Posts Tagged ‘temptation’

First Sunday of Lent: “The Apple”

Mar 9, 2011

Lectionary Readings: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7. Despite the beautiful garden where the Lord God made a home for the first couple, they disobeyed and lost their innocence. Romans 5:12-19. “Just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so, through the obedience of the one, the many will be made righteous. ... Read more

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First Sunday of Lent

Feb 19, 2010

Readings: Deuteronomy 26:4-10: At a harvest festival the people offer first fruits and confess a creed enumerating the great moments of Israel’s salvation. Romans 10:8-13: The Baptismal formula confesses that Jesus is Lord, raised from the dead. Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. Luke 4:1-13: The temptation of Jesus in ... Read more

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Lectionary Reflection: March 1, 2009

Feb 25, 2009

Readings: Gen 9:8-15 1 Pet 3:18-22 Mark 1:12-15 Thoughts for your consideration: Covenants are a social contract. In many ways the scripture is an ongoing saga of the social contract between God and his Creation. For some Christians this notion of a covenant is understood to be very passive. God is the only active participant ... Read more

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