Monday, September 14, 2026

Exaltation of the Cross: Exaltation Of The Cross 638

Questions

Adults: What is something you can give up this week to make more time for prayer or service?

Children: Have you ever had to give something up (sacrifice)? Was it hard?

Key Passage

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. (John 3:16)

First Reading • The Bronze Serpent

Numbers 21:4b-9 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)

Psalm

Psalms 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)

Second Reading • Humility Of Christ

Philippians 2:6-11 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)

Gospel • For God So Loved The World

John 3:13-17 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)