2018-08 Lectionary Verse Slides
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5th August 2018
5th August 2018
26 When Bathsheba heard that her husband had been killed, she mourned for him.
27 When the time of mourning was over, David sent for her to come to the palace; she became his wife and bore him a son. But the Lord was not pleased with what David had done.
1 The Lord sent the prophet Nathan to David. Nathan went to him and said, “There were two men who lived in the same town; one was rich and the other poor.
2 The rich man had many cattle and sheep,
3 while the poor man had only one lamb, which he had bought. He took care of it, and it grew up in his home with his children. He would feed it with some of his own food, let it drink from his cup, and hold it in his lap. The lamb was like a daughter to him.
4 One day a visitor arrived at the rich man’s home. The rich man didn’t want to kill one of his own animals to prepare a meal for him; instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and cooked a meal for his guest.”
5 David was very angry with the rich man and said, “I swear by the living Lord that the man who did this ought to die!
6 For having done such a cruel thing, he must pay back four times as much as he took.”
7 “You are that man,” Nathan said to David. “And this is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I made you king of Israel and rescued you from Saul.
8 I gave you his kingdom and his wives; I made you king over Israel and Judah. If this had not been enough, I would have given you twice as much.
9 Why, then, have you disobeyed my commands? Why did you do this evil thing? You had Uriah killed in battle; you let the Ammonites kill him, and then you took his wife!
10 Now, in every generation some of your descendants will die a violent death because you have disobeyed me and have taken Uriah’s wife.
11 I swear to you that I will cause someone from your own family to bring trouble on you. You will see it when I take your wives from you and give them to another man; and he will have intercourse with them in broad daylight.
12 You sinned in secret, but I will make this happen in broad daylight for all Israel to see.’ ”
13 “I have sinned against the Lord,” David said. Nathan replied, “The Lord forgives you; you will not die.
1 Be merciful to me, O God, because of your constant love. Because of your great mercy wipe away my sins!
2 Wash away all my evil and make me clean from my sin!
3 I recognize my faults; I am always conscious of my sins.
4 I have sinned against you—only against you— and done what you consider evil. So you are right in judging me; you are justified in condemning me.
5 I have been evil from the day I was born; from the time I was conceived, I have been sinful.
6 Sincerity and truth are what you require; fill my mind with your wisdom.
7 Remove my sin, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness; and though you have crushed me and broken me, I will be happy once again.
9 Close your eyes to my sins and wipe out all my evil.
10 Create a pure heart in me, O God, and put a new and loyal spirit in me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence; do not take your holy spirit away from me.
12 Give me again the joy that comes from your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
1 I urge you, then—I who am a prisoner because I serve the Lord: live a life that measures up to the standard God set when he called you.
2 Be always humble, gentle, and patient. Show your love by being tolerant with one another.
3 Do your best to preserve the unity which the Spirit gives by means of the peace that binds you together.
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as there is one hope to which God has called you.
5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
6 there is one God and Father of all, who is Lord of all, works through all, and is in all.
7 Each one of us has received a special gift in proportion to what Christ has given.
8 As the scripture says: “When he went up to the very heights, he took many captives with him; he gave gifts to people.”
9 Now, what does “he went up” mean? It means that first he came down to the lowest depths of the earth.
10 So the one who came down is the same one who went up, above and beyond the heavens, to fill the whole universe with his presence.
11 It was he who “gave gifts”; he appointed some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, others to be pastors and teachers.
12 He did this to prepare all God’s people for the work of Christian service, in order to build up the body of Christ.
13 And so we shall all come together to that oneness in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God; we shall become mature people, reaching to the very height of Christ’s full stature.
14 Then we shall no longer be children, carried by the waves and blown about by every shifting wind of the teaching of deceitful people, who lead others into error by the tricks they invent.
15 Instead, by speaking the truth in a spirit of love, we must grow up in every way to Christ, who is the head.
16 Under his control all the different parts of the body fit together, and the whole body is held together by every joint with which it is provided. So when each separate part works as it should, the whole body grows and builds itself up through love.
24 When the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they got into those boats and went to Capernaum, looking for him.
25 When the people found Jesus on the other side of the lake, they said to him, “Teacher, when did you get here?”
26 Jesus answered, “I am telling you the truth: you are looking for me because you ate the bread and had all you wanted, not because you understood my miracles.
27 Do not work for food that goes bad; instead, work for the food that lasts for eternal life. This is the food which the Son of Man will give you, because God, the Father, has put his mark of approval on him.”
28 So they asked him, “What can we do in order to do what God wants us to do?”
29 Jesus answered, “What God wants you to do is to believe in the one he sent.”
30 They replied, “What miracle will you perform so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?
31 Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, just as the scripture says, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”
32 “I am telling you the truth,” Jesus said. “What Moses gave you was not the bread from heaven; it is my Father who gives you the real bread from heaven.
33 For the bread that God gives is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they asked him, “give us this bread always.”
35 “I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “Those who come to me will never be hungry; those who believe in me will never be thirsty.
12th August 2018
12th August 2018
5 He gave orders to Joab, Abishai, and Ittai: “For my sake don’t harm the young man Absalom.” And all the troops heard David give this command to his officers.
6 David’s army went out into the countryside and fought the Israelites in the forest of Ephraim.
7 The Israelites were defeated by David’s men; it was a terrible defeat, with 20,000 men killed that day.
8 The fighting spread over the countryside, and more men died in the forest than were killed in battle.
9 Suddenly Absalom met some of David’s men. Absalom was riding a mule, and as it went under a large oak tree, Absalom’s head got caught in the branches. The mule ran on and Absalom was left hanging in mid air.
15 Then ten of Joab’s soldiers closed in on Absalom and finished killing him.
31 Then the Ethiopian slave arrived and said to the king, “I have good news for Your Majesty! Today the Lord has given you victory over all who rebelled against you!”
32 “Is the young man Absalom safe?” the king asked. The slave answered, “I wish that what has happened to him would happen to all your enemies, sir, and to all who rebel against you.”
33 The king was overcome with grief. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he cried, “O my son! My son Absalom! Absalom, my son! If only I had died in your place, my son! Absalom, my son!”
1 From the depths of my despair I call to you, Lord.
2 Hear my cry, O Lord; listen to my call for help!
3 If you kept a record of our sins, who could escape being condemned?
4 But you forgive us, so that we should stand in awe of you.
5 I wait eagerly for the Lord’s help, and in his word I trust.
6 I wait for the Lord more eagerly than watchmen wait for the dawn— than watchmen wait for the dawn.
7 Israel, trust in the Lord, because his love is constant and he is always willing to save.
8 He will save his people Israel from all their sins.
25 No more lying, then! Each of you must tell the truth to one another, because we are all members together in the body of Christ.
26 If you become angry, do not let your anger lead you into sin, and do not stay angry all day.
27 Don’t give the Devil a chance.
28 Those who used to rob must stop robbing and start working, in order to earn an honest living for themselves and to be able to help the poor.
29 Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.
30 And do not make God’s Holy Spirit sad; for the Spirit is God’s mark of ownership on you, a guarantee that the Day will come when God will set you free.
31 Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and anger. No more shouting or insults, no more hateful feelings of any sort.
32 Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to one another, and forgive one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ.
1 Since you are God’s dear children, you must try to be like him.
2 Your life must be controlled by love, just as Christ loved us and gave his life for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice that pleases God.
35 “I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “Those who come to me will never be hungry; those who believe in me will never be thirsty.
41 The people started grumbling about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
42 So they said, “This man is Jesus son of Joseph, isn’t he? We know his father and mother. How, then, does he now say he came down from heaven?”
43 Jesus answered, “Stop grumbling among yourselves.
44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him to me; and I will raise him to life on the last day.
45 The prophets wrote, ‘Everyone will be taught by God.’ Anyone who hears the Father and learns from him comes to me.
46 This does not mean that anyone has seen the Father; he who is from God is the only one who has seen the Father.
47 I am telling you the truth: he who believes has eternal life.
48 I am the bread of life.
49 Your ancestors ate manna in the desert, but they died.
50 But the bread that comes down from heaven is of such a kind that whoever eats it will not die.
51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live for ever. The bread that I will give him is my flesh, which I give so that the world may live.”
19th August 2018
19th August 2018
19th August 2018
19th August 2018
10 David died and was buried in David’s City.
11 He had been king of Israel for 40 years, ruling seven years in Hebron and 33 years in Jerusalem.
12 Solomon succeeded his father David as king, and his royal power was firmly established.
3 Solomon loved the Lord and followed the instructions of his father David, but he also slaughtered animals and offered them as sacrifices on various altars.
4 On one occasion he went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices because that was where the most famous altar was. He had offered hundreds of burnt offerings there in the past.
5 That night the Lord appeared to him in a dream and asked him, “What would you like me to give you?”
6 Solomon answered, “You always showed great love for my father David, your servant, and he was good, loyal, and honest in his relations with you. And you have continued to show him your great and constant love by giving him a son who today rules in his place.
7 O Lord God, you have let me succeed my father as king, even though I am very young and don’t know how to rule.
8 Here I am among the people you have chosen to be your own, a people who are so many that they cannot be counted.
9 So give me the wisdom I need to rule your people with justice and to know the difference between good and evil. Otherwise, how would I ever be able to rule this great people of yours?”
10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this,
11 and so he said to him, “Because you have asked for the wisdom to rule justly, instead of long life for yourself or riches or the death of your enemies,
12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you more wisdom and understanding than anyone has ever had before or will ever have again.
13 I will also give you what you have not asked for: all your life you will have wealth and honour, more than that of any other king.
14 And if you obey me and keep my laws and commands, as your father David did, I will give you a long life.”
1 Praise the Lord! With all my heart I will thank the Lord in the assembly of his people.
2 How wonderful are the things the Lord does! All who are delighted with them want to understand them.
3 All he does is full of honour and majesty; his righteousness is eternal.
4 The Lord does not let us forget his wonderful actions; he is kind and merciful.
5 He provides food for those who honour him; he never forgets his covenant.
6 He has shown his power to his people by giving them the lands of foreigners.
7 In all he does he is faithful and just; all his commands are dependable.
8 They last for all time; they were given in truth and righteousness.
9 He set his people free and made an eternal covenant with them. Holy and mighty is he!
10 The way to become wise is to honour the Lord; he gives sound judgement to all who obey his commands. He is to be praised for ever.
15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like ignorant people, but like wise people.
16 Make good use of every opportunity you have, because these are evil days.
17 Don’t be fools, then, but try to find out what the Lord wants you to do.
18 Do not get drunk with wine, which will only ruin you; instead, be filled with the Spirit.
19 Speak to one another with the words of psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing hymns and psalms to the Lord with praise in your hearts.
20 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, always give thanks for everything to God the Father.
51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live for ever. The bread that I will give him is my flesh, which I give so that the world may live.”
52 This started an angry argument among them. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” they asked.
53 Jesus said to them, “I am telling you the truth: if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in yourselves.
54 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them to life on the last day.
55 For my flesh is the real food; my blood is the real drink.
56 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood live in me, and I live in them.
57 The living Father sent me, and because of him I live also. In the same way whoever eats me will live because of me.
58 This, then, is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread that your ancestors ate. They later died, but those who eat this bread will live for ever.”
26th August 2018
26th August 2018
1 Then King Solomon summoned all the leaders of the tribes and clans of Israel to come to him in Jerusalem in order to take the Lord’s Covenant Box from Zion, David’s City, to the Temple.
6 Then the priests carried the Covenant Box into the Temple and put it in the Most Holy Place, beneath the winged creatures.
10 As the priests were leaving the Temple, it was suddenly filled with a cloud
11 shining with the dazzling light of the Lord’s presence, and they could not go back in to perform their duties.
22 Then in the presence of the people Solomon went and stood in front of the altar, where he raised his arms
23 and prayed, “Lord God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You keep your covenant with your people and show them your love when they live in wholehearted obedience to you.
24 You have kept the promise you made to my father David; today every word has been fulfilled.
25 And now, Lord God of Israel, I pray that you will also keep the other promise you made to my father when you told him that there would always be one of his descendants ruling as king of Israel, provided they obeyed you as carefully as he did.
26 So now, O God of Israel, let everything come true that you promised to my father David, your servant.
27 “But can you, O God, really live on earth? Not even all heaven is large enough to hold you, so how can this Temple that I have built be large enough?
28 Lord my God, I am your servant. Listen to my prayer, and grant the requests I make to you today.
29 Watch over this Temple day and night, this place where you have chosen to be worshipped. Hear me when I face this Temple and pray.
30 Hear my prayers and the prayers of your people when they face this place and pray. In your home in heaven hear us and forgive us.
41 “When a foreigner who lives in a distant land hears of your fame and of the great things you have done for your people, and comes to worship you and to pray at this Temple,
43 listen to his prayer. In heaven, where you live, hear him and do what he asks you to do, so that all the peoples of the world may know you and obey you, as your people Israel do. Then they will know that this Temple I have built is the place where you are to be worshipped.
1 How I love your Temple, Lord Almighty!
2 How I want to be there! I long to be in the Lord’s Temple. With my whole being I sing for joy to the living God.
3 Even the sparrows have built a nest, and the swallows have their own home; they keep their young near your altars,
4 How happy are those who live in your Temple, always singing praise to you.
5 How happy are those whose strength comes from you, who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion.
6 As they pass through the dry valley of Baca, it becomes a place of springs; the autumn rain fills it with pools.
7 They grow stronger as they go; they will see the God of gods on Zion.
8 Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty. Listen, O God of Jacob!
9 Bless our king, O God, the king you have chosen.
10 One day spent in your Temple is better than a thousand anywhere else; I would rather stand at the gate of the house of my God than live in the homes of the wicked.
11 The Lord is our protector and glorious king, blessing us with kindness and honour. He does not refuse any good thing to those who do what is right.
12 Lord Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you!
10 Finally, build up your strength in union with the Lord and by means of his mighty power.
11 Put on all the armour that God gives you, so that you will be able to stand up against the Devil’s evil tricks.
12 For we are not fighting against human beings but against the wicked spiritual forces in the heavenly world, the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark age.
13 So put on God’s armour now! Then when the evil day comes, you will be able to resist the enemy’s attacks; and after fighting to the end, you will still hold your ground.
14 So stand ready, with truth as a belt tight round your waist, with righteousness as your breastplate,
15 and as your shoes the readiness to announce the Good News of peace.
16 At all times carry faith as a shield; for with it you will be able to put out all the burning arrows shot by the Evil One.
17 And accept salvation as a helmet, and the word of God as the sword which the Spirit gives you.
18 Do all this in prayer, asking for God’s help. Pray on every occasion, as the Spirit leads. For this reason keep alert and never give up; pray always for all God’s people.
19 And pray also for me, that God will give me a message when I am ready to speak, so that I may speak boldly and make known the gospel’s secret.
20 For the sake of this gospel I am an ambassador, though now I am in prison. Pray that I may be bold in speaking about the gospel as I should.
56 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood live in me, and I live in them.
57 The living Father sent me, and because of him I live also. In the same way whoever eats me will live because of me.
58 This, then, is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread that your ancestors ate. They later died, but those who eat this bread will live for ever.”
59 Jesus said this as he taught in the synagogue in Capernaum.
60 Many of his followers heard this and said, “This teaching is too hard. Who can listen to it?”
61 Without being told, Jesus knew that they were grumbling about this, so he said to them, “Does this make you want to give up?
62 Suppose, then, that you should see the Son of Man go back up to the place where he was before?
63 What gives life is God’s Spirit; human power is of no use at all. The words I have spoken to you bring God’s life-giving Spirit.
64 Yet some of you do not believe.” (Jesus knew from the very beginning who were the ones that would not believe and which one would betray him.)
65 And he added, “This is the very reason I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father makes it possible for him to do so.”
66 Because of this, many of Jesus’ followers turned back and would not go with him any more.
67 So he asked the twelve disciples, “And you—would you also like to leave?”
68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life.
69 And now we believe and know that you are the Holy One who has come from God.”