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10 mins read|07/26/26
Gospel: Matthew 13:44-52 (Pentecost 9: Series A)
The powerful images presented easily capture your hearers’ imaginations, who may or may not already have assumptions about their meaning. This is fertile ground for your preaching. -
10 mins read|07/19/26
Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 (Pentecost 8: Series A)
Though we live in the assurance that the reign of God is happening now, much in our lives causes a longing for what has not yet come to pass. -
10 mins read|07/12/26
Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9 (18-23) (Pentecost 7: Series A)
The spiritual dangers are all around us, so let us not grow weary of the Word that has already taken root and borne fruit in our lives. -
14 mins read|07/30/23
Gospel: Matthew 13:44-52 (Pentecost 9: Series A)
Jesus called Peter to be a fisher of men so more people would be caught up in God’s gracious love through Jesus. But Peter needs to remember he is also one who needs to be caught-up in the same grace. -
15 mins read|07/23/23
Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 (Pentecost 8: Series A)
When we are not running ahead of Jesus, we might be in a better position to see Jesus: Crucified and risen for sinners, among whom I am the chief. -
14 mins read|07/16/23
Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 (Pentecost 7: Series A)
The same Word which stepped out of eternity into created time in order to speak light and life into creation when all was void and formless, that same Word still speaks.
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Matthew 13:44-52 – Pentecost 9 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the parable of buried treasure. -
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 – Pentecost 8 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the parable of the seed that grows while the hired men are sleeping. -
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 – Pentecost 7 (A)
On this episode of Preaching the Text, Steve Paulson unpacks the famous parable of the sower.
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