Tag: welcome

Annotated Scripture Passages Lectionary 

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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Annotated Scripture Passages Lectionary 

April 14, 2024March 20, 2024

Acts 17:1-9

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“Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days argued with them from the scriptures”
NL 242
April 21, 2024

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Annotated Scripture Passages 

March 31, 2024March 5, 2024

Mark 6:7-13

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“he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two”
NL 240
April 7, 2024

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Annotated Scripture Passages 

March 31, 2024March 5, 2024

1 Corinthians 16

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“send him on his way in peace, so that he may come to me”

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Annotated Scripture Passages 

February 7, 2024January 1, 2024

Isaiah 58:1-12

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“…to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke”
Ash Wednesday ABC
February 14, 2024

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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 27, 2023

Romans 15

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“the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me”

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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 

December 25, 2023November 22, 2023

Matthew 25:31-46

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“he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats”
New Year’s Day ABC
January 1, 2024

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Annotated Scripture Passages 

December 24, 2023November 18, 2023

Deuteronomy 23

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“they did not meet you with food and water on your journey out of Egypt”

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