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Approching Prestination Like Jesus

Ephesians 5.15–21 + Matthew 22.1–14Twentieth Sunday After Trinity Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen In this Sunday’s parable Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a king who arranged a wedding … Continue reading

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Son, be of Good Cheer, your Sins are Forgiven You.

Ephesians 4.22-28 + Matthew 9.1-819th Sunday after Trinity Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Jesus enters Capernaum, His own city, and is confronted by several men carrying a paralytic on his … Continue reading

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God’s Ministry of Angels to You

The Festival of St. Michael and All AngelsRevelation 12.7–12 + Matthew 18.1–11 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Today—September 29—is the Festival of St. Michael and All Angels. It is the … Continue reading

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Walk This Way

17th Sunday after TrinityEphesians 4.1–6 + Luke 14.1–11 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. St. Paul encourages us to walk in such a way that is worthy of the calling with … Continue reading

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Blessed are those who take part in the First Resurrection

16th Sunday after TrinityEphesians 3.13–21 + Luke 7.11–17 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. In the twentieth chapter of Revelation, St. John sees an angel coming down from heaven. The angel … Continue reading

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Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

Galatians 5.25–6.10 + Matthew 6.24–34 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. “Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what … Continue reading

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Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity

Galatians 5.16–24 + Luke 17.11–19 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. In today’s epistle, St. Paul teaches us about the sinful flesh—our sinful nature, which we inherit from Adam. The flesh … Continue reading

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Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity

Galatians 3.15-22 + Luke 10.23-37 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. At the beginning of today’s gospel lesson, Jesus tells His disciples privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things … Continue reading

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Twelfth Sunday after Trinity & Baptism of Hannah Nicole

2 Corinthians 3.4–11 + Mark 7.31–37 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. A deaf man who has trouble speaking is brought to Jesus. He takes the man aside and signs to … Continue reading

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Eleventh Sunday after Trinity

1 Corinthians 15.1–10 + Luke 18.9–14 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Two men go to the temple to pray. One of them is a pharisee, meaning he has great zeal … Continue reading

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