Friday 4 November 2011

14I myself am also persuaded about you,my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness,filled with all knowledge,able also to admonish others.15But I write the more boldly to you in part as reminding you,because of the grace that was given to me by God,16that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles,serving as a priest of the Good News of God,that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable,sanctified by the Holy Spirit.17I have therefore my boasting in Christ Jesus in things pertaining to God.18For I will not dare to speak of any things except thosewhich Christ worked through me for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,19in the power of signs and wonders,in the power of God’s Spirit;so that from Jerusalem and around as far as to Illyricum,I have fully preached the Good News of Christ;20yes, making it my aim to preach the Good News,not where Christ was already named,that I might not build on another’s foundation.21But, as it is written,

“They will see, to whom no news of him came.They who haven’t heard will understand.”

1Sing to the Lord a new song,for he has done marvelous things!His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

2The Lord has made known his salvation.He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.3He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel.

3All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.4Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!

1He also said to his disciples,“There was a certain rich man who had a manager.An accusation was made to himthat this man was wasting his possessions.2He called him, and said to him,‘What is this that I hear about you?Give an accounting of your management,for you can no longer be manager.’

3“The manager said within himself,‘What will I do, seeingthat my lord is taking away the management position from me?I don’t have strength to dig.I am ashamed to beg.4I know what I will do,so that when I am removed from management,they may receive me into their houses.’5Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him,he said to the first,‘How much do you owe to my lord?’6He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’He said to him, ‘Take your bill,and sit down quickly and write fifty.’7Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’He said, ‘A hundred cors of wheat.’He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

8“His lord commended the dishonest managerbecause he had done wisely,for the children of this world are,in their own generation,wiser than the children of the light.