Season after Pentecost

Friday in Season after Pentecost

Friday, June 30, 2028

Semicontinuous (Track 1)

FIRST READING

2 Kings 1:1-12

Verse 1. After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel. Verse 2. Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.” Verse 3. But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’ Verse 4. Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed. Verse 5. When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?” Verse 6. They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” Verse 7. The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?” Verse 8. “He was a hairy man, ” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king. Verse 9. Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’” Verse 10. Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. Verse 11. So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’” Verse 12. Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.

PSALM

Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20

Verse 1. For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
Verse 2. In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
Verse 11. I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.
Verse 12. I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.
Verse 13. Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?
Verse 14. You are the God who works wonders; You display Your strength among the peoples.
Verse 15. With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph.
Verse 16. The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.
Verse 17. The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.
Verse 18. Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
Verse 19. Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.
Verse 20. You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Complementary (Track 2)

FIRST READING

2 Kings 1:1-16

Verse 1. After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel. Verse 2. Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.” Verse 3. But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’ Verse 4. Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed. Verse 5. When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?” Verse 6. They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” Verse 7. The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?” Verse 8. “He was a hairy man, ” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king. Verse 9. Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’” Verse 10. Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. Verse 11. So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’” Verse 12. Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. Verse 13. So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours please be precious in your sight. Verse 14. Behold, fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty, with all their men. But now may my life be precious in your sight.” Verse 15. Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king. Verse 16. And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”

PSALM

Psalm 16

Verse 1. A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
Verse 2. I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
Verse 3. As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
Verse 4. Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
Verse 5. The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
Verse 6. The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
Verse 7. I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.
Verse 8. I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Verse 9. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
Verse 10. For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
Verse 11. You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

SECOND READING

Galatians 4:8-20

Verse 8. Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. Verse 9. But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? Verse 10. You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! Verse 11. I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain. Verse 12. I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong. Verse 13. You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you. Verse 14. And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself. Verse 15. What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. Verse 16. Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth? Verse 17. Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them. Verse 18. Nevertheless, it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose — at any time, and not only when I am with you. Verse 19. My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, Verse 20. how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.