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- Christ the King Sunday – November 23, 2025 - Luke 23:33-43 In today’s gospel passage…we see Jesus recognized only by a tiny minority…a minority of one…as Christ…the king. It is ironic that Jesus…this bedraggled victim being tortured between two criminals…would be called King. And yet…the ones mocking him are…in spite of themselves…proclaiming an ultimate truth. Christ is king…the The Lord be with you. Jesus …
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- 23rd Sunday after Pentecost – November 16, 2025 - Luke 21:5-19 Well before the hurricane season begin… (on June 1st) …we read and hear news reports with information that announces: How to stay safe when a named storm or hurricane is on its way. We are reminded of making two big mistakes: Panic…which can cause us to do the wrong things. And fatalism: which …
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- 22nd Sunday after Pentecost – November 9, 2025 - Luke 20:27-38 A question is posed to Jesus…in our reading for today…by a religious sect called the Sadducees. The Sadducees were the religious conservatives of Jesus’ time. They accepted only what was written in the Torah… The books of Moses… Also known as the Pentateuch… The first five books of the Bible. And so…for the …
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- 21st Sunday after Pentecost/All Saints Sunday – November 2, 2025 - Luke 19:1-10 Ah…Zacchaeus…the wee little man! He is one of our favorite New Testament characters. The children like him because he is small. Many of them know the Bible school song that features his story. Zacchaeus was a wee little man, And a wee little man was he. He climbed up in a sycamore tree …
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- 20th Sunday after Pentecost – October 26, 2025 - Luke 18:9-14 Has anyone ever said you look like someone else…or that someone else looks like you? How does this make you feel? Be thankful you are not Kayla Nicole… A media personality and the ex-girlfriend of NFL star Travis Kelce. How would you like to be compared to Taylor Swift? Probably not so much…and …
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- 19th Sunday after Pentecost – October 19, 2025 - Luke 18:1-8 I don’t have a prayer! There’s no way I’m ever going to… Get a date with her/him. Get on the varsity team. Get a loan for that house…or get a loan to start my small business. Get into the college I prefer. Win this lawsuit. Avoid this penalty. Get justice. We get the …
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- 18th Sunday after Pentecost – October 12, 2025 - Luke 17:11-19 Like every other kid who received a 10-dollar bill or a shirt for their birthday… I was expected to send a thank you note to Grandma. But it never felt like a natural outpouring of my gratitude. It felt like an obligation…an obligation I would gladly give $10 to get out of. So …
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- 17th Sunday after Pentecost: October 5, 2025 - Luke 17:5-10 When I was a little boy…I was given a small necklace…in Sunday school. It was a Christian necklace…but it held…not a little gold cross or a silver Jesus fish Ichthus symbol…No. Hanging from this gold chain was a small…clear…plastic orb… That contained within it a tiny round seed. OK…You see where this is …
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- 16th Sunday after Pentecost – September 28, 2025 - Luke 16:19-31 This morning…Luke introduces two characters. Two really different guys. One is rich…well-dressed…well-fed…secure in a gated home. Interesting…he’s never given a name. He is defined only by his wealth and possessions. The other…lays outside of the gate. His name is Lazarus. (Not Mary and Martha’s brother…not that Lazarus). We do not know why …
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- 15th Sunday after Pentecost – September 21, 2025 - Luke 16:1-13 Jesus tells this little parable about a dishonest manager who…upon hearing that his boss was going to fire him… Goes to all his boss’s debtors and gives them a break on their debts. He forgives them much of what they owe. You know…so he could gain friends in the business before he’s cut …
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