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| "The People Seek Jesus to Make Him King" - by James Tissot |
FIRST
READING: Acts 5: 34 - 42
34
But a Pharisee in the council named Gama'li-el, a teacher of the law,
held in honor by all the people, stood up and ordered the men to be
put outside for a while.
35
And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you do with
these men.
36
For before these days Theu'das arose, giving himself out to be
somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him; but he
was slain and all who followed him were dispersed and came to
nothing.
37
After him Judas the Galilean arose in the days of the census and drew
away some of the people after him; he also perished, and all who
followed him were scattered.
38
So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let
them alone; for if this plan or this undertaking is of men, it will
fail;
39
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You
might even be found opposing God!"
40
So they took his advice, and when they had called in the apostles,
they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus,
and let them go.
41
Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were
counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
42
And every day in the temple and at home they did not cease teaching
and preaching Jesus as the Christ.
PSALM: Psalms 27: 1, 4, 13 - 14
1
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is
the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
4
One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I
may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold
the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
13
I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD in the land of
the living!
14
Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yea,
wait for the LORD!
GOSPEL: John 6: 1 - 15
1
After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which
is the Sea of Tiber'i-as.
2
And a multitude followed him, because they saw the signs which he did
on those who were diseased.
3
Jesus went up on the mountain, and there sat down with his disciples.
4
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
5
Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a multitude was coming to
him, Jesus said to Philip, "How are we to buy bread, so that
these people may eat?"
6
This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
7
Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii would not buy enough
bread for each of them to get a little."
8
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
9
"There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish;
but what are they among so many?"
10
Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was much
grass in the place; so the men sat down, in number about five
thousand.
11
Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he
distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much
as they wanted.
12
And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, "Gather
up the fragments left over, that nothing may be lost."
13
So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments
from the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten.
14
When the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, "This
is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world!"
15 Perceiving
then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him
king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
