5 - 11 September 2021
Worship Together
5 - 11 September 2021
No borders
Mark 7.24-37After healing and teaching in Jewish territory, Jesus moves to the Gentile region of Tyre and Sidon. There he encounters Gentiles in need of healing: full of hope, and faith in Jesus’ healing ability, the people bring the needs of a sick girl and a deaf man to Jesus. Jesus heals them, then continues on his journey, urging the crowds to keep quiet about what he has done.
The readings explore how outsiders are included in our journey of faith. The Gentile woman and the disabled man are both people who were considered to be outsiders in Jesus’ society. But there are no borders to God’s love and welcome.
This week we explore being open and inclusive with others.
Lectionary Bible readings for RCL Proper 18 Year B
Isaiah 35.4-7a
Psalm 146
James 2.1-10 (11-13) 14-17
Mark 7.24-37
Find more resources on these readings
- Proper 18 focused on James 2.1-10 (11-13) 14-17 (2024)
- Proper 18 focused on Mark 7.24-37 (2021)
- Proper 18 focused on Mark 7.24-37 (2018)
- Proper 18 focused on Mark 7.24-37 (2015)
- Proper 18 focused on James 2.1-10 (11-13) 14-17 (2012)
- Proper 18 focused on Proverbs 22.1–2, 8–9, 22–23, (2009)
- Proper 18 focused on James 2.1-10 (11-13) 14-17 (2006)
- Proper 18 focused on Mark 7.24-37 (2003)