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The Lectionary Gospel
Matthew 21:33-46
Author: Scott Hoezee
******BOOM******* That’s probably not a word (or a sound effect) you associate with the parables of Jesus. But it’s more apt than you might think. Eugene Peterson famously said that parables are narrative time bombs. These are… More...
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Old Testament Lectionary
Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20
Author: Stan Mast
What a massive text for one sermon! I’ve preached ten-part series on these verses, spending much time on each word of the successive commandments. No wonder the RCL tried to help us by leaving out the crucial… More...
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The Lectionary Psalms
Psalm 80:7-15
Author: Scott Hoezee
“The Lord make his face to shine upon you . . .” That’s a line from the great Aaronic Benediction originally given to Israel in Numbers 6 and it is a line with which many Christians are… More...
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Lectionary Epistle
Philippians 3:4b-14
Author: Doug Bratt
“Are you becoming perfect?” is the perhaps strange way Carole Noren, to whom I owe many ideas for this Starter, begins a sermon on Philippians 3. It is, however, also an appropriate question, in light of the… More...
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En Español
Daniel 9.1-19
Author: Leopoldo Cervantes-Ortiz
El año primero de Darío, hijo de Asuero, de ascendencia meda y rey del imperio caldeo, el año primero de su reinado, yo, Daniel, estuve investigando en las Escrituras sobre los setenta años que tenía que permanecer… More...