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 […]
Scripture Reference – John 12:12-16 (NRSVUE): The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord— the King of Israel!” Jesus found […]
Scripture Reference – John 11:30-37 (NRSVUE): Now Jesus had not yet come to the village but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her in the house consoling her saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to […]