Second Sunday of Advent Study
ADVENT 2 12-06-2020 FIRST READING: Isaiah 40:1-11 This text begins the second part of the Book of Isaiah, the portion that seeks to offer promise and hope for God’s […]
ADVENT 2 12-06-2020 FIRST READING: Isaiah 40:1-11 This text begins the second part of the Book of Isaiah, the portion that seeks to offer promise and hope for God’s […]
PENTECOST 24 11-15-2020 FIRST READING: Zephaniah 1: 7, 12-18 The prophet Zephaniah was evidently a person of considerable social standing in Judah and was related to the royal line […]
PENTECOST 23 11-08-2020 FIRST READING: Amos 5:18-24 Amos was not a professional prophet or a respected priest or a sophisticated, wealthy man… he was just a simple shepherd (1:1) […]
ALL SAINTS DAY 11-01-2020 FIRST READING: Revelation 7:9-17 The book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, has scared and probably scarred some people. It is an apocalyptic […]
REFORMATION SUNDAY 10-25-2020 FIRST READING: Jeremiah 31:31-34 He was God’s reluctant messenger. He often felt frightened and insecure. He sometimes thought that God had deceived him, he even regretted […]
29TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 10-18-2020 FIRST READING: Isaiah 45:1-7 We were in this section of the Book of Isaiah, the portion that seeks to offer promise and hope, several […]
18TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 10-04-2020 FIRST READING: Isaiah 5:1-7 The prophet sings a song about a vinedresser putting great care, protection, and patience into newly planted vines. But all […]
17TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 09-27-2020 FIRST READING: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 On September 6, the 14TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, we were in Ezekiel, Chapter 33, which begins the transition in […]
09-13-2020 FIRST READING: Jonah 3:10 – 4:11 Do you know the story of Jonah – how he spent three days and three nights inside a great fish for trying to […]