Sixth Sunday After Epiphany Worship At Home (Copy)
You can find a service of Prayer, Praise and Proclamation here to use at home.
Sixth Sunday After Epiphany
13 February 2022
A Service of Praise, Prayer and Proclamation
Sentence
Blessed are you when people hate you on account of the Son of man. Rejoice and leap for joy, for behold,
your reward is great in heaven. Luke 6.23
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Gracious God, we humbly thank you for life and health and safety, for freedom to work, leisure to rest, and for all that is beautiful in creation and human life. But, above all, we praise you for our Saviour, Jesus Christ, for his death and resurrection; for the gift of your Spirit; and for the hope of sharing in your glory. Fill our hearts with all joy and peace in believing; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Righteous God,
you challenge the powers that rule this world
and you show favour to the oppressed:
instil in us a true sense of justice,
that we may discern the signs of your kingdom
and strive for right to prevail;
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Ministry of the Word
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5 Thus says the Lord :Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals and make mere flesh their strength, whose hearts turn away from the Lord .
6 They shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when relief comes.
They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land.
7 Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord .
8 They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream.
It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green;
in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit.
9 The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse— who can understand it?
10 I the Lord test the mind and search the heart, to give to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their doings.
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1 Blessed are they who have not walked in the counsel of the ungodly: nor followed the way of sinners,nor taken their seat amongst the scornful.
2 But their delight is in the law of the Lord: and on that law will they ponder day and night.
3 They are like trees planted beside streams of water: that yield their fruit in due season.
4 Their leaves also shall not wither: and look, whatever they do, it shall prosper.
5 As for the ungodly, it is not so with them: they are like the chaff which the wind scatters.
6 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand up at the judgement: nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
7 For the Lord cares for the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised; 14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified of God that he raised Christ—whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised. 17 If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have died in Christ have perished. 19 If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. 20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.
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17 He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon.
18 They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. 20 Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 ‘Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled.
‘Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
22 ‘Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man.
23 Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
24 ‘But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.
25 ‘Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry.
‘Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep.
26 ‘Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.
The Sermon will be posted here.
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I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father;
from there he will come to judge
the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen. -
Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4.16
Let us now confess our sins to almighty God.
Heavenly Father,
you have loved us with an everlasting love, but we have broken your holy laws and have left undone what we ought to have done.
We are sorry for our sins and turn away from them. For the sake of your Son who died for us, forgive us, cleanse us and change us.
By your Holy Spirit, enable us to live for you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.God desires that none should perish, but that all should turn to Christ, and live. In response to his call we acknowledge our sins. God pardons those who humbly repent, and truly believe the gospel. Therefore we have peace with God, through Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Ministry of Prayer
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Link to Pray Daily from ACSQ
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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 sin
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
The Sending out of God’s People
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Loving God, we thank you for hearing our prayers, feeding us with your word, and encouraging us in our meeting together.
Take us and use us to love and serve you and all people, in the power of your Spirit and in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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May the God of peace equip you with everything good for doing his will, working in you what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Lenten Study Every Wednesday from Ash Wednesday to Easter
Would you like to join a Lenten Study for 2022? We will be offering the Anglican Board of Mission 2022 study, "Repairing the Breach."
Register your interest or pay for your Study book.
Would you like to join a Lenten Study for 2022? We will be offering the Anglican Board of Mission 2022 study, "Repairing the Breach."
These seven studies will take us from Ash Wednesday to Palm Sunday.
Repairing the Breach examines what it means to be people of healing in a broken world. Written by a community of friends for a people of mission – and illustrated with stunning images painted by acclaimed artist, Carol Aust, 'Repairing the Breach' inspires, provokes and cajoles.
To encourage wide participation, these studies will be available for people to participate face to face, online, or a mixture of both. Groups will meet on Wednesday at 2 pm, and 7 pm and people may join at the church or online. You may even wish to use the resources for your personal Lenten study at times that suit you or if you cannot attend each week.
Copies of the study will be made available and cost $10 each.
Fifth Sunday After Epiphany Worship At Home
You can find a service of Prayer, Praise and Proclamation here to use at home.
Fifth Sunday After Epiphany
6 February 2022
A Service of Praise, Prayer and Proclamation
Sentence
Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, and was buried, and was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and appeared to many. 1 Corinthians 15.3–4
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Gracious God, we humbly thank you for life and health and safety, for freedom to work, leisure to rest, and for all that is beautiful in creation and human life. But, above all, we praise you for our Saviour, Jesus Christ, for his death and resurrection; for the gift of your Spirit; and for the hope of sharing in your glory. Fill our hearts with all joy and peace in believing; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Most holy God,
in whose presence angels serve in awe,
and whose glory fills all heaven and earth:
cleanse our unclean lips
and transform us by your grace
so that your word spoken through us
may bring many to your salvation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever. Amen.
The Ministry of the Word
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1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple.
2 Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.
3 And one called to another and said:
‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory.’
4 The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke.
5 And I said: ‘Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!’
6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs.
7 The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: ‘Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.’
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I; send me!’
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1 I will give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart:
even before the gods will I sing your praises.
2 I will bow down toward your holy temple
and give thanks to your name:
because of your faithfulness and your loving-kindness,
for you have made your name and your word
supreme over all things.
3 At a time when I called to you, you gave me answer:
and put new strength within my soul.
4 All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord:
for they have heard the words of your mouth;
5 And they shall sing of the ways of the Lord:
that the glory of the Lord is great.
6 For though the Lord is exalted, he looks upon the lowly:
and he comprehends the proud from afar.
7 Though I walk in the midst of danger,
yet will you preserve my life:
you will stretch out your hand against the fury of my
enemies, and your right hand shall save me.
8 The Lord will complete his purpose for me:
your loving-kindness, O Lord, endures for ever;
do not forsake the work of your own hands
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1 Now I should remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, 2 through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you—unless you have come to believe in vain. 3 For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, 4 and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to someone untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace towards me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them—though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we proclaim and so you have come to believe.
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1 Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, 2 he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. 4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.’ 5 Simon answered, ‘Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.’ 6 When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break. 7 So they signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. 8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!’ 9 For he and all who were with him were amazed at the catch of fish that they had taken; 10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.’ 11 When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
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I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father;
from there he will come to judge
the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen. -
Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4.16
Let us now confess our sins to almighty God.
Heavenly Father,
you have loved us with an everlasting love, but we have broken your holy laws and have left undone what we ought to have done.
We are sorry for our sins and turn away from them. For the sake of your Son who died for us, forgive us, cleanse us and change us.
By your Holy Spirit, enable us to live for you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.God desires that none should perish, but that all should turn to Christ, and live. In response to his call we acknowledge our sins. God pardons those who humbly repent, and truly believe the gospel. Therefore we have peace with God, through Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Ministry of Prayer
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Link to Pray Daily from ACSQ
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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 sin
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
The Sending out of God’s People
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Loving God, we thank you for hearing our prayers, feeding us with your word, and encouraging us in our meeting together.
Take us and use us to love and serve you and all people, in the power of your Spirit and in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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May the God of peace equip you with everything good for doing his will, working in you what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
St Bartholomew's 125 Years Anniversary Worship Services
On February 21, it will be 125 years since the first "Divine Service" was held at a new Anglican Church built at Mt Gravatt. On Sunday, February 20, we are going to take the opportunity to celebrate this history while at the same time we turn to the consideration of how God is now calling us to "Be the Anglican Church in Mt Gravatt; To Know Christ and To Make Christ Known."
On February 21, it will be 125 years since the first "Divine Service" was held at a new Anglican Church built at Mt Gravatt. This original service represents the beginnings of what we know as St Bartholomew's Anglican Church, Mt Gravatt. It is a reminder that this church has had a long history of committed and faithful ministry and mission to the broader community. On Sunday, February 20, we are going to take the opportunity to celebrate this history while at the same time we turn to the consideration of how God is now calling us to "Be the Anglican Church in Mt Gravatt; To Know Christ and To Make Christ Known."
These celebrations will be low key, reflecting the context we are currently in. I believe there is an opportunity to use this anniversary to ask the question "Where are we now?" as part of the first steps of developing our Mission Action Plan. We will do this in a few ways, which I am inviting the church community to be a part of.
This Sunday, you will see a timeline has appeared on the church's back wall. It invites people to reflect on the history of this parish. You might even like to add your historical memories. Most importantly, it will ask what we are currently doing in the church and our community. In this section, we will ask you to contribute so together we can paint a picture of our current mission and ministry as a church and as individuals. There will be pens and post-it notes that you can use to make your contribution.
Also, on this day, we hope to commission what we are calling MAP reflection groups. These groups are intended to facilitate aspects of our Mission Action Plan process as we ask where God is calling us and how we get there?
We are also taking further steps to provide more regular live streams of our worship. We intend to stream the 9 am service on this anniversary celebration day. I hope that you can join in this celebration in whatever ways are possible for you at this time.
God’s Peace
Michael Stalley
News for Sunday 30 January
In last weeks readings, Paul wrote about the significance of communities who find their unity through God's Holy Spirit. The reading reminded us that diversity in the Church is a gift necessary for building up our life together.
In last weeks readings, Paul wrote about the significance of communities who find their unity through God's Holy Spirit. The reading reminded us that diversity in the Church is a gift necessary for building up our life together. He also reminds us that if anyone is missing, we are the lessor for it! These words of Paul's in the First Letter to the Corinthians resonate in me regularly; "If one member suffers, all suffer together with it (them); if one member is honoured, all rejoice together with it (them)." At this time, we are aware of those who are missing or are experiencing illness or isolation.
Last Monday, we celebrated the life of Fr. Michael Ingall in a memorial service led by The Rev'd Gary Smith at St Bart's. We were again reminded of Michael's determination to share the Good News throughout his life and ministry. The memorial service was recorded and can be watched by following this link.
I am aware of seeking to remain connected to those who are more isolated at the moment. This seeking connection means both providing ways of staying connected to the worship life of our Church and seeking to meet the pastoral needs as they arise.
We continue to provide some online worship resources on our website. These resources include a liturgy for use at home, some music links, and recordings of the latest sermons as they are available. These resources are most easily accessed by following the "Church Online" menu link at the top of the page. You can also find other resources such as prayer resources from the Church of England and other live-streamed services.
Finally, we seek to make sure that each member of our Church is connected to others. This connection might be through home groups, home visits, delivery of the Focus or a pastoral care team member. Can I encourage us as a community to be intentional in connecting to those around us? You can assist them in accessing our online resources, or perhaps let me know if you think we can follow up on any particular pastoral needs?
God’s Peace
Michael