Posts Tagged "Jubilee Preaching Aids"
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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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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