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This homily is meant to be a challenge to all of us to move into a real understanding of the commandment to love.

Pope Francis is my spiritual guide in this and when Pope Leo speaks he also echoes the position taken that ,“Everyone deserves to hear the Good News that God loves them!” ( see the missio booklet 18th Oct 2026).

Music -“I love you, Lord, my strength’ © Mike Anderson 2008,Based on Psalm 17 30th Sunday (Year A)

EXODUS 22:20-26 
1 Thessalonians 1:5-10
GOSPEL MATT 22: 34-40

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Give the Lord glory and power.
  © Mike Anderson 2002.   Based on Psalm 95 (96)

  READINGS : Isaiah 45: 1-6                Thess 1:1-5  

   GOSPEL.  :       Matt 22:1-1       

William Barclay, who produced a DailyStudy Bible on the Gospel of Matthew, makes a point about the place of material possessions from an earlier saying of Jesus about no person being able to be the slave to two masters. Is this behind the seemingly innocent question , asked in all politeness? “Tell us, is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor , or not?”There are a couple of principles at stake here. 

1. What things belong to God?
2. Are people more or less important than rules?

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Isaiah 25-6-10   

Phil 4:12-14  

 Matt 21:1-14

      Isaiah like Jesus liked to use popular songs and stories from his past and then re-tell them with a twist or a punchline for his current audience. This helped to make a point on an important topic that could be remembered easily. Isaiah wanted to explain God's ultimate saving purpose in history and used the banquet to explain the special day of joy when all will be put right.

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ISAIAH 5:1-7.     LOVE SONG FOR A VINEYARD

Be still and know that I am God (Anon). 
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Performance © 2021 Joy and Ruth Everingham 

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Gospel Matt -21:33 -43 
"HAVE YOU NEVER READ THE SCRIPTURES?"
Backing Track  © 2023  Mike Anderson

Phillipians 4:6-9 THERE IS NO NEED TO WORRY

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Ezekial 18:25-28    

 PHIL 2 :1-11  

 GOSPEL -Matt 21:  28-32

GOSPEL BACKGROUND MUSIC. -  Mike Anderson
All are welcome by Marty Haugen

Words and Music © 1994 GIA Publications Inc.

Performance by Ruth and Joy Everingham © 2020

We were talking about fairness and the Kingdom of Heaven last week and here we have our old friend Ezekial speaking for the lord on exactly the same subject. The House of Israel is complaining , just like the workers in the vineyard, that God's ways are unfair. We are also given more information about the ways of the world being different to 'spirit -led thinking' and, as if in answer to the calls for 'fair play', we are given a get out clause by Jesus. He explains how we can always be given a clean slate if we change our minds after finding ourselves impulsively on the wrong path. Some really 'good news' today then. 

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PROBLEMS WITH ENVY
PSALM 144  -MIKE ANDERSON - © Mike Anderson 2002 -The Lord is Close to all who call -     Based on Psalm 144)  © The Grail England, and used with permission.

ISAIAH. 55; 6-9.   RICH IN FORGIVENESS

PHILIPPIANS 1: 20-24,27    LIFE TO ME IS CHRIST

MATTHEW  20: 1-16
 The idea is that when looking for mercy, don't be sidetracked into thinking you can bargain, or have to do something special first, or that it is too late anyway, “ for he will abundantly pardon”, says Isaiah, so call upon the Lord, shout out and turn around and face the Lord who will always forgive. Isaiah is advocating 'Spirit  - led thinking' when it comes to the Lord because these are “ not your thoughts...not your ways”. The abundant mercy and goodness freely administered by the Lord is not open to what we do,  or what the world might see as fair play. The same mercy is give to anyone who asks, whenever they ask.

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THE SERVANT WITH A POOR MEMORY WHO FORGETS TO FORGIVE.

PSALM 102  -MIKE ANDERSON - © Mike Anderson 2002 -The Lord is Compassion and Love - Great Bass!     Based on Psalm 102(103)  © The Grail England, and used with permission.

MATTHEW 18:21-35 -        PARDON YOUR NEIGHBOUR? 

HOW OFTEN AND WHY?
 
ECCLESIASTICUS. :27:30 TO 28.7.  - Is this the source of Jesus' story about Mercy?

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O that today you would listen to his voice!

Psalm94 - M.Anderson

EXEKIAL 33:7-9

ROMANS 13:8-10

GOSPEL - MATT18: 15-20

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Think of God's Mercy my friends.

Jeremiah 20: 7-9
Romans 12:1-2
Matt 16: 21-27

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I place the Key to the house of David on his shoulder.

Isaiah 22:19-23
Romans 1133-36
Matt 16:13-20

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