Proper 24
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Proper 24 · 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10 · October 22, 2017
By David Peter This Sunday begins a series of several weeks in which the Epistle readings are taken from 1 Thessalonians. In this lectio continua much…
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Proper 24 • Luke 18:1–8 • October 16, 2016
By Kent Burreson The Persistent Church and the Long-suffering Lord O Spirit, who didst once restore Thy Church that it might be again The bringer…
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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 24 • Ecclesiastes 5:10–20 (Mt 5:9–19) • October 21, 2012
By Jeffrey Gibbs Textual Notes (using English Bible versification) One of the challenging issues in translation occurs in verse 10, the first verse of the…
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Proper 24 • Matthew 22:15–22 • October 16, 2011
By David Schmitt Textual Study: At the heart of this text lies an aphorism (v. 21), the saying of Jesus that the Pharisees had hoped…
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Proper 24 • Genesis 32:22–33 • October 17, 2010
by David Schmitt Textual Study The lectionary unfortunately isolates this text from its literary context and there- by masks its climactic nature. As the climax…
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Proper 24 · Mark 10:23-31 · October 18, 2009
By Robert W Weise From the Impossible to the Possible of God’s Grace Introduction We live in a world that continues to place personal wealth…