Jeremiah 17:5-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 5 Thus says the Lord: Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals     and make mere flesh their strength,     whose hearts turn away from the Lord. 6 They shall be like a shrub in the desert,     and shall not see when relief comes. They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness, […]

Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 6:4-9 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Deuteronomy 5:1-21 The Ten Commandments 5 Moses convened all Israel, and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I am addressing to you today; you shall learn them and observe them diligently. 2 The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. 3 Not with our ancestors did the Lord make […]

Luke 15:1-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 So he told them this parable: 4 “Which one of you, having a hundred […]

Jeremiah 18:1-11 New Revised Standard Version (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. 4 The vessel he was making of clay […]

Jeremiah 2:4-13 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 4 Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel. 5 Thus says the Lord: What wrong did your ancestors find in me     that they went far from me, and went after worthless things, and became worthless themselves? 6 They did not say, “Where is […]

Jeremiah 1:4-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jeremiah’s Call and Commission 4 Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” 6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how […]

Jeremiah 23:23-29; Luke 12:49-56 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jeremiah 23:23-29 23 Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off? 24 Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord. 25 I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy […]

Isaiah 1:1,10-20 & Luke 12:32-40 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 1 The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 10 Hear the word of the Lord,     you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the teaching of our God,     you people of Gomorrah! […]

Today we hear from a few members of our Mission Team as they return from spending a week working in Wilmington with WARM (Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry).  We joined together to work alongside sisters and brothers from Cary First Christian and Good Shepherd UCC. Genesis 28:10-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 10 Jacob […]

John 15:1-5 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jesus the True Vine 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes[a] to make it bear more fruit. 3 You have already been cleansed[b] by the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in […]