Readings and Reflections on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…