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The Word: May 17, 2015

Lectionary Scripture readings for the week of…
 
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015
(7th Sunday of Easter Ascension Sunday)
Color: White or Gold
 
SCRIPTURES:
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
“In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty)…” [continue reading]
 
Psalm 1
“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers…” [continue reading]
 
1 John 5:9-13
“We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.” [continue reading]
 
John 17:6-19 or Acts 1:1-11
“I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word.” [continue reading]
 
Psalm 47 or Psalm 93
“Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.” [continue reading]
 
Ephesians 1:15-23
“For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people…” [continue reading]
 
Luke 24:44-53
“He said to them, ‘This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.’” [continue reading]


The Word: May 3, 2015

Lectionary Scripture readings for…
 
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2015
(5th Sunday of Easter)
Color: White or Gold
 
SCRIPTURES:
Acts 8:26-40
“Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’” [continue reading]
 
Psalm 22:25-31
“From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows.” [continue reading]
 
1 John 4:7-21
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” [continue reading]
 
John 15:1-8
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.” [continue reading]


The Word: April 26, 2015

Lectionary Scripture readings for…
 
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2015
(4th Sunday of Easter Mission Awareness)
Color: White or Gold
 
SCRIPTURES:
Acts 4:5-12
“The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem.” [continue reading]
 
Psalm 23
“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” [continue reading]
 
1 John 3:16-24
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” [continue reading]
 
John 10:11-18
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” [continue reading]
 


The Word: April 19, 2015

Lectionary scripture reading for…
 
SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2015
(3rd Sunday of Easter)
Color: White or Gold
 
SCRIPTURES:
Acts 3:12-19
“When Peter saw this, he said to them: ‘Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?’” [continue reading]
 
Psalm 4
“Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.” [continue reading]
 
1 John 3:1-7
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” [continue reading]
 
Luke 24:36b-48
“While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’” [continue reading]
 


The Word: April 12, 2015

Lectionary Scriptures for the week of…
 
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2015
(2nd Sunday of Easter)
Color: White or Gold
 
SCRIPTURES:
Acts 4:32-35
“All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.” [continue reading]
 
Psalm 133
“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” [continue reading]
 
1 John 1:1-2:2
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.” [continue reading]
 
John 20:19-31
“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’” [continue reading]