Our call to worship this week is Psalm 50:1-6. “The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets. From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a …
Read More “2/8/21”
Our Gospel lesson is Mark 1:29-39, taken today from the New American Standard Bible (NASB). And immediately after they came out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they spoke to Jesus about her. And …
Read More “2/7/21”
Our Gospel lesson is Mark 1:29-39, taken today from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB). As soon as they left the synagogue, they went into Simon and Andrew’s house with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. So he went to her, took …
Read More “2/6/21”
And immediately he left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to …
Read More “2/5/21”
Our Gospel this week is Mark 1:29-39, taken today from the New International Version (NIV). As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. So he went to her, …
Read More “2/4/21”
Our Epistle this week is 1 Corinthians 9:16-23. For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me. What then …
Read More “2/3/21”
Our Old Testament reading is Isaiah 40:21-31, taken today from the New International Version (NIV). Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like …
Read More “2/2/21”
Our call to worship this week is Psalm 147:1-5. Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the …
Read More “2/1/21”
Our Gospel lesson is Matthew 5:1-12, taken today from the New International Version (NIV). Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. …
Read More “1/31/21”
Our Gospel this week is Matthew 5:1-12, taken today from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB). When he saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is …
Read More “1/30/21”