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Resources for Preaching
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Proper 17 • Luke 14:1–14 • August 28, 2016
By Wayne J. Knolhoff “They were watching him carefully.” Luke observes that the Pharisees kept a close eye on Jesus. They watched him so they could…
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Proper 16 • Luke 13:22–30 • August 21, 2016
By Jeffrey Thormodson This focus of this text is about the baptized, to “those who are being saved”; verse 23 uses a present participle that…
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Proper 15 • Luke 12:49–53 (54–56) • August 14, 2016
Jeffrey A. Oschwald As if the themes of this Gospel weren’t challenge enough, two significant exegetical/translational questions must also be addressed. Luke 12:49b is “a…
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Proper 14 • Luke 12:22–34 (35–40) • August 7, 2016
Mark Rockenbach It is always important to consider the context of the assigned readings. Therefore, look at Luke 12:16–21. Jesus tells a story about a…
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Proper 13 • Luke 12:13–21 • July 31, 2016
David I. Lewis Literary Context In the verses proceeding today’s text Jesus confronts the religious authorities about their hypocrisy (11:37–54) and then warns his disciples…
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Proper 12 • Luke 11:1–13 • July 24, 2016
By Todd Jones It might seem like an odd thing to do, but notice how our first reading in Luke 11 takes on a slightly…
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Proper 11 • Luke 10:38-42 • July 17, 2016
By Paul R. Raabe The Gospel lesson appointed for the ninth Sunday after Pentecost is the Mary and Martha account. It illustrates the priority of…
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Proper 10 • Luke 10:25–37 • July 10, 2016
By David Peter Provided here is a sermon digest based on the parable of the Good Samaritan. The reader is free to appropriate into a…
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Proper 9 • Luke 10:1–20 • July 3, 2016
By Timothy E. Saleska Sermon Notes Luke 10:1–20 does not develop an argument but instead lays out a series of sayings that are disparate in structure…