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FIRST READING 1st Samuel 3:1-20 At a time when visions are rare and unexpected, the Lord comes to Samuel and calls him to speak the divine word. Though just a boy, Samuel responds to God obediently, as Eli the priest has taught him to respond. This marks the beginning of Samuel’s prophetic ministry. 1 Now the […]
The post January 17, 2021 Second Sunday after Epiphany “God is Still Speaking” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Genesis 1:1-5 Out of chaos, God brings order. Out of the formless void, God brings light. This familiar story was good news for the Israelites, who experienced much chaos in their history. It remains good news for us. God created and continues to create new life. 1 In the beginning when God created the heavens […]
The post January 10, 2021 Baptism of Our Lord “God is Still Speaking” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING 2nd Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Instead of David building a house (temple) for God, God promises to establish David’s house (dynasty) forever. Centuries later, after the Babylonian exile, no king sat on the throne. Even then, however, the people of Israel remembered this promise and continued to hope for a king, the […]
The post December 20, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Advent “God’s New Home” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Though the people had returned to Jerusalem from exile in Babylon, they continued to face hardship and oppression. In the language of the jubilee year described in Leviticus 25, the prophet, moved by the spirit of God, announces deliverance for those who are oppressed and comfort for those who mourn. […]
The post December 13, 2020 Third Sunday of Advent “What Are You Waiting For” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Isaiah 64:1-9 This lament comes from a people who have had their hopes shattered. The visions of a rebuilt Jerusalem and a renewed people of God, spoken of in Isaiah 40 – 55, have not been realized. Instead, the people experience ruin, conflict, and famine. This lament calls God to account – to […]
The post November 29, 2020 First Sunday of Advent “Tell Us What to Do” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 11 For thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. 12 As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered […]
The post November 22, 2020 Christ the King Sunday “Seeing Jesus” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Amos 5:18-24 In the days of Amos, people thought that the day of the Lord would be a time of great victory, but Amos announced that it would be a day of darkness, not light. He said liturgy is no substitute for obedience. The Lord demands justice and righteousness in the community. 18 […]
The post November 8, 2020 Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost “The Wait is Over” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Jeremiah 31:31-34 31 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them […]
The post October 25, 2020 Reformation Sunday “Remodeling the House of God” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Isaiah 45:1-7 1 Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him and strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him– and the gates shall not be closed: 2 I will go before you and level the […]
The post October 18, 2020 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost “Grace and Peace in the Empire” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, “The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge”? 3 As I live, says the Lord God, this proverb […]
The post September 27, 2020 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost “The Power to Change Your Mind” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Ezekiel 33:7-11 7 So you, mortal, I have made a sentinel for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. 8 If I say to the wicked, “O wicked ones, you shall surely die,” and you do not speak to warn the […]
The post September 6, 2020 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost “Listening is Hard” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Jeremiah 15:15-21 15 O Lord, you know; remember me and visit me, and bring down retribution for me on my persecutors. In your forbearance do not take me away; know that on your account I suffer insult. 16 Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became […]
The post August 30, 2020 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost “Blood, Sweat and Tears” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Isaiah 40:28-31 28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. 30 Even youths will […]
The post August 9, 2020 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost “Power-Full” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Isaiah 9:6-7 6 For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 His authority shall grow continually, and there shall be endless peace for the throne of David and his […]
The post July 26, 2020 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost “Peace-Full” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Isaiah 40:28-31 28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. 30 Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; 31 but those […]
The post July 12, 2020 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost “Hope-Full” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Jeremiah 28:5-9 5 Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the Lord; 6 and the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord fulfill the words that you have prophesied, and […]
The post June 28, 2020 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost “Taking the Long Way” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Exodus 19:2-8a 2 They had journeyed from Rephidim, entered the wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness; Israel camped there in front of the mountain. 3 Then Moses went up to God; the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the […]
The post June 14, 2020 Second Sunday after Pentecost “Oppressed and Thrown to the Ground” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Acts 1:6-14 Today’s reading is part of the introduction to the narrative of the outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost. These verses tell of the risen Lord’s conversation with his disciples on the eve of his ascension, in which he promises that they will receive the power of the Holy Spirit. 6 So when […]
The post May 24, 2020 Seventh Sunday of Easter “He Lives in You” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Acts 17:22-31 In Athens, Paul faces the challenge of proclaiming the gospel to Greeks who know nothing of either Jewish or Christian tradition. He proclaims that the “unknown god” whom they worship is the true Lord of heaven and earth who will judge the world with justice through Jesus, whom God has raised from […]
The post May 17, 2020 Sixth Sunday of Easter “Spirit of Accompaniment” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
FIRST READING Acts 2:42-47 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. 44 All who believed were together and had all things in common; 45 they would sell their possessions […]
The post May 3, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Easter “We’re Still the Church” appeared first on Holy Nativity Lutheran Church.
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