Two messages from Ruth Edy The book by David Winter, mentioned in this morning’s sermon is 100 Days in the Arena, published in 1977, ISBN 0-87788-270-3 Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me All his wondrous compassion and purity O thou Spirit divine, all my nature refine, ‘Til the beauty of Jesus be…
Psalm 1 Blessed are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor lingered in the way of sinners nor sat in the assembly of the scornful. Their delight is in the law of the Lord and they meditate on his law day and night. Like a tree planted by streams of water bearing fruit in due season, with…
Gospel Reading Matthew 22.15–22 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All Glory to you, O Lord. Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap Jesus in what he said. So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, ‘Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach…
Gospel Reading Luke 17.11–19 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All Glory to you, O Lord. On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, ‘Jesus, Master, have…
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Colossians from the all-age International Children’s Bible translation. Colossians 3:12-17 God has chosen you and made you his holy people. He loves you. So always do these things: Show mercy to others; be kind, humble, gentle, and patient. Do not be angry with each other, but forgive…
Gospel Matthew 21.23–32 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All Glory to you, O Lord. When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, ‘By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave…
Gospel Matthew 20.1-16 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All Glory to you, O Lord. Jesus said to his disciples, ‘For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the labourers for the usual…
Gospel Mark 10:13-16 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark All Glory to you, O Lord. People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come…
Gospel Matthew 16.21–end Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All Glory to you, O Lord. From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and…
Gospel Luke 22.24–30 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All Glory to you, O Lord. A dispute also arose among them as to which one was to be regarded as the greatest. But he said to them, ‘The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those in authority…