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Bible readings for Dec. 16, 2018 Zephaniah 3:1-4 Jerusalem 3 Woe to the city of oppressors,     rebellious and defiled! 2 She obeys no one,     she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the Lord,     she does not draw near to her God. 3 Her officials within her     are roaring lions; her rulers are evening wolves,     who leave nothing for the morning. 4 Her prophets are unprincipled;     they are treacherous people. Her priests profane the sanctuary     and do violence to the law. Philippians 4:4-7…

Bible readings for Dec. 2, 2018 Jeremiah 33:14-16 14 “‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. 15 “‘In those days and at that time     I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line;     he will do what is just and right in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved     and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will…

Bible readings for November 25, 2018 2 Samuel 23:1-7 David’s Last Words 23 These are the last words of David: “The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse,     the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High, the man anointed by the God of Jacob,     the hero of Israel’s songs: 2 “The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me;     his word was on my tongue. 3 The God of Israel spoke,     the Rock of Israel said to me: ‘When one rules over…

Bible readings for this Sunday… 1 Samuel 1:4-20 4 Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters. 5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb. 6 Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her. 7 This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up…

Isaiah 12:4-5 4 In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;     make known among the nations what he has done,     and proclaim that his name is exalted. 5 Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;     let this be known to all the world. 1 Timothy 1:12-17 The Lord’s Grace to Paul 12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service. 13 Even…

Ruth 1:1-18 Naomi Loses Her Husband and Sons 1 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. 2 The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and…

Job 42:1-6, 10-17 Job 42 Then Job replied to the Lord: 2 “I know that you can do all things;     no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 3 You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’     Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,     things too wonderful for me to know. 4 “You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;     I will question you,     and you shall answer me.’ 5 My ears had heard of you     but now my eyes have…

1 Kings 18:41-46 41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” 42 So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. 43 “Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. And he went up and looked. “There is nothing there,” he said. Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” 44 The seventh time…

Job 1:1 ; 2:1-10 Prologue 1 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. Job 2:1-10 2 On another day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them to present himself before him. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on…

1 Kings 18:41-46 41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” 42 So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. 43 “Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. And he went up and looked. “There is nothing there,” he said. Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”…