The appointed
Scripture readings for today are: Acts 20:28 - 35 Titus 1:1 - 9 Luke 10:1 - 9 We pray: Almighty God, You called Titus to the work of pastor and teacher.
Liturgy literally means «the work of the people» and it is in the participation
in Scripture readings, responses, prayers and singing that believers both offer themselves and are fed.
When he realized that he lacked the the self - discipline for
daily Scripture reading, graphic designer Jim LePage decided to try something different: create original designs for each book of the Bible.
Here the ideal of
scripture reading as a type of scientific objectivity is replaced by an approach that creatively interprets with love.»
The
first Scripture reading that morning came from 1 Corinthians 12, and at First Presbyterian Church Muscatine, was read from the The Message, an idiomatic translation by Eugene Peterson:
Each service includes
short scripture readings, petitions regarding mourning, suggestions for reflection, and room for journaling.
That the Rite of Marriage takes place the middle of the nuptial Mass, embedded
between Scripture readings and the Liturgy of the Eucharist, is no mistake.
But Jesus did not radically alter the picture of God that had been painted by the great prophets and psalmists (
whose scriptures he read, revered, and often quoted).
The convocation should
avoid Scripture readings linked to the historic lectionary and should use instead «a reading in keeping with the spirit of the convocation or in harmony with academic or campus wide themes».
Using the same method of
selective scripture reading, one could also cite the Bible as an authority for the practice of slavery, adultery, polygamy, incest, suppression of women, executing people who eat pork, and infanticide.
Content — 1) David D in Utah told me via Twitter that he uses his Kindle browser to read the daily Mass
scripture readings posted at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops site.
We knew that countless men and women across this country would welcome a version of
Scripture readings for worship in...
In addition to the Sunday evening service, there is a daily morning prayer service modeled after the monastic practice of
hearing scripture read in community.
In some cases, it may be a more rigorous examination of our liturgy and a more intentional usage of lament
in Scripture reading and songs.
Similarly, a baby Christian can mature by eating a healthy diet of
daily Scripture reading and listening to sound Bible teaching.
Such differences were denied by the participants in these parishes who, if they countenanced distinctions at all, would confine them to matters of practice (worship patterns, frequency
of Scripture reading, baptism) and not faith.
Probably would be a good idea for some churches to let some teenagers do
the scripture reading from time to time and ask questions or see how they interpret it.
The scripture readings for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost contain an extraordinary consistency.
We noted in
the scripture read this evening that a question of this sort is not new.
The Scripture readings (Jer.
As he was with himself, Tyranowski was a hard taskmaster — a notebook was to be ruled with columns under headings such as «
Scripture reading», «Morning prayer», «Afternoon recreation» etc..
But
the scripture readings challenge Christians to look beyond the celebration of Easter.
If this seems to have a twisted logic,
our scripture readings make it clear that this is human weakness, after all.
It's a readable, practical handbook with sermon ideas for all the Sundays and principal feast days of the Church's year, following all three cycles of
the Scripture readings.
Public readings of scripture now tend to deemphasise sound -
scripture readings in worship tend to be almost mechanistic and without passion or drama.
Scripture reading and prayer will help you gain victory over that besetting sin.
I've been staying open with God in my prayer and
scripture reading and other habits designed to keep me growing closer to Jesus.
Why is
scripture read to fit our lives and wants, instead of reading scripture to form our lives and wants?
In their liturgical assemblies, the churches end
the Scripture readings with «The Word of the Lord,» or some variation thereof.
Anyone who was capable of doing so could be invited by the person in charge of the service to expatiate on
the scripture readings for the day.
The Scripture readings appointed for today are: Acts 9:1 - 22Galatians....
You do give some good advice about the importance of prayer,
Scripture reading, evangelism, and accountability groups, and I appreciate that.
The choice of
Scripture readings.
The Scripture readings appointed for this day in the historic lectionary system are: Introit: Ps.
Here he emphasizes the importance of prayer, thanksgiving,
scripture reading, meditation, sacraments and work in a Christian's life.