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On Tuesday morning the pastors of Lutheran Saints in Ministry gather in Fairborn Ohio to discuss the texts for Sunday.

These are the contributions that are brought to the table.

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

The Readings for Sunday August 2nd, 2015, the 10th Sunday after Pentecost

First Reading: Exodus 16:2–4, 9–15


2The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.  3The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger."
4Then the LORD said to Moses, "I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day. In that way I will test them, whether they will follow my instruction or not.  9Then Moses said to Aaron, "Say to the whole congregation of the Israelites, 'Draw near to the LORD, for he has heard your complaining.'"  10And as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the Israelites, they looked toward the wilderness, and the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.  11The LORD spoke to Moses and said,  12"I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, 'At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the LORD your God.'"
13In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.  14When the layer of dew lifted, there on the surface of the wilderness was a fine flaky substance, as fine as frost on the ground.  15When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

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Psalm 78:23–29 (BoCP)

23 So he commanded the clouds above 
    and opened the doors of heaven.

24 He rained down manna upon them to eat 
    and gave them grain from heaven.

25 So mortals ate the bread of angels; 
    he provided for them food enough.

26 He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens 
    and led out the south wind by his might. 

27 He rained down flesh upon them like dust 
    and wingèd birds like the sand of the sea. 

28 He let it fall in the midst of their camp 
    and round about their dwellings.

29 So they ate and were well filled, 
    for he gave them what they craved.

Second Reading: Ephesians 4:1–16


I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,  2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,  3making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.  4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling,  5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,  6one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.
7But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ's gift.  8Therefore it is said,
"When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive; 
he gave gifts to his people."
  9(When it says, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth?  10He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.)  11The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,  12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,  13until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.  14We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming.  15But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,  16from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body's growth in building itself up in love.

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Gospel: John 6:24–35


24So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
25When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"  26Jesus answered them, "Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.  27Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal."  28Then they said to him, "What must we do to perform the works of God?"  29Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent."  30So they said to him, "What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing?  31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"  32Then Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.  33For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."  34They said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always."
35Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.



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