Homiletical Helps
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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 8 • Luke 9:51–62 • June 26, 2016
Joel P. Okamoto Notes on the Text 9:51: This passage is the beginning of what is often called the travel narrative in the Gospel according…
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Proper 7 • Luke 8:26–39 • June 19, 2016
By Jeff Kloha “Why Do You Not Leave Me Alone?” Narrative Focus This pericope falls within a series of four of Jesus’s miracles (8:22–56): calming…
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Proper 6 • Luke 7:36–8:3 • June 12, 2016
By Anthony Cook “If this man were a prophet, he would have known.” Simon’s statement implies that if Jesus were a true prophet he would…
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Lent 3 • Luke 13:1–9 • February 28, 2016
By Glenn Nielsen In this text Jesus doesn’t explicitly accuse someone of something that needs repentance. Rather, he says the unfortunate people in the tragedies were…
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Proper 27 • Hebrews 9:24–28 • November 8, 2015
By Tim Saleska Text and Grammar Notes 9:24: εἰσῆλθεν: the aorist verb emphasizes the central point of this text that, unlike the OT sacrifices, Christ’s…
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Proper 24 • Hebrews 4:1–13 (14-16) • October 18, 2015
By Joel P. Okamoto Notes on the pericope The pericope urges Christians to believe God’s promise of eternal rest and to hold on to it…
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Proper 23 • Hebrews 3:12–19 • October 11, 2015
By Joel Biermann This text hardly ranks among the most popular or familiar of those gathered in the pericopes; but with its stern warnings, emphasis…