Happy Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity!
The AOC Sunday Report is RIGHT HERE.
We have really good for me today from Bishops Jerry and Roy, as well as Revs Jack and Bryan. Rev Jack's sermon can be viewed on video RIGHT HERE. He brings the Propers together again. The Collect acknowledges God’s most precious gift is to provide guidance to help us follow His will. This is a huge deal, only through following His will can we find true happiness. In the Epistle Paul reminds us, “To Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.” The Law, which came 430 years after this covenant, did not supersede the covenant. The Law was “added because of transgressions, til the seed (Jesus) should come to whom the promise was made … Is the law then against the promises of God?” No. “… for is there had been a law given which could have given life, … righteousness should have been by the law.” For the wages of sin are death, all sin and only those whose sins are set aside by the sacrifice of Jesus are freed from their debt. In the Gospel Jesus tells one of the New Testament’s most widely spread stories, that of the Good Samaritan. Jesus was talking to the people, “And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” The lawyer was about to learn the first lesson of lawyering, ‘Never ask a question you don’t to which know the answer.’ As was often the case, Jesus let the man answer his own question in response to a question from Him. If you want to know, more listen to or read the sermon.
There are always a number of people who need your prayer, a large number. Today is no exception. Please start with Shamu, Laurie, Jim, Tricia, Whitney and work out from there.
11 September 2001
Today we recall the twenty-first anniversary of the attack on the United States of America by the forces of Islam. This attack, the most deadly of any ever perpetrated on the country brought us together for an instant, then its impact faded with most Americans who wanted to go back to nicer times. It allowed the massive attack on our liberty in the name of safety. Please pray for those whose lives were lost or changed by this attack, in particular their families. Recall the heroism and pray that sense of unity might return to the country. We are not at war with Islam; Islam is clearly war with us. That is a problem. In the past twenty-one years our country has moved so far from that given to us it is no longer recognizable. We are told if the right people believe something it is fact. That is an even bigger problem. The country has turned its back on God. That the real problem. Please pray for our country.
There is a really good week ahead, if you're hard, having a hard time seeing it, see if you can get some help from the Holy Ghost. That Third God Guy is there to help you.
Have a great week!
Godspeed,
Hap
Church of the Faithful Centurion
Descanso, California.
United States of America.
