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Introduction: Love > Any Spiritual Gift. (1 Corinthians 13:8-13) Spiritual Gifts Are TEMPORARY. (1 Cor 13:8) Jeremiah 5:15 - Behold, I am bringing against you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, declares the LORD. It is an enduring nation; it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, nor can you understand what they say. Isaiah 28:11-12 – For by people of strange lips and with a foreign tongue the LORD will speak to this people, to whom he has said, “This is rest; give rest to the weary; and this is repose”; yet they would not hear. 1 Corinthians 14:21 – In the Law it is written, “By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.” Spiritual Gifts Are PARTIAL. (1 Cor 13:9-12) Deuteronomy 29:29 – The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. Love is FOREVER. (1 Cor 13:13) Sermon Notes (PDF): BLANKHint: Highlight blanks above for answers! Questions and Answers: Why Do I Love? Jeff Miller Download Audio Transcript 00:36Open up those Bibles with me please to 1 Corinthians chapter 13. While you're turning there, I would again ask that you would please take a moment and pray for me to communicate God's Word clearly and accurately as I should. And I will pray for you to have a heart open to receive a very difficult passage, but we are going to get through this together.01:05All right? Let's pray. Father, I pray that You would remove any distractions from our minds or hearts right now. All of us. You've called us to love You with our minds, and that happens through the study and understanding of Your Word. And I pray, Father, that Especially over these next few minutes, we would love you with all of our minds. As we lock in to see not what we think your word says or what we heard somebody else say that your word says, but help us all to just lock in and see what your word actually says. And Father, this is a passage where it would be real easy for us to miss the point.02:05Holy Spirit, by the wisdom of Your Word, that we would get what it is that You're communicating here. I thank You ahead of time, Father, as You're continuing to make us a church unified and purified. Make us a loving church, Father, we pray in Jesus' name. And all of God's people said, Amen. 1 Corinthians 13, are you there?02:35or so, a little boy from our church, I will not mention his name, a little boy from our church after the second service runs into my office and he goes, Pastor Jeff, how do I get the girls? And I thought to myself, well, isn't this just precious? Little Lambie comes into Pastor Jeff's office at such a tender age.03:05Wanting relationship advice. Pastor Jeff, how do I get the girls? So I knelt down and I said, the most important thing for you right now at this stage in your life is to always be kind. And he looked me in the eye and he said, we're playing tag.03:39And I knelt down again, and I said, you've got to be fast.03:47And that little anecdote reminds us of a very important truth about life. Context makes all the difference. I was ready to have this heart-to-heart about something that he had no interest in talking about.04:05Context makes all the difference. And it never matters more than when we come to the Word of God. Understanding the Word of God in its context. And we're going through 1 Corinthians verse by verse. And you could sum up the first 12 chapters very simply. Lack of love. That was the problem. That was the bottom line. Lack of love. Paul's like, you're not loving each other the way that you need to love each other.04:35So we get to chapter 13 where Paul, under inspiration of the Holy Spirit, gives us the solution. And the solution is love. Love. Love each other. We talked about this last week. Agape love. Self-sacrificing love. Yes, there are feelings involved, but it's a word more about doing. Right? And then he talked about 15 ways that real love Love acts. Why is this so important? Well, look at verse 8. He says, love never ends. What Paul's doing here and what I'm trying to just echo in representing the Word of God is church, can we grasp the matter of love. Can we really wrap our minds and our hearts around how utterly essential and huge it is for us as a church to get this? He says love is eternal. It's never going away. Now, through all of eternity. Listen, this literally should be translated, love never ends.06:02Some translations say things like love never fails. And that's not what he's saying. He's not saying love always conquers the day. He's not saying that because in that sense, love does sometimes fail. I mean, come on, let's not lie to ourselves. Love does sometimes fail. Have you ever loved a family member?06:32and everything went south anyways. Have you ever loved somebody in the church? And you were still met with hostility. In that sense, love does sometimes fail because here's the thing. Love can be rejected. Just ask Jesus. Right? Jesus loved everyone perfectly. But sometimes even in Jesus' Jesus' interactions, his love was rejected. But, that's not what he's saying here. He's not saying love always conquers, he's saying love lasts forever. And he makes that point clear in these subsequent verses. Because their emphasis, we've been talking about this the last, what, two or three weeks or whatever, their emphasis was on the spiritual gifts. They were so, like, obsessed with this.07:32Who has the best gift? Who's the most important person in the church? You're not as important as me. And this gift, that's way more important than this gift. And they were so out of joint about spiritual gifts. And Paul's coming along, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. All that stuff, all that stuff's going to be over someday, all right? But you know what won't ever be over? Love. That's what he's saying here. So, on your outline, love is, greater than any spiritual gift. That is the greater sign, right? Okay, thank you. The one person here who knew. Okay, Brian. Brian Krauss, thank you. He knew that one. That is the greater sign. It's been a while. Thank you. He's always got my back. Love is greater than any spiritual gift. That's the point. Number one, spiritual gifts are temporary. That's Paul's first point. He goes, love never ends.08:32Love never ends. But look, you're all tied up about these spiritual gifts. He goes, that stuff is all temporary. Look at the rest of verse 8. He says, as for prophecies, they will pass away. As for tongues, they will cease. As for knowledge, it will pass away. They're all going to end someday. And Paul gives three examples. They were spiritual gifts that were a big deal.09:02church and there are three spiritual gifts that are a big deal in a lot of churches today.09:07Do you see them?09:08Let's talk about it.09:09First of all, he's talking about prophecy.09:13Jump over tongues for a second.09:16Prophecy and knowledge.09:18That's putting those together.09:20That's knowing and speaking God's truth.09:25It's a big deal.09:26It's a big deal in this church.09:27It was a big deal to the Corinthians because we talked about this a few months ago.09:31In that culture, public speaking was the cool thing. It was competition. It was entertainment. Public speaking was the thing. Right? So prophecy and knowledge, knowing and speaking God's truth. And right in the middle there, he talks about tongues. What are tongues? We talked about this briefly. We're going to really take a deep dive in this starting next week. But what are tongues? Tongues are literally known languages. All right?10:01It's not gibberish. Tongues are a known language. The spiritual gift was to be able to get up and speak in a language, an existing language that you didn't know, that you never learned. Like if I got up and all of a sudden I started speaking Mandarin. I don't know any Mandarin, but all of a sudden I start speaking it. That's what the gift was. And there would be an interpreter to have the gift to translate what was said. But it was a known language. Acts 2.10:31Look at Pentecost. That's what happened. We're going to talk more about that in a second. But Paul's point here is just simply this. All these gifts, prophecy, tongues, knowledge, they're all temporary. They're all temporary. All right, let's not get too excited about these. Like, they're all temporary. Yes, they have a purpose. Yes, used in the church. Yes, a gift from the Holy Spirit for the edification of the body. Yes, but, but, They are not the most important thing because they don't last forever. Alright, we're going to go to Sunday school here for a second. I want you to notice in your Bible, this is so important, notice the different verbs that are used talking about prophecy and tongues and knowledge. Did you see there are different verbs used describing them? One verb is pass away.11:31What that means literally, I'm not going to bore you with a grammar lesson, you can study this out yourself. Take me to Chick-fil-A and I'll show you my homework. But pass away literally refers to something coming along and putting an end to it. Like this is happening, but something's going to come and stop this. All right, that's pass away. The word cease though literally means something that stops all by itself. It just ends.12:01Nothing puts an end to it. It just stops. So notice he says here in verse 8 that prophecy and knowledge will pass away. They're temporary. Something will stop them someday. You're like, well, what's going to stop prophecy and knowledge? Oh, he tells us. We're going to get to that in verse 9. He tells us what puts an end to it. But he says tongues will cease. Again, tongues also temporary. He says tongues, literally, His wording is tongues will stop by themselves. So that is the question, isn't it? When will speaking in tongues come to an end? Well, here we go. Speaking in tongues. Speaking a language you didn't learn. This is the purpose of tongues. Tongues was actually a sign of judgment against the people.13:01the nation of Israel.13:05See, Israel had rejected God, and in Paul's day, Israel rejected Jesus Christ as Messiah, so God was moving on to people of other languages.13:18With speaking in tongues, God was saying, you're not going to listen to a language that you understand?13:23Well, I'm going to speak a language you don't understand.13:27And this isn't something that I came up with.13:29This wasn't my idea.13:30this is from the Old Testament. I want you to consider a couple of verses here. This has always been God's way. Jeremiah 5, verse 15. Behold, I am bringing against you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, declares the Lord. It is an enduring nation. It is an ancient nation. Look at this. A nation whose language you do not know. Nor can you understand what they say. Do you see as a sign of judgment?14:00God's saying, people are going to be coming and speaking a language, you don't have any idea what they're saying. He says the same thing, Isaiah chapter 28. He says, for by people of strange lips and with a foreign tongue, the Lord will speak to this people. To whom He has said, this is rest, give rest to the weary, and this is repost. Yet they would not hear. There it is again. God says judgment is going to be connected with, I'm going to bring people speaking a language that you're not going to understand. It's their language, but you're not going to understand what it is. You're like, yeah, yeah, yeah, Pastor Jeff, okay, okay, that's Old Testament. But is that really connected to the New Testament? Well, absolutely, because in 1 Corinthians 14, which we're going to be getting to real soon, Paul quotes Isaiah 28 in talking about tongues. He says, in the law, it is written, there it is, by people of strange tongues, And even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord. You see, Paul directly connected speaking in tongues with this sign of judgment from the Old Testament. All right? So tongues was a sign of judgment against Israel, and it was to affirm the apostles, their teaching and their message. We talked about this a couple of weeks ago. Quick review.15:29Speaking in tongues was actually a miracle. And God used miracles through the apostles to verify the new covenant gospel message because the New Testament wasn't completed yet. You see, these apostles didn't get up and say, open your Bibles to the book of James or whatever. They didn't have the Bible completed yet. It was being written at this time. So to verify their message, God backed them up with miraculous gifts.15:59Tongues was one of those. So miracles, including speaking in tongues, speaking a language you didn't learn, miracles ended, now listen very closely, they ended as normative with the apostolic era. What do I mean as normative? Do I believe that God still does miracles, including the biblical gifts?16:29The Gift of Speaking in Tongues today? Yes, I do believe that. I do believe that these miracles still happen on occasion. When God wants them to happen, they happen. But it's not normative as it was in the days of the apostles. In fact, you go through the rest of your Bible, there's zero mention in the New Testament after the book of Acts, after the book of 1 Corinthians, which is the earliest epistle written. There's zero mention of speaking in tongues moving through the rest of the New Testament. Zero mention. Why? Because it was a miracle gift connected with the apostles. Look, you might have a different understanding of speaking in tongues. And you're like, I want to fight about it. And I would say, I have no interest in fighting about it.17:28Because if we were to fight about it, we are going to completely miss the point, right? The point was, the church was fighting about it! And Paul's like, it's temporary! We don't fight about spiritual gifts, he's just reminding us, look, these things are not going to last into eternity! The spiritual gifts are all temporary! But love never ends!17:59All I can do as a pastor is tell you what the Bible says about it. Right? And I know that's why you're here. This is what the Bible says about spiritual gifts. Paul says, prophecy and knowledge will pass away and tongues will cease. But love never ends. Alright?18:28So spiritual gifts are temporary. And number two, write this one down. Spiritual gifts are partial. They're partial. Look at verse 9. He says, for we know in part, and we prophesy in part. Stop there. Knowledge and prophecy. Notice he dropped tongues in the conversation. Tongues has exited the chat.18:59Right? But knowledge and prophecy are always going to be needed in the church age. Right? Not new revelation. I'm not getting up anytime, nor is Pastor Taylor, Pastor Rich, or Brian, or anybody who gets up here to speak. Nobody's getting up here saying, hey, here's this brand new word from God. No, the revelation has been completed with the word of God. So knowledge and prophecy have to do with understanding and preaching the truth.19:28that's revealed in God's Word. But notice he says, we know in part. And we prophesy in part. I don't know everything. I didn't even know the little boy was playing tag. I don't know everything. And I certainly can't preach everything. Because knowledge and prophecy Not only are they temporary, but they're also partial. Look at verse 10. He says, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. All right, here's the question. What is the perfect that he's talking about here?20:32Well, you know what? I did a lot of reading this week. I did a lot of reading. And there are scholars and commentators and theologians, they are all over the board on this. Some people say that the perfect is the completion of the New Testament. That knowledge and prophecy pass away when the Bible is completed. Some people say, that the perfect is the rapture.21:05That's the perfect.21:06When the Lord returns and takes His church, that's the perfect.21:10And I've got to tell you, I don't see how either of those make any sense at all.21:16Knowledge and prophecy passing away.21:18First of all, when the New Testament is completed, even though the New Testament is completed, They're still preaching, right? Have you ever heard somebody preach? Have you ever experienced preaching? Okay. Thank you. They're still preaching. The Bible's complete, but there's still prophecy. We talked about this. Prophecy literally just means speak before. Talk before people. It's sharing the Word of God with people. That's what prophecy is.21:58That's still happening? Yeah. Okay. So prophecy's still a thing, right? And knowledge has to be a thing because I'm not getting up here, nor is any of our other preachers getting up here just talking about ourselves. We're talking about this. So we have to have preaching based on the knowledge of the Word. So that's still a thing, right? So the completion of the New Testament doesn't really, that doesn't make any sense. All right? I was so worried that I was going to get up here and say, you know, is still happening, right? And you're like, huh? Like, no. Like, it is! Right now! And then the rapture. People are like, well, the perfect, obviously, it's the rapture. Is there preaching during the tribulation? The tribulation will be the most evangelistic time in the history of the world. Yeah, the Bible's clear.22:58be preaching during the tribulation.23:01Now that doesn't make any sense either.23:05The context is clear, and it's going to be even more clear as we go through the verses.23:09What is the perfect? He's talking about heaven.23:12He's talking about heaven. Here's what he's saying.23:14Listen, he's saying when we're in glory, when we're in heaven, we are not going to need this partial knowledge of God.23:22We're not going to need it.23:24And we're certainly not going to need to preach in heaven.23:26That's what he's talking about.23:29I want you to listen very closely. Lest I be misquoted. Listen, the Word of God is perfect. But the knowledge is still partial compared to what we will know in glory. Prophecy also is partial.23:57Compared to all that there is to know. In a church like ours, every church has their thing, right? Every church has their thing. This church was planted on the belief that the Word of God does the work of God. And we have committed since day one to do nothing but straightforwardly proclaim the Word of God verse by verse.24:28That's expository preaching. And even though we proclaim God's truth verse by verse, it's still only partial. You can find this on our website. I looked this up. I don't track this stuff. I think Murph does. But go to our sermons tab on our website.24:57some time. Not now. But go to our sermons tab on our website. And they put up a tracker. You know, there are... Do you know how many chapters are in the Bible, by the way? Do you know how many chapters are? There's 1,189 chapters in the Bible. Since 2011, and this is what's tracked on the website. Since 2011, Harvest Bible Chapel, what?25:2715 and a half years, something like that. Okay, in that time, we have preached 214 full chapters in the Bible and 120 partial chapters. You know what that is percentage-wise? Since this church was planted, percentage-wise, of all the chapters in the Bible in 15, almost 16 years, we have preached 28.1% of the Bible.25:57Bible. Do you know what that means? Again, that's just Sunday sermons. That's not even talking about like, you know, Folsey preaching on Wednesday night or any of our conferences or anything like that. That's just our Sunday sermons. So to this point, we preach 28.1% of the Bible. Do you know what that means? That means if we're going to get to 100%, I get to go, more than 30 more years. I don't think I got it in me. But hypothetically, let's say we do. Let's say we do make it 100%. We covered every single verse in the Bible. Do you know what that means? That's still only part of what there is to know about God. Right?26:58Deuteronomy 29.29 says, the secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.27:10Look, this is partial, but we know everything that God wants us to know here.27:18Right?27:19So in saying the knowledge is partial, I don't want you to leave here thinking the Bible is deficient anyway.27:23It's not.27:24This is perfectly what God wants us to know here. But this isn't everything. But it's what He wants us to know here. Like, from the Bible, we know enough to be saved, don't we? I mean, isn't that clear? We know what it is to be saved, right? The Bible's clear. We are born with a sin nature, a rebellious nature. We are lost. We are dead in our sin. And Jesus Christ came and lived a perfect life and died on the cross.27:55That should have been me on the cross.27:57That should have been you on the cross.27:58Jesus said, I will take their place.28:00I will be punished for their sin.28:05And then Jesus rose from the dead three days later, conquering death.28:09And it is through turning from our sin and receiving Jesus Christ by faith, believing in Him that we are saved.28:17That's in the Bible.28:19We know enough to be saved.28:21Oh, do we know enough to live the redeemed life? Do we know what it looks like to live a Christian life? To be a Christian neighbor? To be a Christian spouse? To be a Christian parent? Yeah. But no matter how much we know and preach in the Bible, it's still only partial compared to all their will be to know in glory. So, you got all that? Well, for those that maybe are still a little unclear on the temporary and partial nature of spiritual gifts, Paul gives two illustrations respectively. Listen, verse 11 illustrates the temporary nature of spiritual gifts. And verse 12 illustrates the partial nature of spiritual gifts. He gives us illustrations so that we can understand what it is he's talking about. Alright? Look at verse 11. He says, when I was a child, I spoke like a child. I thought like a child. I reasoned like a child.29:50When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. See here, Paul's illustrating the temporary nature of spiritual gifts. And this is an easy illustration to grasp. Super easy. He's just simply saying this, I did things as a kid that I no longer do as an adult. Right? That should be all of us adults, right? Should be.30:21I did things as a kid that I no longer do as an adult.30:25You know, if you would have, if you go back in time, if you got some DeLorean or something that would take you back in time, and you would find me like in the early 80s, you know what I would have been doing? I would have been in the arcade. Oh, I love the arcade. Amen. Thank you. Yeah, I love the arcade. Dad would give me a dollar, and you'd go get the quarters, and you'd play your Pac-Man.30:50And oh I love the arcade. I spend so much time in the arcade. If you would have found me back then, you know what else I loved doing as a kid? Trick or treating. You know why I mentioned that? Because I know there are going to be people upset about this message. I figure I don't want to miss anybody.31:23It's true. I got on my Spider-Man costume. And it was, trick-or-treat was an hour in Shakura. And we made it our goal to hit every house. Maximize the time in Shakura you could hit every house in an hour. But, yeah, that's what I did as a child. Oh, as a child, I remember going to school. I had a blue He-Man lunchbox.31:51I do kind of miss that. Did you see Paul's point? He goes, when you grow up, you don't do the things you did as a kid, right? Well, this is the illustration. He says, our life on earth here now, this is our spiritual childhood. Because we are all, we are all right now, spiritually, we're like children. We're immature. We don't know a ton.32:22And what we do know, we struggle to understand it sometimes. And it's hard for us to sort of take it all in, right? But spiritual gifts are sort of like the ABCs for childhood. Notice, he says, I spoke like a child. I thought like a child. I reasoned like a child. Do you see what that is? Spoke like a child, that's tongues. Thought like a child, that's probably knowledge. Reason like a child, That's prophecy. What's he saying? He's just simply saying this. In glory, we're going to be grown up. So we're going to put away the earthly things, the childish things, the spiritual gifts. We're not going to need earthly spiritual gifts in heaven. That's what he's saying. We need them now, obviously. We're not going to need them in heaven. Because they're temporary. Verse 12 illustrates the partial nature of spiritual gifts.33:22He says, For now, we see in a mirror dimly, but then, face to face, now I know in part, then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.33:44Here He's illustrating partial nature of spiritual gifts.33:47He's talking about a mirror.33:48When we hear mirror, we think of the one that we have in our bathroom, right? The big, shiny. You can see all the imperfections and whatever. You can see all of that. It's so crystal clear. But understand, in Paul's day, their mirror was really just shiny, polished metal. That's really all it was. It was just shiny metal that when you saw your reflection in it, listen, the image, was true, but it wasn't clear. It was partial. That's why he says dimly. That's why he says right now we see dimly. Oh, oh, we see the glory of Christ now, don't we? Do we see the glory of Christ now? In His Word, we see the glory of Christ.34:48In a transformed life, we see the glory of Christ. In worship, we see the glory of Christ. We see now, but as glorious as it is, it's dim. But then in glory, he says, it's face to face. And think of how overwhelmed we will be with the glory of Christ.35:19when we're actually looking at His face. How well will we really get it then? All I know is it's not going to be partial then. That's why He says, look at the last part of verse 12 again. He says, now I know in part. Then, see that's glory, that's the perfect. Then I shall know fully even as I know.35:48I have been fully known. You see, now I know Jesus in part. Then I will know Him fully. You're like, well, how much? How much? How much? He says, I will know Jesus even as I have been fully known. He says, I will know Jesus as Jesus knows me.36:23Do you know what this means?36:28It means that someday It means that someday I'm going to be out of a job You know, like right now, I've dedicated my life to this I strive to tell you how glorious Jesus Christ is. That's all I try to do. Tell you how glorious He is. As revealed in His Word. His love for you. Oh, we don't deserve it. But He has demonstrated a love for us that nothing compares to. Oh, His love. All He's done. Laid down His life. Suffered disgrace and humiliation and insults.37:16and to raise from the dead triumphantly so that we could be adopted children of God. But you know, someday I'm not going to need any spiritual gift of prophecy or knowledge or exhortation in heaven because everybody there is fully going to know Jesus. Do you know how frustrating that's going to be for me? Do you even care?37:46I'm getting a strong vibe that you don't. Because this is heaven. Here's a preview of heaven. I'm going to be like, isn't Jesus awesome? And you'll be like, dude, I'm looking right at him. Yeah. Yes, he is awesome. Love is greater than any spiritual gift because they're temporary.38:17They're partial. But, but, but, number three, but love is forever. Love is forever. You probably know this verse. He says, so now faith, hope, and love abide. These three. But the greatest of these is love. Shifted gears a little bit, didn't he?38:47He says, so now faith, hope, and love abide. Like spiritual gifts, we use those sometimes, right? We use our spiritual gifts sometimes. But these three, faith, hope, and love, we're using those all the time, right? He says, but love is the greatest. Love is the greatest. Why? Why is love the greatest? Verse 8, because love never ends.39:16That's why it's the greatest. Faith, hope, and love. Oh, faith. Yeah, faith is pretty important. We need faith because according to the Bible, that's the only way we're saved. We are saved by faith. It is by faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ. We need faith. We need it for salvation. Hope. What do we need hope for?39:46We desperately need hope. You know what we need hope for? We need hope for perseverance. Hope is the only thing that keeps me going. It's knowing that things will not always be as they are right now. Knowing that there is a glorious future for everyone who loves Jesus Christ. That keeps me going. We need hope for perseverance. But you know, faith and hope, those are just earth things. They're temporary.40:16Because someday faith is going to be replaced by sight. You're not going to need faith in heaven. Oh, and someday hope is going to be replaced. Someday hope is going to be replaced by reality. Look, I'm here. Everything he promised, I got it now. But what's going to replace love? Nothing.40:49Spiritual gifts, ministry, stuff, even faith and hope are all temporary things. And they're all partial things. Love is the only thing that is for now and for eternity. That's why I look at chapter 14, first two verses, here it is.41:16That was the introduction. Here's the sermon. Look at chapter 14, verse 1. He says, pursue love. Pursue love. We talked about this before, right? Last week. Pursue love. Become like God. That's what it means to pursue love. Become like God. Be imitators of God. You know, the Bible doesn't say God is faith.41:47The Bible doesn't say God is hope. The Bible does say God is love. Pursue love. Pursue love, church. Hey, examine yourselves. Examine your relationships. Meditate on what it means to love. Go to God and say, God, make me love the way that you have called me to love. Pursue love.42:15That has to be your goal. It has to be. It takes us right back to love is patient and kind. You know, all that stuff we talked about last week. Remember that exercise last week? Put your name in where it says love. Put your name in there and see if the passage still makes sense because where it doesn't, it shows you where you need to grow. Remember that exercise? That can't be a one and done.42:4715 ways real love acts. Put your name in where it says love. See if it makes sense. Remember that exercise last week? Yeah, I think we should do that again, right? You're like, no, no, no, no. Hang on, hang on. You're like, hang on. Time out. Pastor Jeff, before you do that, that's a lot to remember, right? 15 is a lot to remember. Like, Pastor Jeff, could you maybe exercise some spiritual gift?43:17and summarize it for me. And the answer is no. I don't need to summarize it for you because the Bible already did. All of it can be summed up in one thing. And that is, love your neighbor as yourself. That's all through the Bible, right? Leviticus 19.18, Matthew 22.39.43:459, Galatians 5, 14, James 2, 8, over and over and over and over. Love your neighbor as yourself. That's what you need to meditate on. How do you want people to love you? How do you want people to forgive you when you mess up? How do you want people to talk to you? How do you want people Because the only thing that we have here on earth that we're also going to have in heaven is each other.44:29So, pursue love.44:35Our worship team would make their way forward in our communion servers.44:40We're going to close our time here around the Lord's table because again, Love isn't something that you can muster up. Love isn't something that you can try harder. The only way you can love is it has to come from God. It has to be the rivers of living water flowing through you. The Bible says we love because He first loved us. And there is not a more thing that I could think of, than to gather around the Lord's table and remember and participate in the reality in how He loved us.45:29We're going to ask you to stand, and when you are ready, come down the center aisles, receive the elements, and return to your seat via the outside aisles, and hold on to the elements, And when everyone has received as a sign of church unity, we will receive the Lord's Supper together. So please come when you're ready. We love because He first loved us. God demonstrated His love in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.46:11The Bible tells us that on the night that Jesus was betrayed, He took bread and He broke it and He gave thanks. And He said, this is My body, which is given for you. Eat this in remembrance of Me. After the meal, Jesus took the cup and He said, this is the new covenant in My blood. Pour it out for the forgiveness of sin. Drink this in remembrance of Me.46:44Would you please stand as we close our time in worship. Small Group DiscussionRead 1 Corinthians 13:8-13What was your big take-away from this passage / message?What is the difference between “pass away” and “cease” (1 Cor 13:8)? How does this help us understand these spiritual gifts listed?What does “the perfect” refer to in 1 Cor 13:10? Defend your answer!Explain Paul's 2 illustrations in 1 Cor 13:11-12.How is love greater than faith and hope (1 Cor 13:13)?BreakoutPray for one another.

Reading 1Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16aMoses said to the people:"Remember how for forty years now the LORD, your God,has directed all your journeying in the desert,so as to test you by afflictionand find out whether or not it was your intentionto keep his commandments. He therefore let you be afflicted with hunger,and then fed you with manna,a food unknown to you and your fathers,in order to show you that not by bread alone does one live,but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of the LORD."Do not forget the LORD, your God,who brought you out of the land of Egypt,that place of slavery;who guided you through the vast and terrible desertwith its saraph serpents and scorpions,its parched and waterless ground;who brought forth water for you from the flinty rockand fed you in the desert with manna,a food unknown to your fathers."Reading 21 Corinthians 10:16-17Brothers and sisters:The cup of blessing that we bless,is it not a participation in the blood of Christ?The bread that we break,is it not a participation in the body of Christ?Because the loaf of bread is one,we, though many, are one body,for we all partake of the one loaf.GospelJohn 6:51-58Jesus said to the Jewish crowds:"I am the living bread that came down from heaven;whoever eats this bread will live forever;and the bread that I will giveis my flesh for the life of the world."The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus said to them,"Amen, amen, I say to you,unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my bloodhas eternal life,and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food,and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my bloodremains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent meand I have life because of the Father,so also the one who feeds on mewill have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,whoever eats this bread will live forever."

John 6:51-58Jesus said to the Jewish crowds:"I am the living bread that came down from heaven;whoever eats this bread will live forever;and the bread that I will giveis my flesh for the life of the world."The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus said to them,"Amen, amen, I say to you,unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my bloodhas eternal life,and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food,and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my bloodremains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent meand I have life because of the Father,so also the one who feeds on mewill have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,whoever eats this bread will live forever."

John 6:51-58Jesus said to the Jewish crowds:"I am the living bread that came down from heaven;whoever eats this bread will live forever;and the bread that I will giveis my flesh for the life of the world."The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus said to them,"Amen, amen, I say to you,unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my bloodhas eternal life,and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food,and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my bloodremains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent meand I have life because of the Father,so also the one who feeds on mewill have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,whoever eats this bread will live forever."

+ Holy Gospel according to St. John 6: 51-58Jesus said to the Jewish crowds:"I am the living bread that came down from heaven;whoever eats this bread will live forever;and the bread that I will giveis my flesh for the life of the world."The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"Jesus said to them,"Amen, amen, I say to you,unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,you do not have life within you.Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my bloodhas eternal life,and I will raise him on the last day.For my flesh is true food,and my blood is true drink.Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my bloodremains in me and I in him.Just as the living Father sent meand I have life because of the Father,so also the one who feeds on mewill have life because of me.This is the bread that came down from heaven.Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,whoever eats this bread will live forever."The Gospel of the Lord

Mt 13:54-58Jesus came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue.They were astonished and said,"Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds?Is he not the carpenter's son?Is not his mother named Maryand his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?Are not his sisters all with us?Where did this man get all this?"And they took offense at him.But Jesus said to them,"A prophet is not without honor except in his native placeand in his own house."And he did not work many mighty deeds therebecause of their lack of faith.

Daily Anglican Prayer - Tuesday Morning – 29th July 2025 Readings NRSV: Psalm 69.1-16; 2 Samuel 11. 1-21; John 8. 48-59. Led by Felicity Scott, an Anglican prayer minister in Queensland, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Tuesday morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray.   1c                                                              We will proclaim the name of the Lord Ascribe greatness to our God   Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.     2 The Opening Canticle, God who is rich in mercy out of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses. made us alive together with Christ, and raised us up with him: and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus that he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace:  in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2.4-7   3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.   4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm     5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Lord, our God, our Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier: we ask you to cleanse us from all hypocrisy, to unite us to our fellow men and women by the bonds of peace and love, and to confirm us in holiness; now and for ever.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   The Old Testament Reading today is… 2 Samuel 11. 1-21 1In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab with his officers and all Israel with him; they ravaged the Ammonites, and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. 2It happened, late one afternoon, when David rose from his couch and was walking about on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful. 3David sent someone to inquire about the woman. It was reported, “This is Bathsheba daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 4So David sent messengers to get her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she was purifying herself after her period.) Then she returned to her house. 5The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, “I am pregnant.” 6So David sent word to Joab, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent Uriah to David. 7When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the people fared, and how the war was going. 8Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house, and wash your feet.” Uriah went out of the king's house, and there followed him a present from the king. 9But Uriah slept at the entrance of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. 10When they told David, “Uriah did not go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “You have just come from a journey. Why did you not go down to your house?” 11Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah remain in booths; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field; shall I then go to my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing.” 12Then David said to Uriah, “Remain here today also, and tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day. On the next day, 13David invited him to eat and drink in his presence and made him drunk; and in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house. David Has Uriah Killed 14In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15In the letter he wrote, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, so that he may be struck down and die.” 16As Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant warriors. 17The men of the city came out and fought with Joab; and some of the servants of David among the people fell. Uriah the Hittite was killed as well. 18Then Joab sent and told David all the news about the fighting; 19and he instructed the messenger, “When you have finished telling the king all the news about the fighting, 20then, if the king's anger rises, and if he says to you, ‘Why did you go so near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall? 21Who killed Abimelech son of Jerubbaal? Did not a woman throw an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?' then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead too.' ”   Hear the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. The New Testament Reading today is… John 8. 48-59 48The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” 49Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is one who seeks it and he is the judge. 51Very truly, I tell you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.” 52The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets; yet you say, ‘Whoever keeps my word will never taste death.' 53Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets also died. Who do you claim to be?” 54Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, he of whom you say, ‘He is our God,' 55though you do not know him. But I know him; if I would say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him and I keep his word. 56Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; he saw it and was glad.” 57Then the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” 58Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.” 59So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God.   7 The Canticle, A Song of the Blessed Blessed are the poor in spirit:  for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Blessed are those who mourn:  for they shall be comforted.  Blessed are the meek:  for they shall inherit the earth.  Blessed are those who hunger  and thirst for what is right:  for they shall be satisfied.  Blessed are the merciful:  for mercy shall be shown to them.  Blessed are the pure in heart:  for they shall see God.  Blessed are the peacemakers:  for they shall be called the children of God.  Blessed are those who are persecuted  for righteousness' sake:  for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Matthew 5.3–10      8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity.     9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.   10 The Lord's Prayer Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.      Prayer of the Week   Following the seventh Sunday after Pentecost Provident Father, With the prayer your Son taught us always on our lips, we ask, we seek, we knock at your door: Help us so to seek that we may truly find, So to ask that we may joyfully receive, And so to knock that the door of mercy may be opened for us Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen       11 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray   God, how great your healing hand that reaches out to those in need, how great your love for all your people. We ask you to bestow your healing on all people who are combating the illness of cancer. We thank you for your healing kindness for all your people. Humbly we Pray – LORD hear our prayer   Lord, we have been socially inept and continue to foster broken communities of lack, yet we remain in this state without taking necessary steps to change for the better. We ask you this day to stay with us, to help us and to guide us. We know we can do better, and we are asking you to be our guide, to guide the path you expect us to walk. Humbly, we Pray – LORD hear our prayer   Lord, we thank you for your mercy towards us even though we continue to sin. Graduate us to live sinless lives, enabling our relationship with you to become one of trust and love. We thank you for your great teachings and want only to acknowledge your name as our saviour. Humbly, we Pray – LORD hear our prayer     God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer:   The Diocese of Nicaragua – The Anglican church in central America The Parish of Burleigh Heads St Francis College Formation students All people of the Prison and Hospital ministry chaplaincy teams All people joining in this prayer offering Humbly, we Pray – LORD hear our prayer     12 The Morning Collect Lord and heavenly father, you have brought us safely to this new day: Keep us by your mighty power, protect us from sin, guard us from every kind of danger, and in all we do this day direct us in the fulfilling of your purpose, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.    13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    May the Lord bless us and keep us; the Lord make his face to shine upon us and be gracious to us; the Lord lift up his countenance upon us and give us peace.  Amen. Numbers 6.24–26 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.

Today's scripture - 2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Corinthians 15:49-58Jesus' nail-scarred hands tell us that God's taken the sting of sin and death into himself - healing us and transforming us.Welcome to new joy!

Reading 1Prv 9:1-6Wisdom has built her house,she has set up her seven columns;she has dressed her meat, mixed her wine,yes, she has spread her table.She has sent out her maidens; she callsfrom the heights out over the city:"Let whoever is simple turn in here;To the one who lacks understanding, she says,Come, eat of my food,and drink of the wine I have mixed!Forsake foolishness that you may live;advance in the way of understanding."Reading 2Eph 5:15-20Brothers and sisters:Watch carefully how you live,not as foolish persons but as wise,making the most of the opportunity,because the days are evil. Therefore, do not continue in ignorance,but try to understand what is the will of the Lord. And do not get drunk on wine, in which lies debauchery,but be filled with the Spirit,addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,singing and playing to the Lord in your hearts,giving thanks always and for everythingin the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.GospelJn 6:51-58Jesus said to the crowds:"I am the living bread that came down from heaven;whoever eats this bread will live forever;and the bread that I will giveis my flesh for the life of the world."The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus said to them,"Amen, amen, I say to you,unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my bloodhas eternal life,and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food,and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my bloodremains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent meand I have life because of the Father,so also the one who feeds on mewill have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,whoever eats this bread will live forever."

Leitura do Evangelho de Jesus Cristo segundo João 8,51-59 Naquele tempo, disse Jesus aos judeus: 51“Em verdade, em verdade vos digo: se alguém guardar a minha palavra, jamais verá a morte”. 52Disseram então os judeus: “Agora sabemos que tens um demônio. Abraão morreu e os profetas também, e tu dizes: “Se alguém guardar a minha palavra jamais verá a morte”. 53Acaso és maior do que nosso pai Abraão, que morreu, como também os profetas? Quem pretendes ser?” 54Jesus respondeu: “Se me glorifico a mim mesmo, minha glória não vale nada. Quem me glorifica é o meu Pai, aquele que vós dizeis ser o vosso Deus. 55No entanto, não o conheceis. Mas eu o conheço e, se dissesse que não o conheço, seria um mentiroso, como vós! Mas eu o conheço e guardo a sua palavra. 56Vosso pai Abraão exultou, por ver o meu dia; ele o viu, e alegrou-se”. 57Os judeus disseram-lhe então: “Nem sequer cinquenta anos tens, e viste Abraão!” 58Jesus respondeu: “Em verdade, em verdade vos digo, antes que Abraão existisse, eu sou”. 59Então eles pegaram em pedras para apedrejar Jesus, mas ele escondeu-se e saiu do Templo. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigocatolico/message

(Mark 10:35–45) Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”  “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.  They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.”  “You don't know what you are asking,” Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?”  “We can,” they answered.  Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”  When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”   Being a disciple is about Submission, Not Status.   “Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at something that doesn't really matter.” ― D.L. Moody   (Galatians 2:20) I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.   Being a disciple is about Sacrifice, Not Comfort.   (Jeremiah 25:15) This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from my hand this cup filled with the wine of my wrath and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it.   (Mark 14:36) “Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”   (Matthew 16:24-25) 24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.   “Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death.” -Mark Batterson   (Luke 9:57-58) 57As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”   (Philippians 3:7-11) 7But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death   Being a Disciple is about being a Servant, Not a Lord.   (Ephesians 4:29) Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.   (Mark 10:45) For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.   Consider the Cost Consider the Urgency Consider the Worth   “He is no fool that gives up what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.” -Jim Elliot

Primeira Leitura: Neemias 2,1-8 Leitura do livro de Neemias – 1Era o mês de Nisã, no vigésimo ano do rei Artaxerxes. Como o vinho estivesse diante do rei, eu peguei no vinho e ofereci-o ao rei. Como em sua presença eu nunca podia estar triste, 2o rei disse-me: “Por que estás com a fisionomia triste? Não estás doente. Isso só pode ser tristeza do coração”. Fiquei muito apreensivo e disse ao rei: 3“Que o rei viva para sempre! Como o meu rosto poderia não estar triste, quando está em ruínas a cidade onde estão os túmulos de meus pais e suas portas foram consumidas pelo fogo?” 4E o rei disse-me: “O que desejas?” Então, fazendo uma oração ao Deus do céu, 5eu disse ao rei: “Se for do agrado do rei e se o teu servo achar graça diante de ti, deixa-me ir para a Judeia, à cidade onde se encontram os túmulos de meus pais, a fim de que possa reconstruí-la”. 6O rei, junto de quem a rainha se sentara, perguntou-me: “Quanto tempo vai durar a tua viagem e quando estarás de volta?” Eu indiquei-lhe a data do regresso e ele autorizou-me a partir. 7Eu disse ainda ao rei: “Se parecer bem ao rei, sejam-me dadas cartas para os governadores de além do rio, para que me deixem passar, até que chegue à Judeia. 8E também outra carta para Asaf, guarda da floresta do rei, para que me forneça madeira de construção para as portas da cidadela do templo, para as muralhas da cidade e para a casa em que vou morar”. E o rei concedeu-me tudo, pois a bondosa mão de Deus me protegia. – Palavra do Senhor. Salmo Responsorial: 136(137) Que se prenda a minha língua ao céu da boca / se de ti, Jerusalém, eu me esquecer! 1. Junto aos rios da Babilônia † nos sentávamos chorando, / com saudades de Sião. / Nos salgueiros por ali / penduramos nossas harpas. – R. 2. Pois foi lá que os opressores / nos pediram nossos cânticos; / nossos guardas exigiam / alegria na tristeza: / “Cantai hoje para nós / algum canto de Sião!” – R. 3. Como havemos de cantar † os cantares do Senhor / numa terra estrangeira? / Se de ti, Jerusalém, † algum dia eu me esquecer, / que resseque a minha mão! – R. 3. Que se cole a minha língua † e se prenda ao céu da boca / se de ti não me lembrar! / Se não for Jerusalém / minha grande alegria! – R. Evangelho: Lucas 9,57-62 Aleluia, aleluia, aleluia. Eu tudo considero como perda e como lixo / a fim de ganhar Cristo e ser achado nele! (Fl 3,8s) – R. Proclamação do Evangelho de Jesus Cristo segundo Lucas – Naquele tempo, 57enquanto Jesus e seus discípulos caminhavam, alguém na estrada disse a Jesus: “Eu te seguirei para onde quer que fores”. 58Jesus lhe respondeu: “As raposas têm tocas e os pássaros têm ninhos, mas o Filho do Homem não tem onde repousar a cabeça”. 59Jesus disse a outro: “Segue-me”. Este respondeu: “Deixa-me primeiro ir enterrar meu pai”. 60Jesus respondeu: “Deixa que os mortos enterrem os seus mortos; mas tu, vai anunciar o Reino de Deus”. 61Um outro ainda lhe disse: “Eu te seguirei, Senhor, mas deixa-me primeiro despedir-me dos meus familiares”. 62Jesus, porém, respondeu-lhe: “Quem põe a mão no arado e olha para trás não está apto para o Reino de Deus”. – Palavra da salvação.

Naquele tempo, 57enquanto Jesus e seus discípulos caminhavam, alguém na estrada disse a Jesus: “Eu te seguirei para onde quer que fores”. 58Jesus lhe respondeu: “As raposas têm tocas e os pássaros têm ninhos; mas o Filho do Homem não tem onde repousar a cabeça”. 59Jesus disse a outro: “Segue-me”. Este respondeu: “Deixa-me primeiro ir enterrar meu pai”. 60Jesus respondeu: “Deixa que os mortos enterrem os seus mortos; mas tu, vai anunciar o Reino de Deus”. 61Um outro ainda lhe disse: “Eu te seguirei, Senhor, mas deixa-me primeiro despedir-me dos meus familiares”. 62Jesus, porém, respondeu-lhes: “Quem põe a mão no arado e olha para trás não está apto para o Reino de Deus”.

Leitura do Evangelho de Jesus Cristo segundo Lucas 9,57-62 Naquele tempo, 57enquanto Jesus e seus discípulos caminhavam, alguém na estrada disse a Jesus: “Eu te seguirei para onde quer que fores”. 58Jesus lhe respondeu: “As raposas têm tocas e os pássaros têm ninhos; mas o Filho do Homem não tem onde repousar a cabeça”. 59Jesus disse a outro: “Segue-me”. Este respondeu: “Deixa-me primeiro ir enterrar meu pai”. 60Jesus respondeu: “Deixa que os mortos enterrem os seus mortos; mas tu, vai anunciar o Reino de Deus”. 61Um outro ainda lhe disse: “Eu te seguirei, Senhor, mas deixa-me primeiro despedir-me dos meus familiares”. 62Jesus, porém, respondeu-lhes: “Quem põe a mão no arado e olha para trás não está apto para o Reino de Deus --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigocatolico/message

04OUT2023 COR LITÚRGICA: BRANCO São Francisco de Assis - Memória | Quarta-feira Evangelho (Lc 9,57-62) — Aleluia, Aleluia, Aleluia. — Eu tudo considero como perda e como lixo, a fim de eu ganhar Cristo e ser achado nele! (Fl 3,8-9)   — Proclamação do Evangelho de Jesus Cristo + segundo Lucas. — Glória a vós, Senhor. Naquele tempo, 57enquanto Jesus e seus discípulos caminhavam, alguém na estrada disse a Jesus: “Eu te seguirei para onde quer que fores”. 58Jesus lhe respondeu: “As raposas têm tocas e os pássaros têm ninhos; mas o Filho do Homem não tem onde repousar a cabeça”. 59Jesus disse a outro: “Segue-me”. Este respondeu: “Deixa-me primeiro ir enterrar meu pai”. 60Jesus respondeu: “Deixa que os mortos enterrem os seus mortos; mas tu, vai anunciar o Reino de Deus”. 61Um outro ainda lhe disse: “Eu te seguirei, Senhor, mas deixa-me primeiro despedir-me dos meus familiares”. 62Jesus, porém, respondeu-lhes: “Quem põe a mão no arado e olha para trás não está apto para o Reino de Deus”. — Palavra da Salvação. — Glória a vós, Senhor. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pe-jose-vicente/message

GospelJOHN 8:51-5951Truly, truly, I say to you, if any one keeps my word, he will never see death." 52The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, as did the prophets; and you say, `If any one keeps my word, he will never taste death.' 53Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you claim to be?" 54Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is your God. 55But you have not known him; I know him. If I said, I do not know him, I should be a liar like you; but I do know him and I keep his word. 56Your father Abraham rejoiced that he was to see my day; he saw it and was glad." 57The Jews then said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?" 58Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am." 59So they took up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.

Primeira Leitura: Gênesis 17,3-9 Leitura do livro do Gênesis – Naqueles dias, 3Abrão prostrou-se com o rosto por terra. 4E Deus lhe disse: “Eis a minha aliança contigo: tu serás pai de uma multidão de nações. 5Já não te chamarás Abrão, mas o teu nome será Abraão, porque farei de ti o pai de uma multidão de nações. 6Farei crescer tua descendência infinitamente. Farei nascer de ti nações, e reis sairão de ti. 7Estabelecerei minha aliança entre mim e ti e teus descendentes para sempre; uma aliança eterna, para que eu seja teu Deus e o Deus de teus descendentes. 8A ti e aos teus descendentes darei a terra em que vives como estrangeiro, todo o país de Canaã como propriedade para sempre. E eu serei o Deus dos teus descendentes”. 9Deus disse a Abraão: “Guarda a minha aliança, tu e a tua descendência para sempre”. – Palavra do Senhor. Salmo Responsorial: 104(105) O Senhor se lembra sempre da Aliança! 1. Procurai o Senhor Deus e seu poder, / buscai constantemente a sua face! / Lembrai as maravilhas que ele fez, / seus prodígios e as palavras de seus lábios! – R. 2. Descendentes de Abraão, seu servidor, / e filhos de Jacó, seu escolhido, / ele mesmo, o Senhor, é nosso Deus, / vigoram suas leis em toda a terra. – R. 3. Ele sempre se recorda da Aliança, / promulgada a incontáveis gerações; / da Aliança que ele fez com Abraão / e do seu santo juramento a Isaac. – R. Evangelho: João 8,51-59 Glória a Cristo, Palavra eterna do Pai, que é amor! Oxalá ouvísseis hoje a sua voz: / Não fecheis os corações como em Meriba! (Sl 94,8) – R. Proclamação do Evangelho de Jesus Cristo segundo João – Naquele tempo, disse Jesus aos judeus: 51“Em verdade, em verdade, eu vos digo, se alguém guardar a minha palavra, jamais verá a morte”. 52Disseram então os judeus: “Agora sabemos que tens um demônio. Abraão morreu e os profetas também, e tu dizes: ‘Se alguém guardar a minha palavra, jamais verá a morte'. 53Acaso és maior do que nosso pai Abraão, que morreu, como também os profetas? Quem pretendes tu ser?” 54Jesus respondeu: “Se me glorifico a mim mesmo, minha glória não vale nada. Quem me glorifica é o meu Pai, aquele que vós dizeis ser o vosso Deus. 55No entanto, não o conheceis. Mas eu o conheço e, se dissesse que não o conheço, seria um mentiroso como vós! Mas eu o conheço e guardo a sua palavra. 56Vosso pai Abraão exultou por ver o meu dia; ele o viu e alegrou-se”. 57Os judeus disseram-lhe então: “Nem sequer cinquenta anos tens e viste Abraão!?” 58Jesus respondeu: “Em verdade, em verdade vos digo, antes que Abraão existisse, eu sou”. 59Então eles pegaram em pedras para apedrejar Jesus, mas ele escondeu-se e saiu do templo. – Palavra da salvação.

Naquele tempo, disse Jesus aos judeus: 51“Em verdade, em verdade vos digo: se alguém guardar a minha palavra, jamais verá a morte”. 52Disseram então os judeus: “Agora sabemos que tens um demônio. Abraão morreu e os profetas também, e tu dizes: ‘Se alguém guardar a minha palavra jamais verá a morte'. 53Acaso és maior do que nosso pai Abraão, que morreu, como também os profetas? Quem pretendes ser?” 54Jesus respondeu: “Se me glorifico a mim mesmo, minha glória não vale nada. Quem me glorifica é o meu Pai, aquele que vós dizeis ser o vosso Deus. 55No entanto, não o conheceis. Mas eu o conheço e, se dissesse que não o conheço, seria um mentiroso, como vós! Mas eu o conheço e guardo a sua palavra. 56Vosso pai Abraão exultou, por ver o meu dia; ele o viu, e alegrou-se”. 57Os judeus disseram-lhe então: “Nem sequer cinquenta anos tens, e viste Abraão!” 58Jesus respondeu: “Em verdade, em verdade vos digo, antes que Abraão existisse, eu sou”. 59Então eles pegaram em pedras para apedrejar Jesus, mas ele escondeu-se e saiu do Templo.

30 MAR 2023 COR LITÚRGICA: ROXO 5ª Semana da Quaresma | Quinta-feira Evangelho (Jo 8,51-59)— Glória a Cristo, Palavra eterna do Pai, que é amor!— Oxalá ouvísseis hoje a sua voz. Não fecheis os corações como em Meriba! (cf. Sl 94(95),8ab) — Proclamação do Evangelho de Jesus Cristo + segundo João.— Glória a vós, Senhor.Naquele tempo, disse Jesus aos judeus: 51“Em verdade, em verdade vos digo: se alguém guardar a minha palavra, jamais verá a morte”. 52Disseram então os judeus: “Agora sabemos que tens um demônio. Abraão morreu e os profetas também, e tu dizes: ‘Se alguém guardar a minha palavra jamais verá a morte'. 53Acaso és maior do que nosso pai Abraão, que morreu, como também os profetas? Quem pretendes ser?”54Jesus respondeu: “Se me glorifico a mim mesmo, minha glória não vale nada. Quem me glorifica é o meu Pai, aquele que vós dizeis ser o vosso Deus. 55No entanto, não o conheceis. Mas eu o conheço e, se dissesse que não o conheço, seria um mentiroso, como vós! Mas eu o conheço e guardo a sua palavra. 56Vosso pai Abraão exultou, por ver o meu dia; ele o viu, e alegrou-se”. 57Os judeus disseram-lhe então: “Nem sequer cinquenta anos tens, e viste Abraão!” 58Jesus respondeu: “Em verdade, em verdade vos digo, antes que Abraão existisse, eu sou”. 59Então eles pegaram em pedras para apedrejar Jesus, mas ele escondeu-se e saiu do Templo. — Palavra da Salvação.— Glória a vós, Senhor. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pe-jose-vicente/message

Discovering Jesus In the New Testament #02 – Jesus Is My Teacher By Louie Marsh, 1-15-2023         1) Jesus is my TEACHER.   “13You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am.” (John 13:13, ESV)   Of the 90 times Jesus is directly addressed in the Gospels, 60 of them use the title teacher.   “2This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”” (John 3:2, ESV)   He wasn't educated, had no degrees, and never stepped foot into a classroom.   Yet his teachings are revered and followed to this day.   “15The Jews therefore marveled, saying, “How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?” 16So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. 17If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.” (John 7:15–17, ESV)   2) Jesus' teachings are RADICAL.   “36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38This is the great and first commandment. 39And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”” (Matthew 22:36–40, ESV)   radical adjective rad·​i·​cal ˈra-di-kəl 1: of, relating to, or proceeding from a root: such as a(1): of or growing from the root of a plant radical tubers (2): growing from the base of a stem, from a rootlike stem, or from a stem that does not rise above the ground radical leaves B : of, relating to, or constituting a linguistic root C : of or relating to a mathematical root D : designed to remove the root of a disease or all diseased and potentially diseased tissue radical surgery radical mastectomy 2 : of or relating to the origin : FUNDAMENTAL   The spirit not the letter of the Law   “5Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, 6who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” (2 Corinthians 3:5–6, ESV)   “9And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! 10For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother'; and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.' 11But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban” ' (that is, given to God)— 12then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, 13thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.”” (Mark 7:9–13, ESV)   His DEITY   “56Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.” 57So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” 58Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” 59So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.” (John 8:56–59, ESV)   3) Jesus COMMANDS me to be radical.   Don't WORRY about anything.   “22And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. 23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.” (Luke 12:22–23, ESV)   REJOICE in persecution. “22“Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! 23Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.” (Luke 6:22–23, ESV)   LOVE my enemies.   “27“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,” (Luke 6:27, ESV)   Everyone DOESN'T enter the Kingdom of Heaven.   “21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' 23And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'” (Matthew 7:21–23, ESV)   4) Jesus COMMISSIONED me to be a radical teacher.   “19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”” (Matthew 28:19–20, ESV)      

Will You Follow Him At All Costs? Luke 9:57 - 60 57As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” 59He said to another man, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 60Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

Primeira Leitura: Jó 9,1-12.14-16 Leitura do livro de Jó – 1Jó respondeu a seus amigos e disse: 2“Sei muito bem que é assim: como poderia o homem ser justo diante de Deus? 3Se quisesse disputar com ele, entre mil razões não haverá uma para rebatê-lo. 4Ele é sábio de coração e poderoso em força; quem poderia enfrentá-lo e ficar ileso? 5Ele desloca as montanhas sem que elas percebam e as derruba em sua cólera. 6Ele abala a terra em suas bases e suas colunas vacilam. 7Ele manda ao sol que não brilhe e guarda escondidas as estrelas. 8Sozinho desdobra os céus e caminha sobre as ondas do mar. 9Criou a Ursa e o Órion, as Plêiades e as constelações do Sul. 10Faz prodígios insondáveis, maravilhas sem conta. 11Se passa junto de mim, não o vejo e, quando se afasta, não o percebo. 12Se ele apanha uma presa, quem ousa impedi-lo? Quem pode dizer-lhe: ‘O que está fazendo?' 14Quem sou eu para replicar-lhe e contra ele escolher meus argumentos? 15Ainda que eu tivesse razão, não poderia replicar e deveria pedir misericórdia ao meu juiz. 16Se eu clamasse e ele me respondesse, não creio que daria atenção à minha voz”. – Palavra do Senhor. Salmo Responsorial: 87(88) Chegue a minha oração até a vossa presença! 1. Clamo a vós, ó Senhor, sem cessar, todo o dia, / minhas mãos para vós se levantam em prece. / Para os mortos, acaso, faríeis milagres? / Poderiam as sombras erguer-se e louvar-vos? – R. 2. No sepulcro haverá quem vos cante o amor / e proclame entre os mortos a vossa verdade? / Vossas obras serão conhecidas nas trevas, / vossa graça, no reino onde tudo se esquece? – R. 3. Quanto a mim, ó Senhor, clamo a vós na aflição, / minha prece se eleva até vós desde a aurora. / Por que vós, ó Senhor, rejeitais a minha alma? / E por que escondeis vossa face de mim? – R. Evangelho: Lucas 9,57-62 Aleluia, aleluia, aleluia. Eu tudo considero como perda e como lixo / a fim de eu ganhar Cristo e ser achado nele! (Fl 3,8s) – R. Proclamação do Evangelho de Jesus Cristo segundo Lucas – Naquele tempo, 57enquanto Jesus e seus discípulos caminhavam, alguém na estrada disse a Jesus: “Eu te seguirei para onde quer que fores”. 58Jesus lhe respondeu: “As raposas têm tocas e os pássaros têm ninhos, mas o Filho do Homem não tem onde repousar a cabeça”. 59Jesus disse a outro: “Segue-me”. Este respondeu: “Deixa-me primeiro ir enterrar meu pai”. 60Jesus respondeu: “Deixa que os mortos enterrem os seus mortos; mas tu, vai anunciar o Reino de Deus”. 61Um outro ainda lhe disse: “Eu te seguirei, Senhor, mas deixa-me primeiro despedir-me dos meus familiares”. 62Jesus, porém, respondeu-lhe: “Quem põe a mão no arado e olha para trás não está apto para o Reino de Deus”. – Palavra da salvação.

Naquele tempo, 57enquanto Jesus e seus discípulos caminhavam, alguém na estrada disse a Jesus: “Eu te seguirei para onde quer que fores”. 58Jesus lhe respondeu: “As raposas têm tocas e os pássaros têm ninhos; mas o Filho do Homem não tem onde repousar a cabeça”. 59Jesus disse a outro: “Segue-me”. Este respondeu: “Deixa-me primeiro ir enterrar meu pai”. 60Jesus respondeu: “Deixa que os mortos enterrem os seus mortos; mas tu, vai anunciar o Reino de Deus”. 61Um outro ainda lhe disse: “Eu te seguirei, Senhor, mas deixa-me primeiro despedir-me dos meus familiares”. 62Jesus, porém, respondeu-lhe: “Quem põe a mão no arado e olha para trás não está apto para o Reino de Deus”.

26 JUN 2022 COR LITÚRGICA: VERDE 13º Domingo do Tempo Comum Anúncio do Evangelho (Lc 9,51-62)— O Senhor esteja convosco.— Ele está no meio de nós!— PROCLAMAÇÃO do Evangelho de Jesus Cristo + segundo Lucas.— Glória a vós, Senhor!51Estava chegando o tempo de Jesus ser levado para o céu. Então ele tomou a firme decisão de partir para Jerusalém 52e enviou mensageiros à sua frente.Estes puseram-se a caminho e entraram num povoado de samaritanos, para preparar hospedagem para Jesus. 53Mas os samaritanos não o receberam, pois Jesus dava a impressão de que ia a Jerusalém.54Vendo isso, os discípulos Tiago e João disseram: “Senhor, queres que mandemos descer fogo do céu para destruí-los?”55Jesus, porém, voltou-se e repreendeu-os. 56E partiram para outro povoado.57Enquanto estavam caminhando, alguém na estrada disse a Jesus: “Eu te seguirei para onde quer que fores”.58Jesus lhe respondeu: “As raposas têm tocas e os pássaros têm ninhos; mas o Filho do Homem não tem onde repousar a cabeça”.59Jesus disse a outro: “Segue-me”.Este respondeu: “Deixa-me primeiro ir enterrar meu pai”.60Jesus respondeu: “Deixa que os mortos enterrem os seus mortos; mas tu, vai anunciar o Reino de Deus”.61Um outro ainda lhe disse: “Eu te seguirei, Senhor, mas deixa-me primeiro despedir-me dos meus familiares”.62Jesus, porém, respondeu-lhe: “Quem põe a mão no arado e olha para trás não está apto para o Reino de Deus”. — Palavra da Salvação.— Glória a vós, Senhor. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pe-jose-vicente/message

The Gospel of John, 8-14 Part One: Four Christlike Characteristics By Louie Marsh, 4-24-2022   Pictures of Jesus – last one sacred heart.   If I want to be like Jesus I must… 1) Always and FREELY offer forgiveness.   They were USED this woman.   “3The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” 6This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him…(John 8:3–6a, ESV)   Jesus LOVED her & set her free   “6 …Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. 7And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 11She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”” (John 8:6–11, ESV)   No one knows what Jesus wrote on the ground. His love shamed them into leaving. He gave her freedom with boundaries.   2) Always LIVE in the light of life.   “12Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”” (John 8:12, ESV)   To do this I must be   “21So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” 22So the Jews said, “Will he kill himself, since he says…“24I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.” 25So they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning. 26I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.”” (John 8:21-22a; 24–26, ESV)   Jesus died that we might   “28So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.” (John 8:28, ESV)   3) Always abide in the TRUTH of Jesus.   “31So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”” (John 8:31–32, ESV)   Sin always & only   “33They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free'?” 34Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. 35The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. 36So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you.” (John 8:33–37, ESV)   Abiding in truth means SPEAKING unpopular realities.   “43Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. 44You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? 47Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.”” (John 8:43–47, ESV)   4) Always affirm that Jesus is GOD.   “56Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.” 57So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” 58Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” 59So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.” (John 8:56–59, ESV)   Jesus is God in human   “15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16For by him all things were created…17And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.” (Colossians 1:15–20, ESV)    

GOSPEL POWER I APRIL 7, 2022 - THURSDAY 5th Week of Lent Saint John Baptist de la Salle, priest Gospel: Jn 8:51-59 51Jesus said to the Jews, “Very truly, I tell you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.” 52The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets; yet you say, ‘Whoever keeps my word will never taste death.' 53Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets also died. Who do you claim to be?” 54Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, he of whom you say, ‘He is our God,' 55though you do not know him. But I know him; if I would say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him and I keep his word. 56Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; he saw it and was glad.” 57Then the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” 58Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.” 59So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. The human mind, unenlightened by faith, cannot make a connection with God. Prideful human logic leads only to a dead end. This is what we observe in the conversation between Jesus and the Jews. They are initially identified as believers, perhaps because they are drawn by the signs that Jesus has been performing in their midst. But now, as they pursue purely human logic, their conversation with Jesus turns sour, then hostile, until they are driven to act violently against Jesus. Twice Jesus tries to move their hearts to faith. In yesterday's Gospel, his invitation was to remain in his word. In today's Gospel, he assures them that those who keep his word will not experience death. But the Jews choose to listen to their stubborn and prejudiced minds, rather than sense what their hearts tell them about their experience of Jesus. Lord Jesus, the price of our freedom is your death on the cross. Help us to walk in newness of life. Amen. apri

Primeira Leitura: Gênesis 17,3-9 Leitura do livro do Gênesis – Naqueles dias, 3Abrão prostrou-se com o rosto por terra. 4E Deus lhe disse: “Eis a minha aliança contigo: tu serás pai de uma multidão de nações. 5Já não te chamarás Abrão, mas o teu nome será Abraão, porque farei de ti o pai de uma multidão de nações. 6Farei crescer tua descendência infinitamente. Farei nascer de ti nações, e reis sairão de ti. 7Estabelecerei minha aliança entre mim e ti e teus descendentes para sempre; uma aliança eterna, para que eu seja teu Deus e o Deus de teus descendentes. 8A ti e aos teus descendentes darei a terra em que vives como estrangeiro, todo o país de Canaã como propriedade para sempre. E eu serei o Deus dos teus descendentes”. 9Deus disse a Abraão: “Guarda a minha aliança, tu e a tua descendência para sempre”. – Palavra do Senhor. Salmo Responsorial: 104(105) O Senhor se lembra sempre da Aliança! 1. Procurai o Senhor Deus e seu poder, / buscai constantemente a sua face! / Lembrai as maravilhas que ele fez, / seus prodígios e as palavras de seus lábios! – R. 2. Descendentes de Abraão, seu servidor, / e filhos de Jacó, seu escolhido, / ele mesmo, o Senhor, é nosso Deus, / vigoram suas leis em toda a terra. – R. 3. Ele sempre se recorda da Aliança, / promulgada a incontáveis gerações; / da Aliança que ele fez com Abraão / e do seu santo juramento a Isaac. – R. Evangelho: João 8,51-59 Glória a Cristo, Palavra eterna do Pai, que é amor! Oxalá ouvísseis hoje a sua voz: / Não fecheis os corações como em Meriba! (Sl 94,8) – R. Proclamação do Evangelho de Jesus Cristo segundo João – Naquele tempo, disse Jesus aos judeus: 51“Em verdade, em verdade, eu vos digo, se alguém guardar a minha palavra, jamais verá a morte”. 52Disseram então os judeus: “Agora sabemos que tens um demônio. Abraão morreu e os profetas também, e tu dizes: ‘Se alguém guardar a minha palavra, jamais verá a morte'. 53Acaso és maior do que nosso pai Abraão, que morreu, como também os profetas? Quem pretendes tu ser?” 54Jesus respondeu: “Se me glorifico a mim mesmo, minha glória não vale nada. Quem me glorifica é o meu Pai, aquele que vós dizeis ser o vosso Deus. 55No entanto, não o conheceis. Mas eu o conheço e, se dissesse que não o conheço, seria um mentiroso como vós! Mas eu o conheço e guardo a sua palavra. 56Vosso pai Abraão exultou por ver o meu dia; ele o viu e alegrou-se”. 57Os judeus disseram-lhe então: “Nem sequer cinquenta anos tens e viste Abraão!?” 58Jesus respondeu: “Em verdade, em verdade vos digo, antes que Abraão existisse, eu sou”. 59Então eles pegaram em pedras para apedrejar Jesus, mas ele escondeu-se e saiu do templo. – Palavra da salvação.

07ABR2022 COR LITÚRGICA: ROXO 5ª Semana da Quaresma | Quinta-feira Evangelho (Jo 8,51-59) — O Senhor esteja convosco. — Ele está no meio de nós. — Proclamação do Evangelho de Jesus Cristo + segundo João. — Glória a vós, Senhor. Naquele temp5, esse Jesus aos judeus: 51“Em verdade, em verdade vos digo: se alguém guardar a minha palavra, jamais verá a morte”. 52Disseram então os judeus: “Agora sabemos que tens um demônio. Abraão morreu e os profetas também, e tu dizes: ‘Se alguém guardar a minha palavra jamais verá a morte'. 53Acaso és maior do que nosso pai Abraão, que morreu, como também os profetas? Quem pretendes ser?” 54Jesus respondeu: “Se me glorifico a mim mesmo, minha glória não vale nada. Quem me glorifica é o meu Pai, aquele que vós dizeis ser o vosso Deus. 55No entanto, não o conheceis. Mas eu o conheço e, se dissesse que não o conheço, seria um mentiroso, como vós! Mas eu o conheço e guardo a sua palavra. 56Vosso pai Abraão exultou, por ver o meu dia; ele o viu, e alegrou-se”. 57Os judeus disseram-lhe então: “Nem sequer cinquenta anos tens, e viste Abraão!” 58Jesus respondeu: “Em verdade, em verdade vos digo, antes que Abraão existisse, eu sou”. 59Então eles pegaram em pedras para apedrejar Jesus, mas ele escondeu-se e saiu do Templo. — Palavra da Salvação. — Glória a vós, Senhor. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pe-jose-vicente/message

Naquele tempo, disse Jesus aos judeus: 51“Em verdade, em verdade vos digo: se alguém guardar a minha palavra, jamais verá a morte”. 52Disseram então os judeus: “Agora sabemos que tens um demônio. Abraão morreu e os profetas também, e tu dizes: ‘Se alguém guardar a minha palavra jamais verá a morte'. 53Acaso és maior do que nosso pai Abraão, que morreu, como também os profetas? Quem pretendes ser?” 54Jesus respondeu: “Se me glorifico a mim mesmo, minha glória não vale nada. Quem me glorifica é o meu Pai, aquele que vós dizeis ser o vosso Deus. 55No entanto, não o conheceis. Mas eu o conheço e, se dissesse que não o conheço, seria um mentiroso, como vós! Mas eu o conheço e guardo a sua palavra. 56Vosso pai Abraão exultou, por ver o meu dia; ele o viu, e alegrou-se”. 57Os judeus disseram-lhe então: “Nem sequer cinquenta anos tens, e viste Abraão!” 58Jesus respondeu: “Em verdade, em verdade vos digo, antes que Abraão existisse, eu sou”. 59Então eles pegaram em pedras para apedrejar Jesus, mas ele escondeu-se e saiu do Templo.

Matthew 13: 53-58Jesus traveled to His hometown of Nazareth. But the people weren't too happy with Him. They didn't believe Him. Because they didn't, He didn't perform many miracles there. Andrew and Edwin discuss the practicalities of that. If people don't believe, they won't show up for the miracle. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.    Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.    Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here to find out more. Michael Eldridge sang all four parts of our theme song. Find more from him by clicking here.   Thanks for talking about the text with us today.________________________________________________If the hyperlinks do not work, copy the following addresses and paste them into the URL bar of your web browser: Daily Written Devo: https://readthebiblemakedisciples.wordpress.com/?p=8179The Christians Who Meet on Livingston Avenue: http://www.christiansmeethere.org/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TalkAboutTheTextFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/texttalkMichael Eldridge: https://acapeldridge.com/ 

John 8:3159 (ESV) The Truth Will Set You Free 31So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. 33They answered him, We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, You will become free? 34Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. 35The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. 36So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. 38I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father. You Are of Your Father the Devil 39They answered him, Abraham is our father. Jesus said to them, If you were Abrahams children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, 40but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. 41You are doing the works your father did. They said to him, We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Fathereven God. 42Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. 43Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. 44You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your fathers desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? 47Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God. Before Abraham Was, I Am 48The Jews answered him, Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon? 49Jesus answered, I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.52The Jews said to him, Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death. 53Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be? 54Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, He is our God. 55But you have not known him. I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and I keep his word. 56Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad. 57So the Jews said to him, You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham? 58Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am. 59So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.

Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 13, verses 54-58Jesus, having finished his teaching in parables, returns to "his native place". And while they immediately see the wisdom and workings of God, they talk themselves out of it because of the vessel bearing the message. We can scoff at these people from 2,000 years of distance, or we can accept that they are us and that each one of us carries some of those same blind spots.

THE WEEK OF JUDICA - SATURDAYLESSON: HEBREWS 1:1-13Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” John 8:58Jesus gives the basis and reason why it is just His Word and not that of anyone else which makes men live. It is simply this: that He “was” even before Abraham. “Before Abraham was, I am.” Jesus is the one true God.If the person who offered Himself for us were not God, it would help and avail nothing before God that He was born of a virgin or had suffered a thousand deaths. But the fact that the seed of Abraham, who gives Himself for us, is also the true God makes His sacrifice such a blessing for us and conquers sin and death for us.Jesus is not speaking here of His human nature which could be seen and felt. From His human aspect, it could be seen that He was not yet fifty years old and, hence, could not have seen Abraham. But with the nature by which He infinitely antedated Abraham, He also antedated all other creatures and the whole world.According to His spiritual essence, He was also man before Abraham; that is, in the word and knowledge of faith, He was in the saints who all knew and believed that Christ, God and man, would suffer for us. The writer of Hebrews says, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). In the Revelation of John we read of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world (Revelation 13:8). Here Jesus is speaking of His divine nature.SL 11:573 (14)AE 76:414PRAYER: Lord God, heavenly Father, fill our hearts with such faith and knowledge that we always fully appreciate the precious gift of Your only begotten Son, and all the blessings of salvation You have so richly bestowed on us in and through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.

Homilia da 26ª Semana do Tempo Comum Evangelho (Lc 9,57-62) Naquele tempo, 57enquanto Jesus e seus discípulos caminhavam, alguém na estrada disse a Jesus: “Eu te seguirei para onde quer que fores”. 58Jesus lhe respondeu: “As raposas têm tocas e os pássaros têm ninhos; mas o Filho do Homem não tem onde repousar a cabeça”. 59Jesus disse a outro: “Segue-me”. Este respondeu: “Deixa-me primeiro ir enterrar meu pai”. 60Jesus respondeu: “Deixa que os mortos enterrem os seus mortos; mas tu, vai anunciar o Reino de Deus”. 61Um outro ainda lhe disse: “Eu te seguirei, Senhor, mas deixa-me primeiro despedir-me dos meus familiares”. 62Jesus, porém, respondeu-lhe: “Quem põe a mão no arado e olha para trás não está apto para o Reino de Deus”. — Palavra da Salvação.

Evangelho (Lc 9,57-62) São Jerônimo, rogai por nós. Naquele tempo, 57enquanto Jesus e seus discípulos caminhavam, alguém na estrada disse a Jesus: “Eu te seguirei para onde quer que fores”. 58Jesus lhe respondeu: “As raposas têm tocas e os pássaros têm ninhos; mas o Filho do Homem não tem onde repousar a cabeça”. 59Jesus disse a outro: “Segue-me”. Este respondeu: “Deixa-me primeiro ir enterrar meu pai”. 60Jesus respondeu: “Deixa que os mortos enterrem os seus mortos; mas tu, vai anunciar o Reino de Deus”. 61Um outro ainda lhe disse: “Eu te seguirei, Senhor, mas deixa-me primeiro despedir-me dos meus familiares”. 62Jesus, porém, respondeu-lhe: “Quem põe a mão no arado e olha para trás não está apto para o Reino de Deus”. — Palavra da Salvação. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pe-jose-vicente/message

Evangelho (Jo 8,51-59) — O Senhor esteja convosco. — Ele está no meio de nós. — PROCLAMAÇÃO do Evangelho de Jesus Cristo + segundo João. — Glória a vós, Senhor. Naquele tempo, disse Jesus aos judeus: 51“Em verdade, em verdade, eu vos digo: se alguém guardar a minha palavra, jamais verá a morte”. 52Disseram então os judeus: “Agora sabemos que tens um demônio. Abraão morreu e os profetas também, e tu dizes: ‘Se alguém guardar a minha palavra jamais verá a morte'. 53Acaso és maior do que nosso pai Abraão, que morreu, como também os profetas? Quem pretendes ser?” 54Jesus respondeu: “Se me glorifico a mim mesmo, minha glória não vale nada. Quem me glorifica é o meu Pai, aquele que vós dizeis ser o vosso Deus. 55No entanto, não o conheceis. Mas eu o conheço e, se dissesse que não o conheço, seria um mentiroso, como vós! Mas eu o conheço e guardo a sua palavra. 56Vosso pai Abraão exultou, por ver o meu dia; ele o viu, e alegrou-se”. 57Os judeus disseram-lhe então: “Nem sequer cinquenta anos tens, e viste Abraão!” 58Jesus respondeu: “Em verdade, em verdade, vos digo, antes que Abraão existisse, eu sou”. 59Então eles pegaram em pedras para apedrejar Jesus, mas ele escondeu-se e saiu do Templo. — Palavra da Salvação. — Glória a vós, Senhor.

Evangelho – João 8,51-59 Proclamação do evangelho de Jesus Cristo segundo João – Naquele tempo, disse Jesus aos judeus: 51“Em verdade, em verdade, eu vos digo, se alguém guardar a minha palavra, jamais verá a morte”. 52Disseram então os judeus: “Agora sabemos que tens um demônio. Abraão morreu e os profetas também, e tu dizes: ‘Se alguém guardar a minha palavra, jamais verá a morte'. 53Acaso és maior do que nosso pai Abraão, que morreu, como também os profetas? Quem pretendes tu ser?” 54Jesus respondeu: “Se me glorifico a mim mesmo, minha glória não vale nada. Quem me glorifica é o meu Pai, aquele que vós dizeis ser o vosso Deus. 55No entanto, não o conheceis. Mas eu o conheço e, se dissesse que não o conheço, seria um mentiroso como vós! Mas eu o conheço e guardo a sua palavra. 56Vosso pai Abraão exultou por ver o meu dia; ele o viu e alegrou-se”. 57Os judeus disseram-lhe então: “Nem sequer cinquenta anos tens e viste Abraão!?” 58Jesus respondeu: “Em verdade, em verdade vos digo, antes que Abraão existisse, eu sou”. 59Então eles pegaram em pedras para apedrejar Jesus, mas ele escondeu-se e saiu do templo. – Palavra da salvação.