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A husband’s translation of Proverbs 31 LXX

An Excellent wife, who can find?

Her Value surpasses rare emeralds.

Entrusted with everything by the heart of her husband, one like her will not lack beautiful plunder.

Throughout her Life, her work helps her husband.

Yarn and wool became useful in her hands.

The Needs of life she brings in like a ship bearing spices from overseas.

Without fail day or night, she gave food to her household and employment to her workers.

Recognizing a property’s worth, she bought it, and from the fruit of her hands she planted a garden.

Energized by her strength, her arms were prepared for work.

The Night does not put out her flame, and she tasted the excellence of her labors.

Deeds of prosperity flow from her arms, support from her hands at the spindle.

To Anyone in need her hands are open, and she holds out fruit for the poor.

Her Entire household she clothes, and her husband travels without worry.

His Apparel she fashioned from linen and purple dye.

Thought well of is he when deliberating in the chambers with the parish elders.

Original linen aprons she made and sold to her neighbors.

Noble and reverent are her words, spoken with discretion.

Buoyant in the last days, she is clothed with strength and dignity.

Impeccable is the management of her household, for she does not partake of idleness.

The Commandments and wisdom come from her mouth, and her compassion lifted up her children and made them rich; her husband praised her.

Many Kimmers have earned wealth, and many daughters have worked with skill, but none can hold a candle to you.

Empty is beauty, and deceitful is attraction, for it is the lady of sense who will be commended; the fear of the Lord may she praise.

Leave her the fruit of her hands; may her husband be praised in the chambers.

 

Translated from Septuaginta: Revised Edition (compiled by Alfred Rahlfs and Robert Hanhart, Stuttgart, 2006), Prouerbia 31:10-31, by David R. Bickel

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Scripture readings and obituary in memory of Samuel H. Bickel

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In the funeral service of Samuel Bickel, Rev. Jeremy Belter, pastor of Atonement Lutheran Church, read these passages from the Gospel according to St. John:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. . . . 

He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. . . . 

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! . . .

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God. . . .

The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful.For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spiritwithout limit. The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. . . . 

“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. . . . 

You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. . . . 

From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. 

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.” . . . 

Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil. . . . 

To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” . . . 

Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”

But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”

Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

John 1:1-4, 10-13, 29; 3:16-21, 31-36; 5:17-18, 24-25, 39-40; 6:66-69; 7:6-7; 8:31-32; 20:24-31 (New International Version, 2011)

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At the beginning of the service, Rev. Belter had read Sam Bickel’s obituary:  Continue reading →

The sickness behind denominational divisions and its tough cure: 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation

Critics regard the Reformation as a failure, pointing to the many denominations that sprung up in the 500 years since Martin Luther called for reform in 1517. The confessional Lutheran church is not in Christian fellowship with the vast majority of nominal Lutherans. The Reformed church splintered into innumerable Presbyterian, Baptist, and nondenominational sects. What went wrong?

The problem is not new. By 1530 Lutherans found it necessary to officially distance themselves from the Reformed and Anabaptist teachings they were accused of. Did you know Dr. Martin Luther had already not only diagnosed the disease but also prescribed its cure?

Here is the reason for the church’s fragmentation at the time of the Reformation. Recently some have considered it the result of a necessary “historical development” that there is a Reformed church with its army of sects in addition to the Lutheran church. . . . So common is this view of the formation of the Reformed church, so absurd and foolish it is. The reason for a Reformed church in addition to the Lutheran church comes simply from this: the former makes reason into the principle of theology in a number of doctrines, and thus actually ignores the fear of God’s Word, in spite of their assurance that they deeply revere it. Luther proved this origin of the Reformed sects again and again and showed their leaders how they were “thoughtless despisers of Scripture.” To be sure, the enthusiasts maintained that they had God’s honor in mind when they did not take hold of the words in the Lord’s Supper as they actually are. For if someone accepted that Christ’s body and blood actually and essentially were in the Lord’s Supper, then he would have to believe contradictory things, namely, that Christ’s body and blood are in heaven and earth at the same time, and indeed in many places on earth at the same time. But Luther was not deceived by this. Rather, he showed the enthusiasts again directly from this contradiction that they were lacking the fear of God’s Word, in that they wanted to determine according to the thoughts of their reason, instead of according to God’s Word, what a contradiction in divine matters was. Therefore, when they also discussed at Marburg how they could end the conflict between the Lutherans and the Zwinglians, Luther said, “I know no other way, than that they (Zwingli and his associates) give God’s Word the honor and believe with us.” (Francis Pieper, excerpt from “The Fear of God’s Word,” trans. Andrew Hussman, Studium Excitare: The Journal of Confessional Language Studies at MLC)

What? “Give God’s word the honor and believe with” confessional Lutherans? That would even include believing the words “This is my body” exactly as Jesus spoke them! That’s saying the source of the disagreement is human unbelief, not the fact that Scripture is hard to understand. No, standing on Scripture alone is too simplistic.

Yes, we need Scripture, but we also need a healthy dose of common sense. If you think about it, it’s okay to have lots of denominations because their petty little differences about abstract things like grace and faith really don’t really matter anyway. That’s why open communion was invented.

But common sense isn’t quite enough, either. We also need the writings of respected Christian leaders to shed light on the darkness of the Scriptures. From John Calvin on, Protestant scholars have learned a lot since Luther’s time. Granted, each sect has its own revered leaders, but that’s not the point. Let’s learn what we can from the best of them and not sweat the details.

The point is this. Luther’s simple faith in Scripture alone was a good place to start in 1517. It’s not a good place to stand in 2017.

Or is it? Could it be that our own wisdom and traditions have blinded us to the light of God’s word? If so, let’s indeed “give God’s word the honor” and pray with the Psalmist, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. . . . The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple” (Psalm 119:105,130).

On this 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation, let’s turn from the unbelief of Zechariah. Along with the most highly favored maiden, may we simply believe the word that the Lord has spoken.

Reformation devotions, December 1517+500 (homologoumena, part 8 of 8)

Morning prayer

In the morning, when you rise, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray Thee to keep me this day also from sin and all evil, that all my doings and life may please Thee. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

As time allows, read a passage from the schedule found below or a reading from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to your work with joy, singing a hymn, as the Ten Commandments, or what your devotion may suggest.

Evening prayer

In the evening, when you go to bed, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast graciously kept me this day, and I pray Thee to forgive me all my sins, where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

Next, consider reading a passage from the schedule or a passage from the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to sleep promptly and cheerfully.

Schedule of readings in December

December

1

 Acts 1:1-11 1:12-26

December

2

 Acts 2:1-13 2:14-47

December

3

 Acts 3:1-10 3:11-26

December

4

 Acts 4:1-12 4:13-37

December

5

 Acts 5:1-16 5:17-42

December

6

 Acts 6:1-15 7:1-53

December

7

 Acts 7:54-60 8:1-24

December

8

 Acts 8:25-40 9:1-19

December

9

 Acts 9:20-42 10:1-23

December

10

 Acts 10:24-48 11:1-18

December

11

 Acts 11:19-29 12:1-19

December

12

 Acts 12:20-25 13:1-43

December

13

 Acts 13:44-52 14:1-28

December

14

 Acts 15:1-12 15:13-35

December

15

 Acts 16:1-13 16:14-40

December

16

 Acts 17:1-15 17:16-34

December

17

 Acts 18:1-17 18:18-28

December

18

 Acts 19:1-10 19:11-41

December

19

 Acts 20:1-16 20:17-38

December

20

 Acts 21:1-14 21:15-40

December

21

 Acts 22:1-21 22:22-30

December

22

 Acts 23:1-11 23:12-35

December

23

 Acts 24:1-9 24:10-27

December

24

 Acts 25:1-12 25:13-27

December

25

 Acts 26:1-23 26:24-32

December

26

 Acts 27:1-13 27:14-44

December

27

 Acts 28:1-10 28:11-31

December

28

 Psalm 103 4

December

29

 Psalm 130 8

December

30

 Psalm 4 91

December

31

 Psalm 7 104

About these devotions

1517-2017 grace alone, faith alone, Scripture alone

Reformation devotions, November 1517+500 (homologoumena, part 7 of 8)

Morning prayer

In the morning, when you rise, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray Thee to keep me this day also from sin and all evil, that all my doings and life may please Thee. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

As time allows, read a passage from the schedule found below or a reading from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to your work with joy, singing a hymn, as the Ten Commandments, or what your devotion may suggest.

Evening prayer

In the evening, when you go to bed, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast graciously kept me this day, and I pray Thee to forgive me all my sins, where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

Next, consider reading a passage from the schedule or a passage from the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to sleep promptly and cheerfully.

Schedule of readings in November

November

1

 Luke 1:1-25 1:26-56

November

2

 Luke 1:57-66 1:67-80

November

3

 Luke 2:1-20 2:21-52

November

4

 Luke 3:1-20 3:21-38

November

5

 Luke 4:1-13 4:14-44

November

6

 Luke 5:1-11 5:12-39

November

7

 Luke 6:1-19 6:20-49

November

8

 Luke 7:1-17 7:18-50

November

9

 Luke 8:1-25 8:26-56

November

10

 Luke 9:1-27 9:28-62

November

11

 Luke 10:1-16 10:17-42

November

12

 Luke 11:1-28 11:29-54

November

13

 Luke 12:1-12 12:13-59

November

14

 Luke 13:1-17 13:18-35

November

15

 Luke 14:1-15 14:16-35

November

16

 Luke 15:1-10 15:11-32

November

17

 Luke 16:1-18 16:19-31

November

18

 Luke 17:1-20 17:21-37

November

19

 Luke 18:1-17 18:18-43

November

20

 Luke 19:1-27 19:28-48

November

21

 Luke 20:1-19 20:20-47

November

22

 Luke 21:1-9 21:10-38

November

23

 Luke 22:1-23 22:24-53

November

24

 Luke 22:54-71 23:1-12

November

25

 Psalm 23:13-32 23:33-56

November

26

 Psalm 24:1-12 24:13-53

November

27

 Psalm 19 127

November

28

 Psalm 104 134

November

29

 Psalm 121 139

November

30

 Psalm 90 121

About these devotions

1517-2017 grace alone, faith alone, Scripture alone

Reformation devotions, October 1517+500 (homologoumena, part 6 of 8)

Morning prayer

In the morning, when you rise, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray Thee to keep me this day also from sin and all evil, that all my doings and life may please Thee. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

As time allows, read a passage from the schedule found below or a reading from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to your work with joy, singing a hymn, as the Ten Commandments, or what your devotion may suggest.

Evening prayer

In the evening, when you go to bed, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast graciously kept me this day, and I pray Thee to forgive me all my sins, where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

Next, consider reading a passage from the schedule or a passage from the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to sleep promptly and cheerfully.

Schedule of readings in October

Month Day Book Morning Evening

October

1

 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 1:12-23

October

2

 2:1-11 2:12-17

October

3

 3:1-11 3:12-18

October

4

 4:1-6 4:7-17

October

5

 5:1-10 5:11-21

October

6

 6:1-10 6:11-18

October

7

 7:1-4 7:5-16

October

8

 8:1-15 8:16-24

October

9

 9:1-5 9:6-15

October

10

 10:1-7 10:8-18

October

11

 11:1-15 11:16-33

October

12

 12:1-6 12:7-21

October

13

 13:1-10 13:11-14

October

14

 Galatians 1:1-10 1:11-24

October

15

 2:1-10 2:11-21

October

16

 3:1-14 3:15-29

October

17

 4:1-20 4:21-31

October

18

 5:1-12 5:13-26

October

19

 6:1-10 6:11-18

October

20

 Ephesians 1:1-14 1:15-23

October

21

 2:1-10 2:11-22

October

22

 3:1-13 3:14-21

October

23

 4:1-16 4:17-32

October

24

 5:1-21 5:22-33

October

25

 6:1-9 6:10-24

October

26

 Philippians 1:1-11 1:12-30

October

27

 2:1-18 2:19-30

October

28

 3:1-16 3:17-21

October

29

 4:1-9 4:10-23

October

30

 Psalm 4 91

October

31

 7 104

About these devotions

1517-2017 grace alone, faith alone, Scripture alone

Reformation devotions, September 1517+500 (homologoumena, part 5 of 8)

Morning prayer

In the morning, when you rise, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray Thee to keep me this day also from sin and all evil, that all my doings and life may please Thee. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

As time allows, read a passage from the schedule found below or a reading from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to your work with joy, singing a hymn, as the Ten Commandments, or what your devotion may suggest.

Evening prayer

In the evening, when you go to bed, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast graciously kept me this day, and I pray Thee to forgive me all my sins, where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

Next, consider reading a passage from the schedule or a passage from the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to sleep promptly and cheerfully.

Schedule of readings in September

Month Day Book Morning Evening

September

1

 Mark 1:1-12 1:13-28

September

2

 Mark 1:29-45 2:1-13

September

3

 Mark 2:14-27 3:1-12

September

4

 Mark 3:13-35 4:1-25

September

5

 Mark 4:26-41 5:1-20

September

6

 Mark 5:21-43 6:1-13

September

7

 Mark 6:14-32 6:33-56

September

8

 Mark 7:1-13 7:14-37

September

9

 Mark 8:1-26 8:27-38

September

10

 Mark 9:1-13 9:14-29

September

11

 Mark 9:30-50 10:1-16

September

12

 Mark 10:17-52 11:1-14

September

13

 Mark 11:15-33 12:1-12

September

14

 Mark 12:13-27 12:28-44

September

15

 Mark 13:1-23 13:24-37

September

16

 Mark 14:1-11 14:12-42

September

17

 Mark 14:43-72 15:1-15

September

18

 Mark 15:16-21 15:22-47

September

19

 Mark 16:1-8 16:9-20

September

20

 Psalm 104 134

September

21

 Psalm 121 139

September

22

 Psalm 90 121

September

23

 1 Peter 1:1-12 1:13-25

September

24

 1 Peter 2:1-12 2:13-25

September

25

 1 Peter 3:1-7 3:8-22

September

26

 1 Peter 4:1-11 4:12-19

September

27

 1 Peter 5:1-5 5:6-14

September

28

 Psalm 63 3

September

29

 Psalm 103 4

September

30

 Psalm 130 8

About these devotions

1517-2017 grace alone, faith alone, Scripture alone

Reformation devotions, August 1517+500 (homologoumena, part 4 of 8)

Morning prayer

In the morning, when you rise, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray Thee to keep me this day also from sin and all evil, that all my doings and life may please Thee. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

As time allows, read a passage from the schedule found below or a reading from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to your work with joy, singing a hymn, as the Ten Commandments, or what your devotion may suggest.

Evening prayer

In the evening, when you go to bed, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast graciously kept me this day, and I pray Thee to forgive me all my sins, where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

Next, consider reading a passage from the schedule or a passage from the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to sleep promptly and cheerfully.

Schedule of readings in August

Month Day Book Morning Evening

August

1

 Romans 1:1-17 1:18-32

August

2

 Romans 2:1-16 2:17-29

August

3

 Romans 3:1-18 3:19-31

August

4

 Romans 4:1-12 4:13-25

August

5

 Romans 5:1-11 5:12-21

August

6

 Romans 6:1-11 6:12-23

August

7

 Romans 7:1-12 7:13-25

August

8

 Romans 8:1-16 8:17-39

August

9

 Romans 9:1-13 9:14-33

August

10

 Romans 10:1-13 10:14-21

August

11

 Romans 11:1-16 11:17-36

August

12

 Romans 12:1-8 12:9-21

August

13

 Romans 13:1-14 14:1-12

August

14

 Romans 14:13-23 15:1-25

August

15

 Romans 15:26-33 16:1-24

August

16

 1 Corinthians 1:1-17 1:18-31

August

17

 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 2:6-16

August

18

 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 3:10-23

August

19

 1 Corinthians 4:1-7 4:8-21

August

20

 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 6:1-8

August

21

 1 Corinthians 6:9-20 7:1-20

August

22

 1 Corinthians 7:21-40 8:1-13

August

23

 1 Corinthians 9:1-14 9:15-27

August

24

 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 10:14-32

August

25

 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 11:17-34

August

26

 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 12:14-31

August

27

 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 14:1-19

August

28

 1 Corinthians 14:20-40 15:1-11

August

29

 1 Corinthians 15:12-28 15:29-49

August

30

 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 16:1-24

August

31

 Psalm 19 127

About these devotions

1517-2017 grace alone, faith alone, Scripture alone

Reformation devotions, July 1517+500 (homologoumena, part 3 of 8)

Morning prayer

In the morning, when you rise, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray Thee to keep me this day also from sin and all evil, that all my doings and life may please Thee. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

As time allows, read a passage from the schedule found below or a reading from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to your work with joy, singing a hymn, as the Ten Commandments, or what your devotion may suggest.

Evening prayer

In the evening, when you go to bed, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast graciously kept me this day, and I pray Thee to forgive me all my sins, where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

Next, consider reading a passage from the schedule or a passage from the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to sleep promptly and cheerfully.

Schedule of readings in July

Month Day Book Morning Evening

July

1

 Matthew 1:1-16 1:17-25

July

2

 Matthew 2:1-12 2:13-23

July

3

 Matthew 3:1-12 3:13-17

July

4

 Matthew 4:1-16 4:17-25

July

5

 Matthew 5:1-20 5:21-48

July

6

 Matthew 6:1-18 6:19-34

July

7

 Matthew 7:1-14 7:15-29

July

8

 Matthew 8:1-17 8:18-34

July

9

 Matthew 9:1–17 9:18-38

July

10

 Matthew 10:1-15 10:16-42

July

11

 Matthew 11:1-19 11:20-30

July

12

 Matthew 12:1-21 12:22-50

July

13

 Matthew 13:1-23 13:24-58

July

14

 Matthew 14:1-12 14:13-36

July

15

 Matthew 15:1-20 15:21-39

July

16

 Matthew 16:1-12 16:13-28

July

17

 Matthew 17:1-13 17:14-27

July

18

 Matthew 18:1-14 18:15-35

July

19

 Matthew 19:1-12 19:13-30

July

20

 Matthew 20:1-19 20:20-34

July

21

 Matthew 21:1-22 21:23-46

July

22

 Matthew 22:1-22 22:23-46

July

23

 Matthew 23:1-22 23:23-39

July

24

 Matthew 24:1-23 24:24-51

July

25

 Matthew 25:1-13 25:14-46

July

26

 Matthew 26:1-16 26:17-35

July

27

 Matthew 26:36-56 26:57-75

July

28

 Matthew 27:1-16 27:17-31

July

29

 Matthew 27:32-44 27:45-66

July

30

 Matthew 28:1-10 28:11-20

July

31

 Psalm 7 104

About these devotions

1517-2017 grace alone, faith alone, Scripture alone