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http://vegasmavens.com Highlights & Mini-Bible Study | Daily Office Readings | Book of Common Praye r Days of Pentecost The earth is the Lord’s for he made it: O come, let us adore him.| BCP p. 44 Pray this way or this way or this way or this way or this way . Alternatives Readings Today | Tuesday | 20 June 2017 Ps. 78:1–39; Ps. 78:40–72; 1 Samuel 1:21—2:11; Acts 1:15–26; Luke 20:19–26 Psalm 78 | Background Telling of God’s keeping the Lord’s promise but Israel does not; They rejected God and God’s judgment came to bear; They forgot who they were… the people of God. Acts 1 | Background Peter - time to replace Judas and by lot Matthias was selected. This was as the Scriptures told. Luke 20 | Background Jesus - The religious leaders sent spies in order to trap him; Should we pay taxes? Render to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s. Being amazed by his answer, they remained silent. S: HS+; Book of Common Prayer; Mission...

By Курилас И [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Highlights Daily Office Readings | Book of Common Prayer | last century publication Week after the 20th Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 22 Pray Today | Psalm 140 Deliver me from evildoers, O Lord; Keep me from the wicked; People are against me; Do not grant the wishes of evildoers; Surely, You will save me Acts 24 Felix waits around for Paul to bribe him for two years and Paul does not; Festus takes over as governor; Hears cases and asks Paul if he wishes to be tried by a Jewish tribunal; Paul says no and appeals to Caesar which is his right as a Roman citizen; Fetus grants his appeal. Luke 8 Jesus and his disciples and some women he has healed who are now Jesus patrons, travel around the region; Jesus teaches the parable of the sower, the disciples ask what it means: Seeds on the path: Hear the word but are taken away and fall from faith, In the weeds: Hear the word but fall away and do not ...

Read |  Day 338 | Friday |  December 4 Acts 24: 1-27 Acts 25: 1-22, 23– 26: 32 Paul on trial before  Agrippa  (Acts 26), as pictured by Nikolai Bodarevsky, 1875 Reading | Paul after being arrest appears before Roman Governor Felix; the governor does not make a decision for two year but he and his wife listens to him often about Jesus to the point of saying "Enough"; Felix leaves his post and Paul in prison; Portus Festus takes over and hears Paul case; Festus hears case and wants to refer to Jerusalem and Paul appeals to the Emperor; King Agrippa and Bernice visit Festus and Festus shares this case - both rehear the case - Paul is convincing; this man does not deserve imprisonment or death. Festus - he could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar... Next | Day 339 | Saturday | December 5  Acts 27: 1-12, 13-26, 27-44 +++ Listen and pray | Book of Common Prayer | The Episcopal Parish of Garrett County, Commonwealth of Ma...