Reign of Christ Sunday: Josiah’s Reform
SCRIPTURE READING 2 Kings 22:1-10, 14-20; 23:1-3 Josiah Reigns over Judah 1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 He did what was…
Isaiah’s Vineyard Song
SCRIPTURE READING Isaiah 5:1-7; 11:1-5 The Song of the Unfruitful Vineyard 1 I will sing for my beloved my love song…
Hosea’s Message
SCRIPTURE READING Hosea 11:1-91When Israel was a child, I loved him,and out of Egypt I called my son. 2 The more I called them,the more they went from me;they kept sacrificing to the Baals,and offering incense to idols. 3 Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk,I took them up in my arms;but they did not know that I healed them. 4 I led them with cords of human…
All Saints’ Sunday
SCRIPTURE READING 1 Kings 18:17-39 Reader: Our reading today is from First Kings, chapter 18. All: Speak Lord, for we are…
Kingdom Divided
SCRIPTURE READING 1 Kings 12:1-17, 25-29 Reader: Our readings today are from first Kings, chapters 12 and 25. All: Speak Lord, for we are listening. The Northern Tribes…
David Anointed King
FIRST READING 2 Samuel 5:1-5; 6:1-5 Reader: Our readings today are from Samuel,…
Ruth
SCRIPTURE READING Ruth 1:1-17 Reader: Our reading today is from Ruth, chapter…
Moses and God’s Name
FIRST READING Exodus 1:8-14; 2:23-25 The Israelites Are Oppressed 8 Now a new king arose over Egypt who did not know…
Jacob Wrestles God
FIRST READING Genesis 32:9-13 Reader: Our reading today is from Genesis, the 32nd chapter.All: Speak Lord, for we are listening. 9 And Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of myfather Isaac, O Lord who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to yourkindred, and I will do you good,’ 10 I am not worthy of the least of all thesteadfast love and all the…
Isaac Born to Sarah
FIRST READING Genesis 18:1-15 A Son Promised to Abraham and Sarah 1 The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them and bowed down to the ground. 3 He…