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SCRIPTURE READING Joshua 24:1-26Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, andsummoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers ofIsrael; and they presented themselves before God. 2And Joshua said to allthe people, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Long ago yourancestors—Terah and his sons Abraham and Nahor—lived beyond theEuphrates and…

SCRIPTURE READING Exodus 19:3-7; 20:1-173Then Moses went up to God; the Lord called to him from the mountain,saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the Israelites:4You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you oneagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5Now…

SCRIPTURE READING Exodus 14:5-7, 10-14, 21-295When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the minds ofPharaoh and his officials were changed toward the people, and they said,“What have we done, letting Israel leave our service?” 6So he had hischariot made ready, and took his army with…

FIRST READING Genesis 29:1-23Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer ofPharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from theIshmaelites who had brought him down there. 2The Lord was withJoseph, and he became a successful man; he was in the house of hisEgyptian master. 3His master saw that the Lord was with him, and thatthe Lord caused…

FIRST READING Genesis 12:1-9Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindredand your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make ofyou a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, sothat you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless…

FIRST READING Genesis 6:5-225The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth,and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evilcontinually.6And the Lord was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and itgrieved him to his heart. 7So the Lord said, “I will blot out from the earththe human beings I have created—people…

FIRST READING Matthew 4:18-25 18 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they were fishers. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 As he went from there, he saw two other brothers,…

FIRST READING 1 John 4:7-21 7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that he…

FIRST READING 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:111 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people, butwe ourselves are well known to God, and I hope that we are also wellknown to your consciences. 12 We are not commending ourselves to youagain but giving you an opportunity to boast about us, so that you maybe able to answer those who boast in outward appearance…

FIRST READING Luke 10:38-42Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where awoman named Martha welcomed him.39 She had a sister named Mary,who sat at Jesus’s feet and listened to what he was saying. 40But Marthawas distracted by her many tasks, so she came to him and asked, “Lord,do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by…