Sunday 23 October 2022 | There is no righteous judgement - a podcast by St George The Martyr KR

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Theme: I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith

COLLECT
O God, our strength and hope:
save us from pride and give us the mind of Christ,
that in humility we may confess our sin
and find our hope in you:
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

READING Joel 2: 23-32
28 “Afterward I will pour out my Spirit on everyone:
your sons and daughters will proclaim my message;
your old people will have dreams,
and your young people will see visions.
29 At that time I will pour out my Spirit
even on servants, both men and women.
30 “I will give warnings of that day
in the sky and on the earth;
there will be bloodshed, fire, and clouds of smoke.
31 The sun will be darkened,
and the moon will turn red as blood
before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.
32 But all who ask the Lord for help will be saved.
As the Lord has said,
‘Some in Jerusalem will escape;
those whom I choose will survive.’”


READING 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 16-18
6 As for me, the hour has come for me to be sacrificed; the time is here for me to leave this life.
7 I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith.
8 And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day—and not only to me, but to all those who wait with love for him to appear.

GOSPEL according to Luke 18: 9-14
11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.'
13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'
14 I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted."


PRAYER for Africa
God, refresh Africa and all the world,
Protect and grow our children.
Convict with justice and truth, all our leaders
And fill all hearts with your peace.
For Jesus Christ sake. Amen.

BENEDICTION & COMMISSIONING/SENDING
Go now, rejoicing in the Lord your God.
Fight the good fight;
finish the race; keep the faith.

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