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Jason Lane

  1. Epistle: Hebrews 9:24-28 (Proper 27, Series B)

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    11/04/18
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    By Jason Lane
    Two major themes seem to be running through the readings for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost. The first weaves together the widow who gave of her poverty in Mark 12 and the story of the widow of Zarephath from 1 Kings 17, who also gave to the prophet everything that she had… However, the other theme comes by way of the Epistle from Hebrews 9:24-28, which is about the temple made without hands.

  2. Epistle: 1 John 3:1-3 (All Saints Day)

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    10/28/18
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    By Jason Lane
    The striking truth of this festival is not that the church remembers the saints who have gone before us, even though we rightly chime the bells and speak the names of those who in the past year have flown away (Ps. 90:10). The real joy of this day is that those who have departed are counted together with us as the church and we are counted together with them.

  3. Epistle: Romans 3:19-28 (Reformation Observed)

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    10/21/18
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    By Jason Lane
    The Feast of the Reformation affords preachers a special opportunity to catechize on the doctrine of justification by faith. It is also a perfect week for us to read through Romans in full for our devotions. It is an opportunity to hear again those marvelous words of absolution and sins forgiven and to recognize a righteousness which is revealed apart from the Law (Rom. 3:21); our need for absolution must be very great.

  4. Epistle: Hebrews 4:1-13 (14-16) (Proper 24: Series B)

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    10/14/18
    1 min read
    By Jason Lane
    The “entering into His rest” of Hebrews 4:1 is paralleled with Jesus’ words in the Gospel for the day: “How difficult it is for those having riches to enter the kingdom of heaven.” Love of riches or material wealth certainly bars us from God’s kingdom and eternal rest. They weigh us down miserably. Israel’s idolatry, however, was not only about the love of money.

  5. Epistle: Hebrews 3:12-19 (Proper 23: Series B)

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    10/07/18
    1 min read
    By Jason Lane
    The Epistle’s correlation with the Gospel or Old Testament readings is not always obvious, as every preacher knows. This week, however, the connection is rather clear. Love of money is evil idolatry that draws us away from the living God, transgresses the First Commandment, and leads us to trust in worldly securities rather than Christ.
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