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Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

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Gospel Reading

Luke 4:21-30 Commentary

by Ruth Anne Reese

The whole passage (Luke 4:14-30) is structured around a pattern of proclamations by Jesus and responses from the hometown synagogue audience.

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1st Reading

Jeremiah 1:4-10 Commentary

by Patricia Tull

Jeremiah’s first-person poetic account of God’s calling him as a prophet echoes in brief, elliptical form the narrative of Moses’ commission to lead the Israelite slaves from Egypt in ...

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Psalm

Psalm 71:1-6 Commentary

by Eric Mathis

In the well-loved Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Anne Lamott writes:

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2nd Reading

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Commentary

by Brian Peterson

This is perhaps the most widely recognized and quoted passage anywhere in the Pauline letters, which poses both a challenge and an opportunity for preachers.

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Love Never Ends

by Karoline Lewis

January 31, 2016

“Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice ...

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SB460 - Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

January 31, 2016

Discussion on texts for Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Jan. 31, 2016): (Gospel) Luke 4:21-30; (First Reading) Jeremiah 1:4-10; (Psalm) Psalm 71:1-6; (Second Reading) 1 Corinthians 13:1-13.

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