November 13, 2022 Trinity 22 The Sunday of Forgiveness
Trinity 22 November 17, 2019 The Sunday of the Unforgiving Servant
Trinity 22
Matthew 18:21-35
November 17, 2019
What to do with ‘X’
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Peter asks Jesus the question, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?” He asked it because Jesus was just talking before that about how to handle a brother who sins against you. So Peter then asks, “How many times do we have to do this?” What Peter is really getting at here is, “Lord, what do you do with someone that annoys you over and over and over again?”
…Trinity 22 October 23, 2016
Matthew 18:21-35
Trinity 22
October 23, 2016
“Debt Free”
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
You and I aren’t always gracious to others. That’s what the Gospel reading today teaches. It teaches us to be gracious to others. To be forgiving. But we’re not always good at that. Instead of forgiving others when they hurt us, we often stew about it and get angry. We tell others about it. We hold grudges and think of ways to get revenge. We think of all the reasons why they just don’t deserve to be forgiven in this case. So I hope you will see that this Gospel is for you today. And for me. I need it too. We all need help being gracious. You can think of a person or two right now that you’re holding a grudge against instead of forgiving them. We need help forgiving others. And that’s what Jesus gives us. And He does it by talking about money. So we’re going to talk about money a bit.