Lessons                                                                       Bread of Life                                                          16 January 2021

1 Samuel 3:1–10

          ₁The young man Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

          ₂At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place. ₃The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.

          ₄Then the Lord called Samuel, and he said, “Here I am!” ₅and ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down.

          ₆And the Lord called again, “Samuel!” and Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” ₇Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

          ₈And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the young man. ₉Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

          ₁₀And the Lord came and stood, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears.”

Psalm 139:1–10

₁O Lord, you have searched me

          and | known me!*

₂You know when I sit down and when I rise up;

          you discern my thoughts | from afar.

₃You search out my path and my | lying down*

          and are acquainted with | all my ways.

₄Even before a word is | on my tongue,*

          behold, O Lord, you know it alto- | gether.

₅You hem me in, behind | and before,*

          and lay your hand up- | on me.

₆Such knowledge is too wonder- | ful for me;*

          it is high; I cannot | attain it.

₇Where shall I go from your | Spirit?*

          Or where shall I flee from your | presence?

₈If I ascend to heaven, | you are there!*

          If I make my bed in Sheol, | you are there!

₉If I take the wings of the | morning*

          and dwell in the uttermost parts

          | of the sea,

₁₀even there your hand shall | lead me,*

          and your right hand shall | hold me.

1 Corinthians 6:12–20

          ₁₂“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be enslaved by anything. ₁₃“Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. ₁₄And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. ₁₅Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! ₁₆Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two will become one flesh.” ₁₇But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. ₁₈Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. ₁₉Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, ₂₀for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

John 1:43–51

          ₄₃The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” ₄₄Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. ₄₅Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” ₄₆Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” ₄₇Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!” ₄₈Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” ₄₉Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” ₅₀Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” ₅₁And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”