The Word: May 17, 2015
Lectionary Scripture readings for the week of…
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015
(7th Sunday of Easter Ascension Sunday)
Color: White or Gold
SCRIPTURES:
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
“In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty)…” [continue reading]
Psalm 1
“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers…” [continue reading]
1 John 5:9-13
“We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.” [continue reading]
John 17:6-19 or Acts 1:1-11
“I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word.” [continue reading]
Psalm 47 or Psalm 93
“Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.” [continue reading]
Ephesians 1:15-23
“For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people…” [continue reading]
Luke 24:44-53
“He said to them, ‘This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.’” [continue reading]