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

May 15, 2008

Text taken from the
Third Millennium Bible^® (TMB^®)
(New Authorized Version^TM NAV^TM)

The Lectionary According to the Christian Seasons

James 2:1-13

1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2 For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment, 3 and ye have respect for him that weareth the grand clothing and say unto him, "Sit thou here in a good place," and say to the poor man, "Stand thou there," or, "Sit here under my footstool," 4 are ye not then partial in yourselves and have become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren: Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which He hath promised to those who love Him? 6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you and drag you before the judgment seats? 7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by which ye are called?

8 If ye fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," ye do well. 9 But if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend on one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For He that said, "Do not commit adultery," said also, "Do not kill." Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do, as those who shall be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, who hath shown no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

Psalm 34:1-7

1 I will bless the LORD at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD;
the humble shall hear thereof and be glad.
3 O magnify the LORD with me,
and let us exalt His name together.

4 I sought the LORD, and He heard me,
and delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto Him and were lightened,
and their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him,
and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear Him,
and delivereth them.

Words of Worship - John 6:63c, 68c

The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Thou hast the words of eternal life, 

Mark 8:27-33 

27 And Jesus went out with His disciples into the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked His disciples, saying unto them, 

"Who do men say that I am?" 

28 And they answered, "John the Baptist; but some say Elijah, and others, one of the prophets." 29 And He said unto them, 

"But whom say ye that I am?" 

And Peter answered and said unto Him, "Thou art the Christ." 30 And He charged them that they should tell no man of Him. 

31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and by the chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And He spoke that saying openly. And Peter took Him and began to rebuke Him. 33 But when He had turned about and looked on His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, 

"Get thee behind Me, Satan; for thou savorest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men."

Words of Wisdom - Ecclesiasticus 20:18

Ecclesiasticus 20:18

To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue; 
so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.

Jesus Speaks Morals & Values - Luke 12:32-24
         (see UniversalJesusSpeaks.info for more information)

"Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. Sell what ye have, and give alms. Provide yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.