Save us from the Time of Trial
July 27, 2025
7th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 12 – Year C
Luke 11:1-13
Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon
(The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)
Sources:
1 Matthew L. Skinner, “Luke 11:1-13 Exegetical Perspective,” Editors: Bartlett, David L., and
Taylor, Barbara Brown. Feasting on the Word: Year C, Volume 3: Pentecost and Season after
Pentecost 1 (Propers 3-16). Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2010. Kindle edition. Page
728 · Location 9933.
2 James A. Wallace, C.SS.R., “Luke 11:1-13 Homiletic Perspective,” Editors: Bartlett, David
L., and Taylor, Barbara Brown. Feasting on the Word: Year C, Volume 3: Pentecost and
Season after Pentecost 1 (Propers 3-16). Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2010.
Kindle edition. Page 731 · Location 9972, 9977, 9978.
3 Douglas John Hall, “Luke 11:1-13 Theological Perspective,” Editors: Bartlett, David L., and
Taylor, Barbara Brown. Feasting on the Word: Year C, Volume 3: Pentecost and Season after
Pentecost 1 (Propers 3-16). Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2010. Kindle edition. Page
722 · Location 9855.
jodygreenwood 
Thank you. I just told my husband that I feel depressed. I had said to God this morning that I wish I could take the whole world into a hug of comfort and fill everyone with the love of God, so there would be peace and joy. I didn’t have a name for it, but I do now: a time of trial. It seems like deliver us from evil isn’t happening, and as a minister, what do you say to people? I tell people that the Lord is our hope, but I struggle as I wait for a change to come. My church has shrunk from over 120 or more at church to less than 30 some Sundays, and there is a constant grieving, at least for me. i attend a United Methodist Church, and I feel such exhaustion in trying to keep up a pleasant and hopeful face. But, I know my Redeemer lives. Holy Spirit, Come.