WHAT IS LOVE? – One Bread, One Body, May 23, 2014
Acts 15:22-31 | Psalm 57:8-10, 12 | John 15:12-17 “The command I give you is this, that you love one another.” —John 15:17 When the Lord says “I love you,” He doesn’t mean “I like you,” “I’m attracted to you,” or “I want to socialize with you.” When the Lord says “I love you,” He means “I have died for you.” “It is precisely in this that God proves His love for us: … More
SUBMISSION, UNITY, AND WORK – One Bread, One Body, May 22, 2014
St. Rita of Cascia Acts 15:7-21 | Psalm 96:1-3, 10 | John 15:9-11 “It is my judgment, therefore, that we ought not to cause God’s Gentile converts any difficulties.” —Acts 15:19 The early Church had been working for almost twenty years in proclaiming the Gospel and building God’s kingdom. Many of them had been martyred.
BEAR FRUIT – One Bread, One Body, May 21, 2014
St. Christopher Magallanes Acts 15:1-6 | Psalm 122:1-5 | John 15:1-8 “My Father has been glorified in your bearing much fruit and becoming My disciples.” —John 15:8 Jesus proclaimed that He is the true Vine and His Father is the Vinegrower (Jn 15:1)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS? – One Bread, One Body, May 20, 2014
St. Bernardine of Siena Acts 14:19-28 | Psalm 145:10-13, 21 | John 14:27-31 “They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, leaving him there for dead. His disciples quickly formed a circle about him, and before long he got up and went back into the town.” —Acts 14:19-20 On the first Christian missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas were thrown out of Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra
May 25th 2014 – Sixth Sunday of Easter
Listen Here! Alive in the Spirit Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Psalm 66:1-7, 16, 20 1 Peter 3:15-18 John 14:15-21 Jesus will not leave us alone.