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Sermon - Trinity IX, 2026 - Luke 16:1-13

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The Parable of the Unjust Steward , Marinus van Reymerswaele, 1540 Christian Wisdom Seeks Eternal Dwellings Wisdom is forward thinking and focused on the goal Christian wisdom employs every treasure, heavenly and worldly, for the sake of reaching the goal If there is a hardest parable, it might be this one; throws people off every time. The parable presents a rich man with a steward who was found wasting the rich man’s possessions. The job of a steward is to be faithful with someone else’s possessions, and this guy wasn’t cutting it. So obviously, he got fired. What’s crazy is the rich man lets the steward hand in the books, and he doesn’t hunt them down and take them from him immediately. The steward does exactly what you don’t want the steward to do, which is why normally the books get taken from the steward: the steward cooks the books. He meets some of the rich man’s debtors, probably tenant farmers, and in order to ingratiate himself with the debtors he adjusts how much they owe, ...
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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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