November 13, 2022, The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
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November 13, 2022, The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel: Luke 21:5-19 As history moves toward God’s fulfillment there will be frightening signs and events. Before the end, believers will draw strength from their relationship to God and will be given the words they need to testify and to endure without fear. 5When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with...

October 23, 2022, the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
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October 23, 2022, the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel: Gospel: Luke 18:9-14 The coming reign of God will involve unexpected reversals of fortune with judgment rooted in mercy. Jesus tells a parable in which the one who humbles himself is exalted and the one who exalts his own righteousness is humbled. 9[Jesus] also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they...

October 16, 2022, The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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October 16, 2022, The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel: Luke 18:1-8 Jesus tells a parable of an unjust judge who is worn down by a widow’s pleas. Jesus is calling God’s people to cry out for justice and deliverance. For if an unethical judge will ultimately grant the plea of a persistent widow, how much more will God respond to those who call....

October 9, 2022, The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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October 9, 2022, The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 Jesus’ mission includes making people clean again. Unexpectedly, a Samaritan healed of leprosy becomes a model for those who would praise and worship God and give thanks for God’s mercy. 11On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. 12As he entered a village, ten lepers approached...

October 2, 2022, The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
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October 2, 2022, The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel:  Luke 17:5-10 On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus instructs his followers about the power of faith and the duties of discipleship. He calls his disciples to adopt the attitude of servants whose actions are responses to their identity rather than works seeking reward.   5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6The Lord...

September, 25, 2022, The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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September, 25, 2022, The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel: Luke 16:19-31 Jesus tells a parable in which the poor one is “lifted up” and the rich one is “sent away empty.” Jesus makes it clear that this ethic of merciful reversal is not new but is as old as Moses and the prophets. [Jesus said:] 19“There was a rich man who was dressed...

September 18, 2022, The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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September 18, 2022, The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel: Luke 16:1-13 Jesus tells the curious story of a dishonest manager who cheats his employer and then is commended by him for having acted so shrewdly. Jesus wonders why his own followers are less creative and diligent in their stewardship given that they are managers of a far more valuable household. 1Then Jesus said...

September 11, 2022, Rally Day, the14th Sunday after Pentecost
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September 11, 2022, Rally Day, the14th Sunday after Pentecost

GOSPEL: Jesus tells two stories that suggest a curious connection between the lost being found and sinners repenting. God takes the initiative to find sinners, each of whom is so precious to God that their recovery brings joy in heaven Luke 15:1-10 1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to...

September 4, 2022, the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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September 4, 2022, the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Gospel: Luke 14:25-33 Jesus speaks frankly about the costs of discipleship. Those who follow him should know from the outset that completing the course of discipleship will finally mean renouncing all other allegiances. 25Now large crowds were traveling with [Jesus;] and he turned and said to them, 26“Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother,...

August 21, 2022, The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
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August 21, 2022, The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

GOSPEL Jesus heals a woman on the sabbath, offering her a new beginning for her life. When challenged by a narrow reading of the sabbath command, Jesus responds by expanding “sabbath work” to include setting people free from bondage. 10Now [Jesus] was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11And just then there appeared a woman...