Interrupting the Silence

Tag: Lectionary

  • “Supersize My Faith Please” – Luke 17:5-10

    The collect and readings for today, Proper 22C, the Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Luke 17:5-10. The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and Read more

  • A Life Well Squandered – Luke 16:1-13

    The collect and readings for the Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 20C,  may be found here. The gospel is Luke 16:1-13. Then Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. 2So he summoned him and said to Read more

  • Unique, Priceless, and Irreplaceable – Everyone Belongs

    The collect and readings for Proper 19C, the Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Luke 15:1-10. Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3So Read more

  • The Fire-Bringing Family-Dividing Jesus, Luke 12:49-56

    The collect and readings for today, Proper 15C, the Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Luke 12:49-56. Jesus said “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under Read more

  • Waiting For The Unexpected Hour – Luke 12:32-40

    The collect and readings for today, Proper 14C, the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Luke 12:32-40. Jesus said to his disciples, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for Read more

  • Prayer: A To-Do List For God?

    The collect and readings for the Ninth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 12, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Luke 11:1-13. He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When Read more

  • Tombs, Chains, Nakedness, Demons – The Stuff of Life, The Power of Christ

    The collect and readings for Proper 7C, the Third Sunday after Pentecost, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Luke 8:26-39. Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time Read more

  • Widows Prophesying At The City Gate – A Sermon for Proper 5C, Luke 7:11-17

    The collect and readings for today, the Second Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 5C, may be found here. The sermon below is based on today’s old testament and gospel readings. 1 Kings 17:8-24 The word of the LORD came to Elijah, saying, “Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have Read more

  • Life, Love, and Dancing – A Sermon for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, John 16:12-15

    The collect and readings for today, the Feast of the Holy Trinity, may be found here. The appointed gospel is John 16:12-15. Jesus said to his disciples, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the Read more