Lectionary Reading Pt 2 Advent 1 Reading. 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Grace is not a thing, it is essentially the way that God forms a personal relationship with humanity. In this relationship God makes the first approach and comes to us with kindness and concern. It is grace that gives each one of us confidence toContinue reading “Advent 1 Part 2”
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Lectionary Reading Advent 1
Lectionary Reading Advent 1 Restore to us, O God, the light of your face, that we may be saved. Psalm 80:3 Reading. Isaiah 64:1-9 The book of the prophet Isaiah is filled with hope for the future, a future where the God of Israel would be in charge. Like others before him, in this passageContinue reading “Lectionary Reading Advent 1”
November 22 Part 2
Lectionary Readings November 22 Part 2 To celebrate Christ the King Sunday is to look forward to the time when the whole creation will live in harmony and peace. We worship on this day with this hope of renewal. “The LORD is king! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad”! Psalm 97:1Continue reading “November 22 Part 2”
Lectionary Readings Nov 22
Lectionary Readings November 22 This Sunday the church celebrates Christ the King. Beginning in the 20th Century this set of readings on the one hand marks the end of the church year, and also looks ahead to the end of all things. It draws significance from the ascension and the understanding that Jesus is nowContinue reading “Lectionary Readings Nov 22”
November 15 Part 2
Lectionary reading November 15 Part 2 But you, beloved, are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a thief; 1 Thessalonians 5:4 (NRSV) Read.1Thessalonians 5:1-11 It is always good to remember that the whole of the New Testament was written after the resurrection and ascension of Jesus: it is therefore written fromContinue reading “November 15 Part 2”
November 8 Part 2
Lectionary Readings November 8. Part 2 Reading. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 This letter to the Thessalonians was written around 50 AD and many years after the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is a long time to reach back and grasp what prompted Paul to write this pastoral note for those who were grieving. We knowContinue reading “November 8 Part 2”
Lectionary Readings Nov. 8
Lectionary Readings November. 8 Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. Psalm 78:1 (NRSV) Reading. Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25. The nation is starting to settle into the Promised Land and really find a place to call home. As that sense of being settled and secureContinue reading “Lectionary Readings Nov. 8”
November 1 Part 2
Lectionary Reading November 1 Part 2 Reading. 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Paul always worked at his tent making trade when he visited the churches under his care. He did this so that the gospel came to them free of any encumbrance. Describing his work as “labour and toil” suggests that it was quite hard work heContinue reading “November 1 Part 2”
Lectionary Reading Nov 1
Jesus said: ‘The greatest among you will be your servant. All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted.’ Reading. Joshua 3:7-17. This passage consolidates Joshua’s leadership of the people as they prepare to cross the Jordan and enter the Promised Land. We should not assume Joshua was aContinue reading “Lectionary Reading Nov 1”
October 25 Part 2
Lectionary Readings October 25 Part 2 Reading. 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 In Philippi Paul and Silas had been beaten and put in the stocks over night by the authorities without a proper trial. Acts 16 recalls the mistreatment and the subsequent embarrassment of the magistrates who had imprisoned Roman citizens. While Paul mentions this ill-treatment heContinue reading “October 25 Part 2”
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