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PERICOPE
A pericope (/pəˈrɪkəpiː/; Greek περικοπή, "a cutting-out") in rhetoric is a set of verses that forms one coherent unit or thought, suitable for public reading from a text, now usually of sacred scripture or liturgy.
Manuscripts—often illuminated—called pericopes, are normally evangeliaries, that is, abbreviated Gospel Books only containing the sections of the Gospels required for the Masses of the liturgical year. Notable examples, both Ottonian, are the Pericopes of Henry II and the Salzburg Pericopes.
Lectionaries are normally made up of pericopes containing the Epistle and Gospel readings for the liturgical year. A pericope consisting of passages from different parts of a single book, or from different books of the Bible, and linked together into a single reading is called a concatenation or composite reading.
“Pericope” (pronounced: pe-ri-ke-pee) as it pertains to preaching. Its importance is mainly felt in, but not limited to, narrative portions of Scripture (as well as poetic sections). When preaching a section of Scripture it is crucial to know where the section begins and ends and it is the pericope that provides the framework. There are many clues as to defining the shape of a pericope which might include transitional words, plot or scene changes, syntactical markers, etc. It might also be argued that the pericope gives a textual limit to the one meaning of a given text which is of first importance in understanding the original meaning of a biblical author. Kaiser is helpful in showing the importance of this in our preaching:
Words belong to sentences, and sentences usually belong to paragraphs, scenes, strophes, or larger units within the grammar of a genre. This is why I urge that a good expositional sermon never take less than a full paragraph, or its literary equivalent (e.g., a scene, a strope, or the like), as a basis. The reason is clear: Only the full paragraph, or its equivalent, contains on full idea or concept of that text. To split off some of its parts is to play with the text as it could be bent in any fashion in order to accomplish what we think is best (Preaching and Teaching the Old Testament, 54).
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You Must Ask for Eternal Life... Matthew 21:22 - And all things, whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive. John 16:24 - Here to have you asked nothing in my name: ask, and you shall receive, that your joy…
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The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? "I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve."
Jesus told us that what is in our hearts ultimately works its way out into our public lives (Luke 6:43-45). The wise man of Proverbs told us to guard our hearts because the heart is the wellspring of our lives (Proverbs 4:23). Jeremiah wants us to know that God knows our hearts. At Heartlight.org and verseoftheday.com, we want to stress the importance of what goes into our hearts because it really makes a difference in what goes on inside our hearts and heads, and what comes out in our lives as behaviors. Please, invite the LORD into what you do, plan, think, read, scroll, swipe, watch, and hear. Ask the LORD to remove deceit from you. Ask the Spirit to help you see if what you are doing is truly worthy of your time and interest as a child of God and one who lives for the Kingdom of heaven.
Righteous Father, please help me guard my heart. Help me be wise enough not to place things into it that would rob it of its purity and devotion to you. I want to be holy through and through - body, soul, mind, and spirit. Please search me and help me remove everything that would steal my devotion from you and that would ruin my influence with others for you. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.By the grace given me I say to everyone of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.
The wisdom of heaven reminds us:
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall (Proverbs 16:18).Knowing this, we must try to balance two truths: I must not be prideful, but I must understand just how much God values me. It's not easy. Satan can use our self-denigration, what I call "the worthless worm syndrome," to discourage and demean ourselves as God's creation. He longs to keep us from using our spiritual gifts (1 Peter 4:10-11) and living for God's purposes (Psalm 139:13-16). The evil one wants us to forget our value to God. On the other hand, pride takes God out of the picture. We attribute any contribution we make to God's Kingdom and our world to our own efforts, rather than to God. To be both image bearers of God (Genesis 1:26-27) and part of fallen humanity (Romans 3:21-24) is more than a theological issue; it is the daily struggle of being JESUShaped disciples who know our sinfulness but also God's love, mercy, and grace. We maintain our proper balance of humility as flawed mortals and divine utility as beings uniquely created and recreated (2 Corinthians 5:17) by God. When we praise the One who made us his children and give thanks for being adopted into God's family because of his grace for us in Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:21), we think of ourselves properly.
Holy Father, I know that I am your child, not because of my deservedness, but because you redeemed me at the cost of Jesus' life. I know I am loved and valuable to you. I know you have given me the gifts, abilities, and experiences that have shaped me. May I ever be your humble yet valuable child, I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day, there will be one LORD, and his name the only name.
Jesus taught us:
"So then, this is how you should pray:As we pray, our hearts should yearn for the day when the LORD will be the universally recognized King over all the earth (Philippians 2:10-11). As we use the opening words of Jesus' model prayer, we are also asking the LORD to be King of our hearts as we commit ourselves to him alone. For us, he is the "one LORD, and his name the only name" that reigns in our hearts. These are more than words. As we say them, we look forward to the day when all created beings, seen and unseen, recognize Jesus as LORD. In a world of profanity, a world where God's name is blasphemed, and a world where God's greatness is often ignored, we hold to the promise that every knee will bow and every tongue confess, in heaven and on the earth and under the earth, that Jesus Christ is LORD. He has no rival. He is incomparable. His name is the only name worthy of reverence, honor, and praise. And we choose to make this so in our lives today!
‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven'" (Matthew 6:9-10 BSB).
Great Almighty LORD, bring yourself glory in our time of history. With all my heart, dear Father, I pray for your name to be reverenced in all the earth. Do mighty works that show your control and sovereignty to help your people bring others to call on your name and praise you for your glory and grace. In Jesus' holy and precious name, I pray. Amen.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.
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