Tag: persecution

Annotated Scripture Passages 

May 5, 2024April 19, 2024

1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-57

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“he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time”
NL 245
May 12, 2024

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April 21, 2024April 8, 2024

John 15:1-8

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“I am the true vine and my Father is the vinegrower”
Fifth Sunday of Easter B
April 28, 2024

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April 14, 2024March 20, 2024

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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“our message of the gospel came to you not in word only but also in power”
NL 242
April 21, 2024

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March 31, 2024March 4, 2024

1 Corinthians 15

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“Christ died for our sins in accordance with scriptures”

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March 24, 2024February 23, 2024

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

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“he appeared to James, then to all the apostles”
Easter B
March 31, 2024

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March 24, 2024February 23, 2024

Hebrews 11:1-2, 23-24, 28-39

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“others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection.”
Easter – A Women’s Lectionary
March 31, 2024

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March 17, 2024February 13, 2024

1 Corinthians 4

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“it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy”

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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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January 28, 2024December 16, 2023

Romans 8

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“there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”

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November 20, 2023October 15, 2023

Deuteronomy 8:7-18

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“the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land”
Thanksgiving
November 23, 2023

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