Tag: gospel-of-st-luke

  • Preaching Paths 27 July 2025 Luke 11:1-13, Proper 12C

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Today’s Gospel text (Luke 11:1-13) includes Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer. It is quite brief; when Jesus’ disciples request that he teach them to pray, he offers just four concise petitions. Phrasing  found in Matthew’s version is missing here (“Our;” “who art in heaven,” “Thy will…

  • Preaching Paths 20 July 2025 Proper 11C

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary This week, as last, the gospel reading before us is a familiar one. Today’s text tells the story of Jesus’ visit with Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42). But if last week’s task was to discover new layers of meaning in a familiar parable, this week’s task may…

  • Preaching Paths 13 July 2025 Proper 10C

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary We know Jesus’ parable in Luke 10:25-37 as “the story of the Good Samaritan,” although the word “good” never appears in the text. In Jesus’ time, both Jews and Samaritans would regard the other as anything but “good.” In the US and elsewhere, the phrase “Good Samaritan”…

  • 6th July 2025, 4th Sunday after Pentecost

    Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Jesus sends out seventy disciples 10:1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. 10:2 He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of…

  • Preaching Paths 6 July 2025, Proper 9C, Luke 10:1-11,16-20

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Getting a clear understanding of the narrative context of today’s lection—geographical, temporal, and cultural—is a first step toward fruitful interpretation of Luke’s story of the “mission of the seventy.”* In the closing verses of ch 9, Jesus has 1) begun his journey to Jerusalem [9:51]; 2) decided…

  • 29th June 2025, Proper 8 (13)C

    St Luke 9:51-62 Jesus says, Follow me 9:51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 9:52 And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to prepare for his arrival, 9:53 but they did not…

  • Preaching Paths 29 June 2025,  Luke 9:51-62,  Proper 8 Yr C

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Today’s reading, Luke 9:51-62, begins the long section of Luke’s gospel  known as Jesus’ “Jerusalem journey” (9:51-19:27). His face is now “set firmly” toward Jerusalem (v 51) where he is destined to fulfill his mission, at the cost of his life. The route is, in fact, geographically…

  • 22nd June 2025, Year C, Proper 7 (12)

    St Luke 8:26-39 Jesus casts out demons 8:26 Then they arrived at the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 8:27 As he stepped out on shore, a man from the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had not worn any clothes, and he did not live in a…

  • 13th April 2025, Liturgy of the Palms

    Luke 19:28-40 Entrance into the final days 19:28After he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 19:29When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, 19:30saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it…

  • 30th March 2025, 4th Sunday in Lent

    Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 The parable of the forgiving father 15:1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 15:2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 15:3 So he told them this parable: 15:11b “There was a man…