Tag: Matthew 9:9-13
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Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 5A) Readings: Hosea 5:15-6:6 | Romans 4:13-25 | Matthew 9:9-13 Text: Matthew 9:9-13 Main message: The call of the Apostle/Evangelist Matthew; Matthew throws a feast and invites tax collectors and sinners. This offends Pharisees, to which Jesus points out that these are the very ones in need of a “physician” because they recognize the illness of…
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~ Feast of St. Matthew ~
Readings: Ezekiel 2:8-3:11 | Ephesians 4:7-16 | Matthew 9:9-13 Text: Matthew 9:9-13 Today we’ll be following along with excerpts from a book called The Message of Matthew by Dr. Michael Green,[1] in a section called “What do we know about the tax collector?” Most of what we know about Matthew the tax collector comes from…
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St. Matthew the Evangelist (Matt. 9:9-13)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Feast of St. Matthew (observed) + September 22, 2019 Text: St. Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus says, “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” The Lord said this about Matthew, the Apostle and Evangelist. Really it’s one of the main themes of the Gospel that Matthew wrote. From the very…