Pentecost 17 October 2, 2022
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost October 02, 2022 1 Timothy 1:12-17 What Makes God’s Grace So Amazing? I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service. Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and…
Pentecost 16 September 25, 2022
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 25, 2022 Luke 14:25-33 Christian— Look to Christ and to Christ Alone! Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. Suppose one of you wants…
Pentecost 15 September 18, 2022
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 18, 2022 Luke 14: 1, 7-14 Christian— Live a Christ-Like Life! One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have…
Pentecost 13 September 4, 2022
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 4, 2022 Luke 12:49-53 Jesus Warned Us! “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is completed! Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two…
Pentecost 12 August 28, 2022
The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 28, 2022 Luke 12:32-40 Do Not Be Afraid Little Flock! “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. …
Pentecost 11 August 21, 2022
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 21, 2022 Luke 12:13-21 What Is Your Attitude Toward Possessions? Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” And he told them this…
Pentecost 10 August 14, 2022
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 14, 2022 Luke 11:1-13 Jesus Teaches Us the Importance of Prayer! One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone…
Pentecost 9 August 7, 2022
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost August 7, 2022 Luke 10:38-42 What Did I Choose Today? As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care…
Pentecost 8 July 31, 2022
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 31, 2022 Luke 10:25-37 Wrong Question— Right Answer! On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He answered: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind” and, “Love…
Pentecost 7 July 24, 2022
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 24, 2022 Galatians 6:1-10, 14-16 Why We Do the Things We Do! Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Each one should test his own actions. Then…