11th Sunday After Pentecost
Spark your thoughts for August 13, 2023! Tune in to Lectionary Kick-start for a discussion about the texts for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 14 • Matthew 14:22–23 • August 7, 2011
By Andrew Bartelt Literary and Canonical Background Our Lord’s ministry began with the notice that John the Baptist had been arrested (4:12). The words and deeds of Jesus now have been twice interrupted by the ongoing story of John, who sent his disciples to ask if Jesus was “the one to come” in 11:2ff. Jesus answered ..
Proper 13 • Matthew 14:13–21 • July 31, 2011
By Henry Rowold “Feed Them!” As happens regularly in Scripture, this pericope is so rich that it can evoke an entire series of sermons, without stretching or duplicating: Jesus withdrew from the crowd (also 12:15, and other places specify his retreat for prayer); Jesus has compassion, and heals and feeds multitudes of people; Jesus’s grace ..