Lessons                                                                       Bread of Life                                                                  5 July 2025

Isaiah 66:10–14

₁₀"Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her,

         all you who love her;

rejoice with her in joy,

         all you who mourn over her;

₁₁that you may nurse and be satisfied

         from her consoling breast;

that you may drink deeply with delight

         from her glorious abundance."

₁₂For thus says the Lord:

"Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,

         and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;

and you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip,

         and bounced upon her knees.

₁₃As one whom his mother comforts,

         so I will comfort you;

         you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

₁₄You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice;

         your bones shall flourish like the grass;

and the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants,

         and he shall show his indignation against his enemies."

Psalm 66:1–7

₁Shout for joy to God, | all the earth;*

         ₂sing the glory of his name;

         give to him | glorious praise!

₃Say to God, "How awesome | are your deeds!*

         So great is your power that your enemies come cringing | to you.

₄All the earth worships you

         and sings prais- | es to you;*

         they sing praises | to your name."

₅Come and see what | God has done:*

         he is awesome in his deeds toward the chil- | dren of man.

₆He turned the sea into | dry land;*

         they passed through the riv- | er on foot.

There did we rejoice in him,

         ₇who rules by his might forever,

whose eyes keep watch on the | nations—*

         let not the rebellious ex- | alt themselves.

Galatians 6:1–10, 14–18

         ₁Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. ₂Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. ₃For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. ₄But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. ₅For each will have to bear his own load.

         ₆One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches. ₇Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. ₈For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. ₉And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. ₁₀So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. . . .

         ₁₄But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. ₁₅For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. ₁₆And as for all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.

         ₁₇From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

         ₁₈The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.

Luke 10:1–20

         ₁After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. ₂And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. ₃Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. ₄Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road. ₅Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!' ₆And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you. ₇And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. ₈Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. ₉Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.' ₁₀But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, ₁₁‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.' ₁₂I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

         ₁₃"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. ₁₄But it will be more bearable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. ₁₅And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades.

         ₁₆"The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me."

         ₁₇The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" ₁₈And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. ₁₉Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. ₂₀Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."