AOC Sunday Report - Septuagesima

 

Happy Septuagesima Sunday!  Wonder what that means?  Check out the end of the AOC Sunday Report and find out.  Speaking of the AOC Sunday Report, it can be downloaded RIGHT HERE!

We have excellent sermons today from Bishops Jerry, Roy, Jack and Dennis, as well as a lovely sermon from Rev Bryan. Each one of them is very good and quite different. I am confident that you will enjoy them.  Bishop Jack brings the propers together.  His sermon can be viewed on video HERE -> https://youtu.be/Xp5_NrDuJ5s.  Bishop Jack’s sermon looks at the unifying message of the Collect, Epistle and Gospel and examine how they share the common message of action as we celebrate the revealing of our Lord to the world. In the Collect, we ask God who knows we should be “…justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour …”  To get into heaven we need to be accounted as perfect.  The answer is in the sermon.  What Paul speaks of in his Epistle is the great reward we receive for holding steady to that course which God has set for us.  The Gospel for today, the very important parable of the vineyard, also gives us very good advice on the conduct of our daily lives and contains a crucial key to happiness.  Tbere is also a lesson for interacting with others as the join the Army of God.  Action, not diction is what counts. It all comes together.

There are always a lot of people who need your prayer, today is no exception. Please start with Alan Ridenour's father, Tom's family, Johnie's family, Shamu, Tricia and Laurie, work out from there.

There's a really amazing week ahead, I doubt you'll find it without help from that Third God Guy the Holy Ghost. If nothing else, this Friday is Groundhog Day. There's more to that day than you might expect. More on that next week.

Have an epic week,

Godspeed,

Hap Arnold

Bishop Coadjutor

Anglican Orthodox Church Worldwide