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Wednesday - Pentecost - Proper 20

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christ_in_the_Wilderness_-_Ivan_Kramskoy_-_Google_Cultural_Institute.jpg 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 | Wednesday Psalm 119:97-120 & 81, 82 Esther 6:1-14 Acts 19:1-10 Luke 4:1-13 Psalm 119 | The longest psalm - an individual petition that the Lord’s teaching guide one’s every moment | Your teachings guide me throughout my life; How sweet they are; Your word is a flashlight to my feet and a spotlight to my path Acts 19 | Apollos went his way and Paul his way to Ephesus where he stayed for a long time; he laid hands o...

Tuesday - Pentecost - Proper 20

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https://quietspirit-followingmyking.blogspot.com/2018/05/jesus-baptism.html 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 |...

The Way of Love - Practices for Jesus-Centered Life

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The Way of Love - Practices for a Jesus-Centered Life The Episcopal Parish of St. John the Baptist , Portland, Oregon, is nestled in the woods of the Oregon Episcopal School. The parish serves as a worshipping community boldly grounded in growing faith and service for all ages. During the academic year, the Parish sponsors adult forums in a wide variety of topics of current concerns for Christians in our time. Katheryn and I (The Rev. Katheryn M. King and Dave Eitland) were asked to introduce the new initiative of the Episcopal Church on spirituality in daily life. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry at the General Convention “rolled out” the Way of Love as an invitation for believers to develop daily practices to deepen faith. Here are some of the resources we referred to in forums conducted on Sundays, September 9 & 23, 2018. These are in no particular order and are not an exhaustive list. Bishop Curry does a brief introduction of these practices in an ...