TRINITY – WEEK 15 – FRIDAY LESSON: LUKE 12:13-21 “A man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Luke 12:15 How does it come about that the Gospel and St. Paul single out greed and call it idolatry? They do not do this in the case of other gross sins like impurity,…

TRINITY – WEEK 15 – THURSDAY LESSON: PSALM 49:16-20 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” Matthew 13:44 The world cannot hide its unbelief in its gross…

TRINITY – WEEK 15 –  WEDNESDAY  LESSON: COLOSSIANS 3:5-11  Be sure of this, that no immoral or impure man, or one who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Ephesians 5:5  Where are these people who love God and have no hankering at all after…

TRINITY – WEEK 15 – TUESDAY LESSON: PSALM 37:1-11 “Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.” Matthew 6:24 You will find very few people who do not sin against this Gospel (Matthew 6:24-34). The Lord pronounces a very strict judgement…

TRINITY – WEEK 15 – MONDAY LESSON: MATTHEW 15:1-9 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” Matthew 6:24 The man who wants to serve two masters will always…

TRINITY – WEEK 15 – SUNDAY LESSON: MATTHEW 6:24-34 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. James 1:22 In this Gospel we see how God separates the Christians from the heathen. The Lord does not offer this doctrine to the heathen because they do not accept it; this doctrine is given…

TRINITY – WEEK 14 – SATURDAY LESSON: 1 THESSALONIANS 2:11‒13 As the body apart from the spirit is dead, so faith apart from works is dead. James 2:26 We prove the genuineness of our love as Christians by works of love. Jesus said, “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if…

TRINITY – WEEK 14 – FRIDAY LESSON: 1 PETER 2:13‒17 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:4 The lepers teach us faith; Christ teaches us love. Love deals with the neighbor in the manner in which it discovers that Christ has dealt…

TRINITY – WEEK 14 – THURSDAY LESSON: JAMES 1:2‒8 When He saw them He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” Luke 17:14 In this Gospel we are given a very warm and friendly invitation to draw near to Christ, to put our faith and trust in Him. There is no doubt…

TRINITY – WEEK 14 – WEDNESDAY LESSON: PSALM 103:1‒5 “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” Luke 17:13 Faith never asserts merits or tries to purchase God’s grace with works. It pleads only its utter lack of merits, or its demerits, and clings only to the pure, unmerited goodness and grace of God. This is also…