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Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves

Daily Gospel Reading – Matthew 7:15-20 You Will Know Them by Their Fruits15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor…

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Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be

Daily Verse Reading – Genesis 15: 1-12; 17-18 Genesis 15:1-12 God’s Covenant with Abram15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, [a]your exceedingly great reward.” 2 But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I [b]go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 Then Abram said,…

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No; he shall be called John

Daily Gospel Reading – Luke 1: 57-66; 80 Luke 1:57-66 Birth of John the Baptist57 Now Elizabeth’s full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son. 58 When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her. Circumcision of John the Baptist59 So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would…

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You are My servant, O Israel, In whom I will be glorified

Daily Verse First Reading – Isaiah 49:1-6 The Servant, the Light to the Gentiles49 “Listen, O coastlands, to Me,And take heed, you peoples from afar!The Lord has called Me from the womb;From the [a]matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.2 And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword;In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me,And made Me a polished shaft;In His quiver He has hidden…

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Behold, there comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose

Daily Verse Second Reading – Acts 13:22-26 22 And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’ 23 From this man’s seed, according to the promise, God raised up for Israel a[a] Savior—Jesus— 24 after John had first preached, before His coming, the…

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Let me remove the speck from your eye

Daily Gospel Reading – Matthew 7:1-5 Do Not Judge7 “Judge[a] not, that you be not judged. 2 For with what [b]judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’;…

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I will bless you And make your name great

Daily verse Reading – Genesis 12:1-9 Promises to Abram12 Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country,From your familyAnd from your father’s house,To a land that I will show you.2 I will make you a great nation;I will bless youAnd make your name great;And you shall be a blessing.3 I will bless those who bless you,And I will curse him who curses you;And in you all the families of the…

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He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven

Daily Gospel Reading – Luke 9:11-17 11 But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. 12 When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a…

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For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes

Daily Verse Second Reading – 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Institution of the Lord’s Supper23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, [a]“Take, eat; this is My body which is [b]broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He…

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Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High

Daily Verse First Reading – Genesis 14:18-20 Abram and Melchizedek18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. 19 And he blessed him and said: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High,Possessor of heaven and earth;20 And blessed be God Most High,Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave him [a]a tithe of all. FootnotesGenesis…

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No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other

Daily Gospel Reading – Matthew 6:24-34 You Cannot Serve God and Riches24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and [a]mammon. Do Not Worry25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will…

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For when I am weak, then I am strong

Daily Verse Reading – 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 The Vision of Paradise12 It is [a]doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord: 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a one was caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I know such a man—whether in the body…

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Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven

Daily Gospel Reading – Matthew 6:19-23 Lay Up Treasures in Heaven19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The Lamp of the…

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Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I

Daily Verse Reading – 2 Corinthians 11: 18; 21-30 2 Corinthians 11:18 18 Seeing that many boast according to the flesh, I also will boast. 2 Corinthians 11:21-30 21 To our shame I say that we were too weak for that! But in whatever anyone is bold—I speak foolishly—I am bold also. Suffering for Christ22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So…

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Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name

Daily Gospel Reading – Matthew 6:7-15 7 And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. 9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven,Hallowed be Your name.10 Your kingdom come.Your will be doneOn earth…

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Christ is in me, no one shall stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia

Daily Verse Reading – 2 Corinthians 11:1-11 Concern for Their Faithfulness11 Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly—and indeed you do bear with me. 2 For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be…

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But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly

Daily Gospel Reading – Matthew 6: 1-6; 16-18 Matthew 6:1-6 Do Good to Please God6 “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men.…