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Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
Readings – Job 1-7,34-41; Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 Sixteen more days of political ads on T.V. Sixteen more days of mailers that arrive every day. And there are those phone calls at supper time, and the text messages at all hours. Promises, promises, promises, vote for me, and I will deliver…
Third Sunday after Pentecost
Readings – I Samuel 8: 4-20, 11: 14-15; Psalm 138; II Corinthians 4: 13-5:1; Mark 3: 20-35 Last week we learned of Eli, priest of the temple in Shechem, whose sons had abandoned faithful living. This week we learn of his successor, Samuel, as the text states, “your sons do not follow in your ways”. …
Gideons International
ABOUT GIDEONS The Gideons International is an Association of Christian business and professional men and their wives dedicated to telling people about Jesus through associating together for service, sharing personal testimony, and providing Bibles and New Testaments. While we are often recognized for our work with hotels, we also place and distribute Scriptures in strategic…
Wednesday Morning Bible Study – September & October 2023
The Epistles of 1 John and the Johannine Community The Johannine community was one of several sects of Christianity during the First and Second centuries. It was characterized by a very high Christology, emphasis on the Holy Spirit, and a rejection of the Bishop/Presbyter form of church government beginning to emerge in Christianity. In the…
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Readings – II Samuel 11:1-15; Psalm 14; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 Our Gospel reading follows the readings and the presentation of last Sunday when I talked about “Minding the Gap” that appeared in the Gospel according to St. Mark. The focus on the feeding of the five thousand was in giving thanks for what we…
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Readings: Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:1-2,8-18; Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56 The Lord God bless you and keep you.The Lord God make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you.The Lord God lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. We find this blessing in the Old Testament book of Numbers (6:22-27). On…
