Archive for 'Holiness'

A Day for Love

Luke 14: 1-6 Phil 1: 1-11 / Psa 111 Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not? (Luke 14:3) Works of mercy on Sabbath day Are made holy when done for love; If you hear the call to serve or pray, It’s by God’s Spirit from above. One Sabbath, when Jesus went to [...]

Keeping the Sabbath Holy

Mark 2: 23-28 1 Sm 16: 1-13/ Ps 89: 20-22, 27-28 Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” (Mark 2:27-28) True worship lies within the heart, Not in a special day or place; We cannot [...]

Cleansing of the Temple

John 2: 13-22 1 Cor 3:9c-11,16-17 / Ps 46 Zeal for your house will consume me. (John 2:16-17) Let our Church be a font of grace, Where we honor Christ’s sacrifice; Don’t treat it like a marketplace, True worship doesn’t have a price. When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up [...]

The Feast of Saints and Martyrs

Matthew 5: 1-12 Rv 7: 2-4. 9-14 / Ps 24: 1-6/ 1 Jn 3: 1-3 Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3) How can we have Christ’s righteousness If we are filled with vain desires? To seek the path of holiness Modeling Christ is all it requires. [...]

St. Augustine of Canterbury

Mark 10: 28-31 1 Pt 1: 10-16 / Ps 98: 1-4 ‘Be holy because I am holy’. (1 Peter 1:16) Lord, help us give to You our best In this mission where we are called; With persecutions as a test For us to gain a hundredfold. Peter began to say to Jesus, “Lord, we have [...]

Knowing Jesus

John 14: 6-14 1 Cor 15: 1-8 / Ps 19: 2-5 Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. (John 14:9) How much time have I sacrificed To know Him and be satisfied? Who is this Jesus crucified? He’s [...]