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  Morning, September 30 Go To Evening Reading "Sing forth the honor of his name; make his praise glorious." —Psalm 66:2 Whether we should praise God or not is not our choice. Praise is God's most righteous due, and every Christian, as the recipient of his grace, is bound to praise God daily. We have no authoritative rubric for daily praise or commandment prescribing certain hours of song and thanksgiving, but the law written upon the heart teaches us that it is right to praise God. The unwritten mandate comes to us with as much force as if it had been recorded on the tables of stone or handed to us from the top of thundering Sinai. Yes, the Christian must praise God. It is not only a pleasurable exercise, but it is the absolute obligation of his life. Think not ye who are always mourning, that ye are guiltless in this respect, or imagine that ye can discharge your duty to your God without songs of praise. You are bound by the bonds of his love to bless his name so ...

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  Sunday, September 29, 2024 | 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). Sunday, September 29, 2024 | After Pentecost Proper 21 Year B On the same date, St. Michael and All Angels 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). Sunday, September 29, 2024 | 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 ...

Day 1 - Lord's Day (Sunday) | Daily Devotions | The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2024-2025 |

  September 29 Lesson 5 (KJV) Moses and Miriam Lead in Praise Devotional Reading: Psalm 104:1–9 Background Scripture: Exodus 14:21–31; 15:1–21 Exodus 15:1–3, 11–13, 17–18, 20–21 1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 2 The Lord is my strength and song, And he is my salvation: He is my God, and I will prepare him a habitation; My father’s God, and I will exalt him. 3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name. 11 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, The earth swallowed them. 13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: Thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. 17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheri...