Our Scripture for next Sunday continues from this past Sunday, from the Sermon on the Mount. We began with the Beatitudes and will continue in Chapter 5 of Matthew.
And now for something completely different, at least for me. A time at the beginning of a new week to share the Scriptures for the coming Sunday. It has been my informal practice, as I prepare for the new Lord's Day, to read the Scripture as an invitation to the week. It is not simply about sermon prep, about seeking the right illustrations, but it is about connection.
The Bible is God's inspired Word. It would be naive to think that God's hand is not on the preparations to share a word from the Word as we worship His Name. So, taking the verse into daily living, into moments of pastoral care, in reflection to ongoing church projects, bible study prep, meeting prep, all of thee above and more.
So how about taking the word of the Word into the whole community? At least the blog reading community? So, the Word of the Lord in three voices, three translations.
The New Revised Standard Version-the version of our pew bibles and the version in general use in our denomination.
The King James Version-the version written for King James in the time of Shakespeare (and one of my favorite conspiracy theories is that it was William who translated it for the King).
The Message-"The Bible in Contemporary Language", by Eugene H. Petersen.
And below is the link.
Peace,
Pastor Pete
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