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Proper 26
Closest to November 2 |
| Almighty and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that
thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service:
Grant, we beseech thee, that we may run without stumbling
to obtain thy heavenly promises; 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 |
Isaiah 1:10-20
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to the teaching
of our God, you people of Gomor'rah! "What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the LORD; I have
had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts; I do not
delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of he-goats. "When you come to appear before me, who requires of you this trampling
of my courts? Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me. New moon
and sabbath and the calling of assemblies -- I cannot endure iniquity and
solemn assembly. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates; they have become
a burden to me, I am weary of bearing them. When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even
though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of
blood. Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings
from before my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; defend the
fatherless, plead for the widow. "Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are
like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like
crimson, they shall become like wool. If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword; for the
mouth of the LORD has spoken." |
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Epistle |
2 Thessalonians 1:1-5(6-10)11-12
Paul, Silva'nus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalo'nians in God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as is
fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one
of you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your
steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions
which you are enduring. This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be made
worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering -- since indeed God deems it just to repay with affliction those who afflict
you, and to grant rest with us to you who are afflicted, when the Lord Jesus
is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance upon those who do not know God and upon those who do
not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They shall suffer the punishment of eternal destruction and exclusion
from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be
marveled at in all who have believed, because our testimony to you was
believed. To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of
his call, and may fulfil every good resolve and work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in
him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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Gospel |
Luke 19:1-10
Jesus and Zacchaeus
He entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchae'us; he was a chief tax collector, and
rich.
Thanksgiving
And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the
crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he
was to pass that way.
The Judgement at Christ's Coming
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchae'us,
make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest
of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchae'us stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my
goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I
restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he
also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost." |
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