Malankara World Journal - Christian Spirituality from a Jacobite and Orthodox Perspective
Malankara World Journal
Themes: Feeding 5000, Jesus - The High Priest, 8th Sun After Pentecost
Volume 8 No. 489 July 13, 2018
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. This Sunday in Church: 8th Sunday After Pentecost

1. Bible Readings for This Sunday (July 15)
http://www.MalankaraWorld.com/Library/Lectionary/Lec_8th_sunday-after-pentecost.htm

2. Sermons for This Sunday (July 15)

http://www.MalankaraWorld.com/Library/Sermons/Sermon-of-the-week_8th-sunday-after-Pentecost.htm

II. Lectionary Reflections - Mark 8:1-10

3. Learning from the Compassion of Jesus

It is the obligation of every individual Christian and every Christian church to think seriously about how they can help other Christians, or those who are interested in becoming followers of Jesus ....

4. Jesus' Ministry Among the Gentiles

The parallels between the feeding of the 4,000 and the 5,000 raise the question about why the different numbers...

5. Malankara World Journals with the Theme: Feeding 5000

Volume 7 No 427 July 28, 2017
Volume 7 No 424 July 7, 2017
Volume 6 No 353 June 10 2016
Volume 5 No 293: July 3 2015
Volume 4 No 227: July 11, 2014

III. Featured: Jesus, The High Priest - Reflections on Hebrews 4:14-5:10

6. Text: Hebrews 4:14-5:10

For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. ...

7. Jesus The High Priest - Commentary on Hebrews 5:1-10

High priests do not grasp at this position of honor. Those who arrogantly seize the office disqualify themselves. Aaron and his descendants who followed him as high priest came to their position because God called and appointed them....

8. A Voice Urging Compassion

High priests belonged to the people and shared their common humanity...

9. Save Forever - Jesus' Incarnation

The incarnation is not only about who God is, it's also about what God is doing; God is in the process of restoring all things. ...

IV. General Weekly Features

10. Family Special: Does Divorce Make People Happy?

A study conducted by a team of leading family scholars found no evidence that unhappily married adults who divorced were typically any happier than unhappily married people who stayed married. ...

11. To Obey is Better Than Sacrifice

Trust grows spontaneously in the praiseful heart. Thankfulness takes the sunny side of the street and looks at the bright side of God, and it is only thus that we can ever trust Him. ...

12. Hymn - All Hail, Adored Trinity

13. Poem: Before The Throne of God Above

14. A Picture of God

You are never more like God than when you are loving others. Love is the greatest thing. Everything else will fade away, but His love is a picture that will last forever! ..

15. About Malankara World

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