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2 Samuel 7: 1-5. 8-12.14. 16
King David wants to build a house, a temple, for the Lord; but the Lord promises rather to build a house, a dynasty, for David.
Romans 16: 25-27
The mystery of God, revealed in Jesus, has to be made known to pagans everywhere to bring them to faith.
Luke 1: 26-38
The angel Gabriel reveals to Mary that she is to be the mother of God’s son. He will be given the throne of his ancestor David and his reign will have no end.
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Isaiah 61: 1-12. 10 -11
Hope can feel a little bit like fear, the sort of joyous fear a bride and groom feel on their wedding night.
1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24
Where there is peace, there is God. Where there is God, there is peace.
John 1: 6-8. 19-28
God sent John. We are part of that sending. To be a Christian is to have a mission.
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Isaiah 40: 1-5. 9-11
The prophet Isaiah announces that God’s glory is about to be revealed, and calls on the people to prepare for it.
2 Peter 3: 8-14
The followers of Jesus are called to lead holy and good lives while waiting for the new heavens and new earth, where righteousness rules.
Mark 1: 1-8
The first verses of Mark’s Gospel announce the “beginning of the Good News” of Jesus Christ, and tells of the witness of John of the Baptist.
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Isaiah 63: 16-17. 64: 1. 3-8
We humans are rebellious and our integrity is only skin-deep, yet God is the potter and we are the clay. We can trust God to help us.
1 Corinthians 1: 3-9
Jesus fills us with gifts of the Spirit as we await his second coming.
Mark 13: 33-37
Jesus teaches us never to forget that he, the master of our house, will come again.
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Ezekiel 34: 11-12. 15-17
Today’s reading follows the prophet’s stinging words of indictment against the leaders of Israel who had failed in their responsibility for God’s people. These leaders were focused on their own political agenda and personal gain; the Lord, in contrast, is a good shepherd.
1 Corinthians 15: 20-26. 28
Paul presents a powerful picture of Christ as Lord. Christ is presented as the ruler to whom every other power and authority must eventually give way.
Matthew 25: 31-46
A description of the last judgement where God’s people are judged according to how well they followed Christ in demonstrating compassion and love in their lives.