Readings and Reflections on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost
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Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6:56-69 The scene given to us in the lesson from Joshua 24 is that of a covenant renewal. Israel has crossed from the wilderness into the…
Readings and Reflections for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost
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Proverbs 9:1-6 Psalm 111 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 Dear Friends, The Book of Proverbs often speaks in terms of opposites – good and evil, wise and foolish. In today’s chapter, the…
Readings and Reflections on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost
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1 Kings 19:4-8 Psalm 34:1-8 Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2 John 6:35, 41-51 In this reading from 1 Kings, the prophet Elijah is fed and encouraged by the intervention of angels…
Readings and Reflections for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost
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Exodus 16:2-4,9-15 Psalm 78:23-29 Ephesians 4:1-16 John 6:24-35 In the reading from Exodus we hear the story of the people of Israel complaining in the wilderness after the escape from…
Readings and Reflections for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
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2 King 4:42-44 Psalm 145:10-19 Ephesians 3:14-21 John 6:1-21 Dear Friends, In 2 Kings we have the story of Elijah who has twenty barley loaves to set before one hundred people. They all ate…
Readings and Reflections for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
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Ezekiel 2:1-5 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13 God calls the prophet Ezekiel to speak to the people of Israel. They may or may not listen, but they will know that a prophet…
Readings and Reflections for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
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Lamentations3:21-33 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Mark 5:21-43 Lamentations 3 contains a powerful affirmation of God’s daily love and mercy that never end. When we fail to understand what we are experiencing, or perhaps…
Readings and Reflections for Sunday June 3rd
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Deuteronomy 5:12-15 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 Mark 2:23-3:6 Dear Friends, In Deuteronomy, the 10 Commandments that first appeared in the book of Exodus are repeated, and today’s lesson focuses…
Readings and Reflections for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
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Acts 8:26-40 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 Dear Friends, John 15:1-8 draws on the image of the vineyard that plays a prominent part in the Biblical understanding of our relationship…
Readings and Reflections for the Second Sunday of Easter
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Acts 4:32-35 1 John 1:1-2:2 Psalm 133 John 20:19-31 The preacher today is Rev. Jay Walton Dear Friends, John 20:19-31 – John’s account of Jesus’ resurrection appearances includes the giving of…