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5 July Part 2

Lectionary Reading 5 July part 2 Read. Romans 7:15-25 Paul describes the struggle that every Christian has to deal with, the struggle to do only what is right before God. This is an impossible task. The law that gives us the code to live a godly life cannot be accused of being evil, yet itContinue reading “5 July Part 2”

Lectionary Reading 5 July

Lectionary Reading 5 July Read. Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67. As we read this passage we can realise how far removed we are from the culture of the ancient world. Although I have friends whose marriages were successfully arranged by their families, in western culture this forming of a marriage relationship would be unusual. As weContinue reading “Lectionary Reading 5 July”

28 June Part 2

Lectionary Reading 28 June Pt 2 Reading. Romans 6: 12-23 The Philosopher Rousseau said, “Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains” There are many ways in which we can be bound: We live in an age controlled by the tyranny of the urgent. Everyone faces these tensions but Paul here in RomansContinue reading “28 June Part 2”

Lectionary Reading 28 June

Lectionary Reading 28 June Reading Genesis 22:1-18 There have been some horrible descriptions of this ancient biblical story but before emotion runs away with reality, let’s get the facts straight. Abraham is well over a hundred years old and Isaac is a youth strong enough to carry a donkey’s load of firewood on the wayContinue reading “Lectionary Reading 28 June”

21 June part 2

Lectionary Reading 21 June Pt 2 Reading. Romans 6:1-11 It is through being immersed in the death of Jesus Christ that a Christian has life. Just as the church has no life within itself without Jesus Christ neither does a Christian.. Therefore the church in order to exist must live out the unadorned life ofContinue reading “21 June part 2”

Lectionary Reading 21 June

Lectionary Reading 21 June Reading. Genesis 21:8-21. There are many scripture passages when, if we only apply human wisdom are difficult to understand, and this must certainly be one of them. Ishmael and his mother are ejected from the security of the camp and banished into the wilderness. Humanly speaking it seems both harshContinue reading “Lectionary Reading 21 June”

14 June Part 2

Lectionary Reading 14 June Pt2 Collect. Jesus, source of wisdom, your teachings reveal the hidden God. Ground us firmly in faith that we may hear your words, and put them into practice; we ask this in your name. Amen. Reading. Romans 5:1-6 In Martin Luther’s Preface to the Epistle to the Romans, Luther describes thisContinue reading “14 June Part 2”

Lectionary Reading 14 June

Lectionary Reading 14 June Sentence: Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. Psalm 33:12,22 (NRSV) Reading. Genesis 18:1-15. Many of my friends speak of the delight of having grandContinue reading “Lectionary Reading 14 June”

Trinity Sunday Part 2

Trinity Sunday Part 2 Read. I Corinthians 13:11-13. The final verse in this short passage recalls the familiar words of the benediction often used to close Christian gatherings. This is the verse that reminds us of the tripartite action of God, namely, the love of the father, the grace of the Son and the sharingContinue reading “Trinity Sunday Part 2”

Trinity Sunday

Lectionary Reading Trinity Sunday Introduction: In this set of readings we remember how God created all things. We remember how right from the beginning God’s grace blessed his people with a covenant of authority. The readings also remind us that it was the action of the Spirit that enlivened all things and that empowering continuesContinue reading “Trinity Sunday”