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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 email teahurewa@rangatahi.org.nz .


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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