Readings for Trinity 7 (focus text in bold): Deuteronomy 12:1-9 - don't worship as the nations worship, but as God directs Psalm 34:11-22 - "the righteous cry, and the Lord hears them" Romans 6:19-23 - Do not yield your members to uncleanness Mark 8:1-10a - Jesus feeds the 4,000 in the wilderness Deuteronomy Summer Series, Part 7 Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Christ Feeding the Multitude” by Gustav Doré, engraving, La Grande Bible de Tours, published in 1866 
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Readings for Trinity 4 (focus text in bold): Deuteronomy 7:6-11 - Israel special only because God is with her Psalm 79:8-14- God vindicates his people and silences the heathen Romans 8:18-23 - sufferings of the present time can't compare with glory to come Luke 6:36-42 - Judge not, and you shall not be judged Deuteronomy Summer Series, Part 4 Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Jesus Preaching on the Mount” by Gustav Doré, oil on canvas, c. 1865, private collection 
Readings for Trinity 2 (focus text in bold): Deuteronomy 6:4-14 - What love of God looks like Psalm 15 - "Whoso doeth these things shall never fall" 1 John 3:13-24 - Let us love not in word nor tongue, but in deed and in truth Luke 14:16-24 - The parable of the wedding banquet Deuteronomy Summer Series, Part 2 Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Parable of the Great Banquet” by the Brunswick Monogrammist, c. 1525, oil on panel, National Museum of Warsaw, Poland 
Readings for Trinity 1 (focus text in bold): Deuteronomy 1:25-33 - Prologue: Israel's experience in the wilderness Psalm 41 - "Blessed is he who considers the poor and needy" 1 John 4:7-21 - Perfect love drives out fear. Luke 16:19-31 - Parable of the wedding banquet Deuteronomy Summer Series, Part 1 Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Moses Smashing the Tablets of the Law,” by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1659, oil on canvas, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin 
Readings for Trinity Sunday: Isaiah 6:1-8 - Isaiah's vision of the heavenly Throne Room Psalm 8 - "What is man, that thou art mindful of him?" Revelation 4:1-11 - John's vision of the heavenly Throne Room John 3:1-15 - Jesus explains rebirth by the Spirit to Nicodemus Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: Icon of the Trinity, from Genesis 18:1-8 (“The Hospitality of Abraham”) by Andrei Rublev, 1411 or 1425-27, tempera on wood; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 
Readings for Whitsunday or Pentecost (focus text in bold): Numbers 11:24-30 - Moses wishes that the Spirit could fall on all Israel Psalm 104:24-35 - the Spirit of God sustains all things Acts 2:1-11 - the Holy Spirit falls on the disciples at Pentecost John 14:15-31a - the Spirit reminds the disciples of everything Jesus told them Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Pentecost Sermon” by Gebhard Fugel, c. 1920, oil on canvas, Gallerie Fähre in the Old Monastery, Bad Saulgau, Germany 
Readings for Easter 5: Rogation Sunday (focus text in bold): Deuteronomy 4:5-9 - the nations will see the wisdom of your law if you heed it Psalm 19:7-14 - the law of the Lord is precious and delicious James 1:22-27 - "Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only" John 16:23-33 - Jesus came from the Father and goes back to the Father Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Blessing of the Wheat in Artois” (detail), depicting a Rogation procession in the French countryside, by Jules Breton, 1857, oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris 
Readings for Easter 4 (focus text in bold): Job 19:21-27a - even after death, we shall behold our Redeemer with our own eyes Psalm 116:1-8 - God delivers his righteous one from death James 1:17-21 - "let every man be swift to listen, slow to speak, slow to wrath" John 16:5-15 - the Spirit will convict of sin, righteousness, and judgment Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: Holy Spirit Rose Window by Henninger’s Design Studio, 2013, St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Sunbury, Ohio; Photo: Nick Heyob 
Readings for the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist (focus text in bold): Isaiah 52:7-10 - how beautiful are the feet of him that brings good news Psalm 119:9-16 - "My delight shall be in thy statutes" Ephesians 4:7-16 - after Christ ascended, he gave gifts to build up the body John 15:1-11 - Jesus is the true vine in which all must abide Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Mark the Evangelist,” miniature from the “Grandes Heures” (book of hours) of Anne of Brittany, queen consort of France, by Jean Bourdichon, 1503-1508, illuminated manuscript, Bibliothéque Nationale de France 
Readings for Easter 2 (focus text in bold): Ezekiel 34:1-16a - the Lord himself will search for his sheep and shepherd them Psalm 23 - "The Lord is my shepherd; therefore can I lack nothing" 1 Peter 2:19-25 - Jesus is the chief shepherd and bishop of our souls John 10:11-16 - Jesus is the Good Shepherd who gives his life for his sheep Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “The Good Shepherd” (detail) by Alfred Handel, c. 1940, stained glass at St. John the Baptist Church, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia  |
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