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September 30 Lesson 5 ( KJV ) God Confronts Sin Devotional Reading : Psalm 51:1–12 Background Scripture : Genesis 3 Genesis 3:8–17 , 20–24 8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. 11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou...

Sunday , September 30, 2018 | Pentecost Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Old Testament Deuteronomy 10:12–21 Psalm Psalm 2 New Testament 1 Corinthians 1:4–9 Gospel Matthew 22:34–46   Christian Worship One Year Lectionary . Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009. Print.

Sunday , September 30, 2018 | After Pentecost Proper 21 Year B Old Testament Esther 7:1–6 , 9–10 , 9:20–22 Psalm Psalm 124 (UMH 846) New Testament James 5:13–20 Gospel Mark 9:38–50  Vanderbilt Divinity Library. United Methodist Revised Common Lectionary . Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009. Print.

Sunday , September 30, 2018 | After Pentecost Proper 21 Year B Old Testament & Psalm , Option I Old Testament Esther 7:1–6 , 9–10 , 9:20–22 Psalm Psalm 124 or Old Testament & Psalm , Option II Old Testament Numbers 11:4–6 , 10–16 , 24–29 Psalm Psalm 19:7–14 New Testament James 5:13–20 Gospel Mark 9:38–50   Revised Common Lectionary . Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009. Print.

Sunday , September 30, 2018 | Ordinary Time Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B | Roman Missal | Lectionary First Reading Numbers 11:25–29 Response Psalm 19:9ab Psalm Psalm 19:8 , 10 , 12–14 Second Reading James 5:1–6 Gospel Acclamation John 17:17ab Gospel Mark 9:38–43 , 45 , 47–48   Catholic Daily Readings . Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009. Print.

Sunday , September 30, 2018 | Pentecost Proper 21 Year B On the same date: Jerome, Translator of Holy Scripture Old Testament Numbers 11:4–6 , 10–16 , 24–29 Psalm Psalm 104:27–35 Epistle ( James 5:1–12 ) 13–20 Gospel Mark 9:38–50   Lutheran Service Book Three Year Lectionary . Bellingham, WA: Concordia Publishing House, 2009. Print.

Sunday , September 30, 2018 | After Pentecost Proper 21 Year B First Reading & Psalm , Option I First Reading Esther 7:1–6 , 9–10 , 9:20–22 Psalm Psalm 124 or First Reading & Psalm , Option II First Reading Numbers 11:4–6 , 10–16 , 24–29 Psalm Psalm 19:7–14 Second Reading James 5:13–20 Gospel Mark 9:38–50   Episcopal Church (USA) Revised Common Lectionary . Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2016. Print.

September 30 Lesson 5 ( KJV ) God Confronts Sin Devotional Reading : Psalm 51:1–12 Background Scripture : Genesis 3 Genesis 3:8–17 , 20–24 8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. 11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because tho...

September 29: Rebuilding Is Not Always Wise Malachi 1:1–2:9 ; Acts 27:1–44 ; Job 31:9–22 Who can rebuild what Yahweh tears down? The prophets articulate this message again and again. Yahweh tears down evil things; evil people rebuild them; the prophets insist that He will just tear them down again. God tolerates evil for a time, waiting for people to repent, but when His patience is up, it’s up. “ ‘I have loved you,’ says Yahweh, but you say, ‘How have you loved us?’ ‘Is Esau not Jacob’s brother?’ declares Yahweh. ‘I have loved Jacob, but Esau I have hated. I have made his mountain ranges a desolation, and given his inheritance to the jackals of the desert.’ If Edom says, ‘We are shattered, but we will return and rebuild the ruins,’ Yahweh of hosts says this: ‘They may build, but I will tear down; and they will be called a territory of wickedness, and the people with whom Yahweh is angry forever.’ Your eyes will see this, and you will say, ‘Yahweh is great beyond the b...

Morning , September 29 Go To Evening Reading “Behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague.” — Leviticus 13:13 Strange enough this regulation appears, yet there was wisdom in it, for the throwing out of the disease proved that the constitution was sound. This morning it may be well for us to see the typical teaching of so singular a rule. We, too, are lepers, and may read the law of the leper as applicable to ourselves. When a man sees himself to be altogether lost and ruined, covered all over with the defilement of sin, and no part free from pollution; when he disclaims all righteousness of his own, and pleads guilty before the Lord, then is he clean through the blood of Jesus, and the grace of God. Hidden, unfelt, unconfessed iniquity is the true leprosy, but when sin is seen and felt it has received its death blow, and the Lord looks with eyes of mercy upon the soul afflicted with it. Nothing is more deadly than se...

September 29th The consciousness of the call For necessity is laid upon me: yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! 1 Cor. 9:16 . We are apt to forget the mystical, supernatural touch of God. If you can tell where you got the call of God and all about it, I question whether you have ever had a call. The call of God does not come like that, it is much more supernatural. The realization of it in a man’s life may come with a sudden thunder-clap or with a gradual dawning, but in whatever way it comes, it comes with the undercurrent of the supernatural, something that cannot be put into words, it is always accompanied with a glow. At any moment there may break the sudden consciousness of this incalculable, supernatural, surprising call that has taken hold of your life— “I have chosen you.” The call of God has nothing to do with salvation and sanctification. It is not because you are sanctified that you are therefore called to preach the gospel ; the call to preach the gos...

September 29 This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith 1 John 5:4 The world conquers me when it succeeds in hindering me from seeing, loving, holding communion with, and serving my Father, God. I conquer it when I lay my hand upon it and force it to help me to get nearer Him, to get more like Him, to think oftener of Him, to do His will more gladly and more constantly. The one victory over the world is to bend it to serve me in the highest things—the attainment of a clearer vision of the divine nature, the attainment of a deeper love to God Himself, and a more glad consecration and service to Him. That is the victory—when you can make the world a ladder to lift you to God. When the world comes between you and God as an obscuring screen, it has conquered you. When the world comes between you and God as a transparent medium you have conquered it. To win victory is to get it beneath your feet and stand upon it, and reach up thereby to God. Alexander Maclaren...

Sunday , October 21, 2018 | Pentecost Proper 24 Year B Old Testament Ecclesiastes 5:10–20 Psalm Psalm 119:9–16 Epistle Hebrews 4:1–13 ( 14–16 ) Gospel Mark 10:23–31   Lutheran Service Book Three Year Lectionary . Bellingham, WA: Concordia Publishing House, 2009. Print.

September 28: Turning the Tables Zechariah 12:1–14:21 ; Acts 26:1–32 ; Job 31:1–8 When Paul presents the gospel before King Agrippa, we expect him to be defensive. But Paul is ready to shift the spotlight. He offers a surprisingly simple explanation of recent events and a testimony of his faith, and then he describes how the resurrection of Jesus changes everything. He deftly turns the tables and gives the king the opportunity to believe. Paul describes the gospel as something that was intended all along—it is nothing new: “Therefore I have experienced help from God until this day, and I stand here testifying to both small and great saying nothing except what both the prophets and Moses have said were going to happen, that the Christ was to suffer and that as the first of the resurrection from the dead, he was going to proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles” ( Acts 26:23 ). Paul respectfully tells Agrippa that his testimony should come as no great surprise. Ag...

Morning , September 28 Go To Evening Reading “The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.” — Psalm 33:13 Perhaps no figure of speech represents God in a more gracious light than when he is spoken of as stooping from his throne, and coming down from heaven to attend to the wants and to behold the woes of mankind. We love him, who, when Sodom and Gomorrah were full of iniquity, would not destroy those cities until he had made a personal visitation of them. We cannot help pouring out our heart in affection for our Lord who inclines his ear from the highest glory, and puts it to the lip of the dying sinner, whose failing heart longs after reconciliation. How can we but love him when we know that he numbers the very hairs of our heads, marks our path, and orders our ways? Specially is this great truth brought near to our heart, when we recollect how attentive he is, not merely to the temporal interests of his creatures, but to their spiritual concerns. Thoug...