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28th,21st,14th,& 7th September 2025
28th September 2025 Luke 16:19-31 Poor Lazarus and the rich man 16:19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 16:20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 16:21 who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell…
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Preaching Paths 7 September 2025 Proper 18C
Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary In today’s text, Lk 14:25-33, Jesus turns to address the throngs who trail after him on his journey to Jerusalem. His strong language is a test of their loyalty and ours. “No one who does not hate [every family member] is not able to be my disciple!”…
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31st August 2025, 12th Sunday after Pentecost
St Luke 14: 1, 7-14 Invite the poor to your banquet 14:1 On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the Sabbath, they were watching him closely. 14:7 When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them…
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Preaching Paths 31 August 2025 Proper 17C
Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Preaching well from this week’s gospel reading (Luke 14: 1, 7-14) requires preachers to stay alert to the specific social customs and circumstances that provoke Jesus’ teaching on this occasion. More than any other gospel, Luke presents Jesus’ ministry as filled with table scenes and table-related teachings.…
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24th August 2025, 11th Sunday after Pentecost
St Luke 13:10-17 Jesus heals on the sabbath 13:10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 13:11 And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. 13:12 When Jesus saw…
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Preaching Paths, 24 August 2025, Proper 16C
Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Jesus’ healing of a bent-over woman at the synagogue on a Sabbath day is the subject of today’s dramatic Gospel text, Luke 13:10-17. Bent nearly double “by a spirit” for eighteen years, this woman’s field of vision is little more than the ground at her feet. She…
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17th August 2025, 10th Sunday after Pentecost
St Luke 12:49-56 Jesus brings fire on earth 12:49 “I have come to cast fire upon the earth, and how I wish it were already ablaze! 12:50 I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what constraint I am under until it is completed! 12:51 Do you think that I have come to…
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Preaching Paths 17 August 2025 Proper 15C
Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Jesus’ themes in today’s reading, Luke 12: 49-56, signal a shift from a series of eschatologically-oriented admonitions and warnings to immediate concerns. Jesus addresses 1) the cleansing fire he shall bring to earth after he has undergone a dreaded “baptism;” 2) the conflict and division his message…
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10th August 2025,9th Sunday after Pentecost
St Luke 12:32-40 The treasure of the kingdom 12:32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 12:33 Sell your possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no…
Insights into Biblical Greek Grammar and Syntax 