Higher Things Daily Reflections
Gospel Reflections on Scripture, written by Lutheran Pastors affiliated with Higher Things - Dare to be Lutheran.
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November 21, 2008 - Friday in the 2nd Last Week
Daily Lectionary: Daniel 2:1-23; Revelation 18:1-24 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the r ...
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November 20, 2008 - Thursday in the 2nd Last Week
Today's Reading: Matthew 28:1-20 Daily Lectionary: Daniel 1:1-21; Matthew 28:1-20 He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. (Matthew 28:6) Jesus Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia! Here we are, with the church year ticking down and we find ou ...
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November 19, 2008 - Wednesday in the 2nd Last Week
Daily Lectionary: Jeremiah 38:1-28; Matthew 27:57-66 To Widows: The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help. But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives. (1 Timothy 5:5-6) Table of Duties, ...
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November 18, 2008 - Tuesday in the 2nd Last Week
Today's Reading: 2 Peter 3:3-14 Daily Lectionary: Jeremiah 37:1-21; Matthew 27:33-56 Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation. (2 Peter 3:4) St. Peter is writing to the Jews of the Diaspora, which is a f ...
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November 15, 2008 - Saturday of the Third Last Week
Today's Reading: Introit for 2nd-Last Sunday (Psalm 54:15,7) Daily Lectionary: Jeremiah 30:1-24; Matthew 26:57-75 For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies. (Psalm 54:7) Jesus is arrested, stands before the religious leaders and makes no sound. Lik ...
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November 14, 2008 - Friday of the Third Last Week
Daily Lectionary: Jeremiah 29:1-19; Matthew 26:36-56 But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so 26:54) Jesus is sorrowful. He falls on His face and prays. "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done." He had just given the cup with His bl ...
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November 13, 2008 - Thursday of the Third-Last Week
Daily Lectionary: Jeremiah 26:1-19; Matthew 26:20-35 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of i ...
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November 12, 2008 - Wednesday of the Third Last Week
Today's Reading: Table of Duties: Youth Daily Lectionary: Jeremiah 25:1-18; Matthew 26:1-19 Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselv ...
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November 7, 2008 - Friday of the 24th Week after Trinity
Daily Lectionary: Jeremiah 11:1-23; Matthew 24:1-28 For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. (Matthew 24:27) The things that we hold near and dear will not last. What we take comfort in will disappear one day. We would love to ...
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November 6, 2008 - Thursday of the 24th Week after Trinity
Daily Lectionary: Jeremiah 8:18-9:12; Matthew 23:13-29 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. (Matthew 23:13) We operate every day with this idea You reap wh ...
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November 5, 2008 - Wednesday of the 24th Week after Trinity
Todays Reading: Ephesians 6:5-9 Daily Lectionary: Jeremiah 7:1-29; Matthew 23:1-12 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. (Ephesians 6:5) Luther once wrote: We have already heard that in the Christian life are two essen ...
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November 4, 2008 - Tuesday of the 24th Week after Trinity
Today's Reading: Colossians 1:9-14 Daily Lectionary: Jeremiah 5:1-19; Matthew 22:23-46 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:13-14 ) We can learn something from the C ...
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November 3, 2008 - Monday of the 24th Week after Trinity
Today's Reading: Isaiah 51:9-16 Daily Lectionary: Jeremiah 3:6-4:2; Matthew 22:1-22 And I have put my words in your mouth and covered you in the shadow of my hand, establishing the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth, and saying to Zion, 'You are my people.'" (Isaiah 51:16) Throu ...
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October 26th , 2008 - The 23rd Sunday after Trinity
Today's Reading: Matthew 22:15-22 Daily Lectionary: Deuteronomy 28:1-22; Matthew 18:1-20 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. (Matthew 22:15) Like the Pharisees in todays text we often try to test God. We want to catch God doing the things that Hes promised ...
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September 28, 2008 - The 19th Sunday after Pentecost
Today's Reading: Matthew 9:1-8 Daily Lectionary: Deuteronomy 1:1-18; Matthew 5:1-20 When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men. (Matthew 9:8) What Jesus did for that paralyzed man, He also wants to do to you - forgive you and raise you up ...
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September 20, 2008 - Saturday of the 17th Week after Trinity
Daily Lectionary: Nehemiah 4:7-23; 1 Timothy 3:1-16 I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go into the house of the LORD." (from the Introit for Trinity 18) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Are you glad when they say, Let's go to the house of the Lord? Get up! It's time for church! If you ...
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July 11, 2008 - Friday of the 7th Week after Trinity
Daily Lectionary: Judges 6:25-40; Acts 15:6-21 Now it came to pass the same night that the LORD said to him, "Take your father's young bull, the second bull of seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the wooden image that is beside it; (Judges 6:25) ...
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July 10, 2008 - Thursday of the 7th Week after Trinity
Daily Lectionary: Judges 6:1-24; Acts 14:1915:5 So he said to Him, "O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house." (Judges 6:15) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. What we think is weak and incapable, the Lord uses to sav ...
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July 9, 2008 - Wednesday of the 7th Week after Trinity
Daily Lectionary: Judges 4:1-24; Acts 14:1-18 For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. What does this mean? This means that I should be certain that these petitions are pleasing to our Father in heaven, and are heard by Him; for He Himself has commanded us to pra ...
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July 8, 2008 - Tuesday of the 7th Week after Trinity
Today's Reading: Romans 6:19-23 Daily Lectionary: Judges 3:7-31; Acts 13:42-52 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. If you want to know what God is all about, the verse above lays it out nice and s ...
Higher Things Daily Reflections
