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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 13:10-17 Commentary
by Ira Brent Driggers
This little story gets straight to the heart of Jesus’ mission in Luke.
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Isaiah 58:9b-14 Commentary
by Brennan Breed
Isaiah 56-66 addresses the community returning from the Babylonian exile to the dysfunctional and disappointing Persian-ruled territory of Yehud (Judah) in the years following 539 BCE.
Jeremiah 1:4-10 Commentary
by Kathryn M. Schifferdecker
“Don’t judge me.” The first time I heard that phrase from my (then) 8-year-old daughter, I was a bit taken aback.
Psalm 103:1-8 Commentary
by Vanessa Lovelace
Verse one of Psalm 103, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name” has inspired musical arrangements for generations.
Hebrews 12:18-29 Commentary
by Timothy L. Adkins-Jones
“Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
Liberating Sabbath
by Michael J. Chan
August 25, 2019
Luke closely associates Jesus’ public ministry with both the sabbath and the synagogue, beginning already in Luke 4:16-30. In fact, this week’s text (Luke 13:10-17) ...
Sermon Brainwave #677 - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 21)
Discussion on texts for Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost - Ordinary 21 (Aug. 25, 2019): (Gospel) Luke 13:10-17; (First Reading) Isaiah 58:9b-14; (Semicontinuous First Reading) Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 103:1-8; (Second Reading) Hebrews 12:18-29. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for Working Preacher.