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Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
John 6:56-69 Commentary
by Susan Hylen
Although Jesus’ words “I am the bread of life” are familiar to many Christians, in this passage the disciples declare this to be a “hard saying.”1
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Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 Commentary
by Anathea Portier-Young
Bondage to a lie, or freedom's integrity.1
1 Kings 8:[1, 6, 10-11] 22-30, 41-43 Commentary
by Garrett Galvin
When I was 19, I got my first pair of glasses.1
Psalm 34:15-22 Commentary
by James K. Mead
With the concluding verses of Psalm 34, the author has returned to the subject matter with which he began, namely the suffering from which God delivered him (verse 4).1
Ephesians 6:10-20 Commentary
by Brian Peterson
With this reading, we come (almost) to the end of Ephesians.
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Sermon Brainwave #620 - Ordinary 21 (Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
August 26, 2018
Discussion on texts for Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Aug. 26, 2018): (Gospel) John 6:56-69; (First Reading) Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18; (Semi-continuous First Reading) 1 Kings 8:[1, 6, 10-11] 22-30, 41-43; Psalm 34:15-22; (Second Reading) Ephesians 6:10-20. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for WorkingPreacher.org.