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Sent, Pentecost 4 (A) – June 25, 2023
[RCL] Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39 In today’s Gospel, the tail-end of a commencement speech of sorts, Jesus prepares his twelve closest followers for their first…
Discipleship and Mission, Pentecost 3 (A) – June 18, 2023
[RCL] Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7); Psalm 116:1, 10-17; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23) The Church is identified and known by many names and characteristics. It is seen as a community of saints,…
Proximate, Pentecost 2 (A) – June 11, 2023
[RCL] Genesis 12:1-9; Psalm 33:1-12; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy, which is now a movie, if you’re not the book-reading type, tells people that…
Worship the Unity, Trinity Sunday (A) – June 4, 2023
[RCL] Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 Today is Trinity Sunday, which might also be interpreted as Unity Sunday. Not to be confused with conformity or sameness,…
Life Is a Team Sport, Day of Pentecost (A) – May 28, 2023
[RCL] Acts 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30; Psalm 104:25-35, 37; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21; John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39 It’s Pentecost. It’s also graduation season. It’s a time when…
Prayer Is the Answer to Jesus’ Prayer, Easter 7 (A) – May 21, 2023
[RCL] Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36; 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; John 17:1-11 Jesus prayed. The Gospels reveal that prayer remained the constant refrain of Jesus’ life. Jesus prays frequently and…
Upcoming Bible Studies
Bible Study: Pentecost 6 (A) – July 9, 2023
RCL: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67; Psalm 45: 11-18 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Genesis 24:34-28, 42-49, 58-67 Providence is being in the right place at…
Bible Study: Pentecost 5 (A) – July 2, 2023
RCL: Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 Genesis 22:1-14 Many contemporary Christians find this text to be very challenging, for it raises uncomfortable questions about the nature of…
Bible Study: Pentecost 4 (A) – June 25, 2023
RCL: Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39 Genesis 21:8-21 Outside of the book of Genesis, the word “Abraham” appears in the Bible 142 times. Compare that with…
Bible Study: Pentecost 3 (A) – June 18, 2023
RCL: Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7); Psalm 116:1, 10-17; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23) Genesis 18:1-15 In the Book of Genesis, chapter 18, verses 1-15, the ever-faithful Abraham, first of the Hebrew…
Bible Study: Pentecost 2 (A) – June 11, 2023
RCL: Genesis 12:1-9; Psalm 33:1-12; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Genesis 12:1-9a Uprooting oneself and one’s family is a difficult and sometimes necessary thing. Aside from the physical work of…
Bible Study: Trinity Sunday (A) – June 4, 2023
RCL: Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 Genesis 1:1-2:4a This is the first of the two creation accounts in Genesis. In this account, which comes from what…
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