Scripture Reference – Genesis 4:1-16 (NRSVUE): Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have produced a man with the help of the Lord.” Next she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground. In the course of time Cain brought to […]
Scripture Reference – Genesis 2:7-8; 16-18; 21-22 (NRSVUE): then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. And the Lord God commanded […]
Scripture Reference – Acts 2:1-4; 42-47 (NRSVUE): When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue […]
Scripture Reference – 2 Corinthians 1:22 (NRSVUE) – who has put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a down payment. John 20:24-29 (NRSVUE): But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen […]
Scripture Reference – 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 (NRSVUE): though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle[a] among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children. So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own […]
Scripture Reference – John 20:19-23 (NRSVUE): When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors were locked where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his […]
Scripture Reference – Colossians 3:8-17 (NRSVUE): But now you must get rid of all such things: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge […]
Scripture Reference – John 21:15-19 (NRSVUE): When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” A second time he said to him, “Simon son of […]
Scripture Reference – Matthew 28:16-20 (NRSVUE): Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him, but they doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all […]
Scripture Reference – Matthew 28:1-10 (NRSVUE): After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance […]