Watch: Week 2 | Be My Witnesses w/ Bishop Boyea January 10, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Dear friends, Welcome to week two of BMW, Be My Witnesses, writes Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing. As we begin our first cycle of becoming better missionary disciples, we first turn to prayer. After Jesus ascended to his Heavenly
1 John 5:5-13Psalms 147:12-15,19-20Luke 5:12-16 1 John 5:5-13(5) Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? (6) This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who
1 John 4:19-5:4Psalms 72:2,14-15,17Luke 4:14-22 1 John 4:19-5:4(19) We love him, because he first loved us. (20) If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? (21) This
1 John 4:11-18Psalms 72:1-2,10,12-13Mark 6:45-52 1 John 4:11-18(11) Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another. (12) No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us. (13) By this we know that
1 John 4:7-10Psalms 72:1-4,7-8Mark 6:34-44 1 John 4:7-10(7) Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God. (8) He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. (9) By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has
1 John 3:22-4:6Psalms 2:7-8,10-12Matthew 4:12-17,23-25 1 John 3:22-4:6(22) and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. (23) This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he
Read: Epiphany Sunday | A day to prayerfully reflect upon Christian Stewardship January 05, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Today the Church Universal celebrates Epiphany Sunday, an occasion to recall with gratitude the Magi’s arrival in Bethlehem whereupon they gave gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child. This pious act of homage has
Isaiah 60:1-6Psalms 72:1-2,7-8,10-13Ephesians 3:2-3,5-6Matthew 2:1-12 Isaiah 60:1-6(1) “Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you. (2) For, behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you. (3) Nations will come to your light,
1 John 3:7-10Psalms 98:1,7-9John 1:35-42 1 John 3:7-10(7) Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. (8) He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he
