Matthew 24:36-44 “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, [ h ]  but only the Father.  37  For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.  38  For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark,  39  and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so, too, will be the coming of the Son of Man.  40  Then tw

2 Thessalonians 3:5-13 Now we command you, beloved, [ c ]  in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from believers who are [ d ]  living in idleness and not according to the tradition that they [ e ]  received from us.  7  For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we were with you,  8  and we did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it; but with toil and labor we worked night and day, so that we might not burden any of you.  9 

Haggai 1:15b-2:9 In the sixth year of King Darius,  in the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Haggai, saying:  2  “Speak now to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, and say:  3  Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Is it not in your sight as nothing?  4  Yet now take coura

Gospel Luke 6:20-31   Then he looked up at his disciples and said:   “Blessed are you who are poor,     for yours is the kingdom of God.  “Blessed are you who are hungry now,     for you will be filled. “Blessed are you who weep now,     for you will laugh.    “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you[d] on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven, for that is h

October 26, 2025, Sermon   Gospel Reading” Luke 18:9-14   To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.   I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ “But the tax

The Gospel                  Luke 14:25-33 Now large crowds were traveling with him, and he turned and said to them,  26  “Whoever comes...

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