This week’s scripture is Luke 17:11-19 Luke 17:11-19 (NRSV) Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers 11 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus[a] was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he entered a village, ten lepers[b] approached him. Keeping their distance, 13 they called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 When he saw them, he said […]

This week we welcome to the pulpit Rev. Carla Gregg-Kearns from Good Shepherd United Church of Christ. The scripture this week is Acts 2:37-47 Acts 2:37-47 (NRSV) The First Converts 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the other apostles, “Brothers,[a] what should we do?” 38 Peter […]

This week’s scripture reading is Jeremiah 18: 1-11 Jeremiah 18:1-11 (NRSV) The Potter and the Clay 18 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Come, go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. […]

This week’s gospel reading is Luke 14: 1, 7-14 Luke 14: 1, 7-14 (NRSV) 1 On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. Humility and Hospitality 7 When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told […]

The gospel reading for this week is Luke 13: 10-17 Luke 13:10-17 (NRSV) Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman 10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand […]

The scripture lesson for this week is Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 (NRSV) The Faith of Other Israelite Heroes 29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for […]

This week’s gospel reading is Luke 12:13-21 Luke 12:13-21 (NRSV) The Parable of the Rich Fool 13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And he said to them, […]

The scripture for this week is Romans 10:10-21 Romans 10:10-21 (MSG) 10 With your whole being you embrace God setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud: “God has set everything right between him and me!” 11-13 Scripture reassures us, “No one who trusts God like this—heart and soul—will ever regret it.” It’s exactly the […]

This week’s scripture reading is Luke 11:1-13 Luke 11:1-13 (NRSV) The Lord’s Prayer 11 He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” 2 He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father,[a] hallowed be your name.     Your […]

The scripture lesson for this week is Colossians 1:15-28 Colossians 1:15-28 (NRSV) The Supremacy of Christ 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16 for in[a]him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through […]