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Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
1 Timothy 6:6-16 Time for Your Evaluation! But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful […]
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
1 Timothy 2:1-8 Spend Some Quiet Time with Jesus! I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and […]
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
1 Timothy 1:12-17 What Makes God’s Grace So Amazing? I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service. Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. The grace of our Lord […]
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 14:25-33 Christian— Look to Christ and to Christ Alone! Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. And anyone who does not carry his cross and […]
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 14: 1, 7-14 Christian— Live a Christ-Like Life! One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place […]