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Readings Psalm 5 Judges 6:25–40 Acts 15:6–21 Augsburg Confession XXVIII:43–60

Readings Psalm 125 Psalm 7 Judges 6:1–24 Acts 14:19—15:5 Augsburg Confession XXVIII:30–42

Readings Psalm 138 Psalm 86 Judges 4:1–24 Acts 14:1–18 Augsburg Confession XXVIII:19–29

Readings Psalm 16 Psalm 139 Judges 3:7–31 Acts 13:42–52 Augsburg Confession XXVIII:1–18

Readings Psalm 2 Psalm 78 Judges 2:6–23 Acts 13:13–41 Augsburg Confession XXVII:44–62

Readings Psalm 100 Psalm 5 Joshua 24:1–31 Acts 13:1–12 Augsburg Confession XXVII:24–43 Commemoration Today we commemorate Isaiah. Isaiah, son of Amos, numbers amongst the greatest of the Old Testament prophets, and is quoted more than any other in the New Testament. A contemporary of Amos, Hosea, and Micah, Isaiah prophesied to the people of Judah between about 740 and 700 BC. No Old Testament pro...

Readings Psalm 68 Psalm 149 Joshua 23:1–16 Acts 12:1–25 Augsburg Confession XXVII:1–23

Readings Psalm 50 Psalm 113 Joshua 10:1–25 Acts 11:19–30 Augsburg Confession XXVI:21–45

Readings Psalm 84 Psalm 45 Joshua 8:1–28 Acts 11:1–18 Augsburg Confession XXVI:1–20

Readings Psalm 51 Psalm 60 Joshua 7:1–26 Acts 10:34–48 Augsburg Confession XXV

Readings Psalm 47 Psalm 75 Joshua 6:6–27 Acts 10:18–33 Augsburg Confession XXIV:21–41

Readings Psalm 114 Psalm 144 Joshua 5:1—6:5 Acts 10:1–17 Augsburg Confession XXIV:1–20

Readings Psalm 103 Joshua 4:1–24 Acts 9:23–43 Augsburg Confession XXIII Commemoration Today we celebrate the Festival of St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles. Early Christian tradition holds that Ss. Peter and Paul were martyred on the same day in Rome under the persecution of Nero. In addition to their joint commemoration on June 29th (a festival the Church has observed since the third century or so)...

Readings Psalm 89 Psalm 97 Joshua 3:1–17 Acts 9:1–22 Augsburg Confession XXII

Readings Psalm 51 Joshua 2:1–24 Acts 8:26–40 Augsburg Confession XXI Commemoration Today we commemorate Cyril of Alexandria, Pastor and Confessor . Cyril became Archbishop of Alexandria in AD 412. A true defender of the faith and orthodoxy, Cyril produced a number of writings dealing with various theological matters. Cyril’s Christology had a significant impact on later theologians. Additionally,...

Readings Psalm 31 Joshua 1:1–18 Acts 8:1–25 Augsburg Confession XX:19–40 Commemoration Today we commemorate Jeremiah. Prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah, Jeremiah predicted, witnessed, and lived through the Babylonian siege and destruction of Jerusalem. Through a lifetime of prophetic work, Jeremiah communicated God’s anger toward His rebellious people and often suffered at the hands of his...

Readings Genesis 1:1—2:4a Psalm 8 Acts 2:14a, 22–36 Matthew 28:16–20

Readings Numbers 11:24–30 Psalm 25:1–15 Acts 2:1–21 John 7:37–39

Readings Acts 1:12–26 Psalm 68:1–10 1 Peter 4:12–19; 5:6–11 John 17:1–11

Readings Acts 1:1–11 Psalm 47 Ephesians 1:15–23 Luke 24:44–53

Readings Acts 17:16–31 Psalm 66:8–20 1 Peter 3:13–22 John 14:15–21 Homily Transcript There is only one extant example of a theatre trilogy from the Ancient Greeks: the Oresteia of Aeschylus. Now, the plays of Aeschylus are certainly a worth topic (although, tragically, only seven of his nearly one hundred plays survived into the modern era), but it is a topic for another time. Here, I wish to pull...

Readings Acts 17:16–31 Psalm 66:8–20 1 Peter 3:13–22 John 14:15–21

Readings Acts 6:1–9; 7:2a, 51–60 Psalm 146 1 Peter 2:2–10 John 14:1–14

Readings Acts 2:42–47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2:19–25 John 10:1–10

Readings Acts 2:14a, 36–41 Psalm 116:1–4 1 Peter 1:17–25 Luke 24:13–35