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Whitsunday
(Pentecost)
First Lesson
Wisdom 1:1-7
1 LOVE righteousness, ye that be judges of the earth: think of
the Lord with a good (heart,) and in simplicity of heart seek
him.
2 For he will be found of them that tempt him not; and sheweth
himself unto such as do not distrust him.
3 For
froward thoughts separate from God: and his power, when it is
tried, reproveth the unwise.
4 For into a malicious soul wisdom shall not enter; nor dwell
in the body that is subject unto sin.
5 For the holy spirit of discipline will flee deceit, and remove
from thoughts that are without understanding, and will not abide
when unrighteousness cometh in.
6 For wisdom is a loving spirit; and will not acquit a blasphemer
of his words: for God is witness of his reins, and a true beholder
of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue.
7 For the Spirit of the Lord filleth the world: and that which
containeth all things hath knowledge of the voice.
1st Lesson Questions -
Do froward thoughts (V. 3) ever separate me from God? When was the last time they did? RESOLVE.
Second Lesson
John 4:19-26
19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a
prophet.
20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that
in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh,
when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem,
worship the Father.
22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for
salvation is of the Jews.
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers
shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father
seeketh such to worship him.
24 God
is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit
and in truth.
25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which
is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
2nd Lesson Questions -
What does it mean to worship God in spirit and in truth. (V. 24) What do I need to stop and start doing, in order to more fully do so? RESOLVE.