Tag: Proper 20A
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It’s Not Fair But… – A Sermon On Matthew 20:1-16
Several years ago a friend called me about the sermon she had preached the day before. She was not happy with how it went. She said, “I gave a really good sermon yesterday. And someone said to me, ‘Thank you. I really enjoyed your sermon.’” She said, “I didn’t want them to enjoy the sermon. Read more
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We Are Nineveh – A Sermon On Jonah 3:10-4:11
Jonah has finally arrived at Nineveh. It’s a city so large it will take him three days to walk across it. Going a day’s walk into the city he cried out, “Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” What do you hear in his words? What do you imagine Jonah might be thinking and… Read more
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Grace in a Wage Based World – A Sermon on Matthew 20:1-16, Proper 20A
The collect and reading for today may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 20:1-16. Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. Read more
Interrupting the Silence 