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Pentecost Sunday 12

Old Testament – Isaiah 51:1-6

Once again, we meet our friend Isaiah. Here in this passage Isaiah tells us to

remember who we belong to and what God can do. Isaiah reminds his readers

that the entire Jewish nation came from one man, Abraham, and one woman,

Sarah. Also Isaiah says God will rebuild the country of Israel which had been

destroyed in war. Israel will again be a happy place where singing is heard.

God speaking through Isaiah tells us to listen to Him. He says He brings salvation

and justice to all the world even faraway places. God then speaks of the future

when He will bring about a new world and the old world will just wear out.


Old Testament – Psalm 138

This psalm is one of the last to be written by King David. It is not known exactly

when or why David wrote this psalm. It starts out thanking and praising God.

David thanks God for helping him out in a time of trouble. For this week we focus

on the last verse (Verse 8). In this verse David says God saves him in the middle

of trouble. Also David says God’s love is eternal and that God will never give up

on David. This psalm shows us that we can always thank and praise God. It also

tells us that God’s love for each of us is eternal and God will never give up on any

one of us.Psalm 138 has been set to music for hundreds of years.



Below is a version of Psalm 138 that has been sung for over 300 years. It is sung in Westminster
Abbey. Enjoy the beautiful church and the wonderful singing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNqvpM2MFYM 

New Testament – Romans 12:1-8

Paul tells us that everything we do is important to God and should be done for His

glory. In God’s eyes, there is no job too ordinary or too small. Paul uses the

picture of a human body to show how each of us is important to the entire

church. He reminds us that each part of our body works the best when it works

together. Paul tells us that whatever God has for us to do we need to do our best

job.


New Testament – Matthew 16:13-20

Jesus asks his disciples who they think He is. Poor Jesus! He gets some really

strange answers. Then Jesus asks them who they think He is. His disciples who

were his best friends couldn’t say who Jesus was. Think of how sad that must

have made Jesus. Finally, Peter says “You are the Christ, the Son of the living

God.”

Jesus knew that God had revealed this directly to Peter. Jesus then tells Peter

that he is set apart (blessed) and will become the leader of the new church.

When Peter said Jesus was the Messiah, Peter was confessing Jesus is the Savior

of the world. We, too, also need to confess Jesus is the Savior of the world.



Below is a video acting out Peter’s confession.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ljSWD3rMAA


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