Scripture Reference – 1 Kings 19:9-13 (NRSVUE): At that place he came to a cave and spent the night there. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He answered, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts, for the Israelites have forsaken […]
Scripture Reference – Exodus 3:1-6 (NRSVUE): Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hFvOWRBXFY&list=PLIpt81vhAhF74Ye6ZvByPSIM2q2BufqXr&index=1 Scripture Reference – Psalm 150 (NRSVUE): Praise the Lord!Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament!Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp!Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe!Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise him with […]
Scripture Reference – John 6:47-59 (NRSVUE): Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came […]
Scripture Reference – Matthew 6:1-4 (NRSVUE): “Beware of practicing your righteousness before others in order to be seen by them, for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so […]
Scripture Reference – Ephesians 2:19-22 (NRSVUE): So then, you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone; in him the whole structure is joined together and grows […]
Scripture Reference – Matthew 18:21-35 (NRSVUE): Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if my brother or sister sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king […]
Scripture Reference – Philippians 2:3-11 (NRSVUE): Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests but to the interests of others. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he existed in the form of God, did […]
Scripture Reference – Daniel 3:13-25 (NRSVUE): Then Nebuchadnezzar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought in, so they brought those men before the king. Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods and you do not worship the golden statue that […]
Scripture Reference – Daniel 6:1-23 (NRSVUE): It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, stationed throughout the whole kingdom, and over them three administrators, one of whom was Daniel; to these the satraps gave account, so that the king might suffer no loss. Soon Daniel distinguished himself above the other administrators and satraps […]