Category: Sunday
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Quinquagesima (About 50 days until Easter)
Readings: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 | 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 | Luke 18:31-43 Text: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 First Corinthians 13 is one of the most beloved passages of all Scripture. It is a favorite passage for weddings. It is written on knickknacks and tchotchkes we decorate our houses with. Pardon the pun, but we love this chapter…
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Septuagesima (about 70 days until Easter)
Readings: Exodus 17:1-7 | 1 Corinthians 9:24-10:5 | Matthew 20:1-16 Text: Matthew 20:1-16 Quite often, the airwaves are abuzz with talk of fair wages and proper compensation. Strong words come from politicians, talk show hosts, and probably in your own conversations, too. Everyone wants to get what’s owed to them, and as much as possible. …
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The Transfiguration of Our Lord (Historic)
Readings: Exodus 34:29-35 | 2 Peter 1:16-21 | Matthew 17:1-9 Text: Matthew 17:1-9 Everyone hopes for heaven on earth. What can we do to hasten its arrival? What’s the “secret sauce” that nobody before has managed to discover, or how can I adjust my living so that I can be free of want? The twentieth…
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Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Readings: Amos 9:11-15 | Romans 12:6-16 | John 2:1-11 Text: John 2:1-11 There are two Old Testament readings assigned for this Sunday. One is from Exodus 33:12-23. In that, we read: 18 Moses said, “Please show me your glory.” 19 And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you…
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The Baptism of Our Lord
Readings: Isaiah 42:1-7 | 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 | Matthew 3:13-17 Text: Matthew 3:13-17 Who is Jesus? That’s one of the questions that comes up when we consider the Baptism of Our Lord. Where can we look for an answer? To men? As the dialogue in Mark 8 with the disciples showed, even during His earthly…
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First Sunday after Christmas
Readings: Isaiah 11:1-5 | Galatians 4:1-7 | Luke 2:22-40 Text: Luke 2:33-40 Joseph and Mary marveled about what was spoken about their son by Simeon. The Song of Simeon, known to us as the Nunc Dimittis, summed up the longing of the people of God since the very entrance of sin into the world. About…
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Second Sunday in Advent
~ Populus Zion ~ Readings: Malachi 4:1-6 | Romans 15:4-13 | Luke 21:25-36 Text: Luke 21:25-36 Let’s be honest, the things described in the end times are scary! They make even the worst terrorist attack seem like a hiccup, because it’s not just going to be in one city or a few cities. It’s going…
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First Sunday in Advent
~ Ad Te Levavi ~ Readings: Jeremiah 23:5-8 | Romans 13:(8-10) 11-14 | Matthew 21:1-9 Text: Matthew 21:1-11 Advent, as you may remember, means “coming.” Every year, we rehearse the coming of our Lord. Again, you may be familiar with His first coming in the flesh at Christmas, and His second coming on the Last…
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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…