Worship Library Essays & Blog
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The Daily Office for February 22, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 25 Proverbs 27:1-12 Philippians 2:1-13 John 18:15-27 Reading (Philippians 2:1-13) Philippians 2:1-13 Reflection In verse 5 of our Epistle reading today Paul i…
The Daily Office for February 22, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 95 Amos 5:6-15 Hebrews 12:1-14 Luke 18:9-14 Reading (Amos 5:6-15) Amos 5:6-15 Reflection In today's Old Testament passage we find that while God's judgment fo…
The Daily Office for February 21, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 26 Proverbs 30:1-33 Philippians 3:1-11 John 18:28-38 Reading (Psalm 26) Psalm 26 Reflection In today's psalm reading David presents himself as someone who, de…
The Daily Office for February 20, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 25 Proverbs 27:1-12 Philippians 2:1-13 John 18:15-27 Reading (Philippians 2:1-13) Philippians 2:1-13 Reflection In verse 5 of our Epistle reading today Paul i…
The Daily Office for February 19, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 148 Proverbs 26:1-23 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 Luke 9:18-27 Reading (Proverbs 26:1-23) Proverbs 26:1-23 Reflection In our Old Testament reading today from Proverbs…
The Daily Office for February 18, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 108 Genesis 35:1-20 1 John 3:11-18 John 11:1-16 Reading (1_John 3:11-18) 1 John 3:11-18 Reflection In our Epistle reading today we find that if believers are …
The Daily Office for February 17, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 102 Genesis 32:22-33:17 1 John 3:1-10 John 10:31-42 Reading (Psalm 102) Psalm 102 Reflection The inscription for Psalm 102 is entirely unique among the psalms…
The Daily Office for February 16, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 105:1-22 Genesis 32:3-21 1 John 2:18-29 John 10:19-30 Reading (John 10:19-30) John 10:19-30 Reflection The exchange between Jesus and the Jewish leaders that …
The Daily Office for February 15, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 101 Genesis 31:15-50 1 John 2:12-17 John 10:1-18 Reading (1_John 2:12-17) 1 John 2:12-17 Reflection As today's Epistle reading opens John is not, of course, w…
The Daily Office for February 14, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 97 Genesis 31:1-24 1 John 2:1-11 John 9:18-41 Reading (Psalm 97) Psalm 97 Reflection That the Lord reigns over all the earth is the key to understanding this …
The Daily Office for February 13, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 89 Genesis 30:1-24 1 John 1:1-10 John 9:1-17 Reading (1_John 1:1-10) 1 John 1:1-10 Reflection John offers the definitive statement about God: "He is light, an…
The Daily Office for February 12, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 66 Genesis 29:20-35 1 Timothy 3:14-4:10 Mark 10:23-31 Reading (1_Timothy 3:14-4:10) 1 Timothy 3:14-4:10 Reflection In 1 Timothy 4 we read: "Now the Spirit exp…
The Daily Office for February 11, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 87 Genesis 29:1-20 Romans 14:1-23 John 8:47-59 Reading (Romans 14:1-23) Romans 14:1-23 Reflection What was the nature of the weakness mentioned in verse 1 of …
The Daily Office for February 10, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 88 Genesis 27:46-28:22 Romans 13:1-14 John 8:33-47 Reading (Romans 13:1-14) Romans 13:1-14 Reflection Even though governments are generally run by nonbeliever…
The Daily Office for February 9, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 146 Genesis 27:30-45 Romans 12:9-21 John 8:21-32 Reading (Romans 12:9-21) Romans 12:9-21 Reflection The opening verses of today's Epistle reading are a practi…
The Daily Office for February 8, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 119:97-120 Genesis 27:1-29 Romans 12:1-8 John 8:12-20 Reading (John 8:12-20) John 8:12-20 Reflection In today's Gospel reading, which follows the incident of …
The Daily Office for February 7, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 78:1-39 Genesis 26:1-6, 12-33 Hebrews 13:17-25 John 7:53-8:11 Reading (Psalm 80) Psalm 80 Reflection Today's Gospel reading concerns a woman caught in adulter…
The Daily Office for February 6, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 80 Genesis 25:19-34 Hebrews 13:1-16 John 7:37-52 Reading (Psalm 80) Psalm 80 Reflection Psalm 80 is a prayer for the national restoration of Israel. The autho…