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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

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Gospel Reading

Luke 17:5-10 Commentary

by Audrey West

How much faith does a person need?

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1st Reading

Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Commentary

by Richard W. Nysse

The heading for the book of Habakkuk reads: “The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw.”

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Alt. 1st Reading

Lamentations 1:1-6 Commentary

by Alphonetta Wines

We live in a world that is uncomfortable with feelings of deep sorrow, regardless of the loss.1

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Psalm

Psalm 37:1-9 Commentary

by Wil Gafney

Psalm 37 addresses an enduring concern, the seemingly untroubled and prosperous lives of wrongdoers (verse 1).

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2nd Reading

2 Timothy 1:1-14 Commentary

by John Frederick

After a standard opening sequence of greetings and thanksgiving, Paul jumps into a section of generalized statements about the Gospel and ministry.

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The Increments of Faith

by Karoline Lewis

October 02, 2016

One of the hardest things about being a teacher of preachers is that I don’t serve a church. I sometimes feel like I exist in a performative contradiction. Why would people ...

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SB503 - Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 27)

October 02, 2016

Discussion on texts for Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 27) (Oct. 2, 2016): (Gospel) Luke 17:5-10; (First Reading) Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4; (Alternate First Reading) Lamentations 1:1-6; Psalm 37:1-9; (Second Reading) 2 Timothy 1:1-14.

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