Luke 10:25-37 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus.[a] “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” 27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all […]

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Luke 10:1-11 The Mission of the Seventy 10 After this the Lord appointed seventy[a] others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. 2 He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the […]

Luke 9:51-62 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) A Samaritan Village Refuses to Receive Jesus 51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; 53 but they did […]

This week was one of our 5th Sunday Worship Workshop events where we focused on meditation.  We hope you enjoy it. 1 Corinthians 3:16 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?[a] Footnotes: 1 Corinthians 3:16 In verses 16 and 17 the Greek word […]

Luke 8:26-39 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jesus Heals the Gerasene Demoniac 26 Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes,[a] which is opposite Galilee. 27 As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn[b] no clothes, and he did not live in a house but […]

Luke 7:36-8:3 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) A Sinful Woman Forgiven 36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus[a] to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. 37 And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster […]

Acts 2:1-21 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Coming of the Holy Spirit 2 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared […]

Acts 16:16-34 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Paul and Silas in Prison 16 One day, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave-girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners a great deal of money by fortune-telling. 17 While she followed Paul and us, she would cry out, “These men are […]

Acts 16:6-15 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia 6 They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7 When they had come opposite Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them; 8 so, […]

Acts 11:1-18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Peter’s Report to the Church at Jerusalem 11 Now the apostles and the believers[a] who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers[b] criticized him, 3 saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?” 4 Then Peter […]