So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new. - 2 Corinthians 5:17
The Greek word Paul chose for new in this verse is kainos referencing a new creation that has not existed previously. This has greater implications than if Paul had instead used neos, meaning new in an already established category.
This biblical concept of kainos new is a pillar of Christian doctrine. Since God is about the work of making us new every day, we are transformed throughout our lives into a new creation, continuously growing in our resemblance to the one we follow, Jesus Christ. Evidence of this transformation can be found in our words, attitudes, actions and lifestyle.
One way that we open ourselves to experience kainos new is by practicing the spiritual discipline of reading Scripture. This is because we encounter God in the pages of Scripture. And each time we meet the living God, we are changed.
With that in mind, I invite you, the Holston Conference, to join me in reading through the Bible together individually and collectively in 2022. As we participate in “Read Together” in community, we open ourselves to experience God's presence and kainos on an individual basis and as a conference.
- Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett
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February 23, 2023 Leviticus 19-20; Hebrews 7 (NRSV) Levítico 19-20; Hebreos 7 (RVR1960) Leviticus 19-20 Ritual and Moral Holiness 19 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to all the congregation of the Israelites and say to them: You shall be ...
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February 22, 2023 Leviticus 15-18; Psalm 31; Hebrews 6 (NRSV) Levítico 15-18; Salmos 31; Hebreos 6 (RVR1960) Leviticus 15-18 Concerning Bodily Discharges 15 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: “When...
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February 21, 2023 Leviticus 12-14; Psalm 111; Hebrews 5 (NRSV) Levítico 12-14; Salmos 111; Hebreos 5 (RVR1960) Leviticus 12-14 Purification of Women after Childbirth 12 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the Israelites, saying: “If a woman...
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February 20, 2023 Leviticus 8-11; Psalm 110; Hebrews 4 (NRSV) Levítico 8-11; Salmos 110; Hebreos 4 (RVR1960) Leviticus 8-11 The Rites of Ordination 8 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Take Aaron and his sons with him, the vestments, the anointing ...
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February 18, 2023 - February 19, 2023 Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 2; Psalm 99; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 (NRSV) Éxodo 24:12-18; Salmos 2; Salmos 99; 2 Pedro 1:16-21; Mateo 17:1-9 (RVR1960) Exodus 24: 12-18 12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me ...
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February 17, 2023 Leviticus 4-7; Hebrews 3 (NRSV) Levítico 4-7; Hebreos 3 (RVR1960) Leviticus 4-7 Purification Offerings 4 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the Israelites, saying: When anyone sins unintentionally in any of the Lord’s ...
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February 16, 2023 Leviticus 1-3; Psalm 27; Hebrews 2 (NRSV) Levítico 1-3; Salmos 27; Hebreos 2 (RVR1960) Leviticus 1-3 The Burnt Offering 1 The Lord summoned Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say...
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February 15, 2023 Exodus 38-40; Hebrews 1 (NRSV) Éxodo 38-40; Hebreos 1 (RVR1960) Exodus 38-40 Making the Altar of Burnt Offering 38 He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; it was five cubits long and five cubits wide; it was square and ...
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February 14, 2023 Exodus 35-37; Psalm 26; Philippians 4 (NRSV) Éxodo 35-37; Salmos 26; Filipenses 4 (RVR1960) Exodus 35-37 Sabbath Regulations 35 Moses assembled all the congregation of the Israelites and said to them, “These are the things that the...
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February 13, 2023 Exodus 32-34; Philippians 3 (NRSV) Éxodo 32-34; Filipenses 3 (RVR1960) Exodus 32-34 The Golden Calf 32 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron and said to him, “Come, ...
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February 11, 2023 Deuteronomy 30:15-20 or Sirach 15:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matt. 5:21-37 (NRSV) Deuteronomio 30:15-20 o Sirach 15:15-20; Salmos 119:1-8; 1 Corintios 3:1-9; Mateo 5:21-37 (RVR1960) Deuteronomy 30:15-20 15 “See, I ...
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February 10, 2023 Exodus 28-31; Philippians 2 (NRSV) Éxodo 28-31; Filipenses 2 (RVR1960) Exodus 28-31 Vestments for the Priesthood 28 “Then bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him, from among the Israelites, to serve me as ...
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February 9, 2023 Exodus 25-27; Psalm 90; Philippians 1 (NRSV) Éxodo 25-27; Salmos 90; Filipenses 1 (RVR1960) Exodus 25-27 Offerings for the Tabernacle 25 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell the Israelites to take for me an offering; from all whose ...
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February 8, 2023 Exodus 22-24; Psalm 109; Ephesians 6 (NRSV) Éxodo 22-24; Salmos 109; Efesios 6 (RVR1960) Exodus 22-24 Laws of Restitution 22 “When someone steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, the thief shall pay five oxen for an ...
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February 7, 2023 Exodus 19-21; Psalm 33; Ephesians 5 (NRSV) Éxodo 19-21; Salmos 33; Efesios 5 (RVR1960) Exodus 19-21 The Israelites Reach Mount Sinai 19 On the third new moon after the Israelites had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that very day, ...
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February 6, 2023 Exodus 16-18; Ephesians 4 (NRSV) Éxodo 16-18; Efesios 4 (RVR1960) Exodus 16-18 Bread from Heaven 16 The whole congregation of the Israelites set out from Elim and came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on ...
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February 4, 2023 Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 5:13-20 (NRSV) Isaías 58:1-12; Salmos 112:1-10; 1 Corintios 2:1-16; Mateo 5:13-20 (RVR1960) Isaiah 58:1-12 False and True Worship 58 Shout out; do not hold back! Lift...
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January 3, 2023 Exodus 13-15; Psalm 114; Ephesians 3 (NRSV) Éxodo 13-15; Salmos 114: Efesios 3 (RVR1960) Exodus 13-15 13 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Consecrate to me all the firstborn; whatever is the first to open the womb among the Israelites, of ...
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February 2, 2023 Exodus 10-12; Ephesians 2 (NRSV) Éxodo 10-12; Efesios 2 (RVR1960) Exodus 10-12 The Eighth Plague: Locusts 10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his officials, in order that I ...
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February 1, 2023 Exodus 7-9; Psalm 105; Ephesians 1 (NRSV) Éxodo 7-9; Salmos 105; Efesios 1 (RVR1960) Exodus 7-9 7 The Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all...
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January 31, 2023 Exodus 4-6; Galatians 6 (NRSV) Éxodo 4-6; Gálatas 6 (RVR1960) Exodus 4-6 Moses’s Miraculous Power 4 Then Moses answered, “But look, they may not believe me or listen to me but say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you.’ ” 2 The Lord said...
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January 30, 2023 Exodus 1-3; Galatians 5 (NRSV) Éxodo 1-3; Gálatas 5 (RVR1960) Exodus 1-3 1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and ...
January 28, 2023 Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28 (NRSV) Deuteronomio 18:15-20; Salmos 111; 1 Corintios 8:1-13; Marcos 1:21-28 (RVR1960) Deuteronomy 18:15-20 A New Prophet Like Moses 15 “The Lord your God will ...
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January 27, 2023 Genesis 49-50; Galatians 4 (NRSV) Génesis 49-50; Gálatas 4 (RVR1960) Genesis 49-50 Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons 49 Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather around, that I may tell you what will happen to you in days to come. 2...
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January 26, 2023 Genesis 47-48; Psalm 25; Galatians 3 (NRSV) Génesis 47-48; Psalm 25; Gálatas 3 (RVR1960) Genesis 47-48 47 So Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come ...