January 7, 2023

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The Rose Window at St. Martin's Church

Prime Timers

The Prime Timers were a Bible study group at St. Martin's for eight years. One of the goals of our founder, Jackie Rose, was to have a weekly web page for the group and all the pages are still online here. The group disbanded but the readings below follow the Revised Common Lectionary as adapted for use in Episcopal worship.

Lectionary readings

The Readings for Sunday, January 7 -- First Sunday after the Epiphany: Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7 and Mark 1:4-11 . The text is from the Bible Study Tools - New Revised Standard Version.

Genesis 1:1-5

1 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, 2 the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

Psalm 29

1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,
     ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;
     worship the Lord in holy splendor.

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
     the God of glory thunders,
     the Lord, over mighty waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;
     the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
     the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
     and Sirion like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
     8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
     the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl,
     and strips the forest bare;

and in his temple
     all say, "Glory!"

10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
     the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.

11 May the Lord give strength to his people!
     May the Lord bless his people with peace!

Acts 19:1-7

1 While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the interior regions and came to Ephesus, where he found some disciples. 2 He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?" They replied, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." 3 Then he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They answered, "Into John's baptism." 4 Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus." 5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied— 7 altogether there were about twelve of them.

Mark 1:4-11

4 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 Now John was clothed with camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7 He proclaimed, "The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. 8 I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. 11 And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."

Thanks to Bible Study Tools for today's text.