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12th Sunday After Trinity
The First
Lesson
Ecclesiasticus 15:11-20
11 Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for
thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth.
12 Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need
of the sinful man.
13 The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love
it not.
14 He himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the
hand of his counsel;
15 If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable
faithfulness.
16 He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy
hand unto whether thou wilt.
17 Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall
be given him.
18 For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power,
and beholdeth all things:
19 And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth every
work of man.
20 He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given
any man licence to sin.
1st Lesson Questions -
Have I ever blamed God for what I've done in life? (V. 11, 12) RESOLVE.
The Second
Lesson
Philippians 2:12-18
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in
my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your
own salvation with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do
of his good pleasure.
14 Do
all things without murmurings and disputings:
15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without
rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among
whom ye shine as lights in the world;
16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the
day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured
in vain.
17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of
your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.
2nd Lesson Questions -
How am I doing in reference to verse 14? RESOLVE.