An Episcopal Sermon: August 3, 2025

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Subject of Sermon: Jesus warns against greed and tells the story of an individual who was rich only in material possessions.

Sermon By: The Rev. Karen Cuffie at The Episcopal Church in Almaden.

Today's Gospel Reading: Luke 12:13-21

“ Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide
the family inheritance with me." But he said to him, "Friend, who set me
to be a judge or arbitrator over you?" And he said to them, "Take care! Be
on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in
the abundance of possessions." Then he told them a parable: "The land of
a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, `What should
I do, for I have no place to store my crops?' Then he said, `I will do this: I
will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all
my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, `Soul, you have ample
goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.' But God said to
him, `You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And
the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' So it is with those who
store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.” ”

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