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Sermon - Trinity XIII, 2026 - 2 Chronicles 28:8-15

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The Good Samaritan, Joseph Highmore, 1744   God’s People are Those Who Have Faith in Him We typically think my people are those who are like me externally History of the two kingdoms The Faithful Remnant of Samaria was more faithful than Judah We are God’s people through faith The lawyer asked Jesus: “ Who is my neighbor? ” That’s another way of asking: “Who are my people?” We ask this question because like prefers like and we want to love those people who are like us more than we love those who are not like us. This is a generally true principle in many facets of life. We do this in mostly playful ways with sports, where we greatly prefer our team which we identify with and we do not like the rival teams. This happens more seriously between countries, sometimes even to the point of war. This happens with some seriousness between political parties, sometimes leading to political assassinations. This happens in families when one family member defends another even through criminal be...
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Sermon - St. Mary, Mother of Our Lord 2021 - Luke 1:39-55

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Pieta , William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1876 Today the Holy Church rejoices to celebrate the Festival of St. Mary, Mother of Our Lord, by remembering her dormition, her falling asleep in faith. Our Lord uses St. Mary today to teach us about suffering and glory. Because like Mary, our glory is not found in worldly success, but God glorifies us when He dwells within us. Now, I’m a fan of capitalism and a free market, but it’s not without its pitfalls. Today’s culture measures glory based upon worldly measures of success, and usually bigger is better. If you’re a business, bigger is better. More customers, more money, bigger stores, more stores, that's what makes you successful and gives you glory. If you’re an employee, bigger is better. The higher up you are in the company, the more people under you, the higher your income, the more awards you receive, that’s what makes you successful and gives you glory. If you’re a farmer, bigger is better. Bigger tractors, more land, better land, new...
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