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Sept. 6th: (Holy Communion)
Today’s Scriptures
St. Mark 1.1-45, Affirmation of God’s presence an endorsement of the acts of Jesus Christ.
vs. 1-5, affirmation of prophetic fulfillment
vs. 6-8, affirmation by John the Baptizer
vs. 9-10, affirmation from heaven
vs, 21-28, testimony of demon about Jesus as Son of God.
Weekly Readings:
Isaiah 40.1-8, comfort for the weary and hope for the perishable.
Isaiah 63.7-8, a history of Divine loving, kindness towards humanity
Malachi 3.1, The Divine announcement-the Christ!
Thought: We are so fortunate to live in a world with such a loving and caring God.
Sept. 13th:
Today’s Scriptures
St. Mark 2.1-28
vs. 1-12, forgiveness of sin and healing…
Parallel passages: St. Matt. 9.2-8, St. Luke 5.18-25
Weekly Readings:
Exodus 34.1-9, The danger of perpetuating intergenerational sins
Psalms 86.1-9, a prayer request
Jeremiah 10.1-7, there is nothing and no one close in comparison to God
Thought: We are accountable to God be grateful we have Christ Jesus as our intercessor.
Sept. 20th: (Homecoming)
Today’s Scriptures
St. Mark 3.1-35,
vs. 20-21, 31, Jesus family concerned about his mental health Jesus declares that his
family are those who do the will of God
vs. 22-27, Jesus is accused of being possessed and carrying out the acts of Satan
vs. 28-29, the unforgivable sin
Weekly Readings:
Genesis 3.1-7, 12-15, evil is always deceptive and dishonest and will not go unpunished.
Isaiah 14.12-20, eventually, then and now evil will fail and fall-down-!
St. Luke 4.1-13, the tempter tempted Jesus Christ and waits for opportunities to tempt us.
St. John 8.39-47, the founder, author and comptroller of all lies.
Revelations 12.7-9, evicted from heaven alias serpent, dragon, devil, Satan, deceiver
Revelations 20.1-10, Divine retribution of evil in God’s time, may be delayed, yet certain.
Thought: There is an ancient evil, cruel, lying and deceptive spirit that occupies human frames.
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