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Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost

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Gospel Reading

Matthew 23:1-12 Commentary

by Susan Hylen

Most of us do not expect to hear Jesus say this: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it!” (Matthew 23:2-3)

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1st Reading

Micah 3:5-12 Commentary

by Margaret Odell

Lectionary texts are like photographs: when they are cropped and framed in certain ways, our attention is drawn to some features and not others.

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Alt. 1st Reading

Joshua 3:7-17 Commentary

by Dennis Olson

It’s not surprising that a new, young leader like Joshua would feel anxious or inadequate.

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Psalm

Psalm 43 Commentary

by Kelly J. Murphy

Hermann Gunkel, famous for his work on the psalms, once noted, “The individual complaint songs form the basic material of the psalter.”1

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2nd Reading

1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Commentary

by Jane Lancaster Patterson

In my experience, it is rare to hear a preacher on a Sunday morning who is willing to tackle an Epistle of Paul.

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Dear Working Preacher

Words For A Time Such As This

by Karoline Lewis

November 05, 2017

As Year A, the year of the Gospel of Matthew, winds down, a revisiting of the Beatitudes seems appropriate, timely, even necessary. For those of you preaching on Jesus’ opening ...

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Sermon Brainwave Podcast

SB567 - Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 31)

November 05, 2017

Discussion on Revised Common Lectionary texts for Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (Nov. 5, 2017): (Gospel) Matthew 23:1-12; (1st Reading) Micah 3:5-12; (Semi-continuous 1st Reading) Joshua 3:7-17; Psalm 43; (2nd Reading) 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for WorkingPreacher.org.

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