Theme: God's people are commissioned for mission. God told Moses, as recorded in Exodus 19, that the Jews were to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. In the Gospel, the Lord empowers the apostles to go out and proclaim the gospel and minister in his name. That is our calling too.

COMMENTARY

Lesson 1: Genesis 18:1-15 (C)
Three men appear to Abraham as he sits by the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. Abraham extends gracious hospitality to them and one of the men reveals himself to be the Lord and announces that Sarah will have a child. Sarah laughs to herself at the idea of such an old woman bearing a child and is chastised by the Lord for her skepticism.

Lesson 1: Exodus 19:2-6 (RC); Exodus 19:2-8a (E, L)
Moses appears before God in Sinai to covenant with his people.…