United Presbyterian Church  2360 Longwood Ave., Reedsport, OR 97467  (541) 271-3214.  Pastor: (541) 218 7657

   Sunday Service: 10:30.  Office and Pastor's Hours: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:00 til 2:00; Saturday from 9:00 to 11:30.


         Last updated: 03/13/2024

The Lay Leader for Sunday, March 17, is Cindy.

1st READING 1 Corinthians 12:1-11                            Cindy

1. Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2. You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. 3. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit.

4. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5. and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; 6. and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9. to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10. to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. 

 

GOSPEL: John 12:20–33                                               Buck

20. Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. 21. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22. Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.

27. “Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—”Father, save me from this hour'? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. 28. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29. The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” 30. Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. 31. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. 32. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33. He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.