Collect

Collect

Almighty God,
you have broken the tyranny of sin
and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
whereby we call you Father:
give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
that we and all creation may be brought
to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Old Testament

Genesis 18:1-15

   ¹And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

   ²And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

   ³And said, My LORD, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

   ⁴Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

   ⁵And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

   ⁶And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

   ⁷And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

   ⁸And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

   ⁹And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

   ¹⁰And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

   ¹¹Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

   ¹²Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

   ¹³And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

   ¹⁴Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

   ¹⁵Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

Epistle

Romans 5:1-8

   ¹Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

   ²By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

   ³And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

   ⁴And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

   ⁵And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

   ⁶For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

   ⁷For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

   ⁸But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Psalm

Psalm 116:1,10-17

   ¹I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

   ¹⁰I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

   ¹¹I said in my haste, All men are liars.

   ¹²What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?

   ¹³I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

   ¹⁴I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.

   ¹⁵Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

   ¹⁶O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

   ¹⁷I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

Gospel

Matthew 9:35;10:8-23

   ³⁵And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

   ⁸Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

   ⁹Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

   ¹⁰Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

   ¹¹And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.

   ¹²And when ye come into an house, salute it.

   ¹³And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

   ¹⁴And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

   ¹⁵Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

   ¹⁶Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

   ¹⁷But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

   ¹⁸And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

   ¹⁹But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

   ²⁰For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

   ²¹And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

   ²²And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

   ²³But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

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