Sunday, October 28, 2012

4 November 2012: 1st Sunday of KIngdomtide



Torah:  Deuteronomy 31:30-32:43
Prophet:  Joshua 3:1-4:18
Writing:  Wisdom of Sirach 2:1-18
Psalm:  37
Epistle:  Ephesians 3: 1-21
Gospel:  John 5:30-47

Collect:  Almighty Father, your Son taught that he will return at the last day to be our Judge.   Through your Spirit keep us ever awake and vigilant, ready to welcome the glorious return of your Son, Yeshua haMoshiach, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God, now and forever.  Amen.


29 October:  Charitable Father, all we have comes from you. You have shown yourself to us and offered us your word, that we may know you, but still we turn away. We humbly ask forgiveness when we forsake you. This we ask through our Lord and Saviour Yeshua haMoshiach, who lives and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen. 

30 October:  Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, you have chosen us to live with you forever as children in your image. Guide us to be faithful to you, as we live each moment here on earth and as we patiently await our reward in heaven. This we ask through our Lord and Saviour Yeshua haMoshiach, who lives and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen. 

31 October:  Heavenly Father, on this day Martin Luther nailed his theses to the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral, not to challenge the church, but to transform it into a true body for mission.  Grant us zeal in reforming the church and translating scripture and liturgy so all may understand your word, and be enabled for mission to the entire world.  This we ask in the name of our Lord Yeshuah.  Amen.  (white)

1 November:  Blessed God, you have raised up saints in every generation to be lights for us to show us that we too can imitate Messiah.  So govern our hearts, that as we remember the heroes of the church, that we follow their example and live for you.  This we ask in the name of Yeshuah who lives and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God, surrounded by saints and all the company of heaven.  Amen.  (white)

2 November: Blessed Father, you are the Lord of the Living, and all the faithful are alive to you.  Bless us with the memories of our loved ones who have gone on before us, that we following their examples may find a mansion prepared for us by our Lord Yeshua. This we ask in his most precious name. Amen.  (white)

3 November:  Heavenly Father, you gave your presbyter Richard Hooker wonderful gifts of understanding and teaching;  raise up in this and every generation men who would teach us the true faith, and help us with Richard to remember that all things are to be measured by scripture, and where scripture is silent we are to follow the traditions of the church, and where both are silent, we are to use our reason based on the witness of scripture and tradition.  This we ask through Yeshuah, who lives and reins with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (white)