(~) Bible Readings for Sunday July 25
Genesis 18:20-33
Colossians 2:6-15
Luke 11:1-13
Old Testament Genesis 18:20-33
The LORD said to Abraham, "How great is the outcry against Sodom and
Gomorrah and how very grave their sin! I must go down and see whether they
have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me; and if
not, I will know." So the men turned from there, and went toward Sodom,
while Abraham remained standing before the LORD. Then Abraham came near
and said, "Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will you then sweep
away the place and not forgive it for the fifty righteous who are in it?
Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the
wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you!
Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?" And the LORD said,
"If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will forgive the whole
place for their sake." Abraham answered, "Let me take it upon myself to
speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. Suppose five of the fifty
righteous are lacking? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?"
And he said, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there." Again he
spoke to him, "Suppose forty are found there." He answered, "For the sake
of forty I will not do it." Then he said, "Oh do not let the Lord be angry
if I speak. Suppose thirty are found there." He answered, "I will not do
it, if I find thirty there." He said, "Let me take it upon myself to speak
to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there." He answered, "For the sake
of twenty I will not destroy it." Then he said, "Oh do not let the Lord be
angry if I speak just once more. Suppose ten are found there." He
answered, "For the sake of ten I will not destroy it." And the LORD went
his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned to
his place.
The Epistle Colossians 2:6-15
As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in
him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you
were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. See to it that no one takes you
captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition,
according to the elemental spirits of the universe, and not according to
Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have
come to fullness in him, who is the head of every ruler and authority. In
him also you were circumcised with a spiritual circumcision, by putting
off the body of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ; when you were
buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in
the power of God, who raised him from the dead. And when you were dead in
trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive
together with him, when he forgave us all our trespasses, erasing the
record that stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside,
nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and made a
public example of them, triumphing over them in it.
The Gospel Luke 11:1-13
Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of
his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his
disciples." He said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be
your name.
Your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us.
And do not bring us to the time of trial."
And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him
at midnight and say to him, `Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; for a
friend of mine has arrived, and I have nothing to set before him.' And he
answers from within, `Do not bother me; the door has already been locked,
and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you
anything.' I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him
anything because he is his friend, at least because of his persistence he
will get up and give him whatever he needs. "So I say to you, Ask, and it
will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be
opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches
finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Is there
anyone among you who, if your child asks for a fish, will give a snake
instead of a fish? Or if the child asks for an egg, will give a scorpion?
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who
ask him!"
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