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July 5, 2026 6th Sunday after Pentecost

10am - Live In-Person Worship THIS WEEK

 

Sunday, July 5, 2026
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | Year A


Focus Theme:
“Drink”


Focus Prayer:
Holy One, let us draw from you so that we may offer a drink to those we encounter. Amen.


Focus Scripture:
Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
34 So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant. 35 The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy; he  has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves,  camels and donkeys. 36 And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old, and he has given him all that he has. 37 My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son  from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I live, 38 but you shall go to my father’s house, to my kindred, and get a wife for my son.’
42 “I came today to the spring and said, ‘O Lord, God of my master  Abraham, if now you will only make successful the way I am going! 43 I am standing here by the spring of water; let the young woman who  comes out to draw, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water  from your jar to drink,” 44 and who will say to me, “Drink,  and I will draw for your camels also”—let her be the woman whom the Lord  has appointed for my master’s son.’
45 “Before I had  finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her  water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew. I  said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’ 46 She quickly let down  her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will also water your  camels.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels. 47 Then  I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of  Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her  nose and the bracelets on her arms. 48 Then I bowed my head  and worshiped the Lord and blessed the Lord, the God of my master  Abraham, who had led me by the right way to obtain the daughter of my  master’s kinsman for his son. 49 Now then, if you will deal  loyally and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so that I  may turn either to the right hand or to the left.”
58 And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will.” 59 So they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse along with Abraham’s servant and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her,
“May you, our sister, become
thousands of myriads;
may your offspring gain possession
of the gates of their foes.”
61 Then Rebekah and her maids rose up, mounted the camels, and followed the man, and the servant took Rebekah and went his way.
62 Now Isaac had come from Beer-lahai-roi and was settled in the Negeb. 63 Isaac went out in the evening to walk in the field, and, looking up, he saw camels coming. 64 And Rebekah looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she slipped quickly from the camel 65 and said to the servant, “Who is the man over there, walking in the  field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her  veil and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent. He took Rebekah,  and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after  his mother’s death.


All readings for this Sunday:
Genesis 24:34-38,  42-49, 58-67 and Psalm 45:10-17 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13 • Zechariah  9:9-12 and Psalm 145:8-14 • Romans 7:15-25 • Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30


Focus Questions:
What is your preferred beverage? What makes you enjoy it?
How do you extend hospitality?
How do you help ensure guests are well?
How do you introduce yourself to a new acquaintance?
How do you discern if you want to enter into a relationship with someone?

SCRIPTURES FOR This Sunday

Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)

GOSPEL READING: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)

GOSPEL READING: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)

Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67


34 So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant. 35 The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy; he  has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves,  camels and donkeys. 36 And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old, and he has given him all that he has. 37 My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son  from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I live, 38 but you shall go to my father’s house, to my kindred, and get a wife for my son.’
42 “I came today to the spring and said, ‘O Lord, God of my master  Abraham, if now you will only make successful the way I am going! 43 I am standing here by the spring of water; let the young woman who  comes out to draw, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water  from your jar to drink,” 44 and who will say to me, “Drink,  and I will draw for your camels also”—let her be the woman whom the Lord  has appointed for my master’s son.’
45 “Before I had  finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her  water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew. I  said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’ 46 She quickly let down  her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will also water your  camels.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels. 47 Then  I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of  Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her  nose and the bracelets on her arms. 48 Then I bowed my head  and worshiped the Lord and blessed the Lord, the God of my master  Abraham, who had led me by the right way to obtain the daughter of my  master’s kinsman for his son. 49 Now then, if you will deal  loyally and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so that I  may turn either to the right hand or to the left.”
58 And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will.” 59 So they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse along with Abraham’s servant and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her,
“May you, our sister, become
thousands of myriads;
may your offspring gain possession
of the gates of their foes.”
61 Then Rebekah and her maids rose up, mounted the camels, and followed the man, and the servant took Rebekah and went his way.
62 Now Isaac had come from Beer-lahai-roi and was settled in the Negeb. 63 Isaac went out in the evening to walk in the field, and, looking up, he saw camels coming. 64 And Rebekah looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she slipped quickly from the camel 65 and said to the servant, “Who is the man over there, walking in the  field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her  veil and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent. He took Rebekah,  and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after  his mother’s death.


 


GOSPEL READING: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)

GOSPEL READING: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)

GOSPEL READING: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 


"But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.'

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon';

the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

At that time Jesus said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."


 


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