Tag: church

Annotated Scripture Passages 

March 10, 2024February 9, 2024

1 Corinthians 1

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“together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord”

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Annotated Scripture Passages 

February 4, 2024December 23, 2023

1 Corinthians 2:1-13

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“I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified”
Transfiguration of the Lord – A Women’s Lectionary
February 11, 2024

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Annotated Scripture Passages 

February 4, 2024December 24, 2023

Romans 12

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“present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God”

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Annotated Scripture Passages 

February 4, 2024December 26, 2023

Romans 14

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“the Lord is able to make them stand”

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Annotated Scripture Passages 

February 4, 2024December 28, 2023

Romans 16

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“our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church at Cenchreae”

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Annotated Scripture Passages 

January 28, 2024December 15, 2023

1 Corinthians 9:16-23

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“I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some”
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany B
February 4, 2024

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Annotated Scripture Passages 

January 28, 2024December 16, 2023

Romans 7

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“a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives”

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January 28, 2024December 17, 2023

Romans 10

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“my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved”

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January 21, 2024December 9, 2023

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

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“if food is a cause of their falling, I will never eat meat”
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany B
January 28, 2024

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Annotated Scripture Passages 

January 21, 2024December 9, 2023

Ephesians 3:1-6

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“I, Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you gentiles”
A Women’s Lectionary – Fourth Sunday after Epiphany B
January 28, 2024

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