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He began to shout out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
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Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

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Gospel Reading

Mark 10:46-52 Commentary

by Sarah Hinlicky Wilson

The tale of blind Bartimaeus is a bit uncanny in Mark’s Gospel -- because nothing goes wrong.

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1st Reading

Jeremiah 31:7-9 Commentary

by Michael L. Ruffin

Jeremiah 31:7-9 is found within the part of the book interpreters call “The Book of Consolation” (30:1–31:40) because in it God promises restoration and renewal to the people after the ...

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Alt. 1st Reading

Job 42:1-6, 10-17 Commentary

by W. Dennis Tucker, Jr.

In the opening chapters of the book of Job, a dialogue takes place within the Divine Council, a dialogue between God and the hassatan about Job.

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Psalm

Psalm 126 Commentary

by Matthew Stith

Psalm 126 is among the relatively small number of psalms for which historical context is both fairly certain and highly useful for interpretation.1

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2nd Reading

Hebrews 7:23-28 Commentary

by Jennifer T. Kaalund

Many scholars attest that Hebrews is a homily, an eloquent sermon.

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Dear Working Preacher

Reformers In Our Midst

by Karoline Lewis

October 28, 2018

“Take courage, get up, he is calling you.”

Whether you are preaching this Sunday on Bartimaeus or with a Reformation celebration in mind, this is an invitation, a mantra, ...

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Sermon Brainwave Podcast

Sermon Brainwave #629 - Ordinary 30 (Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost)

October 28, 2018

Discussion on texts for Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (Oct. 28, 2018): (Gospel) Mark 10:46-52; (First Reading) Jeremiah 31:7-9; (Semi-continuous First Reading) Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Psalm 126; (Second Reading) Hebrews 7:23-28. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for Working Preacher.

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