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Relationship with God

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https://www.pinterest.com/flagg0086/a-relationship-with-god/ Bible in Time Based on impressions of the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Lectionary texts for the day.  Today - Thursday, 17 September 2020 Proper 19 - Year Two Psalm 70 & 71 Job 28:1-28 Acts 16:25-40 John 12:27-36a (Biblegateway.com; NRSVA) Psalm 71 An old person rejoices in the life long presence of God in their life. (the Psalter) Job 21 Job explains to his “friends” that wisdom only comes from God. Acts 16 Paul & Silas are imprisoned, an earthquake comes and opens the jail but they do not escape - the jailer gets to know Jesus; they are release but Paul notes that as Roman citizens they have been falsely imprisoned and they are released to friends.  John 12 Jesus speaks about his death and God chimes in... Thoughts: A relationship with God always liberates and teaches the way to live life. How are you telling this to others? Sources: BCP - pp. 936 - 1001 - © 1986)  Using God’s Word tran...

Tuesday - Advent 1

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http://newcitylex.com/stories/ meditation-on-transition-what-jesus-teaches-us-about-being-sent/ google image search My Quick Bible Study & Prayers Based on Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Readings in the Pentecost Season Opening Sentence | In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. | Isaiah 40:3| BCP p. 75 | 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 5, 6 & 10, 11 Isa. 1:21-31 1 Thess. 2:1-12 Luke 20:9-18 Psalm 5 | I will go into your house and bow down to you for you save me from evil ones. Cast them out of your Holy place; you will guard the righteous! 1 Thessalonians 2 | We came to you even though we were persecuted for proclaiming God in Philippi; we are determined to share the Gospel of God; you are witness to our conduct; we dealt with You as a father to a ...

Monday - Pentecost - Proper 13

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NASA from Space Station Quick Highlights, Bible Study & Prayers Based on Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Readings in the Pentecost Season Opening Sentence | Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come! Revelation 4:8 | BCP p. 77 Pray this way or this way or this way or this way or this way . Alternatives Readings | Biblegateway.com | Monday Psalm 80 & 77, [79] | Judges 6:25-40 | Acts 2:37-47 | John 1:1-18 Psalm  80 | Background | A prayer Restore us to a relationship with you. Remember Egypt, you helped us; give us someone that can help us. Look at us so that we might be saved. Acts 2 | Background What must we do? Peter - Repent, Be Baptized, Your sins are Forgiven, Received the Holy Spirit. And they did. They lived in common sharing everything; more were saved. John 1 | Background | 90 CE/ad | by the “beloved disciple” to a Greek Christian community; this we read today is the Prologue...

Wednesday - Pentecost 17 - Proper 19

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Highlights and Reflections Daily Office Readings | Book of Common Prayer - written in the 1970s Week after the 17th Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 19 Pray Today | Wednesday | 14 September 2016 Ps. 66; Numbers 21:4–9; John 3:11–17; Ps. 118; 1 Peter 3:17–22 http://www.godisreal.today/pictures-of-jesus/ Psalm 66 Praise the Lord in always; Let me praise the Lord; A community psalm of thanksgiving for rescue and let the world acknowledge it (NOAB4) Numbers 21 A liberated Israel wandering in the wilderness and they have a snake problem; The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived.; an ancient symbol for healing and physicians; still used in the military to denote physicians. 1 Peter 3 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to...