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Psalm 95:1-7a 11:1-3, 8-16 gives Law and Gospel: God exposes our need, then gives Christ as our righteousness.
Isaiah 55:10-13 reminds us: you don’t have to be impressive to be sent—just faithful and available.
Matthew 11:2-11 79:1-9 reminds the Church: God’s Word forms God’s people through worship, holiness, and mission.
Luke 24:13-35 Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, hope steadies the Church—God’s promises will not fail—today, not someday.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 139:1-6, 13-18 shatters self-salvation—your best efforts can’t pay what only Christ can forgive—today, not someday.
In 2 Kings 5:1-14, salvation is medicine: God restoring the image through prayer and repentance.
In 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, the Spirit equips the whole body, not just leaders, for ministry.
1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Luke 12:49-56 makes you uncomfortable, good; the gospel never made peace with Pharaoh—today, not someday.
Psalm 97 exposes vague spirituality; only Christ saves—today, not someday.
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 reminds us: you don’t have to be impressive to be sent—just faithful and available.
Isaiah 50:4-9a frames history under God’s plan—promises unfold and Christ will return as King—today, not someday.
Isaiah 49:1-7 Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Job 38–42: Through the margins, it demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
Mark 13:24-37 Luke 15:1-10, orthodoxy becomes obedience—truth received becomes truth lived—today, not someday.
Psalm 139: Within the deposit of faith, it doesn’t flatter us—draws us into grace through the Church’s sacramental life.
Luke 4:14-21 confronts delay—tomorrow’s obedience is today’s disobedience—today, not someday.
Galatians 5:1, 13-25 draws us into sacramental life—grace received, then lived through charity and communion.
Isaiah 53: In God’s mission, it sends the Church to embody the Kingdom in word and deed.
Ephesians 3:1-12 invites a pilgrim’s heart: return, receive grace, and keep walking with the saints.
Ephesians 1:15-23 Philemon 1-21, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.
Acts 11:1-18 exposes pious excuses—if faith never costs power, it’s probably not liberation—today, not someday.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Psalm 137, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a 1:1, 10-20 comforts us with Christ: not a concept, but a Savior who draws near.
If Luke 13:10-17 feels demanding, remember: love is demanding because it is real—today, not someday.