2 Kings 4: 42-44

Elisha the prophet shows us that there is food enough for all people to share.

 

Ephesians 4: 1-6

One Lord, one faith, calls us to live in peace and harmony with everyone.

 

John 6: 1-15

Jesus is ‘the one who is to come’ and he gathers into unity the scattered children of God.

Jeremiah 23: 1-6

After the disaster of unjust leaders comes the promise of a true king.

 

Ephesians 2: 13-18

The barriers and divisions of humanity have been broken down by the sufferings of the Lord

 

Mark 6: 30-34

A great crowd, hungry for true teaching, assembles before the Lord.

 

Ezekiel 2: 2-5

Ezekiel is to carry out his prophetic ministry come what may.

 

2 Corinthians 12: 7-10

Paul examines his own experience and realises his strength comes only form God.

 

Mark 6: 1-6

Jesus is unable to minister in his own town because of the suspicion of the people.

Wisdom 1: 13-15. 2: 23-34

God takes no pleasure in death or extinction but delights in all living things.

 

2 Corinthians 8: 7. 9. 13-15

A call to share our surplus with people in need and build a more caring society.

 

Mark 5: 21-43

Two stories of healing that reveal Jesus as the source of life.

Isaiah 49: 1-6
The suffering servant, who is called by God from his mother’s womb, trusts in God while lamenting the sufferings he has to face.

Acts 13: 22-26
Speaking in the Synagogue at Pisidian Antioch, Paul describes the Baptist as the herald of Jesus, the Saviour.

Luke 1: 57-66. 80
Luke records the events surrounding the birth of John the Baptist.