Lord of Light, shine upon these words the very truth of your being, that we may read and be brought into deeper relationship with you. Amen. Acts 16:16-34. After casting a demon out of a fortune-telling slave girl, Paul & Silas are imprisoned. They continue to worship even while in jail, and the prison bursts...
Bible Readings. Acts 16:9-15. In response to Paul’s vision, he and his companions go to Macedonia, where they preach to a group of women in Philippi. Lydia, from Thyatira (thus, a foreigner) is one of those who receive the Gospel message, and she immediately offers hospitality to Paul and his friends. Psalm 67. An invitational...
Bible Readings, Lord of Light, shine upon these words the very truth of your being, that we may read and be brought into deeper relationship with you. Amen. Acts 11:1-18. Peter explains to the believers in Jerusalem how the Holy Spirit was received by Gentiles in Caesarea. Psalm 148. A psalm exhorting all of creation...
Bible Readings. Acts 9:36-43. Peter raises Tabitha of Joppa which brings many people to faith. Psalm 23. David’s famous Psalm of thanksgiving, praise and confidence in God for the gift of life. Revelation 7:9-17. The hosts of heaven praise God, and the martyrs rejoice in the God who is their Shepherd. John 10:22-30. Jesus speaks...
Bible Readings. Acts 9:1-6. Saul travels to Damascus with the intention of arresting any followers of Jesus, but on the road, he is confronted with a vision of Christ that changes him into a disciple. Psalm 30. The Psalmist experiences a time of great suffering, but experiences God’s deliverance, and commits to a life of...
Bible Readings. Acts 5:27-32. The apostles, who were previously arrested and were freed from prison by an angel, are arrested again for refusing to stop preaching about Jesus, and when challenged declare that they must obey God rather than human beings. Psalm 118.14-29. Here in the second week of Easter, we are still in the...
Lord of Light, shine upon these words the very truth of your being, that we may read and be brought into deeper relationship with you. Amen. Acts 10:34-43. Peter preaches that God shows no favouritism, but that anyone who believes in Jesus, who did good and healed those oppressed by the devil, was crucified, and...
Lord of Light, shine upon these words the very truth of your being, that we may read and be brought into deeper relationship with you. Amen. Isaiah 50:4-9a. A prophecy of the obedient servant, beaten and mocked, but vindicated by God. Psalm 31:9-18. The cry of God’s servant, persecuted and beaten. Philippians 2:5-11. Jesus’ humility and...
Isaiah 43:16-21. The God who has saved Israel in the past invites God’s people to believe that a new salvation is coming for them in their exile. Psalm 126. A psalm celebrating the return of exiles to Jerusalem, and asking for God’s grace as they seek to rebuild their lives and their homeland. Philippians 3:3-14....
Readings. Joshua 5:2-12. The Israelites celebrate the Passover, as God proclaims that the “disgrace of Egypt” is removed from them, and have their first meal in Canaan. The day after that the manna stops arriving. Psalm 32. A celebration of the joy and healing that confession brings, and the restoration that God offers those who...
