Tag: Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

  • Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 15A)

    Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 15A)

    Text: Isaiah 56:6-8; Matthew 15:21-28 Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God, our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. The text is some of the Old Testament lesson and some of the Gospel lesson, because today the readings are filled with these metaphors for fellowship with God, one being that…

  • Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

    Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

    Readings: Proverbs 9:1–10 & Joshua 24:1-2(a), 14-18 | Ephesians 5:6–21 | John 6:51–69 Text: Ephesians 5:6-21 “Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.’”~ John 6:68-69 ~ Yesterday at…

  • Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Isaiah 51:1-6)

    Bethlehem Lutheran Church & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost + August 27, 2017 Text: Isaiah 51:1-6 The year was around 700 BC.  Judah was facing destruction at the hand of the Assyrians. They were the last holdout, now that the northern kingdom of Israel had fallen some 20…