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3 tips for preachers.

The power of a mental picture, rightly grasped, crafted, and communicated, can do something profound in the work of our preaching.

How to be specific without being legalistic


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An overview of the historical background and theology of Isaiah to help you develop your sermon series and apply it to your hearers.

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God’s gift of Sabbath allows us to rest in his sufficiency.

There’s something that pleases God’s heart even more than sacrifice: showing mercy to the messy.


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Sunday, September 27, 2026

Proper 21 (26)

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Overview

The two Gospel episodes are distinct sections connected by their reference to the authority of John the Baptist.

In the first, Jesus successfully traps the temple priests in the same sort of double-bind that they unsuccessfully attempted to trap him. They reveal that they cannot recognize the commission of God when its marks are before their eyes: the "way of uprightness" (v. 32) and Jesus’ miracles and works of healing (see John chs. 5-10).

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