Te Ahurewa 24th August
Date
Sunday 24th August 2008
Te Rātapu Rua tekau ma tahi o He wā anō/ Ordinary Sunday 21
Kaupapa: Theme
Nga tama tane me nga tamahine a te Atua / God’s sons and
daughters.
Te Rarangi: The Sentence
Whakatitahatia iho tou taringa, e Ihowa, whakahokia mai he kupu
ki a matou. Mau e whakaora tau pononga e whakawhirinaki atu nei
ki a koe. Tohungia matou, e te Ariki, e karanga nei hoki matou
ki a koe i te ra roa nei. Waiata 86.1-3
Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer us. Save your servants who
trust in you. Be gracious to us, O Lord, for to you do we cry
all the day long.
Psalm 86.1-3
Te Inoi mo te Rātapu: The Collect
E te Atua, ko koe te Kaititiro, te Kaiwhakahaere i nga mea katoa
i te rangi, i te whenua; He inoi tenei na matou ki a koe, kia
araia atu i a matou nga mea katoa e mate ai matou, kia homai
hoki nga mea e whai pai ai matou; ko Ihu Karaiti hoki to matou
Ariki.
Amine.
Lord, transform us by your love, that we may know and do your
will, that we may live and work to your praise and glory,
through Christ, the King of glory, who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.
Amen.
Nga Panui: The Readings
First Reading: Isaiah 51:1-6 Words of Comfort
to Jerusalem
Psalm:
138 A Prayer of Thanksgiving
Epistle:
Romans 12:1-8 Life in God's Life in God's Service
Gospel:
Matthew 16:13-20 Peter's Declaration about Jesus
Gospel:
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi,
he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man
is?" 14 And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, but others
Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 He
said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16 Simon Peter
answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." 17
And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah!
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father
in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I
will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail
against it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of
heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." 20
Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he
was the Messiah.
Te Kauwhau: The Reflection
I’m sure at certain times in our life we are all asked
what the disciples were asked. It might be slightly different
but sometime our faith is challenged when we are asked “Who is
Jesus?” And everyone might have slightly different answers; but
on the whole we would all hopefully answer something along the
line of “Jesus is the Son of God.” We as Anglicans have an
understanding on who Jesus is. And while at Lambeth ’08 it was
interesting to see how different cultures interpret the Gospel –
same story, same people but so many different interpretations.
In the back of our prayer book you can find out our
interpretation of Jesus. One thing I feel is important is when
Jesus says “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and
blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.”
This to me tells us that we can only witness Jesus as Son of God
in faith. And Jesus will have a very personal impact on all our
lives – we will all witness Jesus differently, and have a very
different relationship with Him. I think this is relevant to the
last line of this weeks Gospel. “Then he sternly ordered the
disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.” Sometimes
I struggle with this, why wouldn’t Jesus want everyone to know??
But I think its not that Jesus doesn’t want us to know – but
rather He wants us to find Him ourselves.Korero Mai Contact Us:
This week's chaplain is Ngira Simmonds
To contact us with your comments, feedback, or prayers please
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He whakarāpopotonga: A
Quick Summary of this Reading
Jesus was talking to the disciples and asked
them "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" They all gave
answers but Simon Peter answered “You are the Messiah.” Jesus
praised Simon Peter.
Etahi Tika: Things to
Know about this Reading
Jesus is Cool!!
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