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Upside Down Glory

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November 15, 2020

Matthew 25:31-46 I imagine you might hear this as I do today, hearing about Jesus coming into his ‘glory,’ knowing which of Jesus’ hands I hope I will end up on. Oh yes, I have heard these words for decades by now and with that hearing comes the undeniable understanding of who and what I …

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  • Matthew
  • Matthew 25:31-46
  • The Reign of Christ

Wasted Gifts and God’s Grace

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November 8, 2020

Matthew 25:14-30 Fear is  what kept those talents buried in the ground, of course it is. The third one doesn’t name it that directly, but it is what drove him to simply tuck it all away in a safe place. And I get that, I really do. Because the risk is powerfully great. One could …

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  • Lectionary 33
  • Matthew
  • Matthew 25:14-30
  • Pentecost 24A

Oil In Our Lamps…

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November 1, 2020

Matthew 25:1-13 It was the late winter in 1979. I was a senior in high school and competing at the state tournament in forensics. Extemporaneous speaking was my event. I grew up in a small town some 80 miles west of Chicago. We had a great speech program, mind you, with wonderful coaches. Those in …

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  • Lectionary 32
  • Matthew
  • Matthew 25:1-13
  • Pentecost 23A

All Saints Day 2020: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn…

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October 25, 2020

“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes…”  Revelation 7:9-17 “See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are…” 1 John 3:1-3 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted…” Matthew 5:1-12 Ray Steinbis died this week. Only …

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  • 1 John
  • 1 John 3:1-3
  • All Saints' Day A
  • Matthew
  • Matthew 5:1-12
  • Revelation
  • Revelation 7:9-17

Being Still: Letting Go…

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October 18, 2020

Psalm 46 I had pulled it out before going on a call the other day: these resounding words of the Psalmist which have strengthened countless struggling ones and which ring out in our minds and hearts this Reformation Day in Martin Luther’s triumphant rephrasing of this ancient message. I pulled it out to take with …

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  • Psalm 46
  • Psalms
  • Reformation A

Divided Loyalties: Weighing It Out

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October 11, 2020

Matthew 22:15-22 Oh, I surely do wish today that Jesus would have made it easier on us than he does now. For while his reply to the Herodians and the Pharisees walked an important and tenuous line, it leaves us with the responsibility of wrestling this question through our whole lives long. Now understand, please, …

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  • Matthew
  • Matthew 22:15-22
  • Pentecost 20A

This Exile: Then and Now

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October 4, 2020

Isaiah 25:1-9 I have been sitting with the words of the prophet Isaiah in these last days. And I have been wondering at how his words first heard by a broken, lost people must have sounded. I have been wondering what it means that he spoke to a people in exile. And, yes, I am …

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  • Isaiah
  • Isaiah 25:1-9
  • Matthew
  • Matthew 22:1-14
  • Pentecost 19A

God’s Own: This Vineyard

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September 27, 2020

Matthew 21:33-46 I took the long way home a few days back. I drove the roads which were mine growing up, going past vast fields of corn and soybeans which have been part of my landscape my whole life long. I grew up with kids whose families owned these farms. Indeed, parts of more than …

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  • Matthew
  • Matthew 21:33-46
  • Pentecsot 18A

“Let the Same Mind Be In You That Was In Christ Jesus…”

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September 20, 2020

Philippians 2:1-13 I officiated at a baptism yesterday. It is the second one I have done since the onset of this pandemic. In both cases we had our masks on and kept our distance. (Pictured here is the family along with the sponsors who were with us via Facetime.  Other than for the photographs, they kept …

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  • Pentecost 17A
  • Philippians
  • Philippians 2:1-13

“My Ninevah”

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September 13, 2020

Jonah 3:10-4:11 Matthew 20:1-16 “And should I not be concerned about Ninevah, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?” (Jonah 4:11) As of now, I cannot think of a better last line of …

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  • Jonah
  • Jonah 3:10-4:11
  • Matthew
  • Matthew 20:1-16
  • Pentecost 16A
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As a long-time preacher and teacher of the Word, I have found that the discipline of following the assigned texts through the church year has shaped my own faith profoundly. You will notice, therefore, that many of my postings on this site are lectionary-based.

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Church InnovationsPr. Janet Hunt is a long-time partner and Associated Trainer for Church Innovations, a research and consulting non-profit institute that innovates capacities of churches to be renewed in God's mission. To see what's going on with Church Innovations, click here

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