Good Shepherd Sermons & Blogs
Jesus calls for a radical reordering of the social table.
2025-45
sermon preached at Church of the Good Shepherd, Federal Way, WA
www.goodshepherdfw.org
by the Rev. Anna Lynn, Deacon
The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 17C-Tr1), August 31, 2025
Jeremiah 2:4-13 ;
Psalm 81:1, 10-16 ;
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 ;
Luke 14:1, 7-14
When you’re talking about God, metaphors about working for what we deserve just … fall apart.
There is no need, ever, for you to worry about eternal damnation.
We have the privilege, for a remarkably short time, of experiencing a remarkably tiny piece of God’s creation.
Are you following Jesus, or standing in his way?
Who do you say the "Son of Man" is?
God has given us a playground ... not a battlefield.
When you sink your ship of safety, will you try walking on water?
From your Faith In Action Team: Want to support our fellow Washingtonians in Spokane? Here are a few ways you can help.
And where does your food come from?
From inside her prison cell, the question arose: "What if this Jesus thing is true?"
When we make winning our ultimate goal, we cause others to lose.
When a seed sprouts, who knows what it will become?