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FIRST READING - Acts 6:1-10, Acts 8:26-40
In the early days of the church, when the number of disciples was constantly growing, the Greek believers complained against the Hebrew believers, because when the shared food was distributed each day, the Greek widows were neglected. The twelve disciples called together the whole community and said, “We should not neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables. Therefore, friends, select from among yourselves seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may commission for this work.” What they said pleased everyone, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Nicholas, and four others. They had these men stand before the twelve disciples, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
The word of God continued to spread; the number of the disciples increased greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests there became believers.
Stephen was full of grace and power, and he did incredible miracles. When some members of other synagogues stood up and argued with Stephen, they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south, to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) So he got up and went. At the same time there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the queen of Ethiopia, who was in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading aloud the prophet Isaiah. Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to this chariot and join it.” So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. Philip asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” The man replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this:
“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter,
and like a lamb silent before its shearer,
so he does not open his mouth.
In his humiliation justice was denied him.
Who can describe his generation?
For his life is taken away from the earth.”
The eunuch asked Philip, “About whom does the prophet say this -- about himself or about someone else?” Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture, he proclaimed to the man the good news about Jesus. As they were going along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look, water right here in the desert! What can prevent me from being baptized?” He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. But Philip found himself in a city about ten miles away, and as he was headed home, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns he passed through.
THE GOOD NEWS - John 21:1, 9-17
Reader: After he had appeared to the disciples, the risen Jesus showed himself to them again. Peter and six other disciples had gone fishing in the Sea of Tiberias. When they got to shore, Jesus was there, beside a charcoal fire with fish on it, and bread to share. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him,
All: “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.”
Reader: Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” A second time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said to him,
All: “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.”
Reader: Jesus said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him,
All: “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.”
Reader: Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.”
Leader: This is the good news of God’s work in the world.
All: Praise to you, O Christ.
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FIRST READING - Acts 6:1-10, Acts 8:26-40
In the early days of the church, when the number of disciples was constantly growing, the Greek believers complained against the Hebrew believers, because when the shared food was distributed each day, the Greek widows were neglected. The twelve disciples called together the whole community and said, “We should not neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables. Therefore, friends, select from among yourselves seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may commission for this work.” What they said pleased everyone, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Nicholas, and four others. They had these men stand before the twelve disciples, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
The word of God continued to spread; the number of the disciples increased greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests there became believers.
Stephen was full of grace and power, and he did incredible miracles. When some members of other synagogues stood up and argued with Stephen, they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south, to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) So he got up and went. At the same time there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the queen of Ethiopia, who was in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading aloud the prophet Isaiah. Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to this chariot and join it.” So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. Philip asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” The man replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this:
“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter,
and like a lamb silent before its shearer,
so he does not open his mouth.
In his humiliation justice was denied him.
Who can describe his generation?
For his life is taken away from the earth.”
The eunuch asked Philip, “About whom does the prophet say this -- about himself or about someone else?” Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture, he proclaimed to the man the good news about Jesus. As they were going along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look, water right here in the desert! What can prevent me from being baptized?” He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. But Philip found himself in a city about ten miles away, and as he was headed home, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns he passed through.
THE GOOD NEWS - John 21:1, 9-17
Reader: After he had appeared to the disciples, the risen Jesus showed himself to them again. Peter and six other disciples had gone fishing in the Sea of Tiberias. When they got to shore, Jesus was there, beside a charcoal fire with fish on it, and bread to share. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him,
All: “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.”
Reader: Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” A second time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said to him,
All: “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.”
Reader: Jesus said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him,
All: “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.”
Reader: Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.”
Leader: This is the good news of God’s work in the world.
All: Praise to you, O Christ.