Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 1: 18-31; Matthew 5:1-12 Note: Both texts are being read from The Message ("The Message is a reading Bible translated from the original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures by scholar, pastor, author, and poet Eugene Peterson. Thoroughly reviewed and approved by twenty biblical scholars, The Message combines the authority of God's Word with the cadence and energy of conversational English." www.amazon.com › Message-Bible-Contemporary-Language) | Rev. Deborah McCreary
