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Luke 18:9-14

Proper 25C

In our passage this week, the great reversals continue in the Gospel of Luke. One of the challenges we have as modern readers is that we know what to expect. For instance, those of us who have encountered these stories many times know that it is likely that the Pharisee is going to be revealed…

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Luke 18:1-8

Proper 24C

The “unjust judge” is the key comparison in this parable: it is the judge from whom we are meant learn something about God. This is made clear by the fact that this is a parable of comparison. If this judge, who is at the other end of the spectrum of what we know God’s character…

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Luke 18:9-14

Proper 25C

“I am so glad that Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me, Jesus loves ME!” “How vast the benefits divine which WE in Christ possess!” “Blessed assurance, Jesus is MINE!” We sing such sentiments in church all the time.  So before we get all squinty-eyed in regarding the Pharisee in Luke 18 as the quintessential spiritual…

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Luke 18:1-8

Proper 24C

Most of us know the opening to the various iterations of the “Law & Order” TV series that has been running for years and is now streaming on various channels.  We hear a two-note musical beat, the screen fades from black to reveal . . . a dead body on the floor, someone’s discovering a…

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Luke 18:9-14

Proper 25C

“I am so glad that Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me, Jesus loves ME!” “How vast the benefits divine which WE in Christ possess!” “Blessed assurance, Jesus is MINE!” We sing such sentiments in church all the time. So before we get all squinty-eyed in regarding the Pharisee in Luke 18 as the quintessential spiritual…

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Luke 18:1-8

Proper 24C

Most of us know the opening to the various iterations of the “Law & Order” TV series that has been running for years and now in reruns. We hear a two-note musical beat, the screen fades from black to reveal . . . a dead body on the floor, someone’s discovering a corpse in a…

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Seen and Not Heard

Sermon on Luke 18 by Meg Jenista at Montello Park Christian Reformed Church in Holland, Mich., on January 14, 2008. Used by permission of the author.

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Inside Out Living

Sermon on Luke 18 by Timothy Keller on May 11, 2003, at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. Used by permission of Redeemer Presbyterian.

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Symposium 2009: Me? A 2009 Pharisee?

Preached at the closing communion service on January 31, 2009 at Symposium.

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Symposium 2009: The Heart of Faith

Evening worship at Symposium, January 29, 2009

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