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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

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Gospel Reading

John 6:35, 41-51 Commentary

by Susan Hylen

Jesus is manna, that miraculous substance with which God cultivated relationship with Israel and sustained them in the wilderness.

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1st Reading

1 Kings 19:4-8 Commentary

by Garrett Galvin

When I was working my way through college, I was forced to take a year off to pay debts and start at a new school.1

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Alt. 1st Reading

2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 Commentary

by Gennifer Benjamin Brooks

Almost from its beginning, David’s life has been overshadowed by violence of one form or another, either perpetrated by him or by others against him.

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Psalm

Psalm 34:1-8 Commentary

by Eric Mathis

I work with college students in a Baptist university.1

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2nd Reading

Ephesians 4:25-5:2 Commentary

by Scott Shauf

After the rich theological discussion of Ephesians 1-3, Paul turns in Ephesians 4-6 to an extended series of moral exhortations.

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Manna Again

by Karoline Lewis

August 12, 2018

The Gospel of John is a dangerous book. In the hands of those who need or want a God who chooses sides, a God they can control, a God who excludes, a God who stipulates and manipulates ...

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Sermon Brainwave #618 - Ordinary 19 (Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost)

August 12, 2018

Discussion on texts for Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Aug. 12, 2018): (Gospel) John 6:35, 41-51; (First Reading) 1 Kings 19:4-8; (Semi-continuous First Reading) 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33; Psalm 34:1-8; (Second Reading) Ephesians 4:25--5:2. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for WorkingPreacher.org.

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