Epiphany 6a | OT 6 – February 16, 2014

Overview

Scripture for the Day:

 Deuteronomy 30:15-20 or Sirach 15:15-20 (alternate)
 Psalm 119:1-8
 1 Corinthians 3:1-9
 Matthew 5:21-37

Liturgical Color:

1st Reading

 Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (NIV)

15 See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. 16 For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and theLord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

17 But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, 18 I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.

19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION ®. NIV®. COPYRIGHT © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

or

Sirach 15:15-20 (NRSV)

Psalm

 Psalm 119:1-8 (NIV)

1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to the law of the Lord.
2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes
and seek him with all their heart—
3 they do no wrong
but follow his ways.
4 You have laid down precepts
that are to be fully obeyed.
5 Oh, that my ways were steadfast
in obeying your decrees!
6 Then I would not be put to shame
when I consider all your commands.
7 I will praise you with an upright heart
as I learn your righteous laws.
8 I will obey your decrees;
do not utterly forsake me.

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION ®. NIV®. COPYRIGHT © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

2nd Reading

 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 (NIV)

Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spiritbut as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? 4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings?

5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I planted the seed,Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.8 The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. 9 For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION ®. NIV®. COPYRIGHT © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Gospel

 Matthew 5:21-37 (NIV)

21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment.Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.

23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.

25 “Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26 Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

31 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION ®. NIV®. COPYRIGHT © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Contemporary Song Suggestions for the Day: 

 WE WILL RUN  Lisa Gungor | CCLI Song #5665208

 PLEASING TO YOU  Jared Anderson | 2007 | CCLI Song #5064380

 YOUR LOVE NEVER FAILS  Anthony Skinner \ Chris McClarney | 2008 | CCLI Song #5337172

 SECOND CHANCE  Rend Collective Experiment | 2011 | CCLI Song #6186054

 I STAND AMAZED (HOW MARVELOUS)  Charles Hutchinson Gabriel \ Chris Tomlin | 2006 | CCLI Song #4674207

 YOU HAVE SAVED US  Ben Gowell \ Paul Baloche | 2009 | CCLI Song #5548514

 RESCUE  Jared Anderson | 2003 | CCLI Song #4084763

 LOVE THE LORD  Lincoln Brewster | 2005 | CCLI Song #4572938

 WE BELIEVE  Matthew Hooper \ Richie Fike \ Travis Ryan | CCLI Song #6367165

 BEHOLD YOUR GOD  Jared G. Anderson \ Jennie Lee Riddle | 2012 | CCLI Song #6319508

 GLADLY WOULD I LEAVE BEHIND ME  Ann Griffiths \ Doug Plank | 2012 | CCLI Song #6271828

 I WILL FOLLOW  Chris Tomlin \ Jason Ingram \ Reuben Morgan | 2010 | CCLI Song #5806878

 MY LOVE FOR YOU  Jeremy Riddle | 2007 | CCLI Song #4865906

 LOVE DIVINE (PURIFY)  Ben Cantelon \ Stuart Garrard | 2011 | CCLI Song #6191300

 TO BE LIKE YOU  Brooke Ligertwood \ Matt Crocker | 2012 | CCLI Song #6514097

 ARMS OPEN WIDE  Sam Knock | 2008 | CCLI Song #5371334

 HAVE YOUR WAY  Elizabeth Hunnicutt | 2012 | iTunesChord Chart

 SALVATION IS HERE  Joel Houston | 2004 | CCLI Song #4451327

 FOR YOUR SPLENDOR  Christy Nockels \ Nathan Nockels | 2012 | CCLI Song #6248253

 CARRIED TO THE TABLE  Leeland Mooring \ Marc Byrd \ Steve Hindalong | 2006 | CCLI Song #4681678

 LEARNING TO BE THE LIGHT  Joel Parisien \ Thomas Salter | 2011 | CCLI Song #6155133

 GIVE ME FAITH  Chris Brown \ London Gatch \ Mack Brock \ Wade Joye | 2009 | CCLI Song #5680939

 OUR GENERATION  Luke Hellebronth \ Myles Dhillon \ Tim Hughes | 2013 | CCLI Song #6520988

 I WANT TO BE USED BY YOU  Jonathan Stockstill | 2010 | CCLI Song #5692477

 REIGN IN US  Ben Glover \ Jon Neufeld \ Tim Neufeld | 2008 | CCLI Song #5207587

 LORD REIGN IN ME  Brenton Brown | 1998 | CCLI Song #2490706

 This week’s worshipcurrent pick for Holy Communion/Eucharist
 Found exclusively on worshipcurrent

Hymn Suggestions for the Day:

 I STAND AMAZED IN THE PRESENCE (MY SAVIOR’S LOVE)  Charles Hutchison Gabriel | Public Domain | CCLI Song #25297 | Hymnary

 COME FOLLOW ME THE SAVIOR SPAKE  Angelus Silesius \ Charles William Schaeffer | Public Domain | Hymnary

 ONE BREAD ONE BODY  John B. Foley | 1978, John B. Foley SJ and OCP Publications | Hymnary

 SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD  Daniel Iverson \ Michael Baughen | 1935, 1963 Birdwing Music \ Hope Publishing Co. | CCLI Song #23488 | Hymnary

 

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