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30aug week

30 August - 5 September 2015

Worship from the heart

Mark 7.1-8,14-15,21-23
  • Some of the scribes and Pharisees criticise Jesus’ disciples for not observingthe laws of ritual purity.
  • Jesus says that worship from the heart matters more than mere words.
  • We are defiled by what comes out of us, not what goes into us.

 

Lectionary Bible readings for RCL Proper 17
Deuteronomy 4.1-2,6-9 Psalm 15 James 1.17-27 Mark 7.1-8,14-15,21-23

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  • Proper 17 focused on James 1.17-27 (2024)
  • Proper 17 focused on Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 (2021) 
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  • Proper 17 focused on Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 (2015)
  • Proper 17 focused on James 1.17-27 (2012)
  • Proper 17 focused on Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 (2009)
  • Proper 17 focused on James 1.17-27 (2006)
  • Proper 17 focused on Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 (2003)