07 August 2022
10:00 | 
Posted by
Dr Platts |
The first Sunday in August, we are well into Trinity now! We had a Family Service this morning, taken by Father Roger. Although the summer holidays are underway there were still a number of families with us. The Choir are in recess during August, so we sang some familiar hymns and enjoyed a wonderful Eucharist on a beautiful summers day.
There was Coffee after the service and we were delighted to hear that the total made at the fete had grown again to over £7,000 a marvelous effort by everyone!!
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
A reading from the letter to the Hebrews.
Faith is the assurance of things hoped for,
the conviction of things not seen.
Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval.
By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God,
so that what is seen
was made from things that are not visible.
By faith Abraham obeyed
when he was called to set out for a place
that he was to receive as an inheritance;
and he set out,
not knowing where he was going.
By faith he stayed for a time
in the land he had been promised,
as in a foreign land, living in tents,
as did Isaac and Jacob,
who were heirs with him of the same promise.
For he looked forward to the city that has foundations,
whose architect and builder is God.
By faith he received power of procreation,
even though he was too old—
and Sarah herself was barren—
because he considered him faithful who had promised.
Therefore from one person,
and this one as good as dead,
descendants were born,
‘as many as the stars of heaven
and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.’
All of these died in faith
without having received the promises,
but from a distance they saw and greeted them.
They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth,
for people who speak in this way
make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
If they had been thinking of the land that they had left behind,
they would have had opportunity to return.
But as it is, they desire a better country,
that is, a heavenly one.
Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God;
indeed, he has prepared a city for them.
Luke 12:32-40
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
Jesus said to his disciples,
‘Do not be afraid, little flock,
for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Sell your possessions, and give alms.
Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out,
an unfailing treasure in heaven,
where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
‘Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit;
be like those who are waiting for their master
to return from the wedding banquet,
so that they may open the door for him
as soon as he comes and knocks.
Blessed are those slaves
whom the master finds alert when he comes;
truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt
and have them sit down to eat,
and he will come and serve them.
If he comes during the middle of the night, or near dawn,
and finds them so,
blessed are those slaves.
‘But know this:
if the owner of the house
had known at what hour the thief was coming,
he would not have let his house be broken into.
You also must be ready,
for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.’
