to his fellow brothers and sister in the Church in Philippi with such compassion but also such certainty of his destiny to the point where he would rather be with Christ through death than to remain in this world. Out of this closeness of relationship though Paul then speaks of the need for the Church to stand shoulder to shoulder as one worshipping and following the Lord Jesus.
Matthew 20:1-16 – Jesus speaks both into the human condition but also into the specific situation of many of those from Jewish descent. For the Jewish community had been faithful to following in the footsteps of Abraham, their spiritual father figure and to the keeping of the Mosaic Law for thousands of years. But here is Jesus saying, those who have come to faith most recently, and more than that, those who have been rejected by society and thrown of the rubbish heap, they in their thankfulness and humility, those who could not believe they would possibly be invited to the party and treated as an equal, these are those who will lead the parade into the Kingdom. For it is gratitude, generosity, and humility, not piety, works, and badges that are God’s currency of what aligns a person’s heart with His own.
Hymns and Songs for 15th Sunday after Trinity:
Traditional:
Children’s Song:
Modern:
We have been told by Facebook that unfortunately we are not able to play recorded artists during the actual “Livestream” itself at present, so we are playing certain videos either Before or After as a physical Church. So that everyone can share in a full experience of the breadth of the worship life of the Church details of this music is given here:
Played during Communion:
Played after the Livestream:
Videos:
Films:
“Searching for Sugarman” the story of Sixto Rodriguez. This is the story of a singer songwriter, living in the depths of poverty, passed over by his own, only to be discovered and heralded six thousand miles away without him even knowing it for twenty years. Until one day. Rodriguez has been compared as a lyricist to the like of Bob Dylan, and in a foreign land, he was bigger than the Beattles. Great watch (especially if you’re a music buff or like a story of injustice with a happy ending). Available from Amazon or to rent on Amazon Prime.
Jonah 3: 10-end of ch. 4
Philippians 1: 21-end
Matthew 20: 1-16
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Psalm 30: 1-5
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