Tag: controversy

Annotated Scripture Passages Good Friday Holy Week 

March 25, 2023March 19, 2023

Luke 22:14-23:56

Posted By: RevElana 0 Comment Angel, apostles, authority, betrayal, blameless, blessing, commandment, communion, controversy, covenant, creation, Crucifixion, darkness, death, desire, devil, discipleship, enemy, evil, faith, family, fear, festival, forgiveness, gentiles, goodness, gratitude, grieving, healing, heaven, hope, humility, joy, judgment, justice, kingdom of heaven, last supper, lies, light, messiah, miracle, murder, obedience, power, praise, prayer, prepare, pride, prophecy, providence, reconciliation, repentance, rescue, rest, revelation, righteousness, sabbath, salvation, scripture, servanthood, service, shame, sign, sin, Spirit, strength, suffering, teaching, temple, test, testimony, violence

“when they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left”
Good Friday – A Women’s Lectionary
April 7, 2023

Read more

Annotated Scripture Passages 

March 19, 2023March 1, 2023

John 16

Posted By: RevElana 0 Comment authority, betrayal, comfort, communion, controversy, courage, death, devotion, disciples, discipleship, faith, family, glory, grieving, guide, holy spirit, Jesus, joy, judgment, love, peace, persecution, power, prayer, providence, revelation, righteousness, sin, Spirit, suffering, teaching, testimony, truth, violence, wisdom, worship

“I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you”

Read more

Annotated Scripture Passages 

March 12, 2023February 17, 2023

John 9:1-41

Posted By: RevElana 0 Comment awe, confession, controversy, creation, disciples, division, doubt, faith, faithfulness, family, fear, glory, healing, Jesus, judgment, law, light, messiah, miracle, neighbor, obedience, pharisees, poverty, praise, prophet, providence, revelation, righteousness, sabbath, signs, sin, suffering, teach, worship

“he went and washed and came back able to see”
Fourth Sunday in Lent A
March 19, 2023

Read more

Annotated Scripture Passages 

March 12, 2023February 23, 2023

John 12

Posted By: RevElana 0 Comment abundance, Angel, anoint, authority, betrayal, blessing, commandment, communion, confession, controversy, creation, Crucifixion, darkness, death, disciples, doubt, eternal, eternal life, faith, faithfulness, family, fear, festival, friend, generosity, Gentile, glory, grieving, hate, healing, heaven, honor, Jesus, judgment, law, light, love, messiah, miracle, Palm Sunday, passover, pharisees, poverty, power, priest, rescue, resurrection, revelation, salvation, scripture, secret, servant, sign, sin, suffering, testimony, violence, wealth, wisdom, worry, worship, zion

“they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him”

Read more

Annotated Scripture Passages 

March 5, 2023February 2, 2023

Exodus 17:1-7

Posted By: RevElana 0 Comment abundance, communion, complaining, controversy, death, deliverance, doubt, fear, judgment, miracle, obedience, providence, revelation, sacrifice, suffering, test, victory, violence, war, worship

“strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink”
Third Sunday in Lent A
March 12, 2023

Read more

Annotated Scripture Passages 

March 5, 2023February 11, 2023

John 8

Posted By: RevElana 0 Comment controversy, creation, darkness, death, desire, devil, disciples, discipleship, eternal, evil, faith, faithfulness, family, favor, glory, heritage, honor, Jesus, joy, judgment, law, liberty, lies, life, light, love, messiah, mystery, pharisees, prophets, providence, revelation, righteousness, Samaritan, seek, shame, sin, suffering, teach, temple, test, testimony, truth, violence, wisdom, Word

“they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple”

Read more

Annotated Scripture Passages 

March 5, 2023February 12, 2023

John 9

Posted By: RevElana 0 Comment awe, confession, controversy, creation, disciples, division, doubt, faith, faithfulness, family, fear, glory, healing, Jesus, judgment, law, light, messiah, miracle, neighbor, obedience, pharisees, poverty, praise, prophet, providence, revelation, righteousness, sabbath, signs, sin, suffering, teach, worship

“he went and washed and came back able to see”

Read more

Annotated Scripture Passages 

February 26, 2023January 27, 2023

John 3

Posted By: RevElana 0 Comment abundance, ascension, authority, awe, baptism, communion, controversy, creation, darkness, death, devotion, disciples, eternal life, evil, faith, family, friend, hate, heaven, incarnation, Jesus, John the Baptist, joy, judgment, kingdom of heaven, light, love, messiah, pharisees, purification, rescue, revelation, salvation, signs, sin, Spirit, suffering, teaching, testimony, truth, wisdom, Word, works, wrath

“just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up”

Read more

Annotated Scripture Passages 

February 16, 2023January 20, 2023

Isaiah 58:1-12

Posted By: RevElana 0 Comment confidence, controversy, creation, darkness, division, evil, family, fasting, favor, generosity, glory, grieving, guide, healing, help, heritage, hope, hospitality, humility, injustice, joy, judgment, law, liberty, light, music, nation, oppression, poverty, prayer, proclaim, providence, redemption, rescue, restoration, righteousness, secret, seek, sin, strength, suffering, violence, welcome, wisdom

“…to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke”
Ash Wednesday ABC
February 22, 2023

Read more

Annotated Scripture Passages 

February 5, 2023January 12, 2023

Luke 4:16-27

Posted By: RevElana 0 Comment anointing, awe, controversy, deliverance, family, grace, healing, miracle, oppression, poverty, proclaim, prophet, rescue, sabbath, scripture, Spirit, suffering, truth

“the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him”
A Women’s Lectionary – Sixth Sunday after Epiphany A
February 12, 2023

Read more