Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

August 26^th

Readings from Holy Scripture

Deuteronomy 11:1-32

James 3:13-4:10

Luke 6:1-11

Collect of the Day: O God, You have commanded us to love You above all things and our neighbors as ourselves.  Grant us the Spirit to think and do what is pleasing in Your sight, that our faith in You may never waver and our love for one another may not falter; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Theme for the Week  Not Double Minded

Verse of the Week:       James 4:8

Daily Bible Reading List:

Mon: Luke 6:1-11             Tues: Luke 8:4-18            Wed: James 3:13-4:10

Thurs: Deuteronomy 11:1-32   Fri: 1 Kings 22:13-28

Catechism Reading:

The Ninth Commandment

You shall not covet your neighbor's house.

What does this mean?

We should fear and love God

so that we do not scheme to get our neighbor's inheritance or house,

or get it in a way which only appears right,

but help and be of service to him in keeping it.

The Tenth Commandment

You shall not covet your neighbor's wife,

or his manservant, or maidservant, his ox or donkey,

or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

What does this mean?

We should fear and love God

so that we do not entice or force away our neighbor's wife,

workers, or animals, or turn them against him,

but urge them to stay and do their duty.