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Weekly Liturgy : August 24-30
Matthew 16:21-28 The Message From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!” Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do
Cory
Aug 24
Weekly Liturgy : August 17-23
Christ Gives the Keys of the Kingdom to Peter. Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1818. Matthew 16:13-20 NRSV 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" 14 And they said, "Some say John the Baptist but others Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." 17-20 And Je
John
Aug 17
Weekly Liturgy : August 10-16
Dirty White Trash (with gulls). Tim Noble & Sue Webster, 1998. Matthew 15:10-28 NLT 10-11 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand. It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.” 12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?” 13-14 Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will
Matt
Aug 10
Weekly Liturgy : August 3-9
Peace, be still. James He Qi Matthew 14:22-33 NIV Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When t
Cory
Aug 3
Weekly Liturgy : July 27 - August 2
Matthew 14:13-21 NRSV 13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. 15 When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themse
John
Jul 27
Weekly Liturgy : July 20-26
Matthew 13:31-33; 44-52 The Message 31-32 Another story. “God’s kingdom is like an acorn that a farmer plants. It is quite small as seeds go, but in the course of years it grows into a huge oak tree, and eagles build nests in it.” 33 Another story. “God’s kingdom is like yeast that a woman works into the dough for dozens of loaves of barley bread—and waits while the dough rises.” 44 “God’s kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field for years and then accidentally found by a
John
Jul 20
Weekly Liturgy : July 13-19
But while they slept, an enemy came and sowed tares. Ellen Gould Harmon White, c. 1900. Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The Message Jesus told another story. “God’s kingdom is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. That night, while the farmer’s servants slept, an enemy sowed thistles all through the wheat and slipped away before dawn. When the first green shoots appeared and the grain began to form, the weeds showed up, too. “The farmhands came to the farmer and said, ‘S
Cory
Jul 13
Weekly Liturgy : July 6-12
A Parable - the Sower. Cara B. Hochhalter. Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 NRSV 1-2 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3-8 And he told them many things in parables, saying: "Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on a path, and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not
John
Jul 6
Weekly Liturgy : June 29 - July 5
Noon - Rest from Work, aka "The Siesta". Vincent Van Gogh. Matthew 11:16-19; 25-30 The Message “How can I account for this generation? The people have been like children crying to their parents, ‘We wanted to skip rope, and you were always too tired; we wanted to talk, but you were always too busy.’ John came fasting and they called him crazy. I came feasting and they called me a boozer, a friend of the misfits. Opinion polls don’t count for much, do they? The proof of the p
Cory
Jun 29
Weekly Liturgy : June 22-28
Jesus Welcomes the Children. Jesus Mafa, 1973. Matthew 10:40-42 10:40 "Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 10:41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; 10:42 and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple -- truly I
DJ
Jun 22
Weekly Liturgy : June 15-21
Harris' Sparrow (unknown) Matthew 10:24-39 The Message 24-25 “A student doesn’t get a better desk than her teacher. A laborer doesn’t make more money than his boss. Be content—pleased, even—when you, my students, my harvest hands, get the same treatment I get. If they call me, the Master, ‘Dungface,’ what can the workers expect? 26-27 “Don’t be intimidated. Eventually everything is going to be out in the open, and everyone will know how things really are. So don’t hesitate to
John
Jun 15
Weekly Liturgy : June 8-14
Jesus and his Twelve Apostles. Matthew 9:35-38; 10:1-23 9:35-38 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out w
John
Jun 8
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