Lessons for June 10, 2007 – Second Sunday after Pentecost The first lesson 1 Kings 17:17-24 Some time later, the woman's son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died. [18] She then said to Elijah, "O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to punish my sins by killing my son?" [19] But Elijah replied, "Give me your son." And he took the boy's body from her, carried him up to the upper room, where he lived, and laid the body on his bed. [20] Then Elijah cried out to the Lord, "O Lord my God, why have you brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, causing her son to die?" [21] And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the Lord, "O Lord my God, please let this child's life return to him." [22] The Lord heard Elijah's prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he came back to life! [23] Then Elijah brought him down from the upper room and gave him to his mother. "Look, your son is alive!" he said. [24] Then the woman told Elijah, "Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the Lord truly speaks through you." (NLT) Psalm 30:1-12 L. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me. C. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me. L. O Lord my God, I cried out to you for help, and you restored my health. C. You brought me up from the grave, O Lord. L. You kept me from falling into the pit of death. C. Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name. L. His anger lasts for a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! C. Weeping may go on all night, but joy comes with the morning. L. When I was prosperous I said, "Nothing can stop me now!" C. Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain. L. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered. C. I cried out to you, O Lord. I begged the Lord for mercy, saying, L. "What will you gain if I die, if I sink down into the grave? C. Can my dust praise you from the grave? Can it tell the world of your faithfulness? L. Hear me, Lord, and have mercy on me. Help me, O Lord." C. You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. L. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, C. that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. L. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever! (NLT) The second lesson Galatians 1:11-24 Dear brothers and sisters, I solemnly assure you that the Good News of salvation which I preach is not based on mere human reasoning or logic. [12] For my message came by a direct revelation from Jesus Christ himself. No one else taught me. [13] You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion—how I violently persecuted the Christians. I did my best to get rid of them. [14] I was one of the most religious Jews of my own age, and I tried as hard as possible to follow all the old traditions of my religion. [15] But then something happened! For it pleased God in his kindness to choose me and call me, even before I was born! What undeserved mercy! [16] Then he revealed his Son to me so that I could proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. When all this happened to me, I did not rush out to consult with anyone else; [17] nor did I go up to Jerusalem to consult with those who were apostles before I was. No, I went away into Arabia and later returned to the city of Damascus. [18] It was not until three years later that I finally went to Jerusalem for a visit with Peter and stayed there with him for fifteen days. [19] And the only other apostle I met at that time was James, our Lord's brother. [20] You must believe what I am saying, for I declare before God that I am not lying. [21] Then after this visit, I went north into the provinces of Syria and Cilicia. [22] And still the Christians in the churches in Judea didn't know me personally. [23] All they knew was that people were saying, "The one who used to persecute us now preaches the very faith he tried to destroy!" [24] And they gave glory to God because of me. (NLT) The Gospel Lesson Luke 7:11-17 Soon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, with a great crowd following him. [12] A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The boy who had died was the only son of a widow, and many mourners from the village were with her. [13] When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. "Don't cry!" he said. [14] Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. "Young man," he said, "get up." [15] Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk to those around him! And Jesus gave him back to his mother. [16] Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, "A mighty prophet has risen among us," and "We have seen the hand of God at work today." [17] The report of what Jesus had done that day spread all over Judea and even out across its borders. (NLT)