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The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Ephesians 4:30-5:2 Be Imitators of God! And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.  Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.  Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.  Be […]

The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Exodus 16:2-15 Behold the Glory of the Lord! In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron.  The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in Egypt!  There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve […]

The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Exodus 24:3-11 This is the Blood of the Covenant When Moses went and told the people all the LORD’s words and laws, they responded with one voice, “Everything the LORD has said we will do.”  Moses then wrote down everything the LORD had said.  He got up early the next morning and built an altar at the foot of the […]

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Ezekiel 2:1-5 God’s Command Concerning God’s Prophets He said to me, “Son of man, stand upon your feet and I will speak to you.”  As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.  He said:  “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious […]

The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Mark 5:21-24a, 35-43 Faith in Jesus Never Disappoints! When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake.  Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there.  Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter […]