Daily Scripture Readings Leading to
Sunday May 21, 2006
Monday:
Acts 10:44-46a Holy Spirit Power
The Holy Spirit comes to the Gentiles. What might this feel like or look like?
Tuesday:
Acts 10:46b-48 Good Question
Baptism always is appropriate for those experiencing God for the first time in thier lives.
Wednesday:
Psalms 98 God’s Kingship
O sing to the Lord a new song, for God has done marvelous things. Make a joyful noise to the Lord; all the earth!
Thursday:
1 John 5:1-5 The Victory of Faith
Faith seems to be the key to the live in Christ. We do not win favor with God through our actions, even though they may be virtious. We receive grace by faith only.
Friday:
1 John 5:6 Water, Blood. and Spirit
This is a interesting trinity of metaphors. Take a few minutes and consider the role and place of each of these in your life.
Saturday:
John 15:9-17 Love Defined
The love of the Father is clearly defined as ours to receive or deny. We are chosen by God, not the other way around. To love means to offer our life as a sacrifice to the other. Martin Buber in his work, “I & Thou” says that there is no I unless we acknowledge the Thou in our midst. So my life is only viable in relationship to my ackloledgement of your life. In other words, to accept Christ is to acknowledge the other. And it is in this action of remembering, which is in a sense a self-giving, that we find our lives renewed and resurrected. Our willingness to live by the rule of God’s love is key to our life in Christ Jesus. As God has remembered us, so should we remember others.
Sunday: Reflect and Worship
Scripture: John 15:9-17
Sermon Title: “No Greater Love”
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