Open Word

Semicontinuous (Track 1)

FIRST READING

Job 38:1-7, (34-41)

Verse 1. Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: Verse 2. “Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge? Verse 3. Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me. Verse 4. Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Verse 5. Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? Verse 6. On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, Verse 7. while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

PSALM

Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c

Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.

He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.

He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.

He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away —

the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them —

You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.

How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

Hallelujah!

Complementary (Track 2)

FIRST READING

Isaiah 53:4-12

Verse 4. Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. Verse 5. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. Verse 6. We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. Verse 7. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. Verse 8. By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people. Verse 9. He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth. Verse 10. Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. Verse 11. After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. Verse 12. Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

PSALM

Psalm 91:9-16

Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High—

no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.

For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.

“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”

SECOND READING

Hebrews 5:1-10

Verse 1. Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. Verse 2. He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness. Verse 3. That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people. Verse 4. No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was. Verse 5. So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.” Verse 6. And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” Verse 7. During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. Verse 8. Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. Verse 9. And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him Verse 10. and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

GOSPEL

Mark 10:35-45

Verse 35. Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” Verse 36. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired. Verse 37. They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.” Verse 38. “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?” Verse 39. “We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo. Verse 40. But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.” Verse 41. When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. Verse 42. So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. Verse 43. But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, Verse 44. and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. Verse 45. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”