Lessons: Isaiah 45:1-7Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13)1 Thessalonians 1:1-10Matthew 22:15-22 The lectionary, the schedule of readings that we follow Sunday by Sunday, continues to take us in a sequential way through the Gospel of Matthew. We have listened for a bunch of weeks running as Jesus has told us short stories. And it is apparent that theseContinue reading “Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski
Lessons: Jeremiah 14:7-10,19-22 Psalm 84:1-6 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18 Luke 18:9-14 From the moment we enter this world we are quantified. Newborns are whisked away from their parents and weighed and measured. They are scored 1 minute after birth and then again at 5 minutes on this scale called the Apgar scale, which from 1 toContinue reading “Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski”
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by Rachel Sanborn
Lessons: Genesis 2:18-24 Psalm 8 Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 Mark 10:2-16 Worship in Pink The chance of winning the Powerball lottery is 1 in 175 million. Yet people play. A LOT of them play. We take our chances. The chance of being struck by lightning in a lifetime is 1 in 14,000. Yet people walk inContinue reading “Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by Rachel Sanborn”
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Isaiah 45:1-7 Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13) 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 When I visit with people in their homes, in the hospital, at coffee shops, on the street, or even here at church, there are certain subjects that come up over and over, certain questions that come up time and again. One of the biggestContinue reading “Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert”