Readings for the Week of December 4, 2016

As the Christmas Season keeps focus on a limited number of passages, this December, we are going to do something a little bit different.  The Sunday passages will be listed each week, but starting today, we are going to read together through the Gospel of Matthew.  It is 28 chapters long, so, beginning with Chapter 1 today, we shall finish the Gospel together by December 31.

Sun. Dec. 4: Matthew 1-Jesus’ genealogy and Jesus’ birth.

Mon. Dec. 5: Matthew 2-Coming of the Wise Men, Flight, Return to Nazareth

Tue. Dec. 6: Matthew 3-John the Baptist, Jesus’ baptism

Wed. Dec. 7: Matthew 4-Temptation; ministry in Galilee; first disciples called

Thu. Dec. 8: Matthew 5-Sermon on the Mount 1

Fri. Dec. 9: Matthew 6-Sermon on the Mount 2

Sat. Dec. 10: Matthew 7-Sermon on the Mount 3, concluded.

Readings for the week of November 6, 2016

Memory Verse: John 20:17

The topic is uncomfortable.  This whole series has been uncomfortable, but this may be the hardest.  These are passages that are still actively in use as justification that women are second class humans and citizens. 

Sun., Nov. 6: Leviticus 27 : 1-8, 1 Peter 3 :1-7, 1 Timothy 5 : 3-15, John 20 : 11-18

Mon. Nov. 7: Leviticus 27-This is the whole passage concerning determining worth of offerings made to the Lord.

Tue. Nov. 8: 1 Peter 3-Read Peter’s “Guide to Marriage” in the context of the full chapter in his letter.

Wed., Nov. 9: 1 Timothy 5-Paul has a lot more instructions on how people should behave in this chapter.

Thu., Nov. 10: John 20-See how Mary fits into the wider story of the resurrection of Jesus.

Fri. Nov. 11: Mark 16-Read the story of Mary as recorded in the gospel of Mark.  Note how the same story can be told from different points of view.

Sat. Nov. 12: John 3: 1-21-Step back from the discussions of gender distinctions and questions of who is greater and who is lesser to remind ourselves of what God did for us through Jesus.