Sunday’s Bulletin
The word of God is a refining fire. Jesus is the great divide in human history. He invites our undivided attention and devotion. Today in worship we are surrounded by a great “cloud of witnesses.” In the word and in holy communion we are invited yet again to look to Jesus, “the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.”
Readings and Psalm
- Jeremiah 23:23-29
God’s word is like fire, like a hammer that breaks rocks - Psalm 82
Arise, O God, and rule the earth. (Ps. 82:8) - Hebrews 11:29–12:2
The faith of the Hebrew people, a great cloud of witnesses - Luke 12:49-56
Jesus brings fire on earth and has a baptism with which to be baptized
Semicontinuous First Reading and Psalm
- Isaiah 5:1-7
The vineyard of the Lord is destroyed - Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19
Look down from heaven, O God; behold and tend this vine. (Ps. 80:14, 15)
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