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Wednesday

posted 4 Jan 2012, 04:55 by Mark Broomhead

Lord open our mouths so we can tell you how great you are. 
Yours are the hands that made the universe.

Master of the universe, Designer of everything you are amazing.
The living word that always has been, forever with you, Stooped down to earth and became one of us - so that we could know your blinding light, your infectious love. And now full to bursting we can't help but sing. Blessed be our God Father son and holy spirit.
Blessed forever!

I will sing for joy in God, explode in praise from deep in my soul!

He dressed me up in a suit of salvation, he outfitted me in a robe of righteousness,

As a bridegroom who puts on a tuxedo and a bride a jewelled tiara.

For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers, and as a garden cascades with blossoms,

So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom and puts praise on display before the nations.

Regarding Zion, I can't keep my mouth shut, regarding Jerusalem, I can't hold my tongue,

Until her righteousness blazes down like the sun and her salvation flames up like a torch.

Foreign countries will see your righteousness, and world leaders your glory.

You'll get a brand-new name straight from the mouth of God.

You'll be a stunning crown in the palm of God's hand, a jewelled gold cup held high in the hand of your God.

Glory to God; father, Son and holy Spirit,
yesterday, today and Tomorrow
Amen

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.

For those who lived in a land of deep shadows— light! sunbursts of light!

You repopulated the nation, you expanded its joy.

Oh, they're so glad in your presence! Festival joy!

The joy of a great celebration, sharing rich gifts and warm greetings.

For a child has been born—for us!  the gift of a son—for us!

He'll take over the running of the world.

His names will be: Amazing Counsellor, Strong God,

Eternal Father,  Prince of Wholeness.

His ruling authority will grow, and there'll be no limits to the wholeness he brings.

He'll rule from the historic David throne over that promised kingdom.

He'll put that kingdom on a firm footing and keep it going

With fair dealing and right living, beginning now and lasting always.

The zeal of God-of-the-Angel-Armies will do all this.



Colossians 3:12-4:1

The Message (MSG)

 12-14So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.

 15-17Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ—the Message—have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.

 18Wives, understand and support your husbands by submitting to them in ways that honor the Master.

 19Husbands, go all out in love for your wives. Don't take advantage of them.

 20Children, do what your parents tell you. This delights the Master no end.

 21Parents, don't come down too hard on your children or you'll crush their spirits.

 22-25Servants, do what you're told by your earthly masters. And don't just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you'll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you're serving is Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being a follower of Jesus doesn't cover up bad work.

We offer our prayers for:

The day, its tasks and opportunities 

The world and its needs

The mission of God


Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours


When he comes, may our lord find us waiting ready

Thank you God



Tuesday

posted 3 Jan 2012, 05:40 by Mark Broomhead

Lord open our mouths so we can tell you how great you are. 
Yours are the hands that made the universe.

Master of the universe, Designer of everything you are amazing.
The living word that always has been, forever with you, Stooped down to earth and became one of us - so that we could know your blinding light, your infectious love. And now full to bursting we can't help but sing. Blessed be our God Father son and holy spirit.
Blessed forever!

I will sing for joy in God, explode in praise from deep in my soul!

He dressed me up in a suit of salvation, he outfitted me in a robe of righteousness,

As a bridegroom who puts on a tuxedo and a bride a jewelled tiara.

For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers, and as a garden cascades with blossoms,

So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom and puts praise on display before the nations.

Regarding Zion, I can't keep my mouth shut, regarding Jerusalem, I can't hold my tongue,

Until her righteousness blazes down like the sun and her salvation flames up like a torch.

Foreign countries will see your righteousness, and world leaders your glory.

You'll get a brand-new name straight from the mouth of God.

You'll be a stunning crown in the palm of God's hand, a jewelled gold cup held high in the hand of your God.

Glory to God; father, Son and holy Spirit,
yesterday, today and Tomorrow
Amen

"Words In The Water"

Standing knee-deep in cold water, swiftly moving

Somehow I knew I lost something


Waiting waist-deep I saw a book there, in the river

Waiting for me to find it there

I tried to read it, neck deep, treading water

The tide pulled me out to sea


Then with water in my eyes

The words began to rise from their place

They were beautiful and dread

I reached for them and fed on each phrase

They were honey on my lips

Then a bitter twist in my side

I knew they'd lay me in my grave

"Is there no one who could save me? " I cried

Sinking down deep through cold water and heavy silence

Shadows stirring in the gloom

What things lay sleeping down deep in the darkness?

Woke then to find me in my tomb


Then with water in my eyes

The words began to rise from their place

They were beautiful and dread

I reached for them and fed on each phrase

They were honey on my lips

Then a bitter twist in my side

I knew they'd lay me in my grave

"Is there no one who could save me? " I cried


And when I lost all hope to look

Someone took that heavy book from my hands

All it's weight they set aside

After they had satisfied it's demands

I felt white and black reverse

And the lifting of a curse from my heart

Then like one receiving sight

I beheld a brilliant light in the dark

Colossians 3.1-11

So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth,for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.

Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry). On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient. These are the ways you also once followed, when you were living that life. But now you must get rid of all such things—anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. In that renewal there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all!


Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Amen.


Prayers


We offer our prayers for:

The day, its tasks and opportunities 

The world and its needs

The mission of God


Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.

Amen.


May the Lord God Bless us and keep us this day

Thanks be to God

Friday

posted 16 Dec 2011, 07:16 by Mark Broomhead   [ updated 16 Dec 2011, 07:18 ]

Lord come quickly, Only you can help us, only you can save us.
Show us you are here with blinding light that we can see you for who you are.

You are amazing creator of the light and the darkness, all respect goes to you.
As it gets dark, you show up with your light, so we can cary on this journey with you as our guide.
As we fall, pick us up, dust us off, maker us stronger.
untwist our tongues so we can shot loud for all the world to here.
You are amazing! Our God father, Son and Spirit!

Let this time be as you would want it to be, full of who you are, your character of Justice and peace. So we join together as a family to talk to you.
As our words are heard by you ever listening ears sing us songs of your love that will break our hearts and make them whole So that we can be free, Our lives songs of freedom. Let it be.

A Song of the Spirit

Yes, I'm on my way! I'll be there soon! I'm bringing my payroll with me. I'll pay all people in full for their life's work. I'm A to Z, the First and the Final, Beginning and Conclusion.

"How blessed are those who wash their robes! The Tree of Life is theirs for good, and they'll walk through the gates to the City.I, Jesus, sent my Angel to testify to these things for the churches. I'm the Root and Branch of David, the Bright Morning Star." 

"Come!" say the Spirit and the Bride. 

   Whoever hears, echo, "Come!" 

   Is anyone thirsty? Come! 

   All who will, come and drink, 

   Drink freely of the Water of Life!

Isaiah 51:17-end

Matthew 18

Whoever Becomes Simple Again

 1 At about the same time, the disciples came to Jesus asking, "Who gets the highest rank in God's kingdom?"

 2-5For an answer Jesus called over a child, whom he stood in the middle of the room, and said, "I'm telling you, once and for all, that unless you return to square one and start over like children, you're not even going to get a look at the kingdom, let alone get in. Whoever becomes simple and elemental again, like this child, will rank high in God's kingdom. What's more, when you receive the childlike on my account, it's the same as receiving me. 6-7"But if you give them a hard time, bullying or taking advantage of their simple trust, you'll soon wish you hadn't. You'd be better off dropped in the middle of the lake with a millstone around your neck. Doom to the world for giving these God-believing children a hard time! Hard times are inevitable, but you don't have to make it worse—and it's doomsday to you if you do.

 8-9"If your hand or your foot gets in the way of God, chop it off and throw it away. You're better off maimed or lame and alive than the proud owners of two hands and two feet, godless in a furnace of eternal fire. And if your eye distracts you from God, pull it out and throw it away. You're better off one-eyed and alive than exercising your twenty-twenty vision from inside the fire of hell.

 10"Watch that you don't treat a single one of these childlike believers arrogantly. You realize, don't you, that their personal angels are constantly in touch with my Father in heaven?

Work It Out Between You

 12-14"Look at it this way. If someone has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders off, doesn't he leave the ninety-nine and go after the one? And if he finds it, doesn't he make far more over it than over the ninety-nine who stay put? Your Father in heaven feels the same way. He doesn't want to lose even one of these simple believers.

 15-17"If a fellow believer hurts you, go and tell him—work it out between the two of you. If he listens, you've made a friend. If he won't listen, take one or two others along so that the presence of witnesses will keep things honest, and try again. If he still won't listen, tell the church. If he won't listen to the church, you'll have to start over from scratch, confront him with the need for repentance, and offer again God's forgiving love.

 18-20"Take this most seriously: A yes on earth is yes in heaven; a no on earth is no in heaven. What you say to one another is eternal. I mean this. When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action. And when two or three of you are together because of me, you can be sure that I'll be there."




My soul is waiting for you, O Lord:

in your word is my hope.

There is forgiveness with you,

so that you shall be feared.


Magnificat

And Mary said, 

   I'm bursting with God-news; 
      I'm dancing the song of my Savior God. 
      God took one good look at me, and look what happened— 
      I'm the most fortunate woman on earth! 
   What God has done for me will never be forgotten, 
      the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others. 
   His mercy flows in wave after wave 
      on those who are in awe before him. 
   He bared his arm and showed his strength, 
      scattered the bluffing braggarts. 
   He knocked tyrants off their high horses, 
      pulled victims out of the mud. 
   The starving poor sat down to a banquet; 
      the callous rich were left out in the cold. 
   He embraced his chosen child, Israel; 
      he remembered and piled on the mercies, piled them high. 
   It's exactly what he promised, 
      beginning with Abraham and right up to now.


We offer our prayers for:

The day, its tasks and opportunities 

The world and its needs

The mission of God


Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours


When he comes, may our lord find us waiting ready

Thank you God


thursday

posted 14 Dec 2011, 06:29 by Mark Broomhead

Lord open our mouths so we might praise you. 

Show us your blinding light that we may know your power.

Amazing mind-blowing God. In your tenderness your mighty revolution is coming, the revolution that will chase fear and injustice back to Hell. As we live for you open our eyes to see you in the unexpected, strengthen our hands and our hearts to follow you, that all will see how amazing you really are. Our God Father, Son and Life giving spirit. Amen

Psalm 24

 1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, 
   the world, and all who live in it; 
2 for he founded it on the seas 
   and established it on the waters.

 3 Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? 
   Who may stand in his holy place? 
4 Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, 
   who do not put their trust in an idol 
   or swear by a false god.

 5 They will receive blessing from the LORD 
   and vindication from God their Saviour. 
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, 
   who seek your face, God of Jacob.

 7 Lift up your heads, you gates; 
   be lifted up, you ancient doors, 
   that the King of glory may come in. 
8 Who is this King of glory? 
   The LORD strong and mighty, 
   the LORD mighty in battle. 
9 Lift up your heads, you gates; 
   lift them up, you ancient doors, 
   that the King of glory may come in. 
10 Who is he, this King of glory? 
   The LORD Almighty— 
   he is the King of glory

We’ve made it through the night and another day is ahead, let us approach our God together.

Thank you for today, may your blinding light set us on fire starting with our hearts, that we might know your love and others may experience it though us. Amen

Canticle - A Song of the wilderness

Wilderness and desert will sing joyously, the badlands will celebrate and flower—God's resplendent glory, fully on display. God awesome, God majestic.

Energise the limp hands, strengthen the rubbery knees.
Tell fearful souls, "Courage! Take heart!
God is here, right here, on his way to put things right
And redress all wrongs. 
He's on his way! He'll save you!"Blind eyes will be opened, deaf ears unstopped,

Lame men and women will leap like deer, the voiceless break into song.

Springs of water will burst out in the wilderness, streams flow in the desert.

Hot sands will become a cool oasis, thirsty ground a splashing fountain.

Even lowly jackals will have water to drink, and barren grasslands flourish richly.God’s children will make their way home to Zion, unfading halos of joy encircling their heads,

Welcomed home with gifts of joy and gladness as all sorrows and sighs scurry into the night.

zephaniah 1.1-2.3

Matthew 17:22-end

The Message (MSG)

22-23As they were regrouping in Galilee, Jesus told them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed to some people who want nothing to do with God. They will murder him—and three days later he will be raised alive." The disciples felt terrible.

 24When they arrived at Capernaum, the tax men came to Peter and asked, "Does your teacher pay taxes?"

 25Peter said, "Of course."

   But as soon as they were in the house, Jesus confronted him. "Simon, what do you think? When a king levies taxes, who pays—his children or his subjects?"

 26-27He answered, "His subjects."

   Jesus said, "Then the children get off free, right? But so we don't upset them needlessly, go down to the lake, cast a hook, and pull in the first fish that bites. Open its mouth and you'll find a coin. Take it and give it to the tax men. It will be enough for both of us."


Master join us with your power. Fill us so that the Old School ways are replaced by your revolution. Help us with the speed of lightning Let your thunder shake us to the core so we may become who you made us to be. Amen


We offer our prayers for:

The day, its tasks and opportunities 

The world and its needs

The mission of God


Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours


Make us ready for the revolution.

Our God is Great

Amen

Wednesday

posted 14 Dec 2011, 06:11 by Mark Broomhead   [ updated 14 Dec 2011, 06:19 ]

Lord open our mouths so we might praise you. 

Show us your blinding light that we may know your power.

Amazing mind-blowing God. In your tenderness your mighty revolution is coming, the revolution that will chase fear and injustice back to Hell. As we live for you open our eyes to see you in the unexpected, strengthen our hands and our hearts to follow you, that all will see how amazing you really are. Our God Father, Son and Life giving spirit. Amen

Psalm 24

 1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, 
   the world, and all who live in it; 
2 for he founded it on the seas 
   and established it on the waters.

 3 Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? 
   Who may stand in his holy place? 
4 Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, 
   who do not put their trust in an idol 
   or swear by a false god.

 5 They will receive blessing from the LORD 
   and vindication from God their Saviour. 
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, 
   who seek your face, God of Jacob.

 7 Lift up your heads, you gates; 
   be lifted up, you ancient doors, 
   that the King of glory may come in. 
8 Who is this King of glory? 
   The LORD strong and mighty, 
   the LORD mighty in battle. 
9 Lift up your heads, you gates; 
   lift them up, you ancient doors, 
   that the King of glory may come in. 
10 Who is he, this King of glory? 
   The LORD Almighty— 
   he is the King of glory

We’ve made it through the night and another day is ahead, let us approach our God together.

Thank you for today, may your blinding light set us on fire starting with our hearts, that we might know your love and others may experience it though us. Amen

Canticle - A Song of the wilderness

Wilderness and desert will sing joyously, the badlands will celebrate and flower—God's resplendent glory, fully on display. God awesome, God majestic.

Energise the limp hands, strengthen the rubbery knees.
Tell fearful souls, "Courage! Take heart!
God is here, right here, on his way to put things right
And redress all wrongs. 
He's on his way! He'll save you!"Blind eyes will be opened, deaf ears unstopped,

Lame men and women will leap like deer, the voiceless break into song.

Springs of water will burst out in the wilderness, streams flow in the desert.

Hot sands will become a cool oasis, thirsty ground a splashing fountain.

Even lowly jackals will have water to drink, and barren grasslands flourish richly.God’s children will make their way home to Zion, unfading halos of joy encircling their heads,

Welcomed home with gifts of joy and gladness as all sorrows and sighs scurry into the night.

Isaiah 39

Matthew 17:14-21

The Message (MSG)

With a Mere Kernel of Faith
 14-16At the bottom of the mountain, they were met by a crowd of waiting people. As they approached, a man came out of the crowd and fell to his knees begging, "Master, have mercy on my son. He goes out of his mind and suffers terribly, falling into seizures. Frequently he is pitched into the fire, other times into the river. I brought him to your disciples, but they could do nothing for him."

 17-18Jesus said, "What a generation! No sense of God! No focus to your lives! How many times do I have to go over these things? How much longer do I have to put up with this? Bring the boy here." He ordered the afflicting demon out—and it was out, gone. From that moment on the boy was well.

 19When the disciples had Jesus off to themselves, they asked, "Why couldn't we throw it out?"

 20"Because you're not yet taking God seriously," said Jesus. "The simple truth is that if you had a mere kernel of faith, a poppy seed, say, you would tell this mountain, 'Move!' and it would move. There is nothing you wouldn't be able to tackle."



Master join us with your power. Fill us so that the Old School ways are replaced by your revolution. Help us with the speed of lightning Let your thunder shake us to the core so we may become who you made us to be. Amen


We offer our prayers for:

The day, its tasks and opportunities 

The world and its needs

The mission of God


Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours


Make us ready for the revolution.

Our God is Great

Amen

tuesday

posted 13 Dec 2011, 03:40 by Mark Broomhead   [ updated 13 Dec 2011, 03:42 ]

Lord open our mouths so we might praise you. 

Show us your blinding light that we may know your power.

Amazing mind-blowing God. In your tenderness your mighty revolution is coming, the revolution that will chase fear and injustice back to Hell. As we live for you open our eyes to see you in the unexpected, strengthen our hands and our hearts to follow you, that all will see how amazing you really are. Our God Father, Son and Life giving spirit. Amen

Psalm 24

 1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, 
   the world, and all who live in it; 
2 for he founded it on the seas 
   and established it on the waters.

 3 Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? 
   Who may stand in his holy place? 
4 Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, 
   who do not put their trust in an idol 
   or swear by a false god.

 5 They will receive blessing from the LORD 
   and vindication from God their Saviour. 
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, 
   who seek your face, God of Jacob.

 7 Lift up your heads, you gates; 
   be lifted up, you ancient doors, 
   that the King of glory may come in. 
8 Who is this King of glory? 
   The LORD strong and mighty, 
   the LORD mighty in battle. 
9 Lift up your heads, you gates; 
   lift them up, you ancient doors, 
   that the King of glory may come in. 
10 Who is he, this King of glory? 
   The LORD Almighty— 
   he is the King of glory

We’ve made it through the night and another day is ahead, let us approach our God together.

Thank you for today, may your blinding light set us on fire starting with our hearts, that we might know your love and others may experience it though us. Amen

Canticle - A Song of the wilderness

Wilderness and desert will sing joyously, the badlands will celebrate and flower—God's resplendent glory, fully on display. God awesome, God majestic.

Energise the limp hands, strengthen the rubbery knees.
Tell fearful souls, "Courage! Take heart!
God is here, right here, on his way to put things right
And redress all wrongs. 
He's on his way! He'll save you!"Blind eyes will be opened, deaf ears unstopped,

Lame men and women will leap like deer, the voiceless break into song.

Springs of water will burst out in the wilderness, streams flow in the desert.

Hot sands will become a cool oasis, thirsty ground a splashing fountain.

Even lowly jackals will have water to drink, and barren grasslands flourish richly.God’s children will make their way home to Zion, unfading halos of joy encircling their heads,

Welcomed home with gifts of joy and gladness as all sorrows and sighs scurry into the night.

Isaiah 38.9-20

Matthew 17

Sunlight Poured from His Face
 1-3 Six days later, three of them saw that glory. Jesus took Peter and the brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain. His appearance changed from the inside out, right before their eyes. Sunlight poured from his face. His clothes were filled with light. Then they realized that Moses and Elijah were also there in deep conversation with him.

 4Peter broke in, "Master, this is a great moment! What would you think if I built three memorials here on the mountain—one for you, one for Moses, one for Elijah?"

 5While he was going on like this, babbling, a light-radiant cloud enveloped them, and sounding from deep in the cloud a voice: "This is my Son, marked by my love, focus of my delight. Listen to him."

 6-8When the disciples heard it, they fell flat on their faces, scared to death. But Jesus came over and touched them. "Don't be afraid." When they opened their eyes and looked around all they saw was Jesus, only Jesus.

 9Coming down the mountain, Jesus swore them to secrecy. "Don't breathe a word of what you've seen. After the Son of Man is raised from the dead, you are free to talk."

 10The disciples, meanwhile, were asking questions. "Why do the religion scholars say that Elijah has to come first?"

 11-13Jesus answered, "Elijah does come and get everything ready. I'm telling you, Elijah has already come but they didn't know him when they saw him. They treated him like dirt, the same way they are about to treat the Son of Man." That's when the disciples realized that all along he had been talking about John the Baptizer.



Master join us with your power. Fill us so that the Old School ways are replaced by your revolution. Help us with the speed of lightning Let your thunder shake us to the core so we may become who you made us to be. Amen


We offer our prayers for:

The day, its tasks and opportunities 

The world and its needs

The mission of God


Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours


Make us ready for the revolution.

Our God is Great

Amen

Monday

posted 11 Dec 2011, 14:03 by Mark Broomhead

Lord open our mouths so we might praise you. 

Show us your blinding light that we may know your power.

Amazing mind-blowing God. In your tenderness your mighty revolution is coming, the revolution that will chase fear and injustice back to Hell. As we live for you open our eyes to see you in the unexpected, strengthen our hands and our hearts to follow you, that all will see how amazing you really are. Our God Father, Son and Life giving spirit. Amen

Psalm 24

 1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, 
   the world, and all who live in it; 
2 for he founded it on the seas 
   and established it on the waters.

 3 Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? 
   Who may stand in his holy place? 
4 Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, 
   who do not put their trust in an idol 
   or swear by a false god.

 5 They will receive blessing from the LORD 
   and vindication from God their Saviour. 
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, 
   who seek your face, God of Jacob.

 7 Lift up your heads, you gates; 
   be lifted up, you ancient doors, 
   that the King of glory may come in. 
8 Who is this King of glory? 
   The LORD strong and mighty, 
   the LORD mighty in battle. 
9 Lift up your heads, you gates; 
   lift them up, you ancient doors, 
   that the King of glory may come in. 
10 Who is he, this King of glory? 
   The LORD Almighty— 
   he is the King of glory

We’ve made it through the night and another day is ahead, let us approach our God together.

Thank you for today, may your blinding light set us on fire starting with our hearts, that we might know your love and others may experience it though us. Amen

Canticle - A Song of the wilderness

Wilderness and desert will sing joyously, the badlands will celebrate and flower—God's resplendent glory, fully on display. God awesome, God majestic.

Energise the limp hands, strengthen the rubbery knees.
Tell fearful souls, "Courage! Take heart!
God is here, right here, on his way to put things right
And redress all wrongs. 
He's on his way! He'll save you!"Blind eyes will be opened, deaf ears unstopped,

Lame men and women will leap like deer, the voiceless break into song.

Springs of water will burst out in the wilderness, streams flow in the desert.

Hot sands will become a cool oasis, thirsty ground a splashing fountain.

Even lowly jackals will have water to drink, and barren grasslands flourish richly.God’s children will make their way home to Zion, unfading halos of joy encircling their heads,

Welcomed home with gifts of joy and gladness as all sorrows and sighs scurry into the night.


Isaiah 38. 1-8, 21-22 


Matthew 16

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

   15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

 17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[b] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[c]will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[d] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[e] loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

Jesus Predicts His Death
 21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

 22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”

 23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”

 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save their life[f] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.

   28 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”



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Master join us with your power. Fill us so that the Old School ways are replaced by your revolution. Help us with the speed of lightning Let your thunder shake us to the core so we may become who you made us to be. Amen


We offer our prayers for:

The day, its tasks and opportunities 

The world and its needs

The mission of God


Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours


Make us ready for the revolution.

Our God is Great

Amen

sunday

posted 10 Dec 2011, 09:12 by Mark Broomhead

Lord open our mouths so we might praise you. 

Show us your blinding light that we may know your power.

Amazing mind-blowing God. In your tenderness your mighty revolution is coming, the revolution that will chase fear and injustice back to Hell. As we live for you open our eyes to see you in the unexpected, strengthen our hands and our hearts to follow you, that all will see how amazing you really are. Our God Father, Son and Life giving spirit. Amen

Psalm 24

 1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, 
   the world, and all who live in it; 
2 for he founded it on the seas 
   and established it on the waters.

 3 Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? 
   Who may stand in his holy place? 
4 Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, 
   who do not put their trust in an idol 
   or swear by a false god.

 5 They will receive blessing from the LORD 
   and vindication from God their Saviour. 
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, 
   who seek your face, God of Jacob.

 7 Lift up your heads, you gates; 
   be lifted up, you ancient doors, 
   that the King of glory may come in. 
8 Who is this King of glory? 
   The LORD strong and mighty, 
   the LORD mighty in battle. 
9 Lift up your heads, you gates; 
   lift them up, you ancient doors, 
   that the King of glory may come in. 
10 Who is he, this King of glory? 
   The LORD Almighty— 
   he is the King of glory

We’ve made it through the night and another day is ahead, let us approach our God together.

Thank you for today, may your blinding light set us on fire starting with our hearts, that we might know your love and others may experience it though us. Amen

Canticle - A Song of the wilderness

Wilderness and desert will sing joyously, the badlands will celebrate and flower—God's resplendent glory, fully on display. God awesome, God majestic.

Energise the limp hands, strengthen the rubbery knees.
Tell fearful souls, "Courage! Take heart!
God is here, right here, on his way to put things right
And redress all wrongs. 
He's on his way! He'll save you!"Blind eyes will be opened, deaf ears unstopped,

Lame men and women will leap like deer, the voiceless break into song.

Springs of water will burst out in the wilderness, streams flow in the desert.

Hot sands will become a cool oasis, thirsty ground a splashing fountain.

Even lowly jackals will have water to drink, and barren grasslands flourish richly.God’s children will make their way home to Zion, unfading halos of joy encircling their heads,

Welcomed home with gifts of joy and gladness as all sorrows and sighs scurry into the night.


Isaiah 12

My Strength and Song
 1 And you will say in that day, 
   "I thank you, God.
You were angry 
   but your anger wasn't forever.
You withdrew your anger 
   and moved in and comforted me.

 2"Yes, indeed—God is my salvation. 
   I trust, I won't be afraid.
God—yes God!—is my strength and song, 
   best of all, my salvation!"

 3-4Joyfully you'll pull up buckets of water 
   from the wells of salvation.
And as you do it, you'll say, 
   "Give thanks to God.
Call out his name. 
   Ask him anything!
Shout to the nations, tell them what he's done, 
   spread the news of his great reputation!

 5-6"Sing praise-songs to God. He's done it all! 
   Let the whole earth know what he's done!
Raise the roof! Sing your hearts out, O Zion! 
   The Greatest lives among you: The Holy of Israel."


Luke 1:57-66

The Birth of John
 57-58When Elizabeth was full-term in her pregnancy, she bore a son. Her neighbours and relatives, seeing that God had overwhelmed her with mercy, celebrated with her.

 59-60On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child and were calling him Zachariah after his father. But his mother intervened: "No. He is to be called John."

 61-62"But," they said, "no one in your family is named that." They used sign language to ask Zachariah what he wanted him named.

 63-64Asking for a tablet, Zachariah wrote, "His name is to be John." That took everyone by surprise. Surprise followed surprise—Zachariah's mouth was now open, his tongue loose, and he was talking, praising God!

 65-66A deep, reverential fear settled over the neighbourhood

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, and in all that Judean hill country people talked about nothing else. Every


Master join us with your power. Fill us so that the Old School ways are replaced by your revolution. Help us with the speed of lightning Let your thunder shake us to the core so we may become who you made us to be. Amen


We offer our prayers for:

The day, its tasks and opportunities 

The world and its needs

The mission of God


Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours


Make us ready for the revolution.

Our God is Great

Amen

Saturday

posted 9 Dec 2011, 06:15 by Mark Broomhead

Lord open our mouths so we might praise you. 

Show us your blinding light that we may know your power.

Amazing mind-blowing God. In your tenderness your mighty revolution is coming, the revolution that will chase fear and injustice back to Hell. As we live for you open our eyes to see you in the unexpected, strengthen our hands and our hearts to follow you, that all will see how amazing you really are. Our God Father, Son and Life giving spirit. Amen

Psalm 24

 1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it,
   the world, and all who live in it;
2 for he founded it on the seas
   and established it on the waters.

 3 Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD?
   Who may stand in his holy place?
4 Those who have clean hands and a pure heart,
   who do not put their trust in an idol
   or swear by a false god.

 5 They will receive blessing from the LORD
   and vindication from God their Saviour.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
   who seek your face, God of Jacob.

 7 Lift up your heads, you gates;
   be lifted up, you ancient doors,
   that the King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory?
   The LORD strong and mighty,
   the LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, you gates;
   lift them up, you ancient doors,
   that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is he, this King of glory?
   The LORD Almighty—
   he is the King of glory

We’ve made it through the night and another day is ahead, let us approach our God together.

Thank you for today, may your blinding light set us on fire starting with our hearts, that we might know your love and others may experience it though us. Amen

Canticle - A Song of the wilderness

Wilderness and desert will sing joyously, the badlands will celebrate and flower—God's resplendent glory, fully on display. God awesome, God majestic.

Energise the limp hands, strengthen the rubbery knees.
Tell fearful souls, "Courage! Take heart!
God is here, right here, on his way to put things right
And redress all wrongs.
He's on his way! He'll save you!"Blind eyes will be opened, deaf ears unstopped,

Lame men and women will leap like deer, the voiceless break into song.

Springs of water will burst out in the wilderness, streams flow in the desert.

Hot sands will become a cool oasis, thirsty ground a splashing fountain.

Even lowly jackals will have water to drink, and barren grasslands flourish richly.God’s children will make their way home to Zion, unfading halos of joy encircling their heads,

Welcomed home with gifts of joy and gladness as all sorrows and sighs scurry into the night.


Isaiah 35

Matthew 16:1-12

Some Pharisees and Sadducees were on him again, pressing him to prove himself to them. He told them, "You have a saying that goes, 'Red sky at night, sailor's delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning.' You find it easy enough to forecast the weather—why can't you read the signs of the times? An evil and wanton generation is always wanting signs and wonders. The only sign you'll get is the Jonah sign." Then he turned on his heel and walked away.

On their way to the other side of the lake, the disciples discovered they had forgotten to bring along bread. In the meantime, Jesus said to them, "Keep a sharp eye out for Pharisee-Sadducee yeast."

Thinking he was scolding them for forgetting bread, they discussed in whispers what to do. Jesus knew what they were doing and said, "Why all these worried whispers about forgetting the bread? Runt believers! Haven't you caught on yet? Don't you remember the five loaves of bread and the five thousand people, and how many baskets of fragments you picked up? Or the seven loaves that fed four thousand, and how many baskets of leftovers you collected? Haven't you realised yet that bread isn't the problem? The problem is yeast, Pharisee-Sadducee yeast." Then they got it: that he wasn't concerned about eating, but teaching—the Pharisee-Sadducee kind of teaching.

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Master join us with your power. Fill us so that the Old School ways are replaced by your revolution. Help us with the speed of lightning Let your thunder shake us to the core so we may become who you made us to be. Amen

We offer our prayers for:

The day, its tasks and opportunities 

The world and its needs

The mission of God


Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours


Make us ready for the revolution.

Our God is Great

Amen

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