Tag: Proper 10A
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Sowers, Seeds, And Soils – A Sermon On Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Have you ever asked someone a question and she or he responded by telling you a story? I have a mentor who often does that. I’ll go to him with something about my life – a question, a struggle, a wondering – and instead of giving me an answer or telling me what to do Read more
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Sowing Seeds Of New Life – A Sermon On Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
When you look at you life today, when you look at the lives of the people you care about most, when you look at everything that is happening in our country, what are your deepest hopes? Whatever you just named, that hope carries the seeds of your life. And it’s asking something of you. It’s… Read more
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A Sower Went Out To Sow – A Sermon on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
So here’s what I am wondering. Might you and I be sowers of seed? When we hear or read this parable we are pretty quick to judge ourselves or others as one of the four types of ground: the beaten path, the rocky ground, thorny terrain, or good soil. But have you ever thought of… Read more
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Sowing More than 52,000 Seeds – A Sermon on the Parable of the Sower, Matthew 13:1-23
We often speak, and rightly so, of the gospel as the “good news,” the good news of Jesus Christ. God in Jesus has entered the world in a new way bringing new life, offering new hope, and inviting us to become a new person. That it is good news, however, does not necessarily mean it Read more
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It’s About God, Not The Dirt – A Sermon on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, Proper 10A
The collect and readings for the Fourth Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 10A, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23. Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on Read more
Interrupting the Silence 