Month: July 2023
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Eighth Sunday after Trinity
Commemoration of Robert Barnes, Confessor and Martyr Readings: Jeremiah 23:16-29 | Romans 8:12-17 | Matthew 7:15-23 Text: Matthew 7:15-23 This exhortation to beware of false prophets is interestingly placed in the Sermon on the Mount. People often quote Matthew 7:1 “Don’t judge lest you be judged” as a way to stop theological discussion when they…
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Seventh Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Genesis 2:7-17 | Romans 6:19-23 | Mark 8:1-9 Text: Mark 8:1-9 The Feeding of the 5,000 usually gets all the attention. It’s recorded in all four Gospels. It’s a spectacular miracle, feeding over 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish. John’s account even ties it to the Lord’s Supper. But why is there…
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Sixth Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Exodus 20:1-17 | Romans 6:1-11 | Matthew 5:17-26 Text: Matthew 5:21-37 Our Lord Jesus cuts to the chase. He doesn’t sugar coat His message to lure people in with fluffy words, only to hook them. Right away, He gets to the heart of what needs to be said to the crowds, and it happens…
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Fifth Sunday after Trinity
Readings: 1 Kings 19:11-21 | 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 | Luke 5:1-11 Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Persecution was a daily reality for third-century Christians in Rome. And in 258, the Emperor Valerian began another massive round. He issued an edict commanding that all bishops, priests, and deacons should be put to death, and he gave the…
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The Feast of the Visitation Readings: Isaiah 11:1-5 | Romans 12:9-16 | Luke 1:39-56 Text: Luke 1:35-46 God has created each of us in His Image and Likeness to live by His grace through faith in His incarnate Son, Jesus Christ. He was conceived and born of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Because of this, your entire life in body and soul—both…