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Proper 8
Closest to June 29 |
| O Almighty God, who
hast built thy Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined
together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made an holy
temple acceptable unto thee; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who
liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and
ever. Amen. |
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Lesson |
1 Kings 19:15-16,19-21
Elisha Becomes Elijah's Disciple
And the LORD said to him, "Go, return on your way to the wilderness of
Damascus; and when you arrive, you shall anoint Haz'ael to be king over
Syria; and Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel;
and Eli'sha the son of Shaphat of A'bel-meho'lah you shall anoint to be
prophet in your place. So he departed from there, and found Eli'sha the son
of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was
with the twelfth. Eli'jah passed by him and cast his mantle upon him. And he
left the oxen, and ran after Eli'jah, and said, "Let me kiss my father and
my mother, and then I will follow you." And he said to him, "Go back again;
for what have I done to you?" And he returned from following him, and took
the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the yokes of
the oxen, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went
after Eli'jah, and ministered to him. |
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Epistle |
Galatians 5:1,13-25
Do not submit again to a yoke of slavery
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit
again to a yoke of slavery. For you were called to freedom, brethren; only
do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be
servants of one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, "You
shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one
another take heed that you are not consumed by one another. But I say, walk
by the Spirit, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires
of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are
against the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from
doing what you would. But if you are led by the Spirit you are not under the
law. Now the works of the flesh are plain: fornication, impurity,
licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger,
selfishness, dissension, party spirit, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the
like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things
shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
self-control; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ
Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by
the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. |
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Gospel |
Luke 9:51-62
A Samaritan Village Refuses to Receive Jesus
When the days drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to
Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a
village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him; but the people would not
receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. And when his
disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to bid
fire come down from heaven and consume them?" But he turned and rebuked
them. And they went on to another village.
Would-Be Followers of Jesus
As they were going along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you
wherever you go." And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the
air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head." To another
he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my
father." But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but as
for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." Another said, "I will follow
you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home." Jesus said to
him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the
kingdom of God." |
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