TOPIC INDEXPentecost (45)

  1. Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46 (Last Sunday: Series A)

    book
    11/26/23
    14 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Jesus is found in places of suffering, both with the one suffering and with the one giving mercy, in the most mysterious of ways.

  2. Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30 (Pentecost 25: Series A)

    book
    11/19/23
    14 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Those who imagine God as hard and ungracious are judged severely. Those who trust in God’s mercy in Jesus are encouraged immensely.

  3. Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13 (Pentecost 24: Series A)

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    11/12/23
    12 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Rather than ask what bridesmaid we are, Jesus invites us to see what a bridegroom He is.

  4. Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20 (Pentecost 13: Series A)

    book
    08/27/23
    13 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Discipleship involves listening to the Word of God. But discipleship is not only about listening to the Word of God. It also involves listening to the world.

  5. Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28 (Pentecost 12: Series A)

    book
    08/20/23
    13 mins
    By David Schmitt
    In the kitchen of Jesus, God gathers individuals who live on the margins. Their lives do not fit the dress code of a five-star restaurant. Their language offends and their behavior dismays and, deep down, like the disciples, we may just want Jesus to send them away.

  6. Gospel: Matthew 14:22-33 (Pentecost 11: Series A)

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    08/13/23
    13 mins
    By David Schmitt
    No matter how far down you fall into the wavering waters of “If you are...” prayers, Jesus is there.

  7. Gospel: Matthew 14:13-21 (Pentecost 10: Series A)

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    08/06/23
    12 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Jesus is the One leading and teaching God’s people, who sustains them when they hunger in the wilderness.

  8. Gospel: John 7:37-39 (Pentecost Sunday: Series A)

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    05/28/23
    12 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Jesus fills us with the Spirit and sends us as sources of living water into the thirsting world.

  9. Gospel: Luke 23:27-43 (The Last Sunday of the Church Year: Series C)

    book
    11/12/22
    11 mins
    By David Schmitt
    As the church year ends, we are not give a vision of Jesus on His throne, ruling over a new creation. Instead, we see Jesus ruling from the cross. His grace comes in the midst of suffering and pain.

  10. Gospel: Luke 21:5-28 (29-36) (Pentecost 23: Series C)

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    11/05/22
    12 mins
    By David Schmitt
    When God does not give you a life free from suffering, He calls you to look for Him in the midst of suffering. There you find Him doing His work, giving you words to speak and promises to hold onto.

  11. Gospel: Luke 14:1-14 (Pentecost 12: Series C)

    book
    08/21/22
    12 mins
    By David Schmitt
    In the text, Jesus enters a Pharisee’s house for dinner. Between the invitation and the meal, however, Jesus transforms this man’s home into a place of God’s care.

  12. Gospel: Luke 13:22-30 (Pentecost 11: Series C)

    book
    08/14/22
    13 mins
    By David Schmitt
    When offering encouragement to His disciples to follow Him, Jesus did not promise a pain-free life in this world. Instead, He highlighted the struggle and the difficulty. Why?
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