John 7:37-52

[37]On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, [38]and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, 'Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water.'" [39]Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified. 

[40]When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, "This is really the prophet." [41]Others said, "This is the Messiah." But some asked, "Surely the Messiah does not come from Galilee, does he? [42]Has not the scripture said that the Messiah is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?" [43]So there was a division in the crowd because of him. [44]Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him. 

[45]Then the temple police went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, "Why did you not arrest him?" [46]The police answered, "Never has anyone spoken like this!" [47]Then the Pharisees replied, "Surely you have not been deceived too, have you? [48]Has any one of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him? [49]But this crowd, which does not know the law -
they are accursed." [50]Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus before, and who was one of them, asked, [51]"Our law does not judge people without first giving
them a hearing to find out what they are doing, does it?" [52]They replied,
"Surely you are not also from Galilee, are you? Search and you will see that
no prophet is to arise from Galilee." 

Acts 10:1-16

[1]In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of the Italian Cohort, as it was called. [2]He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God. [3]One afternoon at about three o'clock he had a vision in which he clearly saw an angel of God coming in and saying to him, "Cornelius." [4]He stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?" He answered, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. [5]Now send men to Joppa for a certain Simon who is called Peter; [6]he is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside." [7]When the angel who spoke to him had left, he called two of his slaves and a devout soldier from the ranks of those who served him, [8]and after telling them everything, he sent them to Joppa. 

[9]About noon the next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. [10]He became hungry and wanted something to eat; and while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance. [11]He saw the heaven opened and something like a large sheet coming down, being lowered to the ground by its four corners. [12]In it were all kinds of four-footed creatures and reptiles and birds of the air. [13]Then he heard a voice saying, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat." [14]But Peter said, "By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is profane or unclean." [15]The voice said to him again, a second time, "What God has made clean, you must not call profane." [16]This happened three times, and the thing was suddenly taken up to heaven. 

Acts 9:32-43

[32]Now as Peter went here and there among all the believers, he came down also to the saints living in Lydda. [33]There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, for he was paralyzed. [34]Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; get up and make your bed!" And immediately he got up. [35]And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

[36]Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. [37]At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. [38]Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, "Please come to us without delay." [39]So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them.

[40]Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, "Tabitha, get up." Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. [41]He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive. [42]This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. [43]Meanwhile he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner.

Psalm 57

[1]   Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,   
         for in you my soul takes refuge;   
    in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,   
         until the destroying storms pass by.   
[2]   I cry to God Most High,   
         to God who fulfills his purpose for me.   
[3] He will send from heaven and save me,   
         he will put to shame those who trample on me.           

Selah   
    God will send forth his steadfast love and his faithfulness.

[4]   I lie down among lions   
         that greedily devour human prey;   
    their teeth are spears and arrows,   
         their tongues sharp swords.

[5]   Be exalted, O God, above the heavens.   
         Let your glory be over all the earth.

[6]   They set a net for my steps;   
         my soul was bowed down.   
    They dug a pit in my path,   
         but they have fallen into it themselves.                        
Selah   
[7]   My heart is steadfast, O God,   
         my heart is steadfast.   
    I will sing and make melody.   
[8]        Awake, my soul!   
    Awake, O harp and lyre!   
         I will awake the dawn.   
[9]   I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;   
         I will sing praises to you among the nations.   
[10]   For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens;   
         your faithfulness extends to the clouds.

[11]   Be exalted, O God, above the heavens.   
    Let your glory be over all the earth.

  

Psalm 46

[1]   God is our refuge and strength,   
         a very present help in trouble.   
[2]   Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,   
         though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;   
[3]   though its waters roar and foam,   
         though the mountains tremble with its tumult.                   
Selah

[4]   There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,   
         the holy habitation of the Most High.   
[5]   God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved;   
         God will help it when the morning dawns.   
[6]   The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter;   
         he utters his voice, the earth melts.   
[7]   The LORD of hosts is with us;   
         the God of Jacob is our refuge.                                     
                Selah

[8]   Come, behold the works of the LORD;   
         see what desolations he has brought on the earth.   
[9]   He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;   
         he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear;   
         he burns the shields with fire.   
[10]  "Be still, and know that I am God!   
         I am exalted among the nations,   
         I am exalted in the earth."   
[11]  The LORD of hosts is with us;   
         the God of Jacob is our refuge.   

                                             Selah

Acts 9:10-19a

[10]Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." He answered, "Here I am, Lord." [11]The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. At this moment he is praying, [12]and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight." [13]But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem; [14]and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who invoke your name." [15]But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before Gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel; [16]I myself will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name." [17]So Ananias went and entered the house. He laid his hands on Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." [18]And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptized, [19]and after taking some food, he regained his strength. For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus, 

Psalm 130

[1]   Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD.   
[2]       Lord, hear my voice!   
    Let your ears be attentive   
         to the voice of my supplications!

[3]   If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities,   
         Lord, who could stand?   
[4]   But there is forgiveness with you,   
         so that you may be revered.

[5]   I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,   
         and in his word I hope;   
[6]   my soul waits for the Lord   
         more than those who watch for the morning,   
         more than those who watch for the morning.

[7]   O Israel, hope in the LORD!   
         For with the LORD there is steadfast love,   
         and with him is great power to redeem.   
[8]   It is he who will redeem Israel   
         from all its iniquities.

John 6:16-27

[16]When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, [17]got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. [18]The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. [19]When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were terrified. [20]But he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid." [21]Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going.

[22]The next day the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there. They also saw that Jesus had not got into the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

[23]Then some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. [24]So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

[25]When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?" [26]Jesus answered them, "Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. [27]Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.

For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal."