Scripture Reading(s) Matthew 5:13-20 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 5:14 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot … Read more
Scripture Reading(s) 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 2:1 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. 2:2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 2:3 And I came to you in weakness and in … Read more
Scripture Reading(s) Psalm 112:1-10 112:1 Praise the LORD! Happy are those who fear the LORD, who greatly delight in his commandments. 112:2 Their descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. 112:3 Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever. 112:4 They rise in … Read more
Scripture Reading(s) Isaiah 58:1-12 58:1 Shout out, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their rebellion, to the house of Jacob their sins. 58:2 Yet day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and … Read more
Scripture Reading(s) John 15:18-27 18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember … Read more
Scripture Reading(s) Ezekiel 36:22-32 22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. 23 And I will vindicate … Read more