Lectionary for Easter 7 God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 1 John 5:11 Reading. Psalm 1 At the very beginning of the Psalter the psalmist lays out the guiding principle for Israel’s life: Obeying the laws of the Lord will result in a life of fruitfulness. Failure toContinue reading “Lectionary for Easter 7”
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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 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”
Epiphany Part 2
Lectionary Readings. Epiphany 6 Part 2 “For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.” Ephesians 2:10 (NRSV) Reading. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. When we think of all that Paul has emphasized about Christ being the power that allows himContinue reading “Epiphany Part 2”
Lectionary for Epiphany 6
Lectionary Epiphany 6 I will give you high praise, O Lord, for you have drawn me up; you have turned my lament into dancing so that I may joyfully praise you and not be silent. Psalm 30:1, 11, 12 Reading. 2 Kings 5:1-14. This is a story with many characters but the first character weContinue reading “Lectionary for Epiphany 6”
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