40 DAYS of REVISED COMMON LECTIONARY READINGS LEADING up to UCA 40TH ANNIVERSARY 22Nd

LOOKING TO CHRIST

40 DAYS OF REVISED COMMON LECTIONARY READINGS LEADING UP TO UCA 40TH ANNIVERSARY 22nd June, 2017 verses are from the New Revised Standard Version

Day 1 - Sunday May 14: Acts 7:55-60 Looking to Christ at the End of our Life “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit” Acts 7:59b

Day 2 - Monday May 15: Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 Looking to Christ in the face of Danger and Opposition “In You, O Lord, I seek refuge” Psalm 31:1

Day 3 - Tuesday May 16: 1 Peter 2:2-10 Looking to Christ, the Living Stone “See, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” 1 Peter 2:7b

Day 4 – Wednesday May 17: John 14:1-14 Looking to Christ, the Only Way. “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6

Day 5 – Thursday May 18: Acts 17:22-31 Looking to Christ in Repentance “Now he commands all people everywhere to repent” Acts 17:30b

Day 6 – Friday May 19: Psalm 66:8-20 Looking to Christ who does not let our Feet Slip “Bless our God, O peoples… who has not let our feet slip.” Psalm 66: 8a, 9b

Day 7: Saturday May 20: 1 Peter 3:13-22 Looking to Christ in Reverence as Lord “Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimidated, but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord.” 1 Peter 3:14b-15a

Day 8: Sunday May 21: John 14:15-21 Looking to Christ in Obedience “They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me” John 14:21

Day 9: Monday May 22: Psalm 93 Looking to Christ, His Majesty “The Lord is king, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed, he is girded with strength” Psalm 93:1a Day 10: Tuesday May 23: Ephesians 1:15-23 Looking to Christ, the Head of all things “And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.” Ephesians 1:22-23

Day 11: Wednesday May 24: Luke 24:44-53 Looking to Christ the Ascended One “While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven” Luke 24:51

Day 12: ASCENSION DAY Thursday May 25: Acts 1:6-14 Looking to Christ who’ll come Back in the Same Way “Why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” Acts 1:11b

Day 13 – Friday May 26 th : Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 Looking to Christ in Songs of Praise “Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds – his name is the Lord – be exultant before him.” Psalm 68:4

Day 14 – Saturday May 27 th : 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 Looking to Christ, humbly Sharing his Sufferings “But rejoice in so far as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings …. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time.” 1 Peter 4:13, 5:6

Day 15 – Sunday May 28 th : John 17:1-11 Looking to Christ who Prays for our Unity “Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one” John 17:11b

Day 16 – Monday May 29 th : Psalm 104:24-34:35b Looking to Christ through whom All Things Were Made “O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all” Psalm 104:24

Day 17: Tuesday May 30 th : 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 Looking to Christ as Members of His Body “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ” 1 Corinthians 12:12

Day 18: Wednesday May 31st: John 20:19-23 Looking to Christ - Giver of Peace “Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”” John 20:19b Day 19: Thursday June 1st: John 7:37-39 Looking to Christ – Fount of Living Water “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, “out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living waters.” John 7:37b-38

Day 20: Friday June 2 nd : Acts 2:1-5 Looking to Christ – for the Promised Holy Spirit “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability”. Acts 2:4

Day 21: Saturday June 3 rd : Acts 2:6-13 Looking to Christ – Who Speaks to all Nations “Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.” Acts 2:6

Day 22: PENTECOST Sunday June 4 th : Acts 14-21 Looking to Christ to be Saved “Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved”. Acts 2:21

Day 23: Monday June 5 th : John 1:1-5 Looking to Christ who was There at the Beginning “He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.” John 1:3a

Day 24: Tuesday June 6 th : Genesis 1:1-25 Looking to Christ through whom All Things Were Created. “In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth”. Genesis 1:1

Day 25: Wednesday June 7 th : Genesis 1:26- 2:4 Looking to Christ through whom People Were Created “Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness” Genesis 1:26

Day 26: Thursday June 8 th : Colossians 1:15-20 Looking to Christ who was Before all things “In him all things in heaven and on earth were created …. All things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together” Colossians 1:16a, 16b-17

Day 27: Friday June 9 th : Psalm 8 Looking to Christ in the Majesty of His Name “O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” Psalm 8:1 Day 28: Saturday June 10 th : 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Looking to Christ, the Giver of Grace “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.” 2 Corinthians 13:13

Day 29: Sunday June 11 th : Matthew 28:16-20 Looking to Christ to Receive His Commission “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”. Matthew 28:19

Day 30: Monday June 12 th : Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 Looking to Christ with a Thanksgiving Sacrifice “I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice and call on the name of the Lord.” Psalm 116:17

Day 31: Tuesday June 13 th : Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7 Looking to Christ, Giver of Laughter “Now Sarah said, “God has brought laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me”. Genesis 21:6

Day 32: Wednesday June 14 th : Romans 5:1-8 Looking to Christ, to find Peace with God “Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand.” Romans 5:1-2

Day 33: Thursday June 15 th : Matthew 9:35-38 Looking to Christ, Proclaimer and Healer “Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness”. Matthew 9:35

Day 34: Friday June 16 th ; Matthew 10:1-4 Looking to Christ, Giver of Authority “Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness.” Matthew 10:1

Day 35: Saturday June 17 th ; Matthew 10: 5-8 Looking to Christ, for our Mission “As you go, proclaim the good news, “The kingdom of heaven has come near”. Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast our demons” Matthew 10: 7-8a

Day 36: Sunday June 18 th ; Matthew 10: 9-23 Looking to Christ for Wisdom and Innocence “See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves” Matthew 10:16 Day 37: Monday June 19 th ; Ezekiel 37:15-28 Looking to Christ, One King and One Shepherd “‘And one king shall be king over them all…… and they shall all have on shepherd. They shall follow my ordinances and be careful to observe my statutes.” Ezekiel 37:22b, 24

Day 38: Tuesday June 20 th ; Psalm 122 Looking to Christ, who Builds Us Together in Peace Jerusalem – built as a city that is bound firmly together…. Peace be within your walls and security within your towers. Psalm 122:3,6

Day 39: Wednesday June 21 st ; Hebrews 13:1-8 Looking to Christ with Confidence He has said “I will never leave you or forsake you”. So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?” Hebrews 13:5b, 6

Day 40: Thursday June 22 nd ; 40 th YEAR ANNIVERSARY. John 17:20-26 Looking to Christ – Giver of the Glory that Unites “The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one” John 17:22