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Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 1, 2023 Matthew 21:23-32 A Story of Spiritual Insincerity! 23Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?” 24Jesus replied, “I will also ask you […]
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 24, 2023 Matthew 20:1-16 A Story of Perplexing Generosity! 1“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard. 2He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. 3“About the third hour he […]
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Matthew 18:21-35 The Church God Wants: A Church that That’s Quick to Forgive! 21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” 22Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23“Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted […]
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Matthew 16:21-26 The Church God Wants: A Church that Takes Up Its Crosses! 21From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be […]
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Matthew 16:13-20 The Church God Wants: A Church that Really Knows Jesus! 13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say […]