Text: Exodus 1:8-2:10, 3:1-15 (Israel’s suffering in Egypt and Moses’s encounter at the burning bush.)

Text: Genesis 32:9-13, 22-30 (An unknown assailant attacks Jacob, renames him Israel, and blesses him.)

Text: Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7 (The LORD promises Abraham that Sarah will bear him a son in their old age causing Sarah to laugh.)

Text: Genesis 2:4b-25 (God creates humankind to care for creation.)

Jesus tells parables about God’s kingdom around the Sabbath table.

The psalmist praises God for God’s steadfast love and mercy.

Jeremiah pronounces God’s condemnation of the false prophets of Judah who strengthen unjust national policies and prevent the. nation from repenting by their witness.

Text: Luke 12:13-21 (Jesus gets dragged into an inheritance fight between two brothers)

Text: Luke 11:1-13 (Jesus teaches his disciples that God will always say “Yes” when they ask for the kingdom in prayer.)

Text: Luke 10:38-42 (Martha creates space in her house where her village can hear the message about God’s kingdom)