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Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Gospel Reading

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Commentary

by Elisabeth Johnson

In the Gospels, it seems that Jesus saves his sharpest words, his most pointed criticism, for the most religious.

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1st Reading

Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 Commentary

by Anathea Portier-Young

Moses will never enter the land of promise.1

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Alt. 1st Reading

Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Commentary

by Elaine James

What does it mean to love a landscape?

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Psalm

Psalm 15 Commentary

by Esther M. Menn

What makes a good guest?1

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2nd Reading

James 1:17-27 Commentary

by Margaret Aymer

Lectionary editors do not always make the most helpful choices.

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Searching the Heart

by Karoline Lewis

September 02, 2018

No one is exempt from a strong searching of the heart. That’s the first thing that we should notice about these selected verses from Mark 7. The Pharisees, the crowds, the ...

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Sermon Brainwave Podcast

Sermon Brainwave #621 - Ordinary 22 (Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

September 02, 2018

Discussion on texts for Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Sept. 2, 2018): (Gospel) Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23; (First Reading) Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9; (Semi-continuous First Reading) Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Psalm 15; (Second Reading) James 1:17-27. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for WorkingPreacher.org.

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