(~) Bible Readings for Sunday Feb.29
First Sunday in Lent
Deuteronomy 26:(1-4)5-11
Romans 10:(5-8a)8b-13
Luke 4:1-13
Psalm 91 or 91:9-15
Old Testament Deuteronomy 26:(1-4)5-11
[When you have come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you as
an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall
take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest
from the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you shall put it
in a basket and go to the place that the LORD your God will choose as a
dwelling for his name. You shall go to the priest who is in office at that
time, and say to him, "Today I declare to the LORD your God that I have
come into the land that the LORD swore to our ancestors to give us." When
the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the
altar of the LORD your God,] you shall make this response before the LORD
your God: "A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt
and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great
nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and
afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, we cried to the LORD, the God
of our ancestors; the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, our
toil, and our oppression. The LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty
hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with
signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this
land, a land flowing with milk and honey. So now I bring the first of the
fruit of the ground that you, O LORD, have given me." You shall set it
down before the LORD your God and bow down before the LORD your God. Then
you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall
celebrate with all the bounty that the LORD your God has given to you and
to your house.
The Epistle Romans 10:(5-8a)8b-13
[Moses writes concerning the righteousness that comes from the law, that
"the person who does these things will live by them." But the
righteousness that comes from faith says, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who
will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) "or 'Who will
descend into the abyss?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But
what does it say?] "The word is near you,
on your lips and in your heart"
(that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because if you confess with
your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him
from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with the heart and so
is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. The
scripture says, "No one who believes in him will be put to shame." For
there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of
all and is generous to all who call on him. For, "Everyone who calls on
the name of the Lord shall be saved."
The Gospel Luke 4:1-13
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by
the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the
devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over,
he was famished. The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God,
command this stone to become a loaf of bread." Jesus answered him, 'It is
written, 'One does not live by bread alone.'" Then the devil led him up
and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And the devil
said to him, "To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for
it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you,
then, will worship me, it will all be yours." Jesus answered him, 'It is
written, 'Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only him.'"
Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of
the temple, saying to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down
from here, for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you,
to protect you,'
and
'On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'"
Jesus answered him, 'It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the
test.'" When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until
an opportune time.
Ninure Saunders aka Rainbow Christian
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