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The Parable of the Marriage Feast

Sermon for Sunday, October 11th, 2020,  The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity Lessons: Psalm 23; Isaiah 25:1-9; Philippians 4:4-13; St. Matthew 22:1-14   The Text: St. Matthew 22:1-14   The Topic: The Parable of the Marriage Feast   INTRODUCTION   Carol, a career counselor, was meeting with a client, George, who Read more

St. Paul’s exhortation to humility

Sermon for Sunday, September 27th, 2020, the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity   The Lessons: Psalm 25:1-14; Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:28-32   The Text: Philippians 2:1-13   The Topic: St. Paul’s exhortation to humility   INTRODUCTION Castleward, a stately home, was built in the 1760s about thirty miles Read more

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

Sermon for Sunday, September 13th, 2020, the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity   The Lessons: Psalm 103:1-14; Ecclesiasticus 27:30 – 28:7; St. Matthew 18:21-35   The Text: St. Matthew 18:21-35   The Topic: The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant   INTRODUCTION   Richard Hoefler’s book Will Daylight Come? includes a homey Read more