by Christian Education | May 10, 2020 | Peace and Justice Reign
Sunday, May 10 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Enjoy Fruits of Peace and Justice Zechariah 8:1-8, 11-17 NRSV For there shall be a sowing of peace; the vine shall yield its fruit, the ground shall give its produce, and the skies shall give their dew; and I will cause the...
by Christian Education | May 9, 2020 | Peace and Justice Reign
Saturday, May 9 Joyful Feasts Draw Newcomers Zechariah 8:18-23 NRSV Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of the LORD. (Zechariah 8:22) What draws people to a ministry or to a...
by Christian Education | May 8, 2020 | Peace and Justice Reign
Friday, May 8 Cultivate Peaceful and Just Relations 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22 NRSV But we appeal to you, brothers and sisters, to respect those who labor among you (1 Thessalonians 5:12) Do not let what others fail to do, keep you from focusing on who God called you to...
by Christian Education | May 7, 2020 | Peace and Justice Reign
Thursday, May 7 Just Living in Church and World Romans 12:9-21 NRSV Do not repay evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. (Romans 12:17) Hope, patience, and perseverance: we need them all to be relevant Christians in this world. ...
by Christian Education | May 6, 2020 | Peace and Justice Reign
Wednesday, May 6 Divided Peoples Become One Ezekiel 37:15-23 NRSV I will make them one nation in the land, and on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be over them all. Never again shall they be two nations, and never again shall they be divided into two...
by Christian Education | May 5, 2020 | Peace and Justice Reign
Tuesday, May 5 A New Covenant of the Heart Jeremiah 31:31-34 NRSV But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they...