June 2008 Podcast Episode Archives
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Arinze - Podcasting with a Vatican Official (Podcast Info)
Bible In A Year (Podcast Info)
Catholic Exchange Rock Solid with Mark Shea (Podcast Info)
Catholic Music Express (Podcast Info)
June 22, 2008ByJim O'MearaGenre:Catholic MusicTags:Catholic, Catholic music, catholic podcasting, CCM, Christian, Christian musicDownload : MP3 AudioJune 22, 2008
News At Eleven - I Am the Bread of Life - Have You Not Heard
David Patrick Bryan - Jesus Bread of Life - The Shroud of Jesus
Annie Karto - O Lord I Am Not Worthy - Perfect Sacrifice
Donna Cori Gibson - Trust In Me - Prayers From Heaven and To Heaven
Michael Howard - Blessing Cup - Build The House
Gretchen Harris - Yes Lord - Sign of Love
Dawn Kinsman - True Presence - True Presence
Nick Cardilino - Your Presence is Real - Discover the Way
Date: June 22, 2008June 15, 2008ByJim O'MearaGenre:Catholic MusicTags:Catholic, Catholic music, catholic podcasting, CCM, Christian, Christian musicDownload : MP3 AudioJune 15, 2008
Kassel and Company - A Simple Compulsion - On This Mountain
Jenny Pixler - Have a Talk With God - Invitation
Peter and Paul - Good Times - SOS
Plain Jane - On the Line - Plain Jane
Apostolica - The Blood of Christ is Shed - Thirty Pieces of Silver
Julie Carrick - Where Are You - Kateri
Tom Wilson - In the Name of the Father - In the Name of the Father
Trish Foti Genco - You Are Mine - After the Rain
Jerry Aull - I Will Follow - Take These Hands
Chris Padgett - Jesus I Need You Now - Impact
Date: June 15, 2008June 8, 2008ByJim O'MearaGenre:Catholic MusicTags:Catholic, Catholic music, catholic podcasting, CCM, Christian, Christian musicDownload : MP3 AudioJune 8, 2008
Gerard Faucheux - How Can You Think of Me - How Can You Think of Me
Lori Malvey - A New Place - Love
Brian Park - Both Hands on the Wheel - Somewhere Between Here and There
Matt Di Filippo - Ember of Fire - Mystic Heaven
Dan Duet - I Still Believe - Cry Out to Jesus
Sally Bolderson - Sing His Praise - Humble Beginnings
Sharmane - Stories - Sharmane
Pure Heart For Him - Count On Me - Carry On
Ceili Rain - Joy Robbers - Whatever Makes You Dance
Monica Ursino - Reflections - Reflections
Gretchen Harris - Take Lord Receive - Hope For Tomorrow
Donna Lee - Hail Mary
Date: June 08, 2008June 1, 2008ByJim O'MearaGenre:Catholic MusicTags:Catholic, Catholic music, catholic podcasting, CCM, Christian, Christian musicDownload : MP3 AudioJune 1, 2008
Curtis Stephan - We Live to Love - The Commons By Request
Sarah Hart - His Name is Joseph - Into These Rooms
Matt Maher - As It Is In Heaven - Overflow
Jackie Francois - My Soul Rejoices - Never Too Young
Tony Melendez - Never Be The Same - Never Be the Same 1989
Elizabeth Schmeidler - Trust In The Lord - Walk On
Joe Hand - Psalm 128--Blessed Is The Man Who Fears the Lord - Psalms
Veronica Morrissey - Hosea - Songs of Prayer
News At Eleven - I Am the Bread of Life - Have You Not Heard
Date: June 02, 2008
Catholic Rockers (Podcast Info)
Back from the Proud 2B Catholic Battle of the Bands, new music from MySpace, and what are you doing this summer?
Songs: Pointe Blank - ProvidenceStraggler’s Plea - Rockin in the Name of the LordThe Thirsting - In the Name ofCurtis Stephen - Live Out LoveJosh Blakesley - Sing Hosana Subscribe to the feed | Subscribe with iTunes Standard Podcast: Hide Player | Play in Popup | Download
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Date: June 27, 2008
Catholic Spotlight (Podcast Info)
If you have ever thought that Canon Law was boring or only about annulments, think again. Pete Vere tells us about how canon law touches everything we do in church from the way we celebrate the mass to settling formal greivances.
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Date: June 29, 2008Dr. Meg Meeker is a pediatrician with a passion for children, and she has a message that you won’t want to miss. Through her own observations and a detailed analysis of existing research, she has detailed the fatherly characteristics that most impact the well-being of daughters. You will learn not only that daughters really do [...]
Date: June 22, 2008Mike Aquilina and Fr. Kris Stubna have worked together on many projects, and their latest is a great book for Catholic workers. Take Five: On-the-Job Meditations with St. Ignatius is a great resource for quick personal or group meditation during lunch and coffee breaks at any workplace. Mike and Fr. Kris talk about their background [...]
Date: June 15, 2008Nick Alexander is not just a talented Catholic musician. He is so skilled in the art of parodies that he is often refered to as the Catholic Weird Al. Nick and I talk about his start in the Catholic music industry, he love of the faith, and making good baby food for twins. We also [...]
Date: June 08, 2008Lorraine Murray was raised Catholic, but in college was swept away by the lies and promises of radical feminism and atheism. In our interview, Lorraine talks about what took her away from the church and the blessings that eventually brought her back to the faith. She shares about the lies of radical feminism and how [...]
Date: June 01, 2008
Catholic:Under The Hood (Podcast Info)
This week we enter into a particularly troublesome period for the Church as king and saint find themselves torn between Urban VI and Clement VII each claiming to hold the keys of St. Peter. Plus a few comments on the Catholic New Media Event.
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Date: June 28, 2008
The Pope hasn’t always lived in Rome. In today’s episode we hear about why the Clement V decided to move, what it meant for the Church and why it became known as the Babylonian Captivity.
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Date: June 16, 2008
catholicunderground.com (Podcast Info)
WARNING! Unforeseen audio problems about halfway into the show. Apparently Fr. Chris’ headeset is in need of a replacement! Get your donations ready!
This week GW and TB walk dangerously close to the Tiber. TB falls in. Does GW dive in? Yet more new social networking sites - this time specifically Catholic ones, the cu|metro handles [...]
Date: June 19, 2008
Catholicxjw Podcasts (Podcast Info)
Welcome Home! Catholic Conference Preview Part 1 In this Episode Jeff Schwehm interviews Tom Cabeen on his conversion from the Jehovah's Witnesses to the Catholic Church. Tom was a member of the World Headquarters of the Jehovah’s Witnesses where he served as a Bethel Elder and was the Pressroom Overseer. Tom left the Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1982 and became an Evangelical Protestant and then an Anglican prior to entering the Catholic Church. Jeff and Tom talk about the differences between a Church and an Organization. They also talk about the differences between authority and authoritarianism and preview the Welcome Home! Catholic Conference that is sponsored by The Fellowship of Catholic Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses which will be held in Weirton, WV on August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 2008. Music is "Kol Yisrael" by Jeremy Gimbel.
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Date: June 29, 2008
Challenge & Change Podcast (Podcast Info)
ChristLife: We Have Been Sent (Podcast Info)
Dave Nodar, the director of ChristLife joins Christy in the "studio" to discuss the Holy Spirit as the source of all we do! To go along with this discussion we included a clip from Bill Johnson on the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and an update on our Sharing Christ course at UMBC for young adults on how to evangelize!
Date: June 16, 2008
Christus Vincit ANYWHERE! (Podcast Info)
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We've been wanting to do a videocast for quite some time. After all, we haven't done one since February. However, my wife's digital camera went south (the lens stopped opening). So, Shamus offered to give us a hand - and what a hand!
Shamus discusses his new (used) weather machine (you'd have to go back to some very old CVA episodes to hear about his old snow machine), and has his own little version of Don't Do This at Church.
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Date: June 26, 2008Listen(35:04/32.1 MB)Today we're discussing those "songs about our actions", as well as the music that better serves in their places.Feasts for the Week:St. Gregory Barbarigo; St. Ephrem; SS. Mark and Marcellinus;St. Juliana Falconieri; SS. Gervase and Protase; St. Romauld; St. Silverius;St. Aloysius Gonzaga. For more information, check out the New Advent Website.Christus Vincit Semi-Live at the Neighborhood Softball Field: Amidst a busy week of my daughter playing in playoffs AND all-star tourneys, we manage to discuss the music we did at Holy Cross Church for the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ordinary Form), and at St. Leo the Great Church for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form).Music:All People that on Earth Do Dwell (tune: OLD HUNDREDTH);O God, Our Help in Ages Past (tune: ST. ANNE); O Deus, Ego Amo Te (18th Century melody);Panis Angelicus (written by Cesar Franck) (featuring Valerie Myette)Ave Verum Corpus (written by Camille Saint-Saens), performed by the Choeur de Marais, courtesy of The Classic CatChristus Vincit Sports: brought to you by Ineffable. Above is a pic of the prelate whose team just won the NBA Finals! WOOHOO!Additional Links:2008 Eucharistic Congress (Atlanta, GA); Catholic New Media Celebration (also in Atlanta)Awards to vote for:Blogger's Choice Awards; Blogger's Choice: Best Religion BlogBlogger's Choice: Best Podcast (Thank you for your support!)CVA/CVTV Krakowska Kielbasa Wall of Fame; How to Get Your Deli on the Wall of FameCVA Interactive Corner (including the Facebook group, Fans of Christus Vincit Anywhere)
Date: June 19, 2008Listen(30:25/27.8 MB)Today we finish off our comparing of the two issues of the GIA hymnal Gather Comprehensive, as pictured above (left, 1994 edition; right, 2004 edition).Feasts for the Week:SS. Primus and Felician; St. Ephrem; St. Margaret; St. Barnabas;St. John of San Facondo; SS. Basilides, Cyrinius, Nabor, and Nazarius;St. Anthony of Padua; St. Basil the GreatFor more information, check out the New Advent Website.CVA Suggestion Box: Music suggestions for the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time. For more information, check out the CanticaNOVA Planning Pages for 11 OT-A.Music: Praise Ye the Lord (Psalm 150) (written by Cesar Franck), performed by the St. Joseph Church Choir (Columbia, SC), directed by Teresa S. Riley, courtesy of GarageBand.Christus Vincit Sports, brought to you by Viagra: Today we discuss turnarounds in Major League Baseball, as well as two Boston teams outside of baseball, the "new steroid", and a new citizen of the United States.Additional Links:Melody and text: O That I Could for Ever Dwell (.pdf);The Our Father Holding Hand (new and improved);2008 Eucharistic Congress (Atlanta, GA); Catholic New Media Celebration (also in Atlanta)Awards to vote for:Blogger's Choice AwardsBlogger's Choice: Best Religion BlogBlogger's Choice: Best Podcast (Thank you for your support!)CVA/CVTV Krakowska Kielbasa Wall of Fame / How to Get Your Deli on the Wall of FameCVA Interactive Corner (including the Facebook group, Fans of Christus Vincit Anywhere)
Date: June 12, 2008Listen(30:43/28.1 MB)Moving further along in our comparing the two editions of GIA's Gather Comprehensive hymnal. Oh, and, Shamus tells us how he takes it easy.Feasts for the Week:SS. Marcellinus, Peter, and Erastus; St. Charles Lwanga and his companions;St. Francis Caracciolo; St. Boniface; St. NorbertFor more information, check out the New Advent Website.CVA Suggestion Box: Music suggestions for the Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. For more information, check out the CanticaNOVA Planning Pages for 10 OT-A.Music: Power to Believe, by Johnny Proctor, courtesy of Podsafe.Liturgy 911, brought to you by the St. Anthony 404 Page: Papa Joe Ratzi and Frank A. Rinze investigate complaints in two cities for puppets, masks, and voodoo dolls.Additional Links:cyberhymnal.com entry for God Is My Strong Salvation; The Catholic Hack2008 Eucharistic Congress (Atlanta, GA) / Catholic New Media Celebration (also in Atlanta)Awards to vote for:Blogger's Choice AwardsBlogger's Choice: Best Religion BlogBlogger's Choice: Best Podcast (Thank you for your support!)CVA/CVTV Krakowska Kielbasa Wall of Fame / How to Get Your Deli on the Wall of FameCVA Interactive Corner (including the Facebook group, Fans of Christus Vincit Anywhere)
Date: June 05, 2008
Classical Cafe For Christ (Podcast Info)
June 22, 2008ByJim O'MearaGenre:Classical MusicTags:classical music, sacred classicalDownload : MP3 AudioThe Week of June 22, 2008
Music:
Ingrid KertesiHandel's Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act II Scene 4: Lascia ch'io pianga (Let me Lament) Ave Maria: Sacred Arias and Choruses
Tambov Chamber ChoirLord Jesus Christ by Sergei Rachmaninov
Prima Vista QuartetFather Forgive ThemHayden: The Seven Last Words of Christ
St Peters Choir NotthinghamPanis Angelicus
Polish Radio Symphony OrchestraAbram in Egypt
Philharmonia BaroquePsalm 109 Dixit DominusScarlatti--Cecilian Vespers
Silvano Presciuttini - Polyphonic Choir of Pontifical Instittute of Sacred MusicOblatis DomineMissa Pro Papa (2001)
Mario LanzaThe Rosary (Rogers-Nevin)
Juregenson Musical SalonHalleluia For String Quartet
John DebneyResurrectionPassion of the Christ
Joachim DuskeHayden: The Creation
Date: June 22, 2008June 8, 2008ByJim O'MearaGenre:Classical MusicTags:classical music, sacred classicalDownload : MP3 AudioThe Week of June 8, 2008
Music:
Moscow Symphony OrchestraWoman Behold Thy Son
Jozsef MukkPanis AngelicusAve Maria: Sacred Arias and Choruses
Jozsef RetiAnna Lelkes, harpPsalm 23Arias and Sacred Music by Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, and Liszt
London Symphony ChorusThanks Be to GodMendelsshon: Elijah
Voice TrekAdoro Te DevoteAngels: Celestial Voices of Harmony
The Tudor Consort, Peter PhilipsO crux splendidior
Taize CommunityJesus Our RejoicingGod of All Mercy
Regina NathanSweet Sacrament DivineFaith of Our Fathers 2
Wintley Phipps, Orchestra & ChorusSo Shall We LiveSaviour: The Story of God's Passion for His People
Sarah BrightmanAve Maria
John Michael TalbotThis Befell UsSimple Heart
Date: June 08, 2008June 1, 2008ByJim O'MearaGenre:Classical MusicTags:classical music, sacred classicalDownload : MP3 AudioThe Week of June 1, 2008
Music:
Helikon Opera TheaterBless the Lord O My Soul
Alexander TitovO Joyful Light
Catherine Dubosc, SopranoCity of London SinfoniaWestminster SingersStabat Mater DolorosaPoulenc: Gloria - Stabat Mater
AmarylisGentle ShepherdLullabies
Symphony Orchestra of PragueGod the Father: Movement Three--Eternal HopeThe Trilogy
The Creation (Die Schöpfung) Part 2 - The Sixth Day--Now Heaven In Fullest Glory Shines
Gloriae Dei Cantores - Cherubic Hymn - Eternal Light
St Michael Singers, dir. Paul Leddington WrightTake My Life and Let It Be (Mozart)Sacred Head
Ensemble MadrigalI Call To You, Jesus ChristKleine geistliche Konzert, Op.8
London Symphony OrchestraRequiem No 12Mozart--Requiem
Date: June 02, 2008
Conversations with Father Bob (Podcast Info)
Guest host Sr. Miriam James Heidland talks with Claudia Orozco. Claudia immigrated to the United States at twelve years of age. She enjoys leading the Hispanic Young Adult Group at Holy Rosary Parish in Seattle. Listen in to hear some of the points from the workshop that she presented to Hispanic young adults at a recent Archdiocese of Seattle Young Adult Convention.
Date: June 29, 2008Join guest host Sr. Miriam James Heidland as she speaks with Christina Moynihan. Christina is the creator and facilitator of the Break Free Purity Retreat for middle school youth. This innovative retreat is based on Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body teachings. Christina is available to travel to parishes throughout the United States to assist a core group of volunteers in facilitating this retreat.
Date: June 29, 2008Join guest host Deacon Patrick Moynihan as he speaks with professor and author Dr. John Morford, recipient of the 2007-2008 CCS Archbishop Hunthausen Humanitarian of the Year Award. John is a parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Seattle where he serves as the president of the parish St. Vincent DePaul council. John manages the parish food bank as well as the Sunday dinner program. Since his retirement from teaching at Seattle University, John also volunteers his time as an educational consultant to Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle. John has co-authored a book titled "Life after 60? Yes! Choices for Managing the Third Part of Your Life". Part 1 of 2
Date: June 15, 2008Join guest host Deacon Patrick Moynihan as he speaks with professor and author Dr. John Morford, recipient of the 2007-2008 CCS Archbishop Hunthausen Humanitarian of the Year Award. John is a parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Seattle where he serves as the president of the parish St. Vincent DePaul council. John manages the parish food bank as well as the Sunday dinner program. Since his retirement from teaching at Seattle University, John also volunteers his time as an educational consultant to Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle. John has also co-authored a book "Life After 60? Yes! Choices for Managing the Third Part of Your Life". Part 2 of 2
Date: June 15, 2008Guest Host Deacon Patrick Moynihan speaks with Sr. Baptista Kaoma. Sr. Baptista is a Sister of the Child Jesus of Zambia. Listen in to hear about her call to serve God through her vocation to the religious life. Sr. Baptista has spent three years in the United States studying, working and sharing the story of the children of Zambia. Part one of two.
Date: June 08, 2008Guest Host Deacon Patrick Moynihan continues his conversations with Sr. Baptista Kaoma, a Sister of the Child Jesus of Zambia. Joining the conversation is Bruce Foreman, President of the non-profit organization "Hearts for Zambia" that has been created to assist the Sisters in their work to help the sick and the orphaned children of Zambia. Part two of two.
Date: June 08, 2008Maryknoll Fr. Steve Booth shares his experience of a 10 day pilgrimage to Central America to visit the shrines of the martyrs. He was able to go to Mass at the church where Archbishop Romero was assassinated and speak with several people from Guatemala and El Salvador that survived the persecution. This retreat is open to bishops, priests, brothers and permanent deacons and is sponsored by Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers.
Date: June 01, 2008David and Elena Lamb share the story of their miracle baby girl. Emma Lamb was born 15 weeks premature and weighed 15 ounces at birth. She miraculously survived several operations and life threatening infections through the power of prayer. David and Elena talk about the spiritual and practical support that they received from their parish community at Holy Family Church in Kirkland, Washington. Emma recently celebrated her one year birthday!
Date: June 01, 2008
Daily Walk Heavenwards (Podcast Info)
Divine Mercy Podcast (Podcast Info)
This is the second of four conversion stories I received from a listener. These are replayed with permission from Youth 2000 Ireland. All of these are very powerful stories and it is my prayer that they touch the heart of someone who needs to hear them and that they help bring a soul closer to Jesus. Music on this podcast:Courtesy of Youth 2000 IrelandTheme music provided by:Megan Pettengill - Main ThemeChants of the Russian Orthodox Church - Examination of ConscienceElizabeth Wolff - Reading from the Diary of St. FaustinaPodcasts and Websites on this podcast:Youth 2000 IrelandTechno Priestpodcast alleydigg.com
Date: June 15, 2008
GrapeVine News Minute (Podcast Info)
The GrapeVine News Minute forJune 29, 2008
Episode #92Two big events this week! We speak with Amanda Vernon, who performed during the Catholic Music Festival at the International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec. And we catch up with Lisa Hendey of Catholicmom.com as she fills us in on the Catholic New Media Celebration sponsored by SQPN.Music:A Little Bit, Amanda VernonWe love
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Date: June 29, 2008
The GrapeVine News Minute for
June 22, 2008
Episode #91
Sponsored byWorld Library
Publications (WLP)Comprehensive coverage of the New Hampshire Battle of the Bands to find the best new Catholic band in New England. Eight bands compete for the title. See accompanying videos at www.gvcatholicmusicvideos.blogspot.com.The bands:Till We Have Faces (St. Marie Parish Youth Ministry, Manchester, NH)The Believers (St. Michael Parish music ministry, Exeter, NH)John 6 (Holy Ghost Parish, Tiverton, RI)Journey for Home (Immaculate Conception Parish, Nashua, NH)Straggler's Plea (southern NH based)Ruah (Seacost Life Teen in Dover and Somerset, NH)Pointe Blank (Attleboro, MA)Milo (Conventry, CT)
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Date: June 22, 2008
The GrapeVine News Minute for
June 1, 2008
Episode #90
Sponsored byWorld Library
Publications (WLP) We catch up with
Jon NivenofLIFT Ministrieslive after a LIFT evening on the road. He tells us all
about his new album, Show the World. We even got
him to perform the title cut, unplugged for the camera!Music:Wonderful, Glorious, Beautiful, Show the
World, Quiet Enough Jon NivenWatch Jon perform "Show the World" especially for the
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Date: June 01, 2008
iPadre Catholic Podcast (Podcast Info)
Travel with me to Atlanta for the Eucharistic Congress and Catholic New Media Celebration.- Music ”P-O-P-P-L-E” by Popple
- VocationsCast with Marc Smith
- Mazimus Group
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Date: June 29, 2008My 16th anniversary of ordination, renewal as a pastor, interviews on Catholic TV, Confession a personal experience, Boston, and feedback - don’t forget the Catholic New Media Celebration, cause I’m going south!- Music: “Going Down To Georgia” by Justin Gordon
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- This Is The Day - interview
- iCatholic.com - interview
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Date: June 18, 2008
We cover a lot in today’s show. The main topic is the Liturgy of the Hours. In feedback we talk about the Book of Revelation, the Gnostic Gospels, UFO’s, the Mark of the Beast and the Anti-Christ.
- Music: “Listen To Me” by Brett Mikels
- I’ll be on CatholicTV.org (June 13th at 10:30 am)
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Date: June 08, 2008We have a continuum of faith, let’s talk about the readings at Mass and I have an upcoming TV interview on Boston Catholic Television’s “This is the Day”.- “Here And Now” by Jessica Smith-Wright
- Catholic TV - (June 13th at 1-:30 am)
- Golden Spike Ceremony
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Date: June 04, 2008
Maronite Daily Scripture Readings (Podcast Info)
Jude 11-25Woe to them! For they go the way of Cain, and abandon themselves to Balaam’s error for the sake of gain, and perish in Korah’s rebellion. These are blemishes on your love-feasts, while they feast with you without fear, feeding themselves. They are waterless clouds carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted; wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the deepest darkness has been reserved forever. It was also about these that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “See, the Lord is coming with ten thousands of his holy ones,to execute judgment on all, and to convict everyone of all the deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” These are grumblers and malcontents; they indulge their own lusts; they are bombastic in speech, flattering people to their own advantage. But you, beloved, must remember the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; for they said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, indulging their own ungodly lusts.” It is these worldly people, devoid of the Spirit, who are causing divisions. But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; look forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. And have mercy on some who are wavering; save others by snatching them out of the fire; and have mercy on still others with fear, hating even the tunic defiled by their bodies. Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to make you stand without blemish in the presence of his glory with rejoicing, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.Acts 15:22-30Then the apostles and the elders, with the consent of the whole church, decided to choose men from among their members and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brothers, with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the believers of Gentile origin in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. Since we have heard that certain persons who have gone out from us, though with no instructions from us, have said things to disturb you and have unsettled your minds, we have decided unanimously to choose representatives and send them to you, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to impose on you no further burden than these essentials: that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from fornication. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.” So they were sent off and went down to Antioch. When they gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter.Luke 10:38-42Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”The New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Date: June 28, 2008Jude 11-25Woe to them! For they go the way of Cain, and abandon themselves to Balaam’s error for the sake of gain, and perish in Korah’s rebellion. These are blemishes on your love-feasts, while they feast with you without fear, feeding themselves. They are waterless clouds carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted; wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the deepest darkness has been reserved forever. It was also about these that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “See, the Lord is coming with ten thousands of his holy ones,to execute judgment on all, and to convict everyone of all the deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” These are grumblers and malcontents; they indulge their own lusts; they are bombastic in speech, flattering people to their own advantage. But you, beloved, must remember the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; for they said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, indulging their own ungodly lusts.” It is these worldly people, devoid of the Spirit, who are causing divisions. But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; look forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. And have mercy on some who are wavering; save others by snatching them out of the fire; and have mercy on still others with fear, hating even the tunic defiled by their bodies. Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to make you stand without blemish in the presence of his glory with rejoicing, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.Acts 15:22-30Then the apostles and the elders, with the consent of the whole church, decided to choose men from among their members and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brothers, with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the believers of Gentile origin in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. Since we have heard that certain persons who have gone out from us, though with no instructions from us, have said things to disturb you and have unsettled your minds, we have decided unanimously to choose representatives and send them to you, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to impose on you no further burden than these essentials: that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from fornication. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.” So they were sent off and went down to Antioch. When they gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter.Luke 10:38-42Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”The New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Date: June 28, 2008Jude 1-10Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, who are beloved in God the Father and kept safe for Jesus Christ: May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance.Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. For certain intruders have stolen in among you, people who long ago were designated for this condemnation as ungodly, who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Now I desire to remind you, though you are fully informed, that the Lord, who once for all saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. And the angels who did not keep their own position, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains in deepest darkness for the judgment of the great Day. Likewise, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which, in the same manner as they, indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural lust, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.Yet in the same way these dreamers also defile the flesh, reject authority, and slander the glorious ones. But when the archangel Michael contended with the devil and disputed about the body of Moses, he did not dare to bring a condemnation of slander against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” But these people slander whatever they do not understand, and they are destroyed by those things that, like irrational animals, they know by instinct.Acts 15:13-21After they finished speaking, James replied, “My brothers, listen to me. Simeon has related how God first looked favorably on the Gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name. This agrees with the words of the prophets, as it is written, ‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the dwelling of David, which has fallen; from its ruins I will rebuild it, and I will set it up, so that all other peoples may seek the Lord" even all the Gentiles over whom my name has been called. Thus says the Lord, who has been making these things known from long ago.’ Therefore I have reached the decision that we should not trouble those Gentiles who are turning to God, but we should write to them to abstain only from things polluted by idols and from fornication and from whatever has been strangled and from blood. For in every city, for generations past, Moses has had those who proclaim him, for he has been read aloud every sabbath in the synagogues.”Luke 10:29-37But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.’ Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”The New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Date: June 27, 2008Jude 1-10Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, who are beloved in God the Father and kept safe for Jesus Christ: May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance.Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. For certain intruders have stolen in among you, people who long ago were designated for this condemnation as ungodly, who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Now I desire to remind you, though you are fully informed, that the Lord, who once for all saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. And the angels who did not keep their own position, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains in deepest darkness for the judgment of the great Day. Likewise, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which, in the same manner as they, indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural lust, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.Yet in the same way these dreamers also defile the flesh, reject authority, and slander the glorious ones. But when the archangel Michael contended with the devil and disputed about the body of Moses, he did not dare to bring a condemnation of slander against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” But these people slander whatever they do not understand, and they are destroyed by those things that, like irrational animals, they know by instinct.Acts 15:13-21After they finished speaking, James replied, “My brothers, listen to me. Simeon has related how God first looked favorably on the Gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name. This agrees with the words of the prophets, as it is written, ‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the dwelling of David, which has fallen; from its ruins I will rebuild it, and I will set it up, so that all other peoples may seek the Lord" even all the Gentiles over whom my name has been called. Thus says the Lord, who has been making these things known from long ago.’ Therefore I have reached the decision that we should not trouble those Gentiles who are turning to God, but we should write to them to abstain only from things polluted by idols and from fornication and from whatever has been strangled and from blood. For in every city, for generations past, Moses has had those who proclaim him, for he has been read aloud every sabbath in the synagogues.”Luke 10:29-37But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.’ Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”The New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Date: June 26, 20083 John 1-15The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul.I was overjoyed when some of the friends arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, namely how you walk in the truth. I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth. Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the friends, even though they are strangers to you; they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on in a manner worthy of God; for they began their journey for the sake of Christ, accepting no support from non-believers. Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we may become co-workers with the truth.I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing in spreading false charges against us. And not content with those charges, he refuses to welcome the friends, and even prevents those who want to do so and expels them from the church. Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but imitate what is good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.Everyone has testified favorably about Demetrius, and so has the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true. I have much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink; instead I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to face. Peace to you. The friends send you their greetings. Greet the friends there, each by name.Daniel 12:1-13“At that time Michael, the great prince, the protector of your people, shall arise. There shall be a time of anguish, such as has never occurred since nations first came into existence. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book. Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and the book sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be running back and forth, and evil shall increase.”Then I, Daniel, looked, and two others appeared, one standing on this bank of the stream and one on the other. One of them said to the man clothed in linen, who was upstream, “How long shall it be until the end of these wonders?” The man clothed in linen, who was upstream, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven. And I heard him swear by the one who lives forever that it would be for a time, two times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end, all these things would be accomplished. I heard but could not understand; so I said, “My lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?” He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are to remain secret and sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked shall continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand. From the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that desolates is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred ninety days. Happy are those who persevere and attain the thousand three hundred thirty-five days. But you, go your way, and rest; you shall rise for your reward at the end of the days.”Acts 15:1-12Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to discuss this question with the apostles and the elders. So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they reported the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the believers. When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them. But some believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and said, “It is necessary for them to be circumcised and ordered to keep the law of Moses.”The apostles and the elders met together to consider this matter. After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that I should be the one through whom the Gentiles would hear the message of the good news and become believers. And God, who knows the human heart, testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us; and in cleansing their hearts by faith he has made no distinction between them and us. Now therefore why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear? On the contrary, we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.” The whole assembly kept silence, and listened to Barnabas and Paul as they told of all the signs and wonders that God had done through them among the Gentiles.Luke 10:25-28Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”The New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Date: June 26, 20083 John 1-15The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul.I was overjoyed when some of the friends arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, namely how you walk in the truth. I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth. Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the friends, even though they are strangers to you; they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on in a manner worthy of God; for they began their journey for the sake of Christ, accepting no support from non-believers. Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we may become co-workers with the truth.I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing in spreading false charges against us. And not content with those charges, he refuses to welcome the friends, and even prevents those who want to do so and expels them from the church. Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but imitate what is good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.Everyone has testified favorably about Demetrius, and so has the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true. I have much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink; instead I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to face. Peace to you. The friends send you their greetings. Greet the friends there, each by name.Daniel 12:1-13“At that time Michael, the great prince, the protector of your people, shall arise. There shall be a time of anguish, such as has never occurred since nations first came into existence. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book. Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and the book sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be running back and forth, and evil shall increase.”Then I, Daniel, looked, and two others appeared, one standing on this bank of the stream and one on the other. One of them said to the man clothed in linen, who was upstream, “How long shall it be until the end of these wonders?” The man clothed in linen, who was upstream, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven. And I heard him swear by the one who lives forever that it would be for a time, two times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end, all these things would be accomplished. I heard but could not understand; so I said, “My lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?” He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are to remain secret and sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked shall continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand. From the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that desolates is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred ninety days. Happy are those who persevere and attain the thousand three hundred thirty-five days. But you, go your way, and rest; you shall rise for your reward at the end of the days.”Acts 15:1-12Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to discuss this question with the apostles and the elders. So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they reported the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the believers. When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them. But some believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and said, “It is necessary for them to be circumcised and ordered to keep the law of Moses.”The apostles and the elders met together to consider this matter. After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that I should be the one through whom the Gentiles would hear the message of the good news and become believers. And God, who knows the human heart, testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us; and in cleansing their hearts by faith he has made no distinction between them and us. Now therefore why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear? On the contrary, we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.” The whole assembly kept silence, and listened to Barnabas and Paul as they told of all the signs and wonders that God had done through them among the Gentiles.Luke 10:25-28Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”The New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Date: June 26, 20082 John 1-13The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not only I but also all who know the truth, because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever: Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, in truth and love. I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.But now, dear lady, I ask you, not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning, let us love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment just as you have heard it from the beginning"you must walk in it.Many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh; any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist! Be on your guard, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward. Everyone who does not abide in the teaching of Christ, but goes beyond it, does not have God; whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.Do not receive into the house or welcome anyone who comes to you and does not bring this teaching; for to welcome is to participate in the evil deeds of such a person.Although I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink; instead I hope to come to you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete. The children of your elect sister send you their greetings.1 John 5:12-21Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. If you see your brother or sister committing what is not a mortal sin, you will ask, and God will give life to such a one"to those whose sin is not mortal. There is sin that is mortal; I do not say that you should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not mortal.We know that those who are born of God do not sin, but the one who was born of God protects them, and the evil one does not touch them. We know that we are God’s children, and that the whole world lies under the power of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols.Acts 14:19-28But Jews came there from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. Then they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But when the disciples surrounded him, he got up and went into the city. The next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. After they had proclaimed the good news to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, then on to Iconium and Antioch. There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.” And after they had appointed elders for them in each church, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had come to believe. Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia. From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had completed. When they arrived, they called the church together and related all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles. And they stayed there with the disciples for some time.Luke 10:17-20The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!” He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”The New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Date: June 25, 20082 John 1-13The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not only I but also all who know the truth, because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever: Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, in truth and love. I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.But now, dear lady, I ask you, not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning, let us love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment just as you have heard it from the beginning"you must walk in it.Many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh; any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist! Be on your guard, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward. Everyone who does not abide in the teaching of Christ, but goes beyond it, does not have God; whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.Do not receive into the house or welcome anyone who comes to you and does not bring this teaching; for to welcome is to participate in the evil deeds of such a person.Although I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink; instead I hope to come to you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete. The children of your elect sister send you their greetings.1 John 5:12-21Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. If you see your brother or sister committing what is not a mortal sin, you will ask, and God will give life to such a one"to those whose sin is not mortal. There is sin that is mortal; I do not say that you should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not mortal.We know that those who are born of God do not sin, but the one who was born of God protects them, and the evil one does not touch them. We know that we are God’s children, and that the whole world lies under the power of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols.Acts 14:19-28But Jews came there from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. Then they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But when the disciples surrounded him, he got up and went into the city. The next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. After they had proclaimed the good news to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, then on to Iconium and Antioch. There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.” And after they had appointed elders for them in each church, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had come to believe. Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia. From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had completed. When they arrived, they called the church together and related all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles. And they stayed there with the disciples for some time.Luke 10:17-20The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!” He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”The New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Date: June 24, 2008James 5:1-20Come now, you rich people, weep and wail for the miseries that are coming to you. Your riches have rotted, and your clothes are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you, and it will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure for the last days. Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the righteous one, who does not resist you. Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. Beloved, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the doors! As an example of suffering and patience, beloved, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Indeed we call blessed those who showed endurance. You have heard of the endurance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.Above all, my beloved, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its harvest. My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by another, you should know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.Daniel 9:20-27While I was speaking, and was praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God on behalf of the holy mountain of my God" while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen before in a vision, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice. He came and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come out to give you wisdom and understanding. At the beginning of your supplications a word went out, and I have come to declare it, for you are greatly beloved. So consider the word and understand the vision: “Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city: to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place. Know therefore and understand: from the time that the word went out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the time of an anointed prince, there shall be seven weeks; and for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with streets and moat, but in a troubled time. After the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing, and the troops of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed. He shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall make sacrifice and offering cease; and in their place shall be an abomination that desolates, until the decreed end is poured out upon the desolator.”Acts 14:8-18In Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet and had never walked, for he had been crippled from birth. He listened to Paul as he was speaking. And Paul, looking at him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And the man sprang up and began to walk. When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!” Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifice. When the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting, “Friends, why are you doing this? We are mortals just like you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them. In past generations he allowed all the nations to follow their own ways; yet he has not left himself without a witness in doing good"giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, and filling you with food and your hearts with joy.” Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.Luke 10:13-16“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But at the judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades. “Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”The New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Date: June 24, 2008James 5:1-20Come now, you rich people, weep and wail for the miseries that are coming to you. Your riches have rotted, and your clothes are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you, and it will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up t