Sunday 7/12/26 Summary  First Reading: Isaiah 55:10-13 God’s word to Israel’s exiles is as sure and effective as never-failing precipitation. […]
Sunday 7/5/26 Summary  First Reading: Zechariah 9:9-12 The coming messianic king will inaugurate an era of disarmament and prosperity. Because […]
Sunday 6/28/26 Summary  First Reading: Jeremiah 28:5-9 Through a symbolic action Jeremiah insisted that Judah and all the surrounding nations […]
Sunday 6/21/26 Summary  First Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-13 Jeremiah accuses God of forcing him into a ministry that brings him only […]
Sunday 6/14/26 Summary  First Reading: Exodus 19:2-8a At Sinai God assured Israel, “You shall be my treasured possession,” and commissioned […]
Sunday 6/7/26 Summary  First Reading: Hosea 5:15—6:6 Because the people have trusted in military powers and not God, God decides […]
Sunday 5/31/26 Summary  First Reading: Genesis 1:1—2:4a At the beginning of time, God the Creator, God the powerful Word, and […]
Sunday 5/24/26 Summary  First Reading: Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost was a Jewish harvest festival that marked the fiftieth day after Passover. […]
Sunday 5/17/26 Summary  First Reading: Acts 1:1-11 Before he is lifted into heaven, Jesus promises that the missionary work of […]
Sunday 5/10/26 Summary  First Reading: Acts 17:22-31 In Athens, Paul faces the challenge of proclaiming the gospel to Greeks who […]