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Daily Bible Reading Guide 2008 - English
Daily Bible Reading Guide 2008 - Spanish
Pentecost: A Time to be Filled with God's Holy Spirit
May 11, 2008
Receive the Holy Spirit: Today, we, as twenty-first century witnesses to the gospel, are also recipients of God's Holy Spirit, this life-giving breath of God.
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EASTER: A Time to Rejoice
May 4, 2008
Blessed Assurance: God cares for you! Jesus has entrusted us to God's loving care.
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May 1, 2008
We Are Witnesses: We are called to turn our gaze from the clouds toward wherever we are called to serve until that glorious day when Jesus returns.
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April 27, 2008
Unmasking Idolatry with the Good News: We can no longer claim ignorance because now we know... God is not an idol.
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April 20, 2008
Jesus Is the Way, the Truth, and the Life: Perhaps the hardest question that Christians have to ask of themselves is "what does God want of me?"
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April 13, 2008
Jesus Our Good Shepherd: Jesus tells us that he is the gate through whom all who enter will be saved.
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April 6, 2008
An Encounter with Jesus on the Road to Emmaus: Fortified by Jesus' appearance, encouraged by his words, and emboldened by a renewed sense of hope, two followers return to Jerusalem to report the good news to Jesus' other disciples.
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March 30, 2008
Moving Beyond Doubt: We are all "Doubting Thomases" at some point or another.
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March 23, 2008
Go and Tell: We are missionaries of the resurrection message.
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LENT: A TIME TO FOLLOW JESUS TO THE CROSS
March 21, 2008
Jesus' heart-wrenching cry from the cross reveals to us how intimately he identified with human suffering.
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March 20, 2008
Discerning God's Plan for Your Life: Jesus promises a joy that comes from serving.
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March 16, 2008
I Am a Broken Dish: Jesus has been gathering broken people into a community of hope.
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March 9, 2008
I Felt the Lord's Power: We have seen with our own eyes and known in our lives that God is a God of deliverance.
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March 2, 2008
Things Done in the Dark: God's light shines into each kind of darkness.
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February 24, 2008
"He Told Me Everything I Have Ever Done!" One hot noonday, Jesus speaks with a woman at a well about "living water" – surprising her that he would talk with her at all.
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February 17, 2008
You Can Hear the Wind: God's Spirit works in its own way, like the wind, not something you can see directly.
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February 10, 2008
They Were Naked: When Adam and Eve realized they were naked, they knew how exposed, how vulnerable they were.
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February 6, 2008
Stepping Back from the World's Distractions: Whatever you do to make Lent a time of spiritual renewal, remember what Jesus said about where to put your focus.
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EPIPHANY: A TIME FOR CELEBRATING GOD’S GIFT FOR ALL PEOPLE
February 3, 2008 - Transfiguration
Eyewitnesses: With awe and wonder, Christ's Transfiguration concludes the Epiphany season.
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February 3, 2008
Hungry? Thirsty? This New Year is a good time to examine our spiritual diet.
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January 27, 2008
Walk in the Light! We lose the revelation of God in Christ Jesus when we step out of the light.
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January 20, 2008
Who are you looking for? The Gospel text confronts us with this penetrating question.
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January 13, 2008
On Jordan's Bank: As we stand on "this side of the Jordan," in what ways will God's presence be manifested in our lives?
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January 6, 2008
By Another Road: Epiphany invites everyone to receive God's precious gift of inclusive love as made known to us in God's beloved Son, Jesus.
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CHRISTMAS: A TIME FOR SHARING THE GOOD NEWS OF JOY
December 30, 2007
Out of Egypt: Egypt, in all your ambiguity, between shelter and threat, haven and tears, you have a role in God’s unraveling plan.
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December 25, 2007
Two Nativity Scenes: Even when nativities bring us sorrow and apparent darkness, they also reveal God’s glory and translate darkness into light.
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December 24, 2007
Great Expectations: A king in a manger? Surely there must have been some mistake.
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ADVENT: A TIME OF HOPEFUL EXPECTATION
December 23, 2007
Faith and Doubt, Hope and Fear, Joy and Sorrow – and Dreams: What would people think? Joseph was in a very difficult position.
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December 16, 2007
Building Hope With Bricks of Justice: God’s sacred highway has already been built and is being added to daily.
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December 9, 2007
Make Room for God: In this season of Advent, we are once again called to make room in our hearts for the Holy One who is to come.
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December 2, 2007
Surprise! The Advent season is upon us – a time to get ready for God's wonderful surprise.
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PENTECOST: IN FAITH WE RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
November 25, 2007 (Christ the King)
God’s Story Board: Our God brings us peace and new life, but sometimes they come to us over the path of adversity.
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November 22, 2007 (Thanksgiving)
The Reason to Give Thanks: Let us remember to be thankful for God’s gift, his son Jesus Christ, a gift that is too wonderful for words!
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November 18, 2007
Joy to the World? We live in a time when many are hard pressed to find joy in the world.
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November 11, 2007
I know that my Redeemer lives! To see the face of our Redeemer is to see the face of God.
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November 4, 2007
Lost and Found: the Seeker Becomes the One Sought: In seeking Jesus, Zacchaeus becomes the one sought after and saved.
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November 1, 2007 (All Saints Day)
The Making of a Saint: As God goes about making saints, he chooses ordinary people and gives them extraordinary gifts.
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October 28, 2007 (Reformation Sunday)
What is truth? As the Body of Christ on earth, the Church is called in every age to bear witness to the truth.
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October 28, 2007
The Humble Will Be Honored: Humility is rooted in an abiding trust in God.
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October 21, 2007
Culture, Translation, and Faith: The world has changed since Bible times, but God's Word has not.
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October 14, 2007
The Grateful Samaritan: Jesus welcomes into God's family outcasts and those living on the fringes of society.
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October 7, 2007
Faith is the Victory! It is our faith in God that will keep us on even keel when all around us seems to go awry.
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September 30, 2007
Learning from the Disease of the Rich Man: Jesus taught about the coming of God's Kingdom, that time when God will reverse the standards of the world.
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September 23, 2007
Dishonest Wealth; Honest Work? We cannot put our energy into serving God and serving wealth at the same time.
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September 16, 2007
It's Not What You Say; It's Who You're With When You Say It: Jesus encourages us to hang with the "sketchy crowd" if we can show them what it means to be a follower of Jesus.
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September 9, 2007
Do You Know What You're Getting Into? Jesus has never been interested in part-time disciples.
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September 2, 2007
On Your Mark! While few of us will ever compete for medals or records, we are all faced with challenges and obstacles that feel just as urgent.
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August 26, 2007
The Unshakeable Kingdom: Everything in the created order eventually fades. But a higher order of reality that is understood by believers, through faith, is eternal.
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August 19, 2007
Where’s your baton? The Scriptures say we run fueled and powered by Jesus.
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August 12, 2007
God Bless Us, Everyone! We live in perilous times, and now, more than ever, we need to re-examine our relationship with God and seek his blessing.
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August 5, 2007
You Can’t Take It With You! We can break free from the stranglehold of greed because Christ gives meaning to our lives.
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July 29, 2007
Prayer, Petitions, and Praises: By his own example, Jesus shows us that prayer should be consistent communication with God.
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July 22, 2007
Apostle to the Apostles: Mary Magdalene was called as a witness to Christ’s resurrection and to proclaim to others what she had heard and seen.
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July 22, 2007
First Things First: Jesus taught several lessons on setting the right priorities.
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July 15, 2007
Spelling It Out: The Word of God clearly spells out that we need to be "doers of the word, and not hearers only."
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July 8, 2007
Travel Light! Get rid of pride, selfishness, self-righteousness, bragging, and blind obedience to ritual.
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July 1, 2007
The Thread: Even a fragmented day filled with hardship can be a day for the Kingdom if we connect it to the great thread of commitment, love, and life that the Spirit has woven in our lives.
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June 24, 2007
Take It Outside! Recall Jesus' faithfulness and resolve in our hearts that we will obediently "take his message outside."
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June 24, 2007 - Nativity of St. John the Baptist
The Last "Old Testament" Prophet: John the Baptist is also a forerunner what would be new by announcing that "the kingdom of heaven will soon be here."
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June 17, 2007
Forgiven Yet Not Forgotten: Our identity has become relational, inextricably intertwined with the One who has forgiven us of all our sins.
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June 10, 2007
Restored to Life: As "Easter people," Christians are now restored to new life and empowered by the Holy Spirit to tell everyone about Jesus.
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June 3, 2007
The Spirit of Truth: Proclaim Jesus' message "to the ends of the earth" - a mission that expresses the unity of God, Jesus, and the Spirit.
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May 27, 2007
Transformation: Pentecost reminds us of the challenge to "move out" and not "move up."
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EASTER: IN FAITH WE CELEBRATE NEW LIFE IN CHRIST
May 20, 2007
You're invited... Come! We are invited into a relationship with God - a relationship that is life-giving and that offers us salvation.
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May 17, 2007 (Ascension Thursday)
God's Kingdom... When? The kingdom of God is realized with the coming of Godâ??s promised Spirit when his followers are "given power from heaven."
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May 13, 2007
The Spirit that Teaches and Reminds: Love is to be the defining mark of obedience and discipleship.
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May 6, 2007
Then, Now, and Always: Not for You Alone: This week's readings seem to be inviting us to inhabit several places and "time zones" at once.
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April 29, 2007
The Shepherd and the Lamb: As we look ahead expectantly to Christ's second coming, we get an apocalyptic glimpse of Christ, the Lamb of God, enthroned.
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April 22, 2007
A Lakeside Breakfast: In a simple and loving act, Jesus feeds his disciples and prepares them for the future.
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April 15, 2007
Locked out? Locked in? To those of us who are experiencing fear and doubt, do we perceive Jesus standing outside the door?
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April 8, 2007 (Easter Sunday)
He is Risen! Alleluia! Jesus' resurrection validates our faith and authenticates our Christian convictions.
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Lent - IN FAITH WE JOURNEY WITH JESUS
April 6, 2007 (Good Friday)
Watching and Climbing Mount Golgotha: Jesus' words to his disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane are now his words to us: "Watch with me."
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April 5, 2007 (Maundy Thursday)
Love and Remembrance: Jesus, the victim, places his hands upon the ones to be saved.
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April 1, 2007 (Palm Sunday)
In God's Hands: Jesus knew that his life was in his Father's hands.
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March 25, 2007
A Lavish Act of Love and a Humble Act of Service: Two actions - one that is extraordinary and extravagant and one that is ordinary and everyday - demonstrate love and devotion for Jesus and a response to discipleship.
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March 18, 2007
One Walked Away; One Stayed Behind: The season of Lent is a time when we are reminded of our need to repent and turn back to God, to "come home."
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March 11, 2007
Be careful not to fall: God gives us a second chance over and over again, even when we are undeserving of such boundless grace.
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March 4, 2007
A Fox and a Mother Hen: Herod as "fox" and Jesus as "mother hen" foreshadow the mounting tension and diabolical confrontation that awaits Jesus as he approaches Jerusalem.
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February 25, 2007
Worship the Lord Your God: We cannot claim ignorance of what God now expects of us since God's law has been inscribed on our hearts.
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Epiphany - IN FAITH WE PROCLAIM GOD'S LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE
February 18, 2007 (Transfiguration)
Shining Faces: In Jesus' Transfiguration we see the unveiled glory of God.
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February 18, 2007
Love Your Enemies: Jesus' words are designed to push us out of our comfort zones.
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February 11, 2007
Trusting in a World Turned Upside-Down: God's Kingdom is not about the acquisition of things, but about living out our calling as Jesus' disciples in a world that is more about hurting than about happiness.
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February 4, 2007
If you tell me to, I will: God challenges us to move from the safe, shallow water of our lives into the troubled, deeper waters where our faith can be tested.
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January 28, 2007
What's Love Got To Do with Confrontation? Confrontations, difficulties, threats, tough times will end, but the love we receive and learn from God will never end.
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January 21, 2007
The Body of Christ: How to square one's faith in the crucified and resurrected Christ with internal squabbles and competing factions?
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January 14, 2007
Saving the Best for Last: Jesus himself embodies that which is best, now and forever.
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January 07, 2007
The Lord Calls Us By Name: We belong to God who assures us that he has rescued us and called us by name.
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January 06, 2007
By Another Road: Who were these "wise men from the east" led by a star in search of a child "born to be king of the Jews?"
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