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 Psalm 112

1 Praise the Lord!

How joyful are those who fear the Lord
    and delight in obeying his commands.
2 Their children will be successful everywhere;
    an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.
3 They themselves will be wealthy,
    and their good deeds will last forever.
4 Light shines in the darkness for the godly.
    They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.
5 Good comes to those who lend money generously
    and conduct their business fairly.
6 Such people will not be overcome by evil.
    Those who are righteous will be long remembered.
7 They do not fear bad news;
    they confidently trust the Lord to care for them.
8 They are confident and fearless
    and can face their foes triumphantly.
9 They share freely and give generously to those in need.
    Their good deeds will be remembered forever.
    They will have influence and honor.
10 The wicked will see this and be infuriated.
    They will grind their teeth in anger;
    they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.

5K men & their fams

Mark 6 

30 The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught. 31 Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat.

32 So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone. 33 But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the shore and got there ahead of them. 34 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.

35 Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. 36 Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.”

37 But Jesus said, “You feed them.”

“With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to earn enough money[a] to buy food for all these people!”

38 “How much bread do you have?” he asked. “Go and find out.”

They came back and reported, “We have five loaves of bread and two fish.”

39 Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.

41 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share. 42 They all ate as much as they wanted, 43 and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish. 44 A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed.[b]

long ago

Hebrews 1 

1 Long ago 

God spoke many times 

and in many ways 

to our ancestors 

through the prophets. 

2 And now in these final days, 

he has spoken to us through his Son. 

God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, 

and through the Son he created the universe. 

3 The Son radiates God’s own glory 

and expresses the very character of God, 

and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. 

When he had cleansed us from our sins, 

he sat down in the place of honor 

at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.

when God

Titus 3 

4 When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, 

5 he saved us, 

not because of the righteous things we had done, 

but because of his mercy. 

He washed away our sins, 

giving us a new birth 

and new life 

through the Holy Spirit. 

6 He generously poured out the Spirit upon us 

through Jesus Christ our Savior. 

7 Because of his grace 

he made us right in his sight 

and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.

titustwo

Titus 2 

11 For the grace of God has been revealed, 

bringing salvation to all people. 

12 And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. 

We should live in this evil world with wisdom, 

righteousness, 

and devotion to God, 

13 while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day 

when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. 

14 He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, 

to cleanse us, 

and to make us his very own people, 

totally committed to doing good deeds.

notorious

Mark 2 

13 Then Jesus went out to the lakeshore again and taught the crowds that were coming to him. 

14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector’s booth. 

“Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. 

So Levi got up and followed him.

15 Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other notorious sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus’ followers.) 16 But when the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees[a] saw him eating with tax collectors and other sinners, they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with such scum?[b]”

17 When Jesus heard this, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

a charge

 2 Timothy is Paul's final letter to Timothy.

Paul loved Timothy deeply & considered Timothy to be his son.

(I understand that kind of non-biological relationship. 😁)

We don't know if Timothy got to see Paul before Paul's execution - probably not.

So these words written in this passage carry even more weight, since these are probably Paul closing words to Timothy - at least here on earth.

Can you imagine their reunion in Heaven? 😊

2 Timothy 4 

1 I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, 

who will someday judge the living and the dead 

when he comes to set up his Kingdom: 

2 Preach the word of God. 

Be prepared, 

whether the time is favorable or not. 

Patiently correct, 

rebuke, 

and encourage your people with good teaching.

3 For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. 

They will follow their own desires 

and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. 

4 They will reject the truth 

and chase after myths.

5 But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. 

Don’t be afraid of suffering for the Lord. 

Work at telling others the Good News, 

and fully carry out the ministry God has given you.