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Posts Categorized: Lent
March 15, 2018
The Prophets and the Teachings of Jesus: Lord of the harvest Haggai 1:6 • You have sown much, and harvested little … Matthew 9:37–38 • Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”… Read more »
March 14, 2018
A lesson on discipleship A Revised Common Lectionary resource for March 18 by Magdalena I. García Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. – John 12:24 Read the full lectionary passage here… Read more »
March 14, 2018
The Prophets and the Teachings of Jesus: No more woes Habakkuk 2:6 • Shall not everyone taunt such people and, with mocking riddles, say about them, “Alas for you who heap up what is not your own!” How long will you load yourselves with goods taken in pledge? Luke 6:24–26 • But woe to… Read more »
March 13, 2018
The Prophets and the Teachings of Jesus: Family dynamics Micah 7:6 • For the son treats the father with contempt, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; your enemies are members of your own household. Luke 12:53 • They will be divided, father against son and son against father,… Read more »
March 12, 2018
The Prophets and the Teachings of Jesus: Following Jesus 1 Kings 19:19–20 • So he set out from there, and found Elisha son of Shaphat, who was plowing. There were twelve yoke of oxen ahead of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle over him. He… Read more »
March 11, 2018
The Prophets and the Teachings of Jesus: The greatest Jonah 3:5 • And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth. Matthew 12:41 • The people of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at… Read more »
March 10, 2018
The Prophets and the Teachings of Jesus: First things first Hosea 6:6 • For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. Matthew 9:13 • Go and learn what this means, “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners…. Read more »
March 9, 2018
The Prophets and the Teachings of Jesus: God forgives Hosea 4:14 • I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery; for the men themselves go aside with whores, and sacrifice with temple prostitutes; thus a people without understanding comes to ruin. John 8:10–11 •… Read more »
March 8, 2018
The Prophets and the Teachings of Jesus: Ouch Lamentations 3:30 • . . . but to give one’s cheek to the smiter, and be filled with insults. Matthew 5:39 • But I say to you, do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also. This… Read more »
March 7, 2018
The Prophets and the Teachings of Jesus: Bullying — ‘a national disaster’ Jeremiah 20:7 • O Lord, you have enticed me, and I was enticed; you have overpowered me, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. Mark 10:34 • They will mock him, and spit upon… Read more »
