Tag: Bible
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The Good Samaritan Isn’t About Being Nice
Sermon for The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, August 30, 2026. Jesus is the Good Samaritan. Today’s gospel reading is the parable of the good Samaritan, and Jesus tells it in answer to a man who was an expert in God’s Law. He wanted to know how to “inherit eternal life” (Lk 10:25). He asked his…
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You Are Justified
Sermon for The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity, August 16, 2026. It is not by works but by faith that you are saved. This is what Paul teaches us in Ephesians 2:8-9. “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a…
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Work Hard, Play Hard — But What About Jesus? | The One Thing Needful
Sermon for The Tenth Sunday after Trinity, August 9, 2026. In the words of Toby Keith, “I’m oilfield trash, and proud as I can be.” It’s true. I am. And when I worked in the oilfield, there was a phrase my boss said all the time. We worked long, hard hours. He encouraged us to…
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The Sons of This Age vs. the Sons of Light | Luke 16:8 Explained
Sermon for The Ninth Sunday after Trinity, August 2, 2026. Buried in the middle of today’s Gospel reading, the Lord’s parable of the unrighteous steward, is an important sentence that’s easy to overlook. Luke 16:8. Jesus says, “For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons…
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Your Righteousness Isn’t Enough, And That’s the Point
Sermon for The Sixth Sunday after Trinity, July 12, 2026. In our Exodus reading, we heard God’s Commands, His Law. In the Matthew reading, we heard Jesus amplify that Law: “You heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I…
Rev. Tyrel Bramwell 