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SCRIPTURE READINGS
Old Testament: Genesis 12:1–9
Psalm: Psalm 121
Epistle: Romans 4:1–8, 13–17
Gospel: John 3:1–17
THEME FOR WORSHIP
In today’s gospel text we listen-in on a conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus, a smart man. It’s hard to guess what Nicodemus expected Jesus to say after his night-time greeting, and Jesus said a lot! After his two questions generated answers which he didn’t understand, this rich man simply stopped talking and started listening to Jesus.
Jesus’ teaching reaches its climax with two of the most famous verses in Scripture. But we’ll focus more on the two previous verses, especially on two words: lifted up.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Old Testament: Genesis 3:1-21
Psalm: Psalm 32:1-7
Epistle: Romans 4:1-8, 13-17
Gospel: John 3:1-17
THEME FOR WORSHIP
We’re measurement people, fascinated with keeping score, measuring all kinds of things, including ourselves. In various ways & situations, how often do we ask ourselves, how we’re measuring up? How do we measure up to the rules and expectations around us? It’s not just you & me, we live in a culture which is obsessed with measuring up, pushing all members of our society to constantly measure up.
In today’s Gospel text, Satan’s temptations of Jesus remind us of our own daily failures. We can’t measure up under temptation, so what will become of us?
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