Jesus Asks His Disciples, “Who Do You Say I Am?”
The Gospel reading for the Revised Common Lectionary gets intense this week. This is the scene that happens right before Jesus’ Transfiguration. He takes the disciples to the Northern region of Casarea Philippi and asks them who people think he is. After Peter declares that he is the Christ, Jesus tells them that he will be killed and that if they want to follow him they must be willing to die as well.
Count the Stars: God Doubles Down the Promise to Abraham
The Narrative Lectionary continues the journey through Genesis and stops at the second iteration of God’s promise to Abraham in Genesis 15. Check out the resource page for two versions of this story that will help you put this text into the context of the larger story of Abraham.
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Wisdom Calls Out in Proverbs 1:20-33
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Taming the Tongue in James 3:1-12
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Who Do You Say I Am? in Mark 8:27-38
For the Narrative Lectionary
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Count the Stars in Genesis 15:1-6
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