Sunday, June 28, 2026
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost | Year A

Focus Theme:
“It Shall Be Provided”

Focus Prayer:
Holy One, help us to trust the process, the tests, and Your provision. Amen.

Focus Scripture:
Genesis 22:1-14
After these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to  the land of Moriah and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the  mountains that I shall show you.” 3 So Abraham rose early in  the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him  and his son Isaac; he cut the wood for the burnt offering and set out  and went to the place in the distance that God had shown him. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place far away. 5 Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the boy  and I will go over there; we will worship, and then we will come back  to you.” 6 Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and  laid it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife.  And the two of them walked on together. 7 Isaac said to his  father Abraham, “Father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said,  “The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for a burnt  offering?” 8 Abraham said, “God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them walked on together.
9 When they came to the place that God had shown him, Abraham built an  altar there and laid the wood in order. He bound his son Isaac and laid  him on the altar on top of the wood. 10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 12 He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for  now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your  only son, from me.” 13 And Abraham looked up and saw a ram,  caught in a thicket by its horns. Abraham went and took the ram and  offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So  Abraham called that place “The Lord will provide,” as it is said to this  day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”

All readings for this Sunday:
Genesis 22:1-14 and Psalm 13 • Jeremiah 28:5-9 and Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 • Romans 6:12-23 • Matthew 10:40-42

Focus Questions:
How do you understand God as a provider?
What does God provide? What does God expect of us in that provision?
How does trust impact the journey of faith?
With what aspects of your life do you trust God?
In what ways does your trust need to grow?