The Third Sunday in Lent March 20, 2022
The Third Sunday in Lent March 20, 2022 Luke 13:1-9 Our Journey Through Lent— It is a Journey of Repentance Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus answered: “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Or those eighteen…
The Second Sunday in Lent March 13, 2022
The Second Sunday in Lent March 13, 2022 Luke 13:31-35 Our Journey Through Lent— It is a Journey of Powerful Courageous Love! At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.” He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’ In any case, I must keep…
First Sunday in Lent March 6, 2022
The First Sunday in Lent March 6, 2022 Luke 4:1-13 Our Journey Through Lent— It is a Journey to War! Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone…
Transfiguration Sunday February 27, 2022
Transfiguration Sunday February 27, 2022 Exodus 34:29-35 Behold the Radiance of God’s Glory! When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him. But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the…
The Seventh Sunday after Epiphany February 20, 2022
The Seventh Sunday after Epiphany February 20, 2022 Luke 6:27-38 What Makes the Golden Rule Golden? “But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone…
The Sixth Sunday after Epiphany February 13, 2022
The Sixth Sunday after Epiphany February 13, 2022 Jeremiah 17:5-8 This Is What the LORD Says! This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one…
The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany February 6, 2022
The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany February 6, 2022 Isaiah 6:1-8 Holy, Holy, Holy Is the LORD Almighty! In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the LORD seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: “Holy,…
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany January 30, 2022
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany January 30, 2022 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:13 God’s Gracious Gifts to the Body of Christ! Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues. …
The Third Sunday after Epiphany
The Third Sunday after Epiphany January 23, 2022 1 Corinthians 12:12-21,26,27 E Pluribus Unum! The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body— whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free— and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Now the body is not made up of…
The Second Sunday after Epiphany January 16, 2022
The Second Sunday after Epiphany January 16, 2022 Isaiah 62:1-5 From Desolate to Delight! For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch. The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory; you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow. You will be a crown of splendor in…