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Spotlight on
Sunday
September 5, 2010
15th Sunday After Pentecost
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First Reading: Deuteronomy
30:15-20
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Psalm: Psalm 1
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Second Reading: Philemon
1:1-21
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Gospel: Luke 14:25-33
Jesus speaks frankly about the
fearsome costs of discipleship. Those who follow him should know from the outset
that completing the course of discipleship will finally mean renouncing all
other allegiances.
25Now large crowds were traveling with him; and he turned and said to
them, 26"Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother,
wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my
disciple. 27Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be
my disciple. 28For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not
first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete
it? 29Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to
finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, 30saying, 'This
fellow began to build and was not able to finish.' 31Or what king,
going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider
whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him
with twenty thousand? 32If he cannot, then, while the other is still
far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. 33So
therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your
possessions.
Education Hour:
Our 9:15 Christian Education Hour will
resume in September 2010.
Click
HERE for the Bible readings August 15 through
November 17
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