Monthly Archives: August 2023

The Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him

Daily Gospel Reading – Matthew 24:42–51 42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the … Continue reading

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May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones

Daily Verse Reading – 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13 7 Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution, we were encouraged by you because of your faith. 8 For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the … Continue reading

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On the outside, you appear to people as righteous but on the inside, you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness

Daily Gospel Reading – Matthew 23:27-32 27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the … Continue reading

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You heard from us, and you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe

Daily Verse Reading – 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 9 Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to … Continue reading

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I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter

Daily Gospel Reading – Mark 6:17-29 17 For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married. … Continue reading

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We are not trying to please people, but God, who tests our hearts

Daily Verse Reading – 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Paul’s Ministry in Thessalonica2 You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not without results. 2 We had previously suffered and been treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, but … Continue reading

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Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees

Daily Gospel Reading – Matthew 23:13-22 13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those … Continue reading

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Wait for His Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath

Daily Verse Reading – 1 Thessalonians 1: 1-5; 8-10 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5 1 Paul, Silas[a] and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you. Thanksgiving for the … Continue reading

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You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God

Daily Gospel Reading – Matthew 16:13-20 Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say … Continue reading

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For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen

Daily Verse Second Reading – Romans 11:33-36 Doxology33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and[a] knowledge of God!How unsearchable his judgments,and his paths beyond tracing out!34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord?Or who has been … Continue reading

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