Lectionary for Easter 4 This is God’s commandment, we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. All who keep his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. 1 John 3:23-24 Reading. Acts 4:5-12 Luke writes the book of ActsContinue reading “Lectionary for Easter 4”
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Lectionary for Easter 3
Lectionary For Sunday Easter 3 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. 1 John 3:1 Reading. 1 John 3:1-7. This short passage describes the ongoing challenge in the Christian walk. There is great comfort in the opening verses, reminding usContinue reading “Lectionary for Easter 3”
Lectionary for Easter 2
Lectionary for Easter 2 This is the message we have heard and proclaim to you –God is light, and in God there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5 Reading. Acts 4:32-35 This passage follows on from the story of Peter and John being forced to present themselves before the ruling council ofContinue reading “Lectionary for Easter 2”
Lectionary for Easter Day
Lectionary for Easter Day Christ is risen: Christ is risen indeed! Christ died for our sins, was buried and raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures; and he appeared to the believers. 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 Reading. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. Easter is a very joyous season for we remember the amazing events surroundingContinue reading “Lectionary for Easter Day”
Lectionary for Lent 6
Lectionary for Lent 6 Open the gates of righteousness that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. Psalm 118:19 Collect. Let us pray: Jesus, you enter the holy city, approaching your passion and death; today the crowd acclaims you. May we sing your praises every day, for you are the servantContinue reading “Lectionary for Lent 6”
Sermon Notes John 12:31
John 12v31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. When we worked in UK- still fighting 2nd WW. The US still trying to win the West. But it was a romantic view because they knew how the story ended. As we approach Easter I wonderContinue reading “Sermon Notes John 12:31”
Lectionary for Lent 5
Lectionary for Sunday Lent 5 Jesus says: ‘Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also.’ John 12:26 Reading. Psalm 51:1-12. This is a beautiful and much loved psalm for, on the one hand it reminds us most forcefully of our failures; at the same time it assuresContinue reading “Lectionary for Lent 5”
Lectionary for Lent 4
Lectionary for Lent 4 By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8 Reading. Ephesians 2:1-10. Paul’s argument in this passage is really quite straight forward!!! What we were then (before Jesus came) is not what we are now. Similarly what weContinue reading “Lectionary for Lent 4”
Lectionary for Lent 3
Lectionary Reading for 3 Sunday in Lent The message of the cross is madness to those on the way to destruction, but to us who are on the way to salvation it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Reading. 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 One of the phrases that has entered our vocabulary is “fakeContinue reading “Lectionary for Lent 3”
Lectionary for Sunday Lent 2
Lectionary Readings 2nd Sunday in Lent Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected, and killed, and after three days rise again. Mark 8:31 (These readings for the second Sunday in Lent remind us that God continually acts in ways that human wisdom would declare toContinue reading “Lectionary for Sunday Lent 2”
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