Happy Twelfth Sunday after, Trinity!
The AOC Sunday Report can be downloaded RIGHT HERE!
We have excellent sermons from Bishops Jerry and Roy, as well as Revs Jack and Bryan. These gentlemen can be depended on to deliver every week! Rev Jack's sermon can be viewed on video RIGHT HERE! Rev Jack brings the Propers together again. For a change, the Collect acknowledges God is far more ready to listen and we are to listen to him. In the Epistle Paul reminds us through the Grace of God we can be able ministers of the new testament, on our own we can be in the end no good. If we are able to completely follow the Law, with good intent, we can through that please God, but inasmuch as that is impossible we fall short. The letter of the Law, which cannot be complied with is death. But following the spirit of the Law gives life. That is Jesus’ message, for in the Law is death and in the spirit life. For if there is glory in administering the Law, how much more glory is there in the spirit of the Law, which is Jesus’ message? The Gospel is the story of the deaf mute on the coast of Decapolis. Jesus examined the man, put his fingers in his ears, touched his tongue and said Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. What Jesus did here for the deaf mute physically is what he does for each of us spiritually. Through Jesus, we hear the Word of God and are given the ability to speak it. Conversely, there are none so deaf as those who will not hear and none so blind as those who will not see. It is up to each of us to choose if we will remain blind, deaf and dumb or open our eyes to see, hear and speak the Word of God. When we receive the gift of sight, hearing and speech we embark on a new life of freedom.
There are always a lot of people who need your prayer, today more than most. Please start with Tricia, Marc, Jim, Laurie, Mary Lou and Shamu; work out from there.
There is a super week ahead, nay, an EPIC week, but no matter how good it is, with God's guidance it can be better. Open your heart to the Holy Ghost! That Third God Guy.
