FOUND AND LOST? – One Bread, One Body, May 7, 2014
Acts 8:1-8 | Psalm 66:1-7 | John 6:35-40 “It is the will of Him Who sent Me that I should lose nothing of what He has given Me.” —John 6:39 “Indeed, this is the will of My Father, that everyone who looks upon the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life” (Jn 6:40). God the Father wants all “to be saved and come to know the truth” (1 Tm 2:4). He even sent His Son Jesus to die …
TRUTH-LOVE – One Bread, One Body, May 6, 2014
Acts 7:51—8:1 | Psalm 31:3-4, 6-8, 17, 21 | John 6:30-35 “Those who listened to his words were stung to the heart.” —Acts 7:54 St. Stephen was an in-your-face, confrontational preacher. He called his Jewish listeners “stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears” (Acts 7:51)
May 11th 2014 – Fourth Sunday of Easter
Listen Here! What Are We to Do? Readings: Acts 2:14, 36-41 Psalm 23:1-6 1 Peter 2:20-25 John 10:1-10 Easter’s empty tomb is a call to conversion.
May 11th 2014 – Fourth Sunday of Easter
Listen Here! What Are We to Do? Readings: Acts 2:14, 36-41 Psalm 23:1-6 1 Peter 2:20-25 John 10:1-10 Easter’s empty tomb is a call to conversion. By this tomb, we should know for certain that God has made Jesus both Lord and Messiah, as Peter preaches in today’s First Reading.
WHY ME, OR WHY I? – One Bread, One Body, May 5, 2014
Acts 6:8-15 | Psalm 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30 | John 6:22-29 “I assure you, you are not looking for Me because you have seen signs but because you have eaten your fill of the loaves.” —John 6:26 The crowd asked Jesus: ” When did You come here?” (Jn 6:25) They meant: ” How did you come here?” However, Jesus answered neither of their questions. Instead, Jesus posed His own question: “Why did the crowd come here?” Jesus …