Finding the Treasure of the Kingdom
The Rev. Robert P. TravisPentecost 6A Sunday Sermon 8 and 10:30am Service, Church of the Ascension, Knoxville TNRCL 7/24/2011Sunday Scripture Readings: 1 Kings 3:5-12, Psalm 119:129-136, Romans 8:26-39, Matthew 13:31-33,44-52Sermon Text:How many parables do you think you heardin that gospel reading?Normally when we have a gospel reading dealing with Jesus teaching in parables, we get to consider one,or maybe two parables on a Sunday.This time we have 5, six if you count the comparison of the scribe to the master of a household.Each one could be a sermon in itself,but don't worry,I'm going to try to cover all of them,but it won't take me the length of 5 sermons to do it.
First it's important to note that the developers of the Revised Common Lectionary had mercy on you,and split last week's parable and it's explanation out of this weeks lessons, so you only have 5-6 parables to deal with, rather than 6-7. So if you were wondering why there is a major chunk miss…
First it's important to note that the developers of the Revised Common Lectionary had mercy on you,and split last week's parable and it's explanation out of this weeks lessons, so you only have 5-6 parables to deal with, rather than 6-7. So if you were wondering why there is a major chunk miss…