Lectionary Readings Book of Common Prayer - 1979 Sunday, June-29-2014 Proper 8

The Collect

Proper 8
O Almighty God, who hast built thy Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made an holy temple acceptable unto thee; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen
Preface of the Lord's Day

Old Testament Reading

Isaiah 2:10-17
¹⁰ Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust from before the terror of the LORD, and from the glory of his majesty. ¹¹ The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the pride of men shall be humbled; and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. ¹² For the LORD of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up and high; ¹³ against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up; and against all the oaks of Bashan; ¹⁴ against all the high mountains, and against all the lofty hills; ¹⁵ against every high tower, and against every fortified wall; ¹⁶ against all the ships of Tarshish, and against all the beautiful craft. ¹⁷ And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled, and the pride of men shall be brought low; and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

Psalm

Psalm 89:1-18

Part 1
1Your love, O LORD, for ever will I sing; *
     from age to age my mouth will proclaim your faithfulness.
2For I am persuaded that your love is established for ever; *
     you have set your faithfulness firmly in the heavens.
3"I have made a covenant with my chosen one; *
     I have sworn an oath to David my servant:
4'I will establish your line for ever, *
     and preserve your throne for all generations.'"
5The heavens bear witness to your wonders, O LORD, *
     and to your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones;
6For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? *
     who is like the LORD among the gods?
7God is much to be feared in the council of the holy ones, *
     great and terrible to all those round about him.
8Who is like you, LORD God of hosts? *
     O mighty LORD, your faithfulness is all around you.
9You rule the raging of the sea *
     and still the surging of its waves.
10You have crushed Rahab of the deep with a deadly wound; *
     you have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
11Yours are the heavens; the earth also is yours; *
     you laid the foundations of the world and all that is in it.
12You have made the north and the south; *
     Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your Name.
13You have a mighty arm; *
     strong is your hand and high is your right hand.
14Righteousness and justice are the foundations of your throne; *
     love and truth go before your face.
15Happy are the people who know the festal shout! *
     they walk, O LORD, in the light of your presence.
16They rejoice daily in your Name; *
     they are jubilant in your righteousness.
17For you are the glory of their strength, *
     and by your favor our might is exalted.
18Truly, the LORD is our ruler; *
     The Holy One of Israel is our King.

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Psalm 89:1-4,15-18

1Your love, O LORD, for ever will I sing; *
     from age to age my mouth will proclaim your faithfulness.
2For I am persuaded that your love is established for ever; *
     you have set your faithfulness firmly in the heavens.
3"I have made a covenant with my chosen one; *
     I have sworn an oath to David my servant:
4'I will establish your line for ever, *
     and preserve your throne for all generations.'"
15Happy are the people who know the festal shout! *
     they walk, O LORD, in the light of your presence.
16They rejoice daily in your Name; *
     they are jubilant in your righteousness.
17For you are the glory of their strength, *
     and by your favor our might is exalted.
18Truly, the LORD is our ruler; *
     The Holy One of Israel is our King.

New Testament Reading

Romans 6:3-11
³ Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? ⁴ We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. ⁵ For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. ⁶ We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the sinful body might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. ⁷ For he who has died is freed from sin. ⁸ But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. ⁹ For we know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. ¹⁰ The death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. ¹¹ So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Gospel Reading

Matthew 10:34-42
³⁴ "Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. ³⁵ For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; ³⁶ and a man's foes will be those of his own household. ³⁷ He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; ³⁸ and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. ³⁹ He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. ⁴⁰ "He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me. ⁴¹ He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. ⁴² And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."