The Word This Sunday – 07.30.23
Sermon 07.23.23 – Just Seeds
The Word Today – 07.23.23
Sermon 07.16.23 – The Parable of the Generous Sower
The Word Today – 07.16.23
7th Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 55:10-13; Psalm 65:1-13; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 I wonder what those among us who are master gardeners and farmers would think of someone walking around throwing seeds everywhere without caring where they land and without any soil preparation. Clueless? Lazy? Yet, that is precisely the method the sower uses …
The Word Today – 07.09.23
6th Sunday after Pentecost Zechariah 9:9-12; Psalm 145:8-14; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 After finishing his missionary speech to the disciples, Jesus receives a visit from some envoys of an imprisoned John the Baptist (Matthew 11:2-15). Apparently, John heard what Jesus had been doing (v. 2). They asked (v. 3), "Are you the one who …
The Word Today – 07.02.23
5th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 28:5-9; Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 Jesus' missionary discourse in the 10th Chapter of the Gospel of Matthew ends in a positive tone. When Jesus began instructing the disciples, the expectation was that sometimes they would be well received (verses 11-13); sometimes they would not be (verses 14-15). …
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