30 November: Advent Sunday

Torah:  Deuteronomy 30:10-20

Prophet:  Isaiah 40:1-11

Writing:  Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Psalm:  110

Epistle:  Romans 10:1-21

Gospel:  Luke 3:1-20

Colour:  Blue

Collect of the Day:

El Shadai, you raised up your prophet, John the Baptist to preach repentance and to prepare the path for Yeshua and the kingdom. So prepare our hearts and minds that our Adonai Yeshua may find a home from where through us he may reign and prepare the world for his future return. This we ask through our Adonai Yeshua who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in shekinah glory everlasting. Amen.

Collects for preceding week:

24 November:  (transferred from Sunday)
 Heavenly Father, you raised up your servant Clement to be Bishop of Rome and to reestablish the ecclesiastical authority in Corinth.  Help our Bishops to remember that to be bishops apart they must be Bishops together, conforming their lives and doctrine to your most holy scriptures.  This we ask through Yeshua who resisted Satan by using the words of the Old Testament.  Amen.  (white)

25 November:     We have claimed perfect peace and yet we live anxiously day to day.  We recall you counsel and "consider the lilies of the field, how they grow."  Help us to seek your kingdom and righteousness so it may be ours.  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. 

26 November: 
O Lord, your ways are not our ways.  We most often hold grudges against our openants and seek our own revenge for every offense, Foregive us, O merciful Saviour, for withholding forgiveness.  Help us to love whose who do not love us, so they may find your grace irresistible.  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. 

27 November:  
 Forgive your church, O Lord, when she does not proclaim the word which you have called her to do. We most often sing about The Great Commission and overlook the needy and suffering. May our righteous sounding words match our deeds for the sake of HaMoshiach and those in need of hope. Amen.

28 November:     
Holy Spirit, be with us this day. Do not leave us. Be with us as witness to others. May the lonely feel your Spirit surrounding them and
may those who are anxious feel your comfort. 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. 

29 November:  
 Shine, Yeshua, shine, cast your light on us so our way is always lit.  Gather the nations so we may bow down before you as did the wise ones of long ago.  You are worthy to be praised!  We will sing of your great kingdom to come on earth!   Grant this we ask in your most glorious name.  Amen. 

Sunday Readings for 6 April 2014

Torah:  Exodus 12: 1-28

Prophet:  I Samuel, 24: 1-23

Writing:  Letter of Jeremiah 1-73

Psalm:  115      

Epistle:  Ephesians 2: 1-21

Gospel:  Mark 10: 32-45

Collect for fifth Sunday of Lent:

:  Dear Lord, you were spit upon, jeered, beaten and crucified for our sake.  Teach us dear Lord to put you first in our lives, and humble us that serving you truly here we would attain greatness in your sight.  This we ask through Adonai Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen. (Lenten array or rose)

Monday:  How easy it is to forsake you, O Lord. Forgive us for not recognizing your bounteous blessings to us. Help us to see the constant reminders of your presence in our lives. Help us to walk in the faith you have given to us through HaMoshiach our Lord. Amen.

Tuesday:  Merciful God, we try to do your will, which is to love kindness and mercy, and to walk humbly before you. We have come to realize that it is not possible by might nor power but by your Holy Spirit. Help us not to lose heart but to be encouraged by your words that constantly sustain us by knowing that you are still in control. Amen.

Wednesday:  Don't you ever grow weary of our bad habits and weaknesses, O Lord? Why are you so patient with us? You believe that we can change. And your faith in us is just the thing to soften our hearts. Make it so, O Lord! Amen.

Thursday:  Dear God, sometimes it is so hard to let go of old pain and resentment. Help us today to remember your forgiveness, so when we are reminded of the hurt others have done, we can offer that which we have already received. Amen.

            Heavenly Father, your servant Richard of Chichester truly loved you and was so humble, that he eschewed riding horseback.  Grant that we may follow his example and see you more clearly, love you more dearly and follow you more dearly day by day.  Through Yeshuah haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (white)

Friday:  O Lord, if only we could listen to people and not push our own agendas

on them! Is it possible to slow down, listen, and care about the person speaking? Can we allow a diversity of opinions and sense the value of the individual? Calm us down and enfold us in your patient demeanor. Amen.

Dear Lord, you raised up Martin Luther King, Jr. to challenge how we lived in faith and how we related to people who were different.  Grant that when we are in error, we would repent, and make amends.  This we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach, who lives and reigns with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (red)

     

Saturday:  All powerful God, there is nothing beyond your understanding or that you cannot do. With a word spoken by your mouth or by a touch of your hands you can restore the sick to health and the dead to life. Make us sensitive to that miraculous touch so we can be healed both spiritually and physically. Through Christ's name we pray. Amen.

Sunday reading for 30 March 2014: 4th Sunday in Lent

Torah:  Exodus 11:1-10

Prophet:  1 Samuel 23:1-28)

Writing:  Baruch  4:1-5:9

Psalm:  107

Epistle:  Titus 3: 1-15

Gospel:  Mark 9:38-50

 Collects:

Fourth Sunday in Lent:  Heavenly Father who commands the Universe, blessed be your name.  Cleanse us by the power of your spirit that we would not stumble, nor cause others to stumble, and teach us to work with all who work in your name that we would not lose our reward, but further evermore the advance of your kingdom.  This we ask through Adonai Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.

Monday:  Forgiving Lord, you give us countless chances when we sin, make mistakes, and turn from you. Show us how to be more understanding and forgiving of others. Help us to forgive as we have been forgiven. Amen.

Abba, father, as you called Oscar Romero to help the poor and resist the powerful, raise up in this and every generation prophets to challenge the powerful and to defend those who are defenseless.  This we ask in the name of Yeshua who died to set us free.  Amen. 

Tuesday:  Eternal God, keep us from thinking of ourselves as better than others.

Place in our hearts a spirit of humility, that we might follow the example of Yeshua and serve the interests of others rather than our own. We pray this in his precious name. Amen.

                 We beseech you o Lord, so fill our hearts with your grace that as we have known the incarnation of your son our Lord Yeshua HaMoshiach  by the message of an angel, that so by his cross and passion we may be brought unto the glory of his resurrection.  And what we ask for ourselves, we ask for all those for whom Messiah died, that those who sin against you would come to love you, and that those who love you would be drawn nearer to you. To the glory of God the Father, Amen.  (Blue)

Wednesday:  Lord our God, we exile ourselves from your fellowship through sin and
disobedience. In your mercy and grace, you invite us to be restored and
refreshed by the bread of life. In the name of Yeshua. Amen.

            Heavenly Father, you raised up Gregory to proclaim the Gospel in Armenia and to light up central Asia.  Grant us o Lord, people willing to go to the ends of the world for the sake of the Gospel.  This we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (white)

 

Thursday:  How easy it is to forsake you, O Lord. Forgive us for not recognizing your bounteous blessings to us. Help us to see the constant reminders of your presence in our lives. Help us to walk in the faith you have given to us through HaMoshiach our Lord. Amen.

Friday:  Suffering Lord, during your earthly life you have experienced anguish and shame for the sake of humankind. With strong cries and supplication you implored the name of your heavenly father in the garden of Gethsemane. Endow us with your love that we may be steadfast in our faith. Amen.

Saturday:  O God, we confess that we do not spend enough time in silence listening for your still, small voice. Bless us with patience and serenity to hear you calling, and then with eagerness to do your will. Amen.

23 March 2014

Torah:  Exodus 7:14-10:29

Prophet:  1 Samuel 22:1-23

Writing:  Baruch 3: 1-38

Psalm:  106

Epistle:  Ephesians 4: 1-32

Gospel:  Mark (9: 30-37

Collect:  :  Dear Lord, who took up your cross and commanded us to follow you. Help us not to worry about our place in this world, nor that to come, but to learn to humble ourselves in your sight, to pick up our crosses and to follow you. This we ask in the name of Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen.

Monday:  Jesus Christ, our mediator between human being and God, we put our lives in your  hands so you can plead our case before the Almighty God. Help us to be constant in our faith in you as the one who is there to support and sustain us. With prayer and supplication we make our concerns known to you. Amen.

            Heavenly Father; who gave Patrick the strength to persevere and power to forgive his enemies, give us the strength and ability to forgive those who wrong us, and willingness of heart to tell them of the great love of Yeshuah.  This we ask in his name, who lives and governs with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen. (white)

Tuesday:  Creator God, you have formed us from dust and have elaborated a handy work that is beyond all human understanding. We are mindful of who we are and from whence we came. Enable us to reflect your image which is the fruits of the spirit. Thank you, Lord, for making us who we are. Through Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen

            Heavenly Father, you raised up Cyril as Patriarch of Yerushalayim to guide Bishops and Presbyters in their calling to be teachers and ministers of the sacraments.  Raise up in this and every generation Bishops and Presbyters who will faithfully instruct your people in practical Christian faith and living.  This we ask through the author and perfecter of our faith, Yeshuah haMoshiach our Lord, who livers and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (white)

Wednesday:  Gracious God, we are challenged daily by the need to love and trust others in our homes and in the world at large. Help us to learn from Yeshua our Lord. Though he was betrayed he was able to pray for the forgiveness of his betrayers and abusers. Amen.

            Heavenly Father, you raised up Yosef to be a step Father to our Lord Yeshuah haMoshiach.  Grant that every father would be as faithful as Yosef in his sacred responsibility of modeling your fatherhood to us.  This we ask through the same Yeshuah  haMoshiach our Lord, who called Yosef, “father.”  Amen.  (white)

Thursday:  Sacrificial Lamb, we are grateful for your willingness to give your life
for the sake of all who are willing to surrender their life to you. It
is with your love and example shown that we can now reconcile to you, O
God almighty, as the guardian of our soul. Amen.

            Father, you called Cuthbert from being a shepherd of sheep to being a shepherd of persons.  Grant that as we was willing to spread the Gospel in remote and dangerous places, that we too may be willing to proclaim the Gospel in areas of which we might fear and to people of whom we may be afraid.  This we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach, who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (white)

Friday:  Suffering servant HaMoshiach, by your sacrifice we are saved from death and redeemed to serve you. Help us to proclaim your kingship and your kingdom to the world. Amen

            Heavenly Father, you granted to your Bishop Thomas Cranmer great gifts in ordering the worship and prayer life of the English people, and though he slipped led him to repent of his recantations.  Grant that we would truly seek to worship you in the spirit of holiness, and be ready to give up our lives for you.  This we ask through Yeshuah, who lives and reins and is worshipped with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (red)

Saturday:  Almighty God, in Jesus Christ you have called us to be your disciples;
however, we do not want to obey you as our commander. We talk when we
shouldn't and keep silent when we should stand up for what is right and
pleasing in your sight. Help us to be of sound mind so that in humility
we can respond to your calling. Have mercy on us humbly; through Jesus
our anointed King. Amen

Lessons for 9 March: Second Sunday in Lent

Torah:  Exodus 6:2-7:13

Prophet:  1 Samuel 21:2-16

Writing:  Baruch 2:11-35

Psalm:  6

Epistle:  I  Peter 3:1-22

Gospel:  Mark 8:31-9:1

Collect for the Day:  Father, you sent Yeshua into the world to be rejected by the authorities and to be crucified for our sins.  Guide us O Lord, that we would not be stumbling blocks to Messiah, nor his Kingdom, nor those who seek him.  This we ask in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Yeshua haMoshiach, who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.

Monday:   Heavenly Father, you are the Lord our God who delivers us.  Help us to remember that this is true, and that it is you who have made us, and not we ourselves.  This we ask through your blessed son, Yeshua.  Amen. 

          Heavenly Father, you raised up your servant Gregory of Nyssa to proclaim the Christian faith of one God in trinity of persons.  Strengthen us, that like him we may continue steadfast in proclaiming the truth faith.  This we ask through Yeshuah HaMoshiach, our Lord and Saviour who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen. (white)

Tuesday:  Heavenly Father, you alone are God, and you alone are worthy of all worship.  Help us that we may renounce and reject all false gods, whether ideas, or things, that we may truly love and serve you alone.  This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen. 

Wednesday:  Heavenly Father, we use your name in cursing, in greetings, and just in passing through.  Help us that when we pronounce your glorious name, that we should fear and respect you and your name always.  Through Yeshua whose name proclaims your salvation and healing power we pray.  Amen

          Lord, you raised up Gregory of Rome to be a servant to the servants of God, and inspired him to send missionaries to England.  Raise up in this and every generation Bishops who will truly serve their people in imitation of Messiah, and who are willing to proclaim the Gospel to the ends of the earth.  This we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach, who lives and reigns with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (white)

Thursday:  Heavenly Father, you have commanded us to set aside a day of rest here on Earth.  Help us always to rest in you, to study your word, and to put you first on your day.  This we ask in the name of Yeshua who kept the Sabbath to glorify you.  Amen. 

Friday:    Lord God, in this season of Lent may we be reminded that you seek mercy rather than sacrifice. Instead of denying ourselves in the body, we resolve to share the spiritual food of Yeshua with our neighbour. Amen.

Saturday:  Heavenly Father, you commanded us to obey and respect our earthly parents as a preparation for obeying and respecting you.  We pray that we would truly learn to honor and respect our parents that we may live long in the land which you have given us.  This we ask in the name of him who obeyed and honored his parents, your son our Lord Yeshua haMoshiach.  Amen. 

9 March 2014 (1st Sunday in Lent)

Torah:  Exodus 4:18-6:1

Prophet:  1 Samuel 20:1-21:1

Writing:  Baruch 1:1-2:10

Psalm:  81 

Epistle:  I Corinthians 10

Gospel:  4: 1-9

Collect: Abba, Father, you sent your son Yeshua into the desert to fast and pray.   Grant that we would so grow in the discipline of fasting, prayer, and study, that we would truly grow in knowledge and love of you, that the light of Yeshuah would truly shine through us.  This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach, who lives and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.

Collects for days preceding 9 March 2014

March 3:  Dear Lord, you gave John and Charles Wesley zeal and gifts of preaching and songwriting.  Raise up today preachers who truly are worried for the lost, the poor and the helpless, that we once again would be a community of true faithful proclaiming your word to those whom the world despises.  This we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach, who livers and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (white)

Shrove Tuesday:    Lord, grant that we should make such a true confession, that we would truly walk in love and peace with one another that the light of Yeshua would truly shine through us.  This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God, in glory everlasting.   Amen. (purple before sunset, Lenten array after sunset)

          Dear Lord who raised up Chad to be Bishop of Lichtfield, and gave him humility to cheerfully to relinquish his honours.  Grant in this and every generation that we would seek only your honour and glory.  This we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach, who livers and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (white)

Ash Wednesday:  Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing that you have made, and you forgive the sins of all those who are penitent.  Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may receive from you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness of our sins.  We make our prayer through Yeshuah haMoshiach, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one  God, now and forever.

March 6 :  Dear Lord, as you on this day miraculously helped Helena to discover your cross and nails, daily remind us that each day we must take up our own cross and follow you.  Help us to remember that when we sin, we help nail you to the cross and grant us grace to turn away from our sins and to turn to you.  This we ask in the name of our Lord Yeshua, who lives and rains with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen. 

       Blessed Saviour, you were tempted to turn stones to bread to meet your hunger.  Grant that as you turned back Satan’s temptation through Scripture, that we too would truly learn that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word which proceeds from the mouth of God. In your precious name we pray.  Amen. 

March 7:  Dear Lord, you gave Perpetua and her companions boldness to confess your name before the rulers of this world, and courage to encourage one another.  Grant us boldness to proclaim your name, and help us to always build up one another in the true faith and perseverance in that faith.  This we ask through the author of our faith, Yeshuah haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen  (red)

Blessed Saviour, Satan tempted you to proclaim your kingdom through great miracles, yet, you resisted him and proclaimed the Gospel through suffering.  Help us to remember always that we should never tempt you, but follow where you led the way.  This we pray in your precious name.  Amen.

8 March:  Lord, as you raised Thomas Aquinus as a theologian in your church, grant wisdom as grace that your church may always have teachers to expound the truth and guide us in faith and knowledge of you, that our faith would not be blind, but based on understanding.  This we ask through our great teacher Yeshuah, who lives and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (white)

 Blessed Saviour, Satan tempted you by offering all the kingdoms of the world, if you would worship him.  Help us to cast off all false gods, that we too may worship God alone.  In your precious name we pray.  Amen.

2 March 2014: Transfiguration Sunday

Torah:  Exodus 24:12-18

Prophet:  I Kings 19: 1-18

Writing:  Job 38: 1-41, 40: 1-5

Psalm:  99

Epistle:  Philippians 3: 17-21

Gospel:  Mark 9: 2-13

Collect:  :  Lord, on the mount of Transfiguration, the glory of the Father truly shone upon you.  Let your power so overshadow us, that conquering sin and death in our lives, that we would join you in healing the sick, raising the dead, proclaiming the kingdom.  This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach, who lives and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen. (gold)

February 24:  Dear Lord, you raised up Matthias to take the place of Judas Iscariot as a witness to your name amongst the twelve.  Grant that your church would not follow false teachers, but in this and every generation their would be faithful men to lead us in your ways;  This we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach, who livers and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (red)

February 25: Heavenly Father, who gave Polycarp courage and boldness to confess Yeshuah as Messiah, Saviour and Lord and to die for that faith, grant us courage, boldness and faith to imitate him that we may be willing to live and die for you.  This we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach, who livers and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (red)

February 26:  Almighty and Gracious God, you have supplied our needs far beyond what we could ever ask or think. Help us to be more content with that which we have and less concerned with our wants. We thank you Lord. Amen.

February 27:  Compassionate Savior, thank you for coming to save us. Thank you for the joy you give us in serving you through our service to others. Help us to joyfully accept your challenge to proclaim Yeshua HaMoshiach as Lord. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen. 

28 February:  Gracious Lord, we confess that we are not worthy of your blessings, yet we are blessed when our hearts truly seek you. We pray for the power of our Holy Spirit to live as Jesus lived; humble and gentle, patient and loving. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen. 

March 1:  We have referred to you, O God, as a rock, a fortress, a mountain, a sun, and a shield. We try to picture you as a God who is steady, sure and unwavering. Reassure us this day that you are always with us and always will be, to embrace us with unending love. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.