Daily Scripture Reading for the
Liturgical Calendar Year
(beginning the 1st Sunday of Advent)

July 31, 2008

Text taken from the
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The Lectionary According to the Christian Seasons

Jeremiah 18:1-6

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 "Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear My words." 3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. 4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make it. 

5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 6 "O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter?" saith the LORD. "Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in Mine hand, O house of Israel.

Psalm 146

1 Praise ye the LORD!
Praise the LORD, O my soul! 
2 While I live will I praise the LORD; 
I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

3 Put not your trust in princes, 
nor in a son of man in whom there is no help.
4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; 
in that very day his thoughts perish. 

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, 
whose hope is in the LORD his God, 
6 who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that therein is, 
who keepeth truth for ever; 
7 who executeth judgment for the oppressed, who giveth food to the hungry; 
the LORD looseth the prisoners. 
8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind; 
the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down; the LORD loveth the righteous. 
9 The LORD preserveth the strangers, He relieveth the fatherless and the widow; 
but the way of the wicked He turneth upside down. 

10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. 
Praise ye the LORD!

Words of Worship - Acts 16:14b

and the Lord opened her heart to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul.

Matthew 13:47-53

47 "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind, 48 which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just, 50 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."

51 Jesus said unto them,

"Have ye understood all these things?"

They said unto Him, "Yea, Lord." 52 Then said He unto them,

"Therefore every scribe who is instructed unto the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old."

53 And it came to pass that when Jesus had finished these parables, He departed thence.

Words of Wisdom - Ecclesiasticus 31:1

Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, 
and the care thereof driveth away sleep.

Jesus Speaks Morals & Values - Matthew 7:17
         (see UniversalJesusSpeaks.info for more information)

Even so, every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.