Sunday, January 24 Worship & Faith Formation eBlast

Congregation Meeting this afternoon at 2 PM via Zoom

First Reading:  Jonah 3:1-5, 10

¹The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, ²“Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” ³So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days’ walk across. ⁴Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s walk. And he cried out, “Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” ⁵ And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.

¹⁰When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God had second thoughts about the calamity that God had said would be done to them; and God did not do it.

Word of God, word of life.
Thanks be to God.

Psalm 62:5-12

⁵For God alone I ^| wait in silence;
truly, my hope ^| is in God.
⁶God alone is my rock and ^| my salvation,
my stronghold, so that I shall nev- ^| er be shaken.
⁷In God is my deliverance ^| and my honor;
God is my strong rock ^| and my refuge.
⁸Put your trust in God al- ^| ways, O people,
pour out your hearts before the one who ^| is our refuge.
⁹Those of high degree are but a fleeting breath; those of low estate can- ^| not be trusted.
Placed on the scales together they weigh even less ^| than a breath.
¹⁰Put no trust in extortion; in robbery take no ^| empty pride;
though wealth increase, set not your ^| heart upon it.
¹¹God has spoken once, twice ^| have I heard it,
that power be- ^| longs to God.
¹²Steadfast love belongs to ^| you, O Lord,
for you repay all according ^| to their deeds.

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

²⁹Brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who are married be as though they were not, ³⁰and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no possessions, ³¹and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.

Word of God, word of life.
Thanks be to God.

Gospel: Mark 1:14-20

The holy gospel according to Mark.
Glory to you, O Lord.

¹⁴Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, ¹⁵and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the dominion of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”

¹⁶As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. ¹⁷And Jesus said to them, “Follow me and I will make you fish for human beings.” ¹⁸And immediately they left their nets and followed him. ¹⁹As Jesus went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. ²⁰Immediately Jesus called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.

The gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.