Tue, 23 March 2021
Read more on BishopMike.com (español) Maundy Thursday – April 1, 2021 Holy God, source of all love, on the night of his betrayal, Jesus gave his disciples a new commandment: To love one another as he had loved them. By your Holy Spirit write this commandment in our hearts; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 – God establishes Passover as a day of remembrance. Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 – What shall I return to the Lord for all his benefits to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows… 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 – For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that on the night in which he was betrayed our Lord took bread… John 13:1-17, 31b-35 – Washing of the disciples’ feet. Good Friday - April 2, 2021 Merciful God, your Son was lifted up on the cross to draw all people to himself. Grant that we who have been born out of his wounded side may at all times find mercy in him, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 – The Song of the Suffering Servant. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows… Psalm 22 – My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Hebrews 10:16-25 – I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more. New covenant. John 18:1-19:42 – John’s passion: arrest, trial, crucifixion. The passion for John’s gospel is appointed for Good Friday every year. John’s account is most problematic of the four gospels because of its many references to “the Jews.” In a post-holocaust world, we have to be acutely aware of how these passages get heard and interpreted. Crucifixion was a Roman form of execution. While there is little doubt that Jesus was also at odds with the Temple leaders, he and his disciples were Jewish. Passages about “the Jews” calling for Jesus’ death were used to stoke the flames of hatred and violence against Jewish people.
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Thu, 11 March 2021
Read more on BishopMike.com (español) Passion/Palm Sunday – March 28, 2021 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29– Open the gates of righteousness that I may enter. Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:12-16 – The Triumphal Entry. Isaiah 50:4-9a – I gave my back to those who hit me; my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard. I did not hide my face from insult and spitting. Psalm 31:9-16 – Into your hands I commend my spirit… Philippians 2:5-11 – Have this mind among that was in Christ, who emptied himself and became obedient to death on a cross. Mark 14:1 – 15:47 or Mark 15:1-39, (40-47) – The Passion, though I prefer to focus on the Triumphal Entry, Mark 11:1-11. |
Thu, 11 March 2021
Read more on BishopMike.com (español) LENT 5B – March 21, 2021 Jeremiah 31:31-34 – I will make a new covenant. I will write the law on their hearts. They will all know me. I will remember their sins no more. Psalm 51:1-12 – Create in me a clean heart O God… OR Psalm 119:9-16 – Happy are those whose way is blameless… Hebrews 5:5-10 – High priest according to the order of Melchizedek. He learned obedience through suffering. John 12:20-33 – Gospel: Greeks. Sir we wish to see Jesus. Grain of wheat dies. Love life lose it. Save me from this hour? When I am lifted up, I will draw all people unto myself. The light is with you a little while longer. While you are in the light, believe in the light so that you may become children of the light. |
Fri, 5 March 2021
Read more on BishopMike.com (español) LENT 4B – March 14, 2021 Numbers 21:4-9 – Moses lifts up the serpent in the wilderness. Murmuring. Fiery serpents. Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 – They cried to the Lord in their trouble and he saved them from their distress… Ephesians 2:1-10 – Dead in your trespasses, for by grace you have been saved by faith… for good works. John 3:14-21 – Just as Moses “lifted up” the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him will have eternal life. Light has come into the world, but people preferred darkness. For God so loved the world… |
Sat, 27 February 2021
Read more on BishopMike.com (español) LENT 3B – March 7, 2021 Exodus 20:1-17 - Moses’ covenant (age 80?). Ten Commandments. I brought you out of the land of Israel. Psalm 19 - Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You… 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 – The gospel is foolishness to those perishing, but to us the power of God. Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified. God chose what was weak and despised in the world… John 2:13-22 - Cleansing of the Temple. Early in John’s gospel. Then resurrection prediction. Destroy this temple and in three days I will rebuild it.
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Fri, 12 February 2021
Read more on BishopMike.com (español) Lent 2B – February 28, 2021 Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 – Abraham’s covenant (age 99). Psalm 22:23-31 – My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Romans 4:13-25 - Abraham wasn’t saved by the law. His trusting God’s promises is reckoned to him as righteousness.
Mark 8:31-38 – Peter’s confession and rebuke. Crucifixion prediction. Take up your cross and follow me.
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Fri, 5 February 2021
Read more on BishopMike.com (español) Lent 1B - February 21, 2021 Genesis 9:8-17 – Noahic covenant (age 600). Never again will I flood the whole earth. The bow in the clouds is a sign of the promise. Psalm 25:1-10 – Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions. 1 Peter 3:18-22 – You are blessed if you suffer for what is right. Always be prepared to give account for the hope that is within you. Appeal to a good conscience. v. 19 is the “descended to the dead/hell” proof text. Baptism, like Noah, saves. Mark 1:9-15 – Baptism of Jesus, Temptation, arrest of John. Then “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” |
Sun, 31 January 2021
Read more on BishopMike.com (español) THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD - February 14, 2021 2 Kings 2:1-12 – Elisha asks Elijah for a double measure of his spirit. Elijah is taken up into heaven by a chariot of fire. Psalm 50:1-6 – The mighty one, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 – If our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing. Mark 9:2-9 – Jesus takes Peter, James and John up the mountain after six days. ELW 315. OR EPIPHANY 6B – February 14, 2021 2 Kings 5:1-14 – Namaan healed. Psalm 30 – For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 – In a race all runners compete, but only one wins the prize. Run to win. Mark 1:40-45 – Jesus has compassion on a leper and heals him, telling him not to tell anyone. |
Tue, 26 January 2021
Read more on BishopMike.com (español) EPIPHANY 5B – February 7, 2021 Isaiah 40:21-31 – Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength. On Eagle’s Wings, ELW 787. Arise Your Light Has Come, ELW 314. Psalm 147:1-11, 20c – Adonai builds up Jerusalem, gathers the outcasts of Israel, heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds. 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 – Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel. Though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all. Mark 1:29-39 – He went away to a deserted/lonely/desert place. Augustine: “Our souls are restless until they rest in thee.” Beneath the Cross of Jesus, ELW 338. The Lord’s My Shepherd, ELW 778. |
Fri, 15 January 2021
Read more at BishopMike.com (spanish) EPIPHANY 4B – January 31, 2021 Deuteronomy 18:15-20 – The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet. Psalm 111 – I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 – Concerning food sacrificed to idols: Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. No idol really exists. So we are no worse off if we do not eat food sacrificed to idols, and no better off if we do. But take care that your liberty does not become a stumbling block to others. Mark 1:21-28 – Jesus rebukes the unclean spirits, and they obey him on the Sabbath in the synagogue, and the people are amazed.
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