Compelled to Participate

October 18, 2026

21st Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 24 Year A
Matthew 22:15-22

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Source:
1) Marvin A. McMickle, “Matthew 22:15–22: Homiletical Perspective,” Feasting on the Word: Year A, Volume 4: Season after Pentecost 2 (Propers 17-Reign of Christ) (Feasting on the Word: Year A volume), edited by David L. Bartlett and Barbara
Brown Taylor, Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2011. Kindle edition, 476-479.
2) Rachel Cronberger and Kylie Crabb, “Episode A-248,” By the Well Podcast, October 11, 2023, accessed October 16, 2026: A 248 Pentecost 21

The Brutal Truth

October 4, 2026

19th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 22 Year A
Matthew 21:33-46

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Source: William Barclay, The Parables of Jesus (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1999), 140-145.

A Fair Point

September 27, 2026

18th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 21 Year A
Matthew 21:23-32; Philippians 2:1-13

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Sources: 1. By the Well Podcast episodes A245 (9/21/2023) and A146 (9/9/2020); 2. Brenden Byrnes book “Lifting the Burden: Reading Matthew’s Gospel in the Church Today, p. 161.

The Vineyard is Open

September 20, 2026

17th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 20 Year A
Matthew 20:1-16; Exodus 16:2-15

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