1Now Korah son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi, along with Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth – descendants of Reuben – took 2two hundred fifty Israelite men, leaders of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men, and they confronted Moses. 3They assembled against Moses and against…
Psalm of the Day – June 21, 2020 (Psalm 150)
1 Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! 2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! 3 Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! 4 Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! 5 Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise…
The Word of God: Luke 12:49-56 – June 21, 2020
49″I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it is completed! 51Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!…
The Word of God: Acts 15:1-12 – June 21, 2020
1Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”2And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to discuss…
The Word of God: Numbers 14:26-45 – June 21, 2020
26And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying: 27How long shall this wicked congregation complain against me? I have heard the complaints of the Israelites, which they complain against me. 28Say to them, “As I live,” says the LORD, “I will do to you the very things I heard you say: 29your dead…
Psalm of the Day – June 20, 2020 (Psalm 138)
1 I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart;before the gods I sing your praise;2 I bow down toward your holy templeand give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness;for you have exalted your name and your wordabove everything.3 On the day I called, you answered me,you increased my…
The Word of God: Matthew 19:1-12 – June 20, 2020
1When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2Large crowds followed him, and he cured them there. 3Some Pharisees came to him, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?” 4He answered,…
The Word of God: Romans 3:9-20 – June 20, 2020
9What then? Are we any better off? No, not at all; for we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under the power of sin, 10as it is written: “There is no one who is righteous, not even one;11there is no one who has understanding, there is no one who seeks God….
The Word of God: Numbers 13:31-14:25 – June 20, 2020
31Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against this people, for they are stronger than we.” 32So they brought to the Israelites an unfavorable report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land that we have gone through as spies is a…
Psalm of the Day – June 19, 2020 (Psalm 142)
1 With my voice I cry to the LORD;with my voice I make supplication to the LORD.2 I pour out my complaint before him;I tell my trouble before him.3 When my spirit is faint,you know my way. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me. 4 Look on my right…
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