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13 August 2023 Pentecost 11 Matthew 14:22-33
Last week, Jesus had taken off for a bit of solitude, but a huge crowd found him This ...
6 August 2023 Pentecost 10 Matthew 14:13-21
Stewardship Thought There is a sense in which the human Jesus longs for the crowds to go away ...
30th July 2023 Pentecost 9 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
The kingdom of heaven is like… Mustard seed: “from little things big things grow”. Yeast: unseen as it ...
23 July 2023 Pentecost 8 Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
This reading begins with another parable plus explanation. Matthew inserts two short word pictures between the parable and ...
16th July 2023 Pentecost 7 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Of Seeds and Soils
Looking at what the lectionary leaves in, we find the rare parable that includes the backstage discussion from ...
9th July 2023 Pentecost 6 Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
Jesus challenges our view of what it means to follow. John’s “wowser” approach wasn’t to everyone’s liking, and ...
2nd July 2023 Pentecost 5 Matthew 10:40-42
What is this passage about? Is it about the disciples, the twelve? Yes, of course it is. These ...
25th June 2023 Pentecost 4 Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17
A prayer of David. 1 Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. 2 Guard my life, for ...
18th June 2023 Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23)
Matthew 9:35-38 Jesus is in ministry, and talking with his disciples about the need of the people and ...