Jeremaih 31:1-6 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Colossians 3:1-4 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 28:1-10 Today’s message invites us to recognize Jesus as King over our lives. And to do that, we must confront a difficult question: Can we trust ourselves in all the works of human hands? In Jeremiah 31, the Lord speaks tenderly to Israel: “I have […]
https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57147 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Matthew 21:1-11 The LORD is God and he has given us light. Jesus approaches Jerusalem, the light of the world sets his feet on the Mount of Olives. He had come to Jerusalem before, but now he approaches , a prophet from Galilee. He had fed multitudes, healed, delivered the oppressed; […]
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 Today, we are invited to reflect on the powerful words of the Lord in Ezekiel 37:1–14. Yahweh asks Ezekiel in verse 3, “Mortal, can these bones live?” And Ezekiel replies, “O Lord GOD, you know.” Then the Lord commands him, “Prophesy to these bones…” Ezekiel said: O […]
1 Samuel 16:1-13 Psalm 23 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 Scriptures Sanctify yourself; wash yourself clean; put on your finest clothing, shave your body, separate yourself from material and spiritual trappings; get your body and mind ready for the feast. Samuel sanctified Jesse and his family and, so he thought, all his sons. Shine! But David […]
Exodus 17:1- 7 Psalm 95 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 Jesus asks us to love the Lord our God with all our hearts, minds and strength, to love others as ourselves and to love our enemies. He asks us to not be anxious and to take up our crosses daily, losing ourselves in our calling to […]
Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 How can these things be? Nicodemus reacts to Jesus’ call to be born from above. Paul knows God as the one who gives life to the dead and calls into being the things that do not exist. Jesus says that as his followers we enter into […]
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