Epiphany 3C – The Episcopal Church

Jesus’ Mission Statement, Epiphany 3 (C) – 2025

[RCL] Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 Today’s gospel presents us with Jesus’ first act of public ministry, described for us in Luke’s gospel. Following his river baptism and his long wilderness fast and temptation, Jesus returns to his home country, Galilee. Reports about him have been spreading through the…

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Bible Study: Epiphany 3 (C) – 2025

RCL: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 This Bible study is part of a series produced by the Office of Global Partnerships of The Episcopal Church. Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 The Old Testament book of Nehemiah focuses on the period when Persia conquered Babylon, and an edict from the Persian…

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Jesus’ Mission Statement, Epiphany 3 (C) – 2022

[RCL] Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 Today’s gospel presents us with Jesus’ first act of public ministry, described for us in Luke’s gospel. Following his river baptism and his long wilderness fast and temptation, Jesus returns to his home country, Galilee. Reports about him have been spreading through the…

Read More Jesus’ Mission Statement, Epiphany 3 (C) – 2022
Bible Study: Epiphany 3 (C) – 2022

RCL: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 The book of Nehemiah is a continuation of the story found in the book of Ezra. These two books tell the story of the return of the Israelites to Jerusalem after exile. It is in these two books that…

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Bible Study: Epiphany 3 (C) – 2019

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 The wall surrounding Jerusalem is finally completed, despite local detractors, and as the people have returned from exile, they are re-establishing traditions. When we think of walls today, perhaps the fall of the Berlin Wall comes to mind, but the wall around this city was protection against hostile neighbors, rather than…

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Indispensable, Epiphany 3 (C) – 2019

“The knee bone’s connected to the… thigh bone. The thigh bone’s connected to the… hip bone. The hip bone’s connected to the…,” and so on. Does this sound familiar? Remembering this song is appropriate in getting us to the punchline. It comes from an era of romantic songs and bobby sox. There is also an…

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Parts of the Whole, Epiphany 3 (C) – 2016

In many dioceses, this month marks an important time for annual meetings in congregations. At these times, we necessarily focus on “the Church” – how things have been going for the last year and what we plan for the next year. But at such meetings, we also often pause to remind ourselves about what the…

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Bible Study: Epiphany 3 (C) – 2016

Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 All the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate. (Nehemiah 8:1) In the Nehemiah reading, we hear about a joyful and united community of Israel that has gathered together to hear the Torah. After years of separation during the Babylonian Exile, Israel is one community again. The…

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Bible Study: Epiphany 3 (C) – 2013

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Ezra the priest and Nehemiah the governor were the leaders of the Jewish community in the post-exilic period, after the return of the Jewish people to Jerusalem from exile in Babylonia. The books of Ezra and Nehemiah are a narrative of the restoration of the Jewish people to their homeland after…

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Jesus’ Mission Statement, Epiphany 3 (C) – 2013

Today’s gospel presents us with Jesus’ first act of public ministry, described for us in Luke’s gospel. Following his river baptism and his long wilderness fast and temptation, Jesus returns to his home country, Galilee. Reports about him have been spreading through the population, probably the result of his healing miracles and his synagogue teaching….

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