Jubilate Sunday Week Devotions Guide
- revroyas
- May 3, 2020
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3rd Sunday after Easter (Easter 4)
Jubilate Sunday
The Theme is “The New Creation”
“If any one is in Christ , he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold , the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17
Psalm for the week: Psalm 66
Sunday Lectionary Lessons:
Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 40:26-31
Epistle Lesson: 1 Peter 2:11-20
Gospel Lesson: John 16:16-21
Texts for reflection during the week
M. Ephesians 4:17-24 Job 38:1-11
T. Ephesians 4:25-32 Job 42:1-10
W. 1 John 4:7-14 Isaiah 65:17-19, 23 - 25
T. Acts 17:22-33 Colossians 1:15-18
F. 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Romans 8:18-23
S. Romans 1:18-25 Revelation 21:1-5
Prayer of the week
“O Lord God Almighty, who dost every year renew the face of the earth and whose will it is to renew the world fallen into sin and death; grant unto us, we beseech thee, thats we may discern in the Son the dawning of the true life and in him share in this new creation, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen”
Friday of Jubilate Sunday (3rd Sunday after Easter - Easter 4) Week Reflections
Texts: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 and Romans 8:18-25
Today we have two texts written by the Apostle Paul to two of the little congregations Corinth and Rome. Yesterday we had a text about Paul speaking in Athens, Greece and some of his words to the Congregation of Colossians.
Pauls words were regarded as conveying the essentials of Christian Faith and Doctrine by all in the Early Christian Church. They are thus listed among what is known as the Homologomena Books of the New Testament.
Because of Jesus “we regard no one according to the flesh” Paul writes the Believers in Corinth. “Therefore, if…
Thursday of Jubilate Sunday (3rd Sunday after Easter - Easter 4) Week Reflections
Texts: Acts 17:22-23 and Colossians 1:15-18
The Acts text has Paul speaking in the Athen’s Areopagus. He declares that he is there to Proclaim to them the God they Worship as “unkown”.
His message is that the Creation is by only the one they call the “unknown God” and by the end of his address to them he emphasizes the New Creation through the Resurrection The New Creation is assured by the raising of Jesus from the Dead (see vs 21).
Now they don’t respond with a joyful Noise unless you wish to describe the Mockery of some. Some were more reserved an…
Wednesday of Jubilate Sunday (3rd Sunday after Easter - Easter 4) Week Reflections
Texts: 1 John 4:7-14 and Isaiah 65:17-19, 23-25
John writes us that we aught “ to Love one another, for love is from God”
That of course is a response of Thankfulness for God including us in the New Creation that is accomplished solely because of Jesus. Yesterday we read that we have been “Sealed for the day of redemption” and thankful response follows in the efforts and daily struggles of believers. “Loving one another is one of those thankful responses of “New Creation People”.
“In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only…
Tuesday of Jubilate Sunday (3rd Sunday after Easter - Easter 4) Week Reflections
Texts: Ephesians 4:25-32 and Job 42:1-10
In The Ephesians text the believer is instructed to “put away falsehood and speak truth with his neighbor” and to live a life that is based in God’s Word.
This is the thankful response to the Gospel that Jesus has purchased us and so we are to strive to “be ye kind one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you.”
A key passage in this text is about how the New Creation comes to us! We are not to grieve the Holy Spirit of God by living Contrary to God’s Wor…
Tuesday of Jubilate Sunday (3rd Sunday after Easter - Easter 4) Week Reflections
Texts: Ephesians 4:25-32 and Job 42:1-10
In The Ephesians text the believer is instructed to “put away falsehood and speak truth with his neighbor” and to live a life that is based in God’s Word.
This is the thankful response to the Gospel that Jesus has purchased us and so we are to strive to “be ye kind one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you.”
A key passage in this text is about how the New Creation comes to us! We are not to grieve the Holy Spirit of God by living Contrary to God’s Wor…