Holy Communion Service in Malayalam
Worship Service
Lectionary Theme: People of God: Conveyors of God’s love Voluntary Evangelist’s Association Day Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
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Jeremiah 1:1-10 First Lesson
1. The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,
2. to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
3. It came also in the days of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah, and until the end of the eleventh year of King Zedekiah son of Josiah of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month. Jeremiah’s Call and Commission
4. Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,
5. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
6. Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy.”
7. But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a boy’; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you.
8. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.”
9. Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the Lord said to me, “Now I have put my words in your mouth.
10. See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.”
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2 Corinthians 4:1-6 Second Lesson
1. Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.
2. We have renounced the shameful things that one hides; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word; but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God.
3. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
4. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
5. For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.
6. For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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1 John 4:7-12 Epistle
7. Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
8. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.
9. God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.
10. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
11. Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another.
12. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.
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Luke 10:25-37 Gospel
25. Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
26. He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?”
27. He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
28. And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”
29. But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30. Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
31. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
33. But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity.
34. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.’
36. Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”
37. He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” Jesus Visits Martha and Mary