Sunday, November 03, 2019

God is powerful beyond our understanding, but loves and actively seeks us. We should whole-heartedly, unreservedly, constantly respond to Him. (Readings for Nov. 3, 2019, Lectionary 153)

Key:
What these scriptures tell us about God
What the scriptures tell us to do
What these scriptures tell us not to do
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Reading 1 Wisdom 11:22-12:2  
Before the LORD the whole universe is as a grain from a balance or a drop of morning dew come down upon the earth.
But you have mercy on all, because you can do all things; and you overlook people's sins that they may repent.
For you love all things that are and loathe nothing that you have made; for what you hated, you would not have fashioned.
And how could a thing remain, unless you willed it; or be preserved, had it not been called forth by you?
But you spare all things, because they are yours, O LORD and lover of souls, for your imperishable spirit is in all things!
Therefore you rebuke offenders little by littlewarn them and remind them of the sins they are committing, that they may 
abandon their wickedness and believe in you, O LORD!

R. I will praise your name for evermy king and my God.
I will extol you, O my God and King, and I will bless your name forever and ever.
Every day will I bless you, and I will praise your name forever and ever.
R. 
I will praise your name for evermy king and my God.
The LORD is gracious and mercifulslow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all and compassionate toward all his works.
R. 
I will praise your name for evermy king and my God.
Let all your works 
give you thanks,  O LORD, and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might.
R. I will 
praise your name for evermy king and my God.
The LORD is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works.
The LORD lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down.
R. I will 
praise your name for evermy king and my God.

We always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good purpose and every effort of faith, that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, in accord with the grace of our God and Lord Jesus Christ.
We ask you, brothers and sisters, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling with him, not to be shaken out of your minds suddenly, or to be alarmed either by a "spirit," or by an oral statement, or by a letter allegedly from us to the effect that the day of the Lord is at hand.

Alleluia John 3:16
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Luke 19:1-10  
At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.  So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house."  And he came down quickly and received him with joy.

When they all saw this, they began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner."  But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham.  For the Son of Man has come to seekand to savewhat was lost."

What these scriptures tell us about God
Before the LORD the whole universe is as a grain from a balance or a drop of morning dew
you have mercy on all
you can do all things
you overlook people's sins that they may repent.
you love all things that are and loathe nothing that you have made
you spare all things, because they are yours
lover of souls,
you rebuke offenders little by little
warn them and remind them of the sins they are committing, that they may abandon their wickedness and believe in you, O LORD!
my king and my God.
my God and King
my king and my God.
The LORD is gracious and merciful
slow to anger
of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
compassionate toward all his works.
my king and my God.
my king and my God.
The LORD is faithful in all his words
holy in all his works.
The LORD lifts up all who are falling
raises up all who are bowed down.
my king and my God.
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son
everyone who believes in him might have eternal life.
Zacchaeus,come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house
the Son of Man has come to seekand to savewhat was lost

What these scriptures tell us to do
praise your name for ever
bless your name forever 
Every day will I blessyou
I will praise your name forever and ever.praise your name for ever
praise your name for ever
give you thanks
bless you.
discourse of the glory of your kingdom
speak of your might.praise your name for ever
praise your name for ever
We always pray for you
Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him
was seeking to see who Jesus was
he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus
come down quickly
he came down quickly and received him with joyBehold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over

What these scriptures tell us not to do.
not to be shaken out of your minds suddenly, or to be alarmed
they began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner.

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