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Thursday - Pentecost - Proper 17

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Faithful reproduction of the painting "Healing of the Blind Man" (1871); Carl Bloch 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 | Thursday Psalm 37:1-18 & 37:19-42 Job 16:16-22; 17:1, 13-16 Acts 13:1-12 John 9:1-17 Psalm 37 | Wisdom |  The principal aim of the wisdom psalms is to teach the doctrine that faithful obedience to the revealed will of God brings material and spiritual prosperity | Wait on the Lord - the lowly shall process the Lord - the Lord upholds the righteous. Acts 13 | Background - buy the book The Holy Spirit called Barnabas and Paul - the...

Monday - Epiphany 6

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Jesus Entry into Jerusalem Wiki Commons images Highlights & Mini-Bible Study Daily Office Readings | Book of Common Prayer | last century publication Week after the 5th Sunday of Epiphany I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth. Isaiah 49:6b  BCP p. 76 Pray this way or this way or this way . Alternatives Readings Today | Monday | 13 February 2017 Ps. 89:1–18; Ps. 89:19–52; Isa. 63:1–6; 1 Tim. 1:1–17; Mark 11:1–11 Psalm 89 | Individual Lament - Background God is great and I will sing of my love; Everything in creation is a testimony to your mighty works; Truly God is the ruler of the universe. 1 Timothy 1 | Background Paul warns Timothy of false teachers; contracts faithfulness and faithlessness. Mark 11 | Jesus and disciples perform a messianic demonstration in fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9-10 - contrasts the war parade of the Romans. (NOAB4) Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey - H...

Friday - Pentecost 7- Proper 9

Highlights and Reflections Daily Office Reading from the Book of Common Prayer Week after the Seventh Sunday of Pentecost - Proper 9 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Philippians 1:2 Daily Office &  Pray  -  Click here Today  |   Friday | July 8, 2016 | Ps. 16  17; Ps. 22; Deut. 31:7–13  24—32:4; Rom. 10:1–13; Matt. 24:15–31   Psalm 16 I live with God and God is my refuge; I worship and praise him; I rejoice in the Lord and am glad; I live with God Deuteronomy 31 Moses writes down the law; he instructs that the full law be read every seven years during the Festival of Booths; Moses signs to the Lord: God is upright and just. Romans 10 Paul continues to write; Moses wrote of righteousness - we have righteousness in God through Jesus Christ; just believe; everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. Matthew 24 Jesus teaches watch for false messia...

Day 357 - Wednesday after Advent 4

Read | Day 357 | Wednesday |  December 23   1   Peter 5: 12-14  2   Peter 1: 1-2, 3-11, 12-21  2   Peter 2: 1-22  2   Peter 3: 1-16, 17-18  Background | The Center of Biblical Studies | 2 Peter Although there is some dispute over who wrote 1 Peter, there is strong agreement that 2 Peter was not written by the same person who wrote 1 Peter or by the disciple Peter. Like 1 Peter, 2 Peter’s Greek style is sophisticated, but yet it also departs from some of the stylistic features found in 1 Peter. Much of 2 Peter 2 is also very similar to Jude 4-18, which indicates that they had similar concerns to address false teachers. Most scholars argue that 2 Peter makes use of Jude.   More | Click here Reading |  Peter begins final greetings in 1 Peter. 2 Peter starts and uses some of Jude and thoughts on false teachers. Gain faith ->goodness -> knowledge -> self control ->  perseverance -> godliness -> mu...

Day 335 - Third Day in Advent

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Read | Day 335 | Tuesday | 1  December 2015 2   Corinthians 11: 1-15, 16-33 2   Corinthians 12: 1-10, 11-21 2   Corinthians 13: 1-10, 11-14 Acts 20: 7-12 Reading |   Paul - I preach Christ, watch for false teachers, I have had many trials not to boost for God be the glory, thorn in flesh to keep humble; Paul is concerned for the Corinthians and gives final instructions; he visits Troas and raises the dead. Next | Day 336 | Wednesday |  December 2 Acts 20: 13-38 Acts 21: 1-14, 15-25, 26-36 Source | Tyndale (2012-03-19) | The One Year Chronological Bible NIV | Tyndale House Publishers | Kindle Edition. +++ Listen and pray | Book of Common Prayer | The Episcopal Parish of Garrett County, Commonwealth of Maryland, United States of American | via Mission St Clare |  click here Wikipedia