Lectionary Text Study Sabbatheology
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Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A
Polite Disagreement? Matthew 21:23-32 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Peter Keyel 23 When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus said to them, “I will …
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A
ENVIOUS OF GENEROSITY Matthew 20:1-16 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Timothy Hoyer “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 3When he went out about nine o’clock, he …
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A
God’s Infinite Mercy Is Our Justice Matthew 18:21-35 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Mark A Marius 21Peter came and said to [Jesus], “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” 22Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. 23“For …
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A
Christ, Better than Nextdoor Matthew 18:15-20 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Matt Metevelis 15If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. 16But if you are not listened to, take one or two …
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A
Deceived No More Matthew 16:21-28 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Glenn L. Monson 21 From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes and be killed and on the third day be raised. 22 And Peter took …
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Identified with Jesus Matthew 16:13-20 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Jonas Ellison 13Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15He …
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Gone to the Dogs Matthew 15:21-28 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Steven E. Albertin 21Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” 23But …
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Sinking in Fear, Uplifted by Faith Matthew 14:22-33 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Brad Haugen 22Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, …
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
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 …
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
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 …
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
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 …
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
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 …
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
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 …
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
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 …
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
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 …
Third Sunday after Pentecost
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 …
Second Sunday after Pentecost
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, …
Holy Trinity Sunday
Community Theater: God (in Three Acts) Sends Us Forth Matthew 28: 16-20 Holy Trinity Sunday Analysis by Mark A. Marius 16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority …
Pentecost Sunday
The Unraveling Acts 2: 1-21 Pentecost Sunday Analysis by Matt Metevelis When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among …
The Seventh Sunday of Easter
A Story of Transformation Acts 1:6-14 The Seventh Sunday of Easter Analysis by Glenn L. Monson 6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set …