Tuesday - Pentecost - Proper 20

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My Quick Bible Study & Prayers Based on

Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Readings
in the Pentecost Season

Opening Sentence |

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be
acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 | BCP p. 78 |

Daily Office Prayers |

Pray this way or this way or this way
or this way or this way. Alternatives worship

Readings | Biblegateway.com |

Tuesday
Psalm 78:1-39 & 78:40-72
Esther 5:1-14
Acts 18:12-28
Luke 3:15-22

Psalm 78 |

God has been righteous, but Israel has not.
They forgot what God has done throughout history.
They turned from God and forgot the Lord.

But the Lord never forgot them despite what they did.

Acts 18 |

Paul is arrested but charges are dropped.
He returns to the church in Antioch.
Apollos does his ministry and is corrected to proclaim the correct
truth.

Luke 3 |

John, are the Messiah. No, but the Messiah is coming. And Jesus
came to be baptized and the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you, I am well pleased.’

Tomorrow |
Wednesday
Psalm 119:97-120 & 81, 82
Esther 6:1-14
Acts 19:1-10
Luke 4:1-13

Prayers and Intercessions
Collect for Week

Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things
heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are
passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ
our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
forever and ever. Amen.

(Proper 20, Year B)

For Mission
O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens adore:
Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you,
all tongues confess and bless you, and men and women
everywhere love you and serve you in peace; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Our Ministry
O gracious God, you have given your very self to save the world.
That we may be empowered to give up ourselves to one another.

You give us hope when hope is gone. You give of strength to
carry on. Amen

(The prayers of the people, Episcopal Parish of St. John the Baptist, Portland, OR
16 Sept 2018)

AR |

May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing
through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.                            
Romans 15:13

S: HS+; Book of Common Prayer; Mission St Clare; The Episcopal Church in Garrett County, Maryland, USA;
biblegateway.com; dailyoffice.org; pandora.com; New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicised, 4th edition
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in the United States of America; Enriching Our Worship; Wiki Commons Images; google blogger; bible.org;
Celebrate & Evangelical Lutheran Worship- Augsburg Fortress; first person reflection - 25 August 2018 a.d.

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