Daily Readings - 27/09/2026

^24:1 To Yahweh belong earth and all it holds, the world and all who live in it;

^24:2 he himself founded it on the ocean, based it firmly on the nether sea

^24:3 Who has the right to climb the mountain of Yahweh, who the right to stand in his holy place?

^24:4 He whose hands are clean, whose heart is pure, whose soul does not pay homage to worthless things and who never swears to a lie.

^24:5 The blessing of Yahweh is his, and Vindication from God his saviour.

^24:6 Such are the people who seek him, who seek your presence, God of Jacob! (pause)

^24:7 Gates, raise your arches, rise, you ancient doors, let the king of glory in!

^24:8 Who is this king of glory? Yahweh the strong, the valiant, Yahweh valiant in battle!

^24:9 Gates, raise your arches, rise you ancient doors, let the king of glory in!

^24:10 Who is this king of glory? He is Yahweh Sabaoth, King of glory, he! (pause)

^2:1 If our life in Christ means anything to you, if love can persuade at all, or the Spirit that we have in common, or any tenderness and sympathy,

^2:2 then be united in your convictions and united in your love, with a common purpose and a common mind. That is the one thing which would make me completely happy.

^2:3 There must be no competition among you, no conceit; but everybody is to be self-effacing. Always consider the other person to be better than yourself,

^2:4 So that nobody thinks of his own interests first but everybody thinks of other s people’s interests instead.

^2:5 In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus:[*a]

^2:6 His state was divine, yet he did not cling to his equality with God

^2:7 but emptied himself to assume the condition of a slave, and became as men are; and being as all men are,

^2:8 he was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a cross.

^2:9 But God raised him high and gave him the name which is above all other names

^2:10 so that all beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend the knee[*b] at the name of Jesus

^2:11 and that every tongue should acclaim Jesus Christ as Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

^21:28 ‘What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He went and said to the first, “My boy, you go and work in the vineyard today”.

^21:29 He answered, “I will not go”, but afterwards thought better of it and went.

^21:30 The man then went and said the same thing to the second who answered, “Certainly, sir”, but did not go.

^21:31 Which of the two did the father’s will?’ ‘The first’ they said. Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you solemnly, tax collectors and prostitutes are making their way into the kingdom of God before you.

^21:32 For John came to you, a pattern of true righteousness, but you did not believe him, and yet the tax collectors and prostitutes did. Even after seeing that, you refused to think better of it and believe in him.