February 9, 2025

Our Lectionary texts for this Sunday, the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, are Isaiah 1:1-8; Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; and Luke 5:1-11.

The consistent portrayal of discipleship presented in the gospels is one of no-strings-attached commitment. According to Beverly Gaventa, Luke 5:1-11 provides a dramatic account of this "radical unconcern for possessions that is integrally connected with discipleship. The disciples leave their boats, their workers, presumably even [their] astonishing catch, and go off after someone they cannot comprehend on a mission they do not understand." 

We will have our next OT study (on the Book of Judges) on March 2 after the morning worship service. Bring a sack lunch!