1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43
“when foreigners come and pray toward this house, then hear in heaven your dwelling place”
Ninth Sunday after Epiphany C
Divine Intervention in a Secret Church of Enslaved People Before the Civil War
Late at night, meeting in secret, a church full of slaves were confronted by some whites people looking for runaway slaves. …And what does God do?
Slaves in the American South Claimed Jesus as their Own
White Christians who evangelized to Black slaves had different motives – some greedy and sinful, and others sincere. Despite law after law, many Black folk found and held onto Jesus.
Before the Laws were Clear, Some Slaves Filed Lawsuits for Freedom and Won
In the English colonies before the laws on slavery were clarified, being baptized a Christian was a consideration for whether or not you would be free.
Luke 6:39-49
“why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye but do not notice the log in your own eye?”
Eighth Sunday after Epiphany C
1 Corinthians 15:51-58
“we will not all die, but we will all be changed”
Eighth Sunday after Epiphany
Psalm 146:5-10
“the Lord watches over the strangers”
NL326
February 16, 2025
Luke 6:17-26
“blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled”
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany C
February 16, 2025
1 Corinthians 15:12-20
“how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?”
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany C
February 16, 2025
Psalm 1
“they are like trees planted by streams of water”
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany C
February 16, 2025