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Proper 10
Closest to July 13 |
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mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people who call upon thee, and
grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and
also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfill the same; through Jesus
Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one
God, now and for ever. Amen. |
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Lesson |
Deuteronomy 30:9-14
God's Fidelity Assured
The LORD your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of
your hand, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your cattle, and
in the fruit of your ground; for the LORD will again take delight in
prospering you, as he took delight in your fathers, if you obey the voice of
the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are
written in this book of the law, if you turn to the LORD your God with all
your heart and with all your soul. "For this commandment which I command you
this day is not too hard for you, neither is it far off. It is not in
heaven, that you should say, `Who will go up for us to heaven, and bring it
to us, that we may hear it and do it?' Neither is it beyond the sea, that
you should say, `Who will go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, that
we may hear it and do it?' But the word is very near you; it is in your
mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it. |
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Epistle |
Colossians 1:1-14
Paul Thanks God for the Colossians
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our
brother, To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ at Colos'sae: Grace
to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith
in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have for all the saints, because
of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the
word of the truth, the gospel which has come to you, as indeed in the whole
world it is bearing fruit and growing -- so among yourselves, from the day
you heard and understood the grace of God in truth, as you learned it from
Ep'aphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on
our behalf and has made known to us your love in the Spirit. And so, from
the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you
may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and
understanding, to lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him,
bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. May
you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all
endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has
qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has
delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom
of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. |
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Gospel |
Luke 10:25-37
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what
shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the
law? How do you read?" And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and
with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You
have answered right; do this, and you will live." But he, desiring to
justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A
man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who
stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by
chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by
on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw
him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to
where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and
bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own
beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he
took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, `Take care of
him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' Which
of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the
robbers?" He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him,
"Go and do likewise." |
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