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Divine Administration Matthew 14:13-21 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2023 Analysis by Chris Repp 13Now when Jesus heard [about the beheading of John the Baptist], he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14When he went ashore, he saw a great …
APPRAISING THE TREASURE Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Bruce K Modahl 31He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; 32it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes …
AND ON GOD’S FARM THERE ARE SOME WEEDS . . . Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Fred Niedner 24 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among …
Fourth Soil Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Lori A. Cornell 1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3And he told them many things in parables, saying: …
REST FOR THE SOUL Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Ben Williams [Jesus spoke to the crowd saying:] 16“To what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, 17‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ …
Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us Matthew 10:40-42 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Matthew DeLoera 40 Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name …
Merciful Love in a Time of Conflict Matthew 10:24-39 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by James Squire 24“A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; 25it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how …
Land of Confusion Matthew 9:35–10:8 Third Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Peter Keyel 35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. 36When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, …
We Use Requirements, Jesus Uses Mercy Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Second Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Timothy Hoyer 9As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. 10And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors …
TWO WAYS NOT TO SEE THE JUDGE Matthew 25:31-46 Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Christ the King Sunday) analysis by Bob Bertram 31Jesus said to the disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and …
