SERIES B 3 YEAR LECTIONARY
Fifth S. a. Pentecost  
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Job 38:1–11  
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38 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
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“Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
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Dress for action[a] like a man;
    I will question you, and you make it known to me.
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“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
    Tell me, if you have understanding.
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Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
    Or who stretched the line upon it?
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On what were its bases sunk,
    or who laid its cornerstone,
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when the morning stars sang together
    and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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“Or who shut in the sea with doors
    when it burst out from the womb,
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when I made clouds its garment
    and thick darkness its swaddling band,
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and prescribed limits for it
    and set bars and doors,
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and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,
    and here shall your proud waves be stayed’?
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Psalm 124  
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A Song of Ascents. Of David.
124 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side—
    let Israel now say—
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if it had not been the Lord who was on our side
    when people rose up against us,
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then they would have swallowed us up alive,
    when their anger was kindled against us;
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then the flood would have swept us away,
    the torrent would have gone over us;
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then over us would have gone
    the raging waters.
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Blessed be the Lord,
    who has not given us
    as prey to their teeth!
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We have escaped like a bird
    from the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
    and we have escaped!
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Our help is in the name of the Lord,
    who made heaven and earth.
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2 Cor. 6:1–13
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6 Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says,
“In a favorable time I listened to you,
    and in a day of salvation I have helped you.”
Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 3 We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, 4 but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, 5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; 6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; 7 by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; 8 through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; 9 as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed; 10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
11 We have spoken freely to you,[a] Corinthians; our heart is wide open. 12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. 13 In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also.
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Mark 4:35–41
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Jesus Calms a Storm
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” 41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

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PERSONAL NOTES
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- JOB: SATAN IS A FOOL WHO IS UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT FEAR EXISTS BECAUSE OF GOD'S AWESOME LOVE, NOT JUST HIS ABILITY TO WALK AWAY FROM CREATION TO THE POINT WHERE THE DEVIL DESTROYS EVERYTHING. FEAR OF GOD - IS FEAR OF PERFECT LOVE, AND AWESOME POWER.
THE LORD DELIVERS THE AFFLICTED BY THEIR AFFLICTION "DELIVER US FROM EVIL" - ELIHU. JOB FEARS THE LORD BECAUSE HE CALLS PEOPLE TO REPENTANCE AND REDEMPTION (REPENTANCE IS HARD.)
GOD'S JUSTICE IS NOT LIKE HUMAN JUSTICE.
GOD ALONE ISRIGHTEOUS.
PRAY FOR PATIENCE, WISDOM, FAITH
- PSALM: SMALL NUMBERS VS A LARGE ENEMY, ESCAPING THROUGH A FLOOD
- 2CORINTH: PAUL APPEALING TO THE CORINTHIANS WITH AN OPEN HEART - IN LOVE. GOD'S WORD AND SACRAMENTS AS HIS WEAPONS.
- MARK: APOSTLES ALL DOUBT DESPITE JESUS CONTROLLING AWFUL WEATHER IN THE OCEAN - AN UNDENIABLE MIRACLE. THE MIRACLE OF JESUS CASTING OUT LEGION INTO PIGS THAT DROWN, AND A WOMAN HEMMORAGING FOR 12 YEARS RECEIVING HEALING BECAUSE OF HER FAITH (FAITH HAS MADE YOU WELL, "WELL" AS IN RECEIVING CHRIST'S HEALING POWER AND MORE LIKE A DUG WATER WELL.)