Sunday after Ascension
Morning Prayer
Sunday
1st
Lesson
Isaiah 33:5-6,17,20-22
5 The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high:
he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness. 6 And wisdom and
knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of
salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty:
they shall behold the land that is very far off.
20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities:
thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that
shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be
removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. 21 But there
the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams;
wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass
thereby. 22 For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the
Lord is our king; he will save us.
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2nd
Lesson
John 17
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes
to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy
Son also may glorify thee: 2 As thou hast given him power over all
flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given
him. 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true
God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 4 I have glorified thee on
the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 5 And
now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which
I had with thee before the world was. 6 I have manifested thy name unto
the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou
gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. 7 Now they have known that
all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 8 For I have given
unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them,
and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed
that thou didst send me. 9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world,
but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. 10 And all
mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. 11 And
now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to
thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast
given me, that they may be one, as we are. 12 While I was with them in
the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have
kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the
scripture might be fulfilled. 13 And now come I to thee; and these
things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in
themselves. 14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated
them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that
thou shouldest keep them from the evil. 16 They are not of the world,
even as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy
word is truth. 18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I
also sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself,
that they also might be sanctified through the truth. 20 Neither pray I
for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through
their word; 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and
I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe
that thou hast sent me. 22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have
given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 23 I in them, and
thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may
know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me
where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for
thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous
Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these
have known that thou hast sent me. 26 And I have declared unto them thy
name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me
may be in them, and I in them.
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1st Lesson
Isaiah 4:2 2
In that day shall the branch of the Lord be
beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent
and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. 3 And it shall come to
pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem,
shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in
Jerusalem: 4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the
daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the
midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. 5
And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and
upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a
flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. 6 And
there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat,
and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from
rain.
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2nd Lesson
Hebrews 4:14. 5:10
14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest,
that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast
our profession. 15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be
touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points
tempted like as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly
unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to
help in time of need.
1 For every high priest taken from among men is
ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both
gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 Who can have compassion on the
ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also
is compassed with infirmity. 3 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the
people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. 4 And no man taketh this
honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. 5 So
also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that
said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. 6 As he
saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order
of Melchisedec. 7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up
prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was
able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; 8 Though
he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto
all them that obey him; 10 Called of God an high priest after the order
of Melchisedec.
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1st Lesson
Isaiah 65:17
17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new
earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 18
But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold,
I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 19 And I will
rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping
shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. 20 There shall
be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled
his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner
being an hundred years old shall be accursed. 21 And they shall build
houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the
fruit of them. 22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall
not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my
people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 23 They
shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the
seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them. 24 And
it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while
they are yet speaking, I will hear. 25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed
together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall
be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy
mountain, saith the Lord.
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2nd Lesson
Revelation 21:1-14, 21-27
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the
first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more
sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God
out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I
heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God
is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people,
and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for
the former things are passed away. 5 And he that sat upon the throne
said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for
these words are true and faithful. 6 And he said unto me, It is done. I
am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that
is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 7 He that
overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall
be my son. 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and
murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all
liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone: which is the second death. 9 And there came unto me one of
the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last
plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the
bride, the Lamb's wife. 10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a
great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy
Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of
God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a
jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12 And had a wall great and high, and
had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written
thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of
Israel: 13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the
south three gates; and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the
city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve
apostles of the Lamb.
21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every
several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold,
as it were transparent glass. 22 And I saw no temple therein: for the
Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23 And the city had
no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory
of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 24 And the
nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the
kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 25 And the
gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night
there. 26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into
it. 27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth,
neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which
are written in the Lamb's book of life.
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Sunday after Ascension
Evening Prayer
Sunday
1st Lesson
Wisdom 9
1 O God of my fathers, and Lord of mercy, who
hast made all things with thy word, 2 And ordained man through thy
wisdom, that he should have dominion over the creatures which thou hast
made, 3 And order the world according to equity and righteousness, and
execute judgment with an upright heart: 4 Give me wisdom, that sitteth
by thy throne; and reject me not from among thy children: 5 For I thy
servant and son of thine handmaid am a feeble person, and of a short
time, and too young for the understanding of judgment and laws. 6 For
though a man be never so perfect among the children of men, yet if thy
wisdom be not with him, he shall be nothing regarded. 7 Thou hast chosen
me to be a king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters: 8
Thou hast commanded me to build a temple upon thy holy mount, and an
altar in the city wherein thou dwellest, a resemblance of the holy
tabernacle, which thou hast prepared from the beginning. 9 And wisdom
was with thee: which knoweth thy works, and was present when thou madest
the world, and knew what was acceptable in thy sight, and right in thy
commandments. 10 O send her out of thy holy heavens, and from the throne
of thy glory, that being present she may labour with me, that I may know
what is pleasing unto thee. 11 For she knoweth and understandeth all
things, and she shall lead me soberly in my doings, and preserve me in
her power. 12 So shall my works be acceptable, and then shall I judge
thy people righteously, and be worthy to sit in my father's seat. 13 For
what man is he that can know the counsel of God? or who can think what
the will of the Lord is? 14 For the thoughts of mortal men are
miserable, and our devices are but uncertain. 15 For the corruptible
body presseth down the soul, and the earthy tabernacle weigheth down the
mind that museth upon many things. 16 And hardly do we guess aright at
things that are upon earth, and with labour do we find the things that
are before us: but the things that are in heaven who hath searched out?
17 And thy counsel who hath known, except thou give wisdom, and send thy
Holy Spirit from above? 18 For so the ways of them which lived on the
earth were reformed, and men were taught the things that are pleasing
unto thee, and were saved through wisdom.
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2nd Lesson
Ephesians 1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of
God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ
Jesus: 2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the
Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly
places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before
him in love: 5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by
Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us
accepted in the beloved. 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; 8 Wherein
he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; 9 Having made
known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure
which he hath purposed in himself: 10 That in the dispensation of the
fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ,
both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: 11 In
whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according
to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his
own will: 12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first
trusted in Christ. 13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the
word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye
believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 14 Which is
the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased
possession, unto the praise of his glory. 15 Wherefore I also, after I
heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give
unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what
is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his
inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his
power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty
power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead,
and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above
all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name
that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to
come: 22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the
head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body, the fulness of
him that filleth all in all.
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1st Lesson
Isaiah 32:1-4,15-20
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and
princes shall rule in judgment. 2 And a man shall be as an hiding place
from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a
dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. 3 And the eyes
of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall
hearken. 4 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and
the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
15 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on
high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be
counted for a forest. 16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness,
and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. 17 And the work of
righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness
and assurance for ever. 18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable
habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; 19 When
it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a
low place. 20 Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth
thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
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2nd Lesson
John 3:16-21, 31-36a
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to
condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He
that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come
into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their
deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light,
neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But
he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made
manifest, that they are wrought in God.
31 He that cometh from above is above all: he
that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that
cometh from heaven is above all. 32 And what he hath seen and heard,
that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. 33 He that hath
received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. 34 For he
whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the
Spirit by measure unto him. 35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given
all things into his hand. 36 He that believeth on the Son hath
everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life;
but the wrath of God abideth on him.
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1st
Lesson
Daniel 7:91-10, 13-14
9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and
the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the
hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery
flame, and his wheels as burning fire. 10 A fiery stream issued and came
forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten
thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and
the books were opened.
13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one
like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the
Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14 And there was
given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations,
and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting
dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall
not be destroyed.
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2nd
Lesson
Revelation 22
1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life,
clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was
there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded
her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing
of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of
God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 4
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither
light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall
reign for ever and ever. 6 And he said unto me, These sayings are
faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel
to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the
prophecy of this book. 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them.
And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of
the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See
thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the
prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this
book: for the time is at hand. 11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust
still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is
righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be
holy still. 12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to
give every man according as his work shall be. 13 I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14 Blessed are they
that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life,
and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For without are
dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and
whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to
testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the
offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. 17 And the Spirit
and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him
that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life
freely. 18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the
prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall
add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if any
man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God
shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy
city, and from the things which are written in this book. 20 He which
testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so,
come, Lord Jesus. 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Amen.
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Sunday after Ascension
Morning Prayer
Monday
1st
Lesson
1 Samuel 2:1b-10
1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth
in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over
mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 There is none holy
as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock
like our God. 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy
come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him
actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they
that stumbled are girded with strength. 5 They that were full have hired
out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the
barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
6 The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and
bringeth up. 7 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low,
and lifteth up. 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up
the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make
them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the
Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them. 9 He will keep the feet of
his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength
shall no man prevail. 10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to
pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge
the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and
exalt the horn of his anointed.
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2nd
Lesson
Revelation 5
1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on
the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven
seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is
worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3 And no man in
heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the
book, neither to look thereon. 4 And I wept much, because no man was
found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. 5
And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the
tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and
to loose the seven seals thereof. 6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst
of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders,
stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes,
which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 7 And
he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the
throne. 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and
twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps,
and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9 And
they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to
open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God
by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign
on the earth. 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels
round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of
them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12
Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive
power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and
blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth,
and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in
them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be
unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and
ever. 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders
fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
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Sunday after Ascension
Evening Prayer
Monday
1st
Lesson
Isaiah 66:1-2, 10-13
1 Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me?
and where is the place of my rest? 2 For all those things hath mine hand
made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man
will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and
trembleth at my word.
10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with
her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn
for her: 11 That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her
consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance
of her glory. 12 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to
her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream:
then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled
upon her knees. 13 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort
you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
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2nd
Lesson
Acts 2:22-36
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of
Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and
signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also
know: 23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and
foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified
and slain: 24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death:
because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. 25 For David
speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for
he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 26 Therefore did my
heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest
in hope: 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt
thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 28 Thou hast made known to
me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy
countenance. 29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the
patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is
with us unto this day. 30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that
God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins,
according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his
soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. 32 This
Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Therefore
being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the
Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye
now see and hear. 34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he
saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35
Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 36 Therefore let all the house of
Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have
crucified, both Lord and Christ.
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Morning Prayer
Tuesday
1st
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2 Samuel 7:18
18 Then went king David in, and sat before the
Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou
hast brought me hitherto? 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy
sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for
a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God? 20 And
what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy
servant. 21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast
thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them. 22
Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee,
neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have
heard with our ears. 23 And what one nation in the earth is like thy
people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to
himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and
terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee
from Egypt, from the nations and their gods? 24 For thou hast confirmed
to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and
thou, Lord, art become their God. 25 And now, O Lord God, the word that
thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house,
establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said. 26 And let thy name be
magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel:
and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee. 27
For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant,
saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in
his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 28 And now, O Lord God, thou
art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this
goodness unto thy servant: 29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless
the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for
thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of
thy servant be blessed for ever.
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Revelation 11:15
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were
great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become
the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever
and ever. 16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on
their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 17 Saying, We
give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to
come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of
the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give
reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that
fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy
the earth. 19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was
seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings,
and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
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Tuesday
1st
Lesson
Isaiah 26:1-7
1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land
of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls
and bulwarks. 2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which
keepeth the truth may enter in. 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,
whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in
the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: 5
For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth
it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the
dust. 6 The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the
steps of the needy. 7 The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most
upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
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Acts 2:37
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in
their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men
and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent,
and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are
afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 40 And with many
other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this
untoward generation. 41 Then they that gladly received his word were
baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three
thousand souls. 42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles'
doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43
And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by
the apostles. 44 And all that believed were together, and had all things
common; 45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all
men, as every man had need. 46 And they, continuing daily with one
accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat
their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 Praising God, and
having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church
daily such as should be saved.
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Wednesday
1st
Lesson
Isaiah 4:2
2 In that day shall the branch of the Lord be
beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent
and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. 3 And it shall come to
pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem,
shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in
Jerusalem: 4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the
daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the
midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. 5
And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and
upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a
flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. 6 And
there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat,
and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from
rain.
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Revelation 19:11-16
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white
horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of
fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that
no man knew, but he himself. 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped
in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies
which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine
linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword,
that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a
rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath
of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name
written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
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Wednesday
1st
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Isaiah 25:1-9
1 O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I
will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels
of old are faithfulness and truth. 2 For thou hast made of a city an
heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it
shall never be built. 3 Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee,
the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. 4 For thou hast been a
strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge
from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible
ones is as a storm against the wall. 5 Thou shalt bring down the noise
of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow
of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low. 6 And
in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of
fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow,
of wines on the lees well refined. 7 And he will destroy in this
mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil
that is spread over all nations. 8 He will swallow up death in victory;
and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke
of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord
hath spoken it. 9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God;
we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have
waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
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Acts 3:1-10
1 Now Peter and John went up together into the
temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man
lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the
gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that
entered into the temple; 3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into
the temple asked an alms. 4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with
John, said, Look on us. 5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to
receive something of them. 6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I
none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of
Nazareth rise up and walk. 7 And he took him by the right hand, and
lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received
strength. 8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them
into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. 9 And all the
people saw him walking and praising God: 10 And they knew that it was he
which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were
filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto
him.
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Thursday
1st
Lesson
2 Kings 2:1-15
1 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take
up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from
Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the
Lord hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord
liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down
to Bethel. 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth
to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away
thy master from thy head today? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye
your peace. 4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee;
for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth,
and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and
said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from
thy head today? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 6
And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath
sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul
liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. 7 And fifty men of
the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two
stood by Jordan. 8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together,
and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that
they two went over on dry ground. 9 And it came to pass, when they were
gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee,
before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a
double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10 And he said, Thou hast asked
a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it
shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. 11 And it came to
pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a
chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and
Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it, and he
cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen
thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes,
and rent them in two pieces. 13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah
that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; 14
And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the
waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had
smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went
over. 15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho
saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they
came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
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Revelation 21:1-8
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the
first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more
sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God
out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I
heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God
is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people,
and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for
the former things are passed away. 5 And he that sat upon the throne
said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for
these words are true and faithful. 6 And he said unto me, It is done. I
am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that
is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 7 He that
overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall
be my son. 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and
murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all
liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone: which is the second death.
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1st
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Isaiah 9:2-7
2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a
great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon
them hath the light shined. 3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not
increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest,
and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. 4 For thou hast broken
the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his
oppressor, as in the day of Midian. 5 For every battle of the warrior is
with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be
with burning and fuel of fire. 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a
son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his
name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his
government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David,
and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and
with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of
hosts will perform this.
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Acts 3:11
11 And as the lame man which was healed held
Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that
is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. 12 And when Peter saw it, he
answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or
why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness
we had made this man to walk? 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and
of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye
delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was
determined to let him go. 14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just,
and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; 15 And killed the Prince
of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong,
whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this
perfect soundness in the presence of you all. 17 And now, brethren, I
wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. 18 But
those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his
prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. 19 Repent ye
therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the
times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; 20 And he
shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: 21 Whom the
heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which
God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world
began. 22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the
Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him
shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it
shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet,
shall be destroyed from among the people. 24 Yea, and all the prophets
from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have
likewise foretold of these days. 25 Ye are the children of the prophets,
and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto
Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless
you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
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Friday
1st
Lesson
Isaiah 35
1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be
glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 2
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the
glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and
Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our
God. 3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. 4 Say
to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your
God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come
and save you. 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears
of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6 Then shall the lame man leap as an
hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall
waters break out, and streams in the desert. 7 And the parched ground
shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the
habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and
rushes. 8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be
called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it
shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err
therein. 9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up
thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with
songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and
gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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Revelation 21:9
9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels
which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked
with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's
wife. 10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high
mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending
out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of God: and her light was
like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as
crystal; 12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at
the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names
of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13 On the east three
gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the
west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations,
and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 And he that
talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates
thereof, and the wall thereof. 16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the
length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the
reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the
height of it are equal. 17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred
and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is,
of the angel. 18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and
the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 19 And the foundations of
the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones.
The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a
chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth,
sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz;
the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an
amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate
was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were
transparent glass. 22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God
Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23 And the city had no need
of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God
did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 24 And the nations of
them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the
earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 25 And the gates of it
shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 26
And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. 27 And
there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither
whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are
written in the Lamb's book of life.
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1st
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2 Samuel 22:32-34, 44-51
32 For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a
rock, save our God? 33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my
way perfect. 34 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon
my high places.
44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings
of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people
which I knew not shall serve me. 45 Strangers shall submit themselves
unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. 46
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close
places. 47 The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the
God of the rock of my salvation. 48 It is God that avengeth me, and that
bringeth down the people under me, 49 And that bringeth me forth from
mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose
up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. 50 Therefore
I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and I will sing
praises unto thy name. 51 He is the tower of salvation for his king: and
sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for
evermore.
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Acts 4:1-12
1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests,
and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, 2
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus
the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put
them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. 4 Howbeit many
of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was
about five thousand. 5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their
rulers, and elders, and scribes, 6 And Annas the high priest, and
Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of
the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 7 And when they
had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name,
have ye done this? 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto
them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, 9 If we this day be
examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is
made whole; 10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of
Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified,
whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here
before you whole. 11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you
builders, which is become the head of the corner. 12 Neither is there
salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given
among men, whereby we must be saved.
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1st
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Zechariah 8:1-8, 20-23
1 Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me,
saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with
great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. 3 Thus saith
the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of
Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the
mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain. 4 Thus saith the Lord
of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of
Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. 5 And
the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the
streets thereof. 6 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If it be marvellous in
the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be
marvellous in mine eyes? saith the Lord of hosts. 7 Thus saith the Lord
of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from
the west country; 8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the
midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their
God, in truth and in righteousness.
20 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; It shall yet
come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many
cities: 21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying,
Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of
hosts: I will go also. 22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come
to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord. 23
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that
ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall
take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with
you: for we have heard that God is with you.
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Revelation 22:1-17
1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life,
clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was
there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded
her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing
of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of
God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 4
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither
light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall
reign for ever and ever. 6 And he said unto me, These sayings are
faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel
to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the
prophecy of this book. 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them.
And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of
the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See
thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the
prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this
book: for the time is at hand. 11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust
still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is
righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be
holy still. 12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to
give every man according as his work shall be. 13 I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14 Blessed are they
that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life,
and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For without are
dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and
whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to
testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the
offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. 17 And the Spirit
and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him
that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life
freely.
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Sunday after Ascension
Evening Prayer
Saturday
1st
Lesson
Deuteronomy 16:9-12
9 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin
to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the
sickle to the corn. 10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the
Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which
thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God
hath blessed thee: 11 And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God,
thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy
maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger,
and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place
which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there. 12 And thou
shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe
and do these statutes.
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2nd
Lesson
Romans 8:12-18
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to
the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if ye live after the flesh,
ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the
body, ye shall live. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God,
they are the sons of God. 15 For ye have not received the spirit of
bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption,
whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with
our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17 And if children, then
heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we
suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18 For I reckon
that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared
with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
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