Jubilee 2025
Jubilee in a Wounded World
December 19, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for December 28, 2025 Readings for the First Sunday after Christmas Day Isaiah 63:7-9 Psalm 148 Hebrews 2:10-18 Matthew 2:13-23 Christmas, for many of us, arrives wrapped in images of angelic choirs, warm lights, and promises of…
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Light in the darkness
December 8, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for December 21, 2025 Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18–25 For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we are approaching the Longest Night — that…
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A Blanket of Snow
December 5, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for December 14, 2025 Readings for the Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 146:5-10 or Luke 1:46b-55 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 Where do we find joy in the campaign for debt cancelation? By the third Sunday…
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Jubilee momentum builds at Whitehorse United Church
December 2, 2025
Sending two people to the G7 Jubilee People’s Forum was key to a lively year of activism for one church. “It really has been a journey,” says KAIROS volunteer, Diane Emond. “Our Social Justice Committee at Whitehorse United Church has…
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The Hopeful Promise of Judgement
December 2, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for December 7, 2025 Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 The second Sunday of Advent is about the promise of judgement. Make no mistake; it is not…
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Clarity and Questions
November 25, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for November 30, 2025 Readings for the First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24: 36-44 These readings for the First Sunday of Advent begin our annual observance with clarity and consistency. They…
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The Sovereign Standard
November 20, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for November 23, 2025 Readings for the Reign of Christ Jeremiah 23:1-6 Luke 1:68-79 Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23: 33-43 In the Roman Catholic tradition this Sunday is called Christ the King. Of course, we see and hear…
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A Panorama of Joy
November 11, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for November 16, 2025 Readings for the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 65:17-25 Isaiah 12 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 21:5-19 In the reading from Trito-Isaiah, a panorama of joy extends before us. God is acting alone, and it…
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The Glory Yet to Come
November 5, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for November 9, 2025 Readings for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Haggai 2:1-2:9 Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Luke 20:27-38 This text from the prophet Haggai is given in the context of Israel’s return from…
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Zacchaeus’ metanoia moment
October 28, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for November 2, 2025 Readings for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Psalm 119:137-144 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Luke 19:1-10 Habakkuk is a relatively unknown prophet, and in this reading we hear him complaining to…
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The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
October 22, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for October 26, 2025 Readings for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Joel 2:23-32 Psalm 65 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14 “Jesus told this parable to some who were confident of their own righteousness and…
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Jubilee-shaped Thanksgiving
October 3, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for October 12, 2025 Readings for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 17:11-19 Psalm 66:1-12 On Thanksgiving weekend, Canadians gather to share food, to celebrate harvest, and to give thanks for God’s abundance. At its best, Thanksgiving…
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Don’t back down
September 26, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for October 5, 2025 Readings for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Lamentations 1:1-6 Lamentations 3:19-26 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10 What does faith look like for Jubilee people? In Luke 17:5-10, Jesus offers his disciples some teachings…
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A down payment on the future
September 18, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for September 28, 2025 Readings for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31 This week is all about money. The liberation present in the Year of the Lord’s…
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Shrewd wisdom
September 12, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for September 21, 2025 Readings for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 Psalm 79:1-9 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 The parable of the dishonest manager has long puzzled readers and preachers. A manager is accused of…
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Formed for Jubilee: God’s Call to Justice and Restoration
August 28, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for September 7, 2025 Readings for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Jeremiah 18:1-11 Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Philemon 1:1-21 Luke 14:25-33 The prophet Jeremiah is sent to a potter’s house, where he witnesses a powerful, simple…
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“Where is the Lord?”
August 21, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for August 31, 2025 Readings for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Jeremiah 2:4-13 Psalm 81:1, 10-16 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 In 2022, the world’s global public debt reached 92 trillion $USD. 3.3 billion…
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Playing Games
August 20, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for September 14, 2025 Readings for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 Psalm 14 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 If you’ve ever played games with children (or adults!), you’ll know that different games require different…
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Unshakeable Grace
August 19, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for August 24, 2025 Readings for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Jeremiah 1:4-10 Psalm 71:1-6 Hebrews 12:18-29 Luke 13:10-17 Reflecting on the Revised Common Lectionary passages for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost in the context…
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Wahkotowin – We Are All Related
August 14, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for August 17, 2025 Readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 This week’s Gospel, Luke 12:49-56, is always a challenging one. At first glance, a Jesus…
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The Place of Prayer
July 24, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for July 27, 2025 Readings for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85 Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19) Luke 11:1-13 What is the place of prayer in Jubilee work?As the burgeoning Jesus movement was beginning…
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A Green Olive Tree
July 15, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for July 20, 2025 Readings for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Amos 8:1-12 or Genesis 18:1-10a Psalm 52 or Psalm 15 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42 “The idea of Jubilee is the climax of biblical law,”…
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Who is my Neighbour?
July 7, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for July 13 Readings for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) Amos 7:7-17 Psalm 82 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 In the introduction to the story of the Good Samaritan in the gospel of Luke, a lawyer…
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A New Beginning
July 4, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for July 6, 2025 Readings for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) 2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 These passages clearly illustrate God’s “upside-down kingdom.” It is a phrase coined by…
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Dinner and the gift economy
June 16, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for June 22, 2025 Readings for the Second Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a Psalms 42 and 43 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 Metaphors and assumptions about debt pervade so much of our lives….
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Jubilee Preaching Aids for June 15, 2025
June 14, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for June 15, 2025 Readings for Trinity Sunday (Year C) Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Psalm 8 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 Psalm 8 Psalm 8 opens and closes with wonder and awe at God’s majestic name: “O LORD, our…
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Raising Hope: Laudato Si’ at 10 Years
May 30, 2025
Ecological justice is Indigenous justice When we talk about justice for the Earth, we can’t leave Indigenous Peoples out of the conversation—because we’ve always been part of it. For generations, our families have protected the land, the waters, the animals—not…
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Laudato Si’ Anniversary Week – Voices from the Global South
May 29, 2025
As we mark the anniversary of Laudato Si’ this week, we have been reflecting on the Encyclical’s assertion that an ecological debt exists from rich to poor because of resource exploitation and environmental degradation. The Late Pope Francis helped to…
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