Tag: Luke 18:31-43

  • Quinquagesima

    Quinquagesima

    Readings: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 | 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 | Luke 18:31-43 Text: Luke 18:31-43 The theme for Quinquagesima is “Grace is not easily understood” and you could broaden that to say that “God’s ways are not easily understood.” In the lesson from 1 Samuel, we saw that God’s choice for king of Israel is not…

  • Quinquagesima

    Quinquagesima

    Readings: 1 Samuel 16:1–13 | 1 Corinthians 13:1–13 | Luke 18:31-43 Text: Luke 18:31-43 These two accounts in St. Luke’s Gospel are arranged very intentionally.  The disciples are placed side by side with a blind beggar.  The disciples are sighted, but blind to see who Jesus is.  The beggar is blind, but has faithful eyes…

  • Quinquagesima (Luke 18:31-43)

    Quinquagesima (Luke 18:31-43)

    Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Quinquagesima + March 3, 2019 Text: Luke 18:31-43 The Lord often confounds our understanding—He chooses the least, the lowly, and here in today’s Gospel it is a blind man that sees while the disciples are dumbfounded. But on the cusp of the holy 40 days leading to the crucifixion of…

  • Quinquagesima (Luke 18:31-43)

    Quinquagesima (Luke 18:31-43)

    Bethlehem and Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon and Sweet Home, OR Quinquagesima + February 11, 2018 Text: Luke 18:31-43 These two accounts in St. Luke’s Gospel are arranged very intentionally.  Side by side, the disciples are placed next to a blind beggar.  The disciples are sighted, but blind to see who Jesus is.  The beggar is…