The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 22, 2021
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 22, 2021 Ephesians 5:15-20 Live the Wise Life! Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music…
The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 15, 2021
The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 15, 2021 Ephesians 4:30-5:2 Be Imitators of God! And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a…
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 8, 2021
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 8, 2021 Exodus 16:2-15 Behold the Glory of the Lord! In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.” Then the LORD said to Moses,…
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 1, 2021
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 1, 2021 Exodus 24:3-11 This is the Blood of the Covenant When Moses went and told the people all the LORD’s words and laws, they responded with one voice, “Everything the LORD has said we will do.” Moses then wrote down everything the LORD had said. He got up early the next morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stone pillars representing the twelve tribes…
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 11, 2021
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 11, 2021 Ezekiel 2:1-5 God’s Command Concerning God’s Prophets He said to me, “Son of man, stand upon your feet and I will speak to you.” As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their fathers have…
The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 4, 2021
The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 4, 2021 Mark 5:21-24a, 35-43 Faith in Jesus Never Disappoints! When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so…
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost June 27, 2021
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost June 27, 2021 Mark 4:35-42 The Lord of Creation is the Lord of My Life! That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus…
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost June 20, 2021
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost June 20, 2021 Mark 4:26-34 Look at God’s Kingdom through His Eyes! He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the…
The Third Sunday after Pentecost June 13, 2021
The Third Sunday after Pentecost June 13, 2021 Mark 3:20-30 There is Only One Unforgivable Sin! Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebub! By the…
The Second Sunday after Pentecost June 6, 2021
The Second Sunday after Pentecost June 6, 2021 Mark 2:23-28 The Sabbath was Created for You! One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? In the days of Abiathar…