Proper 21
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Proper 21 · Philippians 2:1–4 (5–13) 14–18 · October 1, 2017
Editor’s note: David Schmitt provides this homiletical help as the second of four in a sermon series on the lectionary’s successive readings from Paul’s letter to…
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Proper 21 • Luke 16:19–31 • September 25, 2016
By Thomas Egger It is interesting to look at different paintings inspired by this Bible story. The rich man is surrounded by friends and servants…
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Proper 21 • James 5:(1–12) 13–20 • September 27, 2015
By Anthony Cook The book of James is a collection of exhortations written to encourage Christians to live out their Christian identity in their daily…
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Proper 21 • Revelation 12:7–12 • September 29, 2013
By David Schmitt On the celebration of St. Michael and All Angels, it would be easy to expand a sermon on this text in Revelation…
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Proper 21• Numbers 11:4–6, 10–16, 24–29 • September 30, 2012
By David Schmitt This narrative selection from Israel’s wilderness wanderings captures a gracious transformation. The story begins in poverty, but ends in abundance. It begins…
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Proper 21 • Matthew 21:23–27 (28–32) • September 25, 2011
By Gerhard Bode Why the Question about Jesus’s Authority? The events in this account from Matthew 21 take place on the Monday before Jesus’s crucifixion.…
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Proper 21 • Amos 6:1–7 • September 26, 2010
by William Carr Where Are You Resting? For exegetical details, see Lessing, Amos, Concordia Commentary (CPH, 2009), 388–409. His treatment of language-oriented matters, especially morphology…
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Proper 21 · Mark 9:38-50 · September 27, 2009
By Kyle Castens “Whose Side, Anyway?” Charles simply figured there must be something wrong with his baseball glove. That was the fifth pop-fly in a…