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XI Pentecost, Year B
Table of Contents
Main Text
Gospel Anthropological Reading
Gospel Historical/Cultural Questions
Gospel So What?
Epistle Anthropological Reading
Epistle Historical/Cultural Questions
Epistle So What?
1 Kgs 2:10-12;3:3-14 or * Prv 9:1-6
Ps 111 * Ps 34:9-14
Eph 5:15-20
Jn 6:51-58
(1 Kings 2:10-12)
Then David slept with his ancestors, and was buried in the city of David.
The time that David reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven
years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. So Solomon sat on the
throne of his father David; and his kingdom was firmly established.
(1 Kings 3:3-14)
Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of his father David; only, he sacrificed and offered incense at the high places. The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the principal high place; Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask what I should give you." And Solomon said, "You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you; and you have kept for him this great and steadfast love, and have given him a son to sit on his throne today. And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, although I am only a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. And your servant is in the midst of the people whom you have chosen, a great people, so numerous they cannot be numbered or counted. Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil; for who can govern this your great people?" It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. God said to him, "Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches, or for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, I now do according to your word. Indeed I give you a wise and discerning mind; no one like you has been before you and no one like you shall arise after you. I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor all your life; no other king shall compare with you. If you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your life."
* (Proverbs 9:1-6)
Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn her seven pillars. She has slaughtered
her animals, she has mixed her wine, she has also set her table. She has sent
out her servant girls, she calls from the highest places in the town, "You
that are simple, turn in here!" To those without sense she says, "Come,
eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Lay aside immaturity,
and live, and walk in the way of insight."
(Ephesians 5:15-20)
Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the
most of the time, because the days are evil. So do notbe foolish, but understand
what the will of the Lord is. Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery;
but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts,
giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(John 6:51-58)
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread
will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world
is my flesh." The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How
can this man give us his flesh to eat?" So Jesus said to them, "Very
truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his
blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood
have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh
is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink
my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and
I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors
ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever."
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Back to topGospel Anthropological Reading
All that we can think to say about this section of John is pretty well summed up in the previous few weeks' work. Forgive us for referring you to these weeks, but we ask you to have a look (if you haven't already) at:
Proper 12, or
Proper 13, or
Thank you!
Back to topGospel Historical/Cultural Questions
All that we can think to say about this section of John is pretty well summed up in the previous few weeks' work. Forgive us for referring you to these weeks, but we ask you to have a look (if you haven't already) at:
Proper 12, or
Proper 13, or
Thank you!
Back to topAll that we can think to say about this section of John is pretty well summed up in the previous few weeks' work. Forgive us for referring you to these weeks, but we ask you to have a look (if you haven't already) at:
Proper 12, or
Proper 13, or
Thank you!
Back to topEpistle Anthropological Reading
Epistle Historical/Cultural Questions