Day 268 - Friday after the 17th Sunday in Pentecost
Read | Day 268 | Friday | September 25 |
Luke 1: 39-45, 46-56, 57-66, 67-80
Matthew 1: 18-25
Luke 2: 1-7, 8-20, 21-24, 25-35, 36-40
Background | Center for Biblical Studies | Matthew |
Matthew is the first Gospel in the New Testament, but it was not the first Gospel written. New Testament scholars understand that Mark’s Gospel is older, and Matthew’s Gospel uses some of Mark’s material for writing his account of Jesus’ life; Luke’s Gospel uses Mark as well. There is also likely an even older tradition that Matthew, Mark, and Luke all were familiar with, not to mention various oral traditions. This theory best explains why there is so much overlap between these three Gospels while at the same time there are so many significant differences. Because these three Gospels overlap in wording and content as often as they do, they are called the “synoptic Gospels” (Greek, syn, together with; optic, seeing). John’s Gospel presents Jesus in a different way, and there is likely very little, if any, literary connection between John and the other three Gospels. More - click here
Date | ca. 6/4 BC
Reading | Two remarkable women share their pregnancies; Mary sings praise to God; birth of John the Baptist; Zechariah's prophecy of his son; Birth of Jesus about 6 months after John; Luke 2:1-40; birth where parents, livestock, shepherds, angels are witnesses; Jesus is presented to the Temple on the 8th day; Simeon sees the child and prophecies as does Anna.
Source | Tyndale | The One Year Chronological Bible NIV | ISBN 978-1-4143-5993-9
Next | Day 269 | Saturday | September 26 |
Matthew 2: 1-12, 13-18, 19-23
Luke 2: 41-52
Mark 1: 2-8
Matthew 3: 1-12
Luke 3: 1-18
Mark 1: 9-11
Matthew 3: 13-17
Luke 3: 21-22
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Luke 1: 39-45, 46-56, 57-66, 67-80
Matthew 1: 18-25
Luke 2: 1-7, 8-20, 21-24, 25-35, 36-40
Background | Center for Biblical Studies | Matthew |
Matthew is the first Gospel in the New Testament, but it was not the first Gospel written. New Testament scholars understand that Mark’s Gospel is older, and Matthew’s Gospel uses some of Mark’s material for writing his account of Jesus’ life; Luke’s Gospel uses Mark as well. There is also likely an even older tradition that Matthew, Mark, and Luke all were familiar with, not to mention various oral traditions. This theory best explains why there is so much overlap between these three Gospels while at the same time there are so many significant differences. Because these three Gospels overlap in wording and content as often as they do, they are called the “synoptic Gospels” (Greek, syn, together with; optic, seeing). John’s Gospel presents Jesus in a different way, and there is likely very little, if any, literary connection between John and the other three Gospels. More - click here
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| Georges de La Tour c. 1644 |
Reading | Two remarkable women share their pregnancies; Mary sings praise to God; birth of John the Baptist; Zechariah's prophecy of his son; Birth of Jesus about 6 months after John; Luke 2:1-40; birth where parents, livestock, shepherds, angels are witnesses; Jesus is presented to the Temple on the 8th day; Simeon sees the child and prophecies as does Anna.
Source | Tyndale | The One Year Chronological Bible NIV | ISBN 978-1-4143-5993-9
Next | Day 269 | Saturday | September 26 |
Matthew 2: 1-12, 13-18, 19-23
Luke 2: 41-52
Mark 1: 2-8
Matthew 3: 1-12
Luke 3: 1-18
Mark 1: 9-11
Matthew 3: 13-17
Luke 3: 21-22
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Collect of the Day
O God, whose blessed Son became poor that we through his poverty might be rich: Deliver us from an inordinate love of this world, that we, inspired by the devotion of your servant Sergius of Moscow, may serve you with singleness of heart, and attain to the riches of the age to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
A Collect for Fridays
Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Prayer for Mission
Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Thanks be to God.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. 2 Corinthians 13:14
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