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Our Old Testament reading is Isaiah 40:21-31, taken today from the New International Version (NIV). Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like …
Our call to worship this week is Psalm 147:1-5. Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the …
Our Gospel lesson is Matthew 5:1-12, taken today from the New International Version (NIV). Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. …
Our Gospel this week is Matthew 5:1-12, taken today from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB). When he saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is …
Our Gospel lesson is Matthew 5:1-12, taken today from the Common English Bible (CEB). Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up a mountain. He sat down and his disciples came to him. He taught them, saying: “Happy are people who are hopeless, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Happy are people who …
Our Gospel lesson this week is Matthew 5:1-12, taken today from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is …
Our epistle reading for this week is Philippians 4:10-12. I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the …
Our Old Testament reading this week is Proverbs 3:5-6, taken today from the Common English Bible (CEB). Trust in the Lord with all your heart; don’t rely on your own intelligence. Know him in all your paths, and he will keep your ways straight. This passage contains great wisdom, as brief as it is. Proverbs …
Our call to worship for the week is Psalm 111:1-5. Praise the Lord. I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly. Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and …
Our Gospel lesson is Mark 1:14-20, taken today from the Common English Bible (CEB). After John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee announcing God’s good news, saying, “Now is the time! Here comes God’s kingdom! Change your hearts and lives, and trust this good news!” As Jesus passed alongside the Galilee Sea, he saw two …