{"id":25357,"date":"2024-01-28T16:39:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T16:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=25357"},"modified":"2024-01-28T16:39:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T16:39:09","slug":"they-also-serve-who-only-stand-and-wait","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?ctc_sermon=they-also-serve-who-only-stand-and-wait","title":{"rendered":"They also serve; who only stand and wait"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gospel <\/u><\/strong>       Luke 2: 22-40<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke<\/em><\/h2>\n

All        <\/em>Glory to you O Lord   <\/h2>\n

When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, \u2018Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord\u2019), and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, \u2018a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.\u2019<\/p>\n

Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord\u2019s Messiah. Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying,
\n\u2018Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles    and for glory to your people Israel.\u2019<\/p>\n

And the child\u2019s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, \u2018This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed\u2014and a sword will pierce your own soul too.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

There was also a prophet, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage, then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshipped there with fasting and prayer night and day. At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favour of God was upon him.<\/p>\n

This is the Gospel of the Lord<\/p>\n

All<\/em>        Praise to you, O Christ.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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