An Episcopal Sermon: June 29, 2025
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Subject of Sermon: Jesus on his way to Jerusalem encounters opposition and misunderstanding, and then speaks with several would-be disciples.
Sermon By: The Rev. Karen Cuffie at The Episcopal Church in Almaden.
Today's Gospel Reading: Luke 9:51-62
“ When the days drew near for Jesus to be taken up, he set his face to go to
Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they
entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; but they did
not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. When his
disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to
command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?" But he
turned and rebuked them. Then they went on to another village.
As they were going along the road, someone said to him, "I will follow
you wherever you go." And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and
birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his
head." To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, first let me go
and bury my father." But Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own
dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." Another said,
"I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my
home." Jesus said to him, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks
back is fit for the kingdom of God." ”
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