Luke 18:9-14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jesus also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other
Persistence in Hope
Luke 18:1-8 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for
Reader’s Theater – 10 Lepers
Luke 17:11-19 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on
Rich and Poor
Luke 16:19-31 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to
Creation Care
Genesis, Chapter 1 – Chapter 2, verses 1-3. (NRSV) In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over
The Potter and the Clay
Jeremiah 18:1-11 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Come, go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was
Labor Day Sermon
Luke 14:1, 7-14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. When he noticed how the
Intergenerational Mystery
Hebrews 11:29-12:2 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they
When Is Enough, Enough?
Luke 12:13-21 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator
Prayer
Luke 11:1-13 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you