After Pentecost | Monday 22 Jun 2026: Psalm 6; Micah 7:1-7; Revelation 2:1-7 ~ “Love me as you did at first!”

After Pentecost | Monday 22 Jun 2026

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Opening prayer:

Lord of all power and might,
the author and giver of all good things:
Graft in our hearts the love of your Name,
increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness,
and bring forth in us the fruit of good works;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

“Turn back to me
and do the works you did at first.“
(Revelation 2:5)

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Psalms: Psalm 6 – Sons of Korah / Ed Sullivan

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OT Reading: Micah 7:1-7 (NLT)

Misery Turned to Hope

7:1 How miserable I am!
I feel like the fruit picker after the harvest
who can find nothing to eat.
Not a cluster of grapes or a single early fig
can be found to satisfy my hunger.
+ The godly people have all disappeared;
not one honest person is left on the earth.
They are all murderers,
setting traps even for their own brothers.
+ Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil!
Officials and judges alike demand bribes.
The people with influence get what they want,
and together they scheme to twist justice.
+ Even the best of them is like a brier;
the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns.
But your judgment day is coming swiftly now.
Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion.
+ Don’t trust anyone—
not your best friend or even your wife!
+ For the son despises his father.
The daughter defies her mother.
The daughter-in-law defies her mother-in-law.
Your enemies are right in your own household!

+ As for me, I look to the Lord for help.
I wait confidently for God to save me,
and my God will certainly hear me.

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While I Wait | Voices Of Grace Music

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NT Reading: Revelation 2:1-7 (NLT)

The Message to the Church in Ephesus

2:1 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lampstands:

2:2 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars. You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.

2:4 “But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches. But this is in your favor: You hate the evil deeds of the Nicolaitans, just as I do.

2:7 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.

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Return to My First Love | Revelation 2 | KC Worship

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP 2019

Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, the light of the minds that know you, the life of the souls that love you, and the strength of the wills that serve you: Help us so to know you that we may truly love you, and so to love you that we may fully serve you, whom to serve is perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, our heavenly Father: Send forth laborers into your harvest; defend them in all dangers and temptations; and hasten the time when the fullness of the Gentiles shall be gathered in, and faithful Israel shall be saved; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil,
and keep us in eternal life.

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

After Pentecost | Sunday 21 Jun 2026: Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 86:1-10; 16-17; Romans 6:1-11; Matthew 10:24-39 ~ The divisiveness of confessing Christ.

After Pentecost | Sunday 21 Jun 2026

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

“Don’t imagine
that I came to bring peace to the earth!
I came not to bring peace, but a sword.”
(Matthew 10:34)

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There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy – The choir of St Paul’s Cathedral. / Chet Valley Hymns and Songs

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OT Reading: Genesis 21:8-21 (NLT)

Hagar and Ishmael Are Sent Away

21:8 When Isaac grew up and was about to be weaned, Abraham prepared a huge feast to celebrate the occasion. But Sarah saw Ishmael—the son of Abraham and her Egyptian servant Hagar—making fun of her son, Isaac. So she turned to Abraham and demanded, “Get rid of that slave woman and her son. He is not going to share the inheritance with my son, Isaac. I won’t have it!”

+ This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son. But God told Abraham, “Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted. But I will also make a nation of the descendants of Hagar’s son because he is your son, too.”

+ So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar’s shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba.

+ When the water was gone, she put the boy in the shade of a bush. Then she went and sat down by herself about a hundred yards away. “I don’t want to watch the boy die,” she said, as she burst into tears.

+ But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “Hagar, what’s wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. Go to him and comfort him, for I will make a great nation from his descendants.”

+ Then God opened Hagar’s eyes, and she saw a well full of water. She quickly filled her water container and gave the boy a drink.

+ And God was with the boy as he grew up in the wilderness. He became a skillful archer, and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the land of Egypt.

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Psalms: Psalm 86:1-7 | “Bow Down Thine Ear”| Singlogos

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NT Reading: Romans 6:1-11 (NLT)

Sin’s Power Is Broken

6:1 Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.

6:5 Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.

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I Know That My Redeemer Lives – Vineyard Worship

1 I know that my Redeemer lives;
what comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, He lives, who once was dead;
He lives, my everliving Head.

2 He lives to bless me with His love,
He lives to plead for me above,
He lives my hungry soul to feed,
He lives to help in time of need.

3 He lives and grants me daily breath;
He lives and I shall conquer death;
He lives my mansion to prepare;
He lives to bring me safely there.

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Gospel Reading: Matthew 10:24-39 (NLT)

10:24 “Students are not greater than their teacher, and slaves are not greater than their master. Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, the members of my household will be called by even worse names!

10:26 “But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear!

10:28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.

10:32 “Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.

10:34 “Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword.

+ ‘I have come to set a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
+ Your enemies will be right in your own household!’

+ “If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine. If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine. If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.

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I Have Decided To Follow Jesus – CeCe Winans

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP2019

Most loving Father, you will us to give thanks for all things, to dread nothing but the loss of you, and to cast all our care on the One who cares for us. Preserve us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, and grant that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from us the light of that love which is immortal, and which you have manifested unto us in your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear our prayers, and grant that in our local assemblies the pure Word of God may be preached and the Sacraments duly administered. Strengthen and confirm the faithful; protect and guide the children; visit and relieve the sick; turn and soften the wicked; arouse the careless; recover the fallen; restore the penitent; remove all hindrances to the advancement of your truth; and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy Church, to the honor and glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, our heavenly Father: Pour out your Spirit on your Church, that we may fulfill Christ’s command to preach the Gospel to all people. Send forth laborers into your harvest; defend them in all dangers and temptations; and hasten the time when the fullness of the Gentiles shall be gathered in, and faithful Israel shall be saved; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil,
and keep us in eternal life.

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

After Pentecost | Saturday 20 Jun 2026: Psalm 86:1-10; Ezekiel 29:3-7; Luke 11:53-12:3 ~ All hypocrisy will be revealed.

After Pentecost | Saturday 20 Jun 2026

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Opening prayer:

O Lord,
from whom all good proceeds:
Grant us the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that we may always think those things that are good,
and by your merciful guidance may accomplish the same;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

“The time is coming
when everything that is covered up will be revealed,
and all that is secret
will be made known to all.”
(Luke 11:53-12:3)

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Psalms: Psalm 86 – “Lord, You Are Good and Forgiving” – Francesca LaRosa

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OT Reading: Ezekiel 29:3-7 (NLT)

29:3 Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord:

“I am your enemy, O Pharaoh, king of Egypt—
you great monster, lurking in the streams of the Nile.
For you have said, ‘The Nile River is mine;
I made it for myself.’

+ I will put hooks in your jaws
and drag you out on the land
with fish sticking to your scales.

+ I will leave you and all your fish
stranded in the wilderness to die.
You will lie unburied on the open ground,
for I have given you as food to the wild animals and birds.

+ All the people of Egypt will know that I am the Lord,
for to Israel you were just a staff made of reeds.

+ When Israel leaned on you,
you splintered and broke
and stabbed her in the armpit.
When she put her weight on you,
you collapsed, and her legs gave way.

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Come to Jesus – Chris Rice / BREATHEcast

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NT Reading: Luke 11:53-12:3 (NLT)

11:53 As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him with many questions. They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him.

A Warning against Hypocrisy

12:1 Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and stepping on each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees—their hypocrisy. The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops for all to hear!

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O God, You Search Me and You Know Me – Chet Valley Hymns and Songs

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP 2019

Almighty God, you have not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities; grant that we, who for our evil deeds deserve to be punished, by the might of your grace may mercifully be relieved; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil,
and keep us in eternal life.

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

After Pentecost | Friday 19 Jun 2026: Psalm 86:1-10; Genesis 35:1-4; Acts 5:17-26 ~ Give people the message of life.

After Pentecost | Friday 19 Jun 2026

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Opening prayer:

“Go to the Temple and give the people
this message of life!”
(Acts 5:20)

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Psalms: Psalm 86 – Hear My Prayer | Gregory Wilbur & April Galtieri / Ove Heradstveit

A prayer of David.

86:1 Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer;
answer me, for I need your help.
+ Protect me, for I am devoted to you.
Save me, for I serve you and trust you.
You are my God.
+ Be merciful to me, O Lord,
for I am calling on you constantly.
+ Give me happiness, O Lord,
for I give myself to you.
+ O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,
so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
+ Listen closely to my prayer, O Lord;
hear my urgent cry.
+ I will call to you whenever I’m in trouble,
and you will answer me.

86:8 No pagan god is like you, O Lord.
None can do what you do!
+ All the nations you made
will come and bow before you, Lord;
they will praise your holy name.
+ For you are great and perform wonderful deeds.
You alone are God.

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OT Reading: Genesis 35:1-4 (NLT)

Jacob’s Return to Bethel

35:1 Then God said to Jacob, “Get ready and move to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother, Esau.”

+ So Jacob told everyone in his household, “Get rid of all your pagan idols, purify yourselves, and put on clean clothing. We are now going to Bethel, where I will build an altar to the God who answered my prayers when I was in distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”

+ So they gave Jacob all their pagan idols and earrings, and he buried them under the great tree near Shechem.

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Search me O God (Consuming Fire) – Stoneleigh Worship / @gospelshow1

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NT Reading: Acts 5:17-26 (NLT)

The Apostles Meet Opposition

5:17 The high priest and his officials, who were Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. But an angel of the Lord came at night, opened the gates of the jail, and brought them out. Then he told them, “Go to the Temple and give the people this message of life!”

+ So at daybreak the apostles entered the Temple, as they were told, and immediately began teaching.

When the high priest and his officials arrived, they convened the high council—the full assembly of the elders of Israel. Then they sent for the apostles to be brought from the jail for trial. But when the Temple guards went to the jail, the men were gone. So they returned to the council and reported, “The jail was securely locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no one was there!”

+ When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wondering where it would all end. Then someone arrived with startling news: “The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple, teaching the people!”

+ The captain went with his Temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they were afraid the people would stone them.

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Be Not Afraid – Himig Heswita / JesComTV

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP 2019

O God, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth, and sent your blessed Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people everywhere may seek after you and find you; bring the nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all flesh; and hasten the coming of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil,
and keep us in eternal life.

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

After Pentecost | Thursday 18 Jun 2026: Psalm 86:1-10; Exodus 12:43-49; Hebrews 2:5-9 ~ Jesus suffered death for everyone.

After Pentecost | Thursday 18 Jun 2026

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Opening prayer:

Yes, by God’s grace,
Jesus tasted death for everyone.
(Hebrews 2:9)

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Psalms: Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 – Matt Lemmler

A prayer of David.

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OT Reading: Exodus 12:43-49 (NLT)

Instructions for the Passover

12:43 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the instructions for the festival of Passover. No outsiders are allowed to eat the Passover meal. But any slave who has been purchased may eat it if he has been circumcised. Temporary residents and hired servants may not eat it. Each Passover lamb must be eaten in one house. Do not carry any of its meat outside, and do not break any of its bones. The whole community of Israel must celebrate this Passover festival.

+ “If there are foreigners living among you who want to celebrate the Lord’s Passover, let all their males be circumcised. Only then may they celebrate the Passover with you like any native-born Israelite. But no uncircumcised male may ever eat the Passover meal. This instruction applies to everyone, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner living among you.”

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The Passover Song – Caroline Cobb (feat. Sean Carter) / tranceseraph

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NT Reading: Hebrews 2:5-9 (NLT)

Jesus, the Man

2:5 And furthermore, it is not angels who will control the future world we are talking about. For in one place the Scriptures say,

“What are mere mortals that you should think about them,
or a son of man that you should care for him?
+ Yet for a little while you made them a little lower than the angels
and crowned them with glory and honor.
+ You gave them authority over all things.”

Now when it says “all things,” it means nothing is left out. But we have not yet seen all things put under their authority. What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was given a position “a little lower than the angels”; and because he suffered death for us, he is now “crowned with glory and honor.” Yes, by God’s grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone.

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And Can It Be – Stuart Townend / Worship Videos