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John 15:9–17

Easter Six (Revised Common Lectionary) | 05.05.24 | John 15:9–17 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his…

Isaiah 55:1-11

Easter Vigil (Revised Common Lectionary) | 03.30.24 | Isaiah 55:1-11 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is…

John 2.13-22

Lent Three (Revised Common Lectionary) | 03.03.24 | John 2.13-22 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage “The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. “And making a whip of…

Mark 1:21–28

Epiphany Four (Revised Common Lectionary) | 01.28.24 | Mark 1:21–28 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he (Jesus) entered the synagogue and was teaching. And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the…

Luke 2.1-20

Christ Mass Eve (Revised Common Lectionary) | 12.24.23 | Luke 2.1-20 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage “In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his…

Luke 17:11-19

Day of Thanksgiving (Revised Common Lectionary) | 11.23.23 | Luke 17:11-19 | Carl A. Voges The Passage On the way to Jerusalem he (Jesus) was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices saying, “Jesus, Master, have…

Matthew 21.23-32

Pentecost Eighteen (Revised Common Lectionary) | 10.01.23 | Matthew 21.23-32 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him (Jesus) as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this…

Matthew 14.22-33

Pentecost Eleven (Revised Common Lectionary) | 08.13.23 | Matthew 14.22-33 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to…

Matthew 10.24-39

Pentecost Four (Revised Common Lectionary) | 06.25.23 | Matthew 10.24-39 | Pr. Carl A. Voges | The Passage “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of…

John 14.15-21

Easter Six (Revised Common Lectionary) | 05.14.2023 | John 14.15-21 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it…

John 19.17-30

Good Friday (Revised Common Lectionary) | 04.07.23 | John 19.17-30 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage Due to this passage’s length, it is not printed in full. Instead, the homily, based on the English Standard Version, was worked out on the basis of the passage’s five sections – First Scene (vss 17-18): Jesus…

Matthew 4.1-11

Lent One (Revised Common Lectionary) | 02.26.23 | Matthew 4.1-11 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the…

John 1.29-42

Epiphany Two (Revised Common Lectionary) | 15.01.23 | John 1.29-42 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage The next day he (John) saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who…

Matthew 11.2-11

Advent Three (Revised Common Lectionary) | 12.11.22 | Matthew 11.2-11 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage When John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you he who is to come, or shall we look for another?” And Jesus answered them, “Go and…

John 8.31-36

Sunday before Reformation Day – Pentecost 21 (Revised Common Lectionary) | 10.30.22 | John 8.31-36 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set…

Luke 15.1-10

Pentecost 14 (Revised Common Lectionary) | 09.11.22 | Lk 15.1-10 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him (Jesus). And the Pharisees and the scribes murmered, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he (Jesus) told them this parable: “What…

Luke 11.1-13

Pentecost Seven (Revised Common Lectionary) | 07.24.22 | Luke 11.1-13 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” And he said to them, “When you pray,…

John 14.8-17

Pentecost | June 05, 2022 | John 14.8-17 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage Philip said to him (Jesus), “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has…

John 20.19-31

Easter Two | April 24 2022 | John 20.19-31 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said…

Luke 15.1-3, 11-32

The Passage | Lent Four (Revised Common Lectionary) | 03.27.22 | Luke 15.1-3, 11-32 | by Carl A. Voges | Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him (Jesus). And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” And he (Jesus) said, “There was man…

Luke 6:17-26

Epiphany Six (Revised Common Lectionary) | 13.02.22 | Luke 6.17-26 | by Carl A. Voges | The Passage And he (Jesus) came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and…

Luke 2.40-52

Christ Mass Two (Revised Common Lectionary) | 01.02.22 | Luke 2.40-52 | by Carl A. Voges | The Passage “And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when he was…

Matthew 6.25-33

Day of Thanksgiving (Revised Common Lectionary) | 11.25.21 | Matthew 6.25-33 | by Carl Voges | Passage “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the…

Mark 10.17-31

Pentecost Twenty (Revised Common Lectionary) | 10.10.21 | Mark 10.17-31 | by Carl A. Voges | The Passage And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do…

John 6:56-69 / Pentecost 13

Pentecost Thirteen (Revised Common Lectionary) | 08.22.21 | John 6:56-69 | by Carl A. Voges | The Passage Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will…

Pentecost Six / Mark 6.1-13

Pentecost Six (Revised Common Lectionary) | 07.04.21 | Mark 6.1-13 | by Carl A. Voges | The Passage He (Jesus) went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did…

John 17.11b-19

Easter Seven (Revised Common Lectionary) | 05.16.21 | John 17.11b-19 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. …

Resurrection of Our Lord 2021

Resurrection of Our Lord (Revised Common Lectionary) | 04.04.21 | Mark 16.1-8 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage “When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they may go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when…

The Passage

Lent Three (Revised Common Lectionary) | 03.07.21 | John 2.13-22 | by Carl A. Voges | The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them…

Epiphany of Our Lord 2021

Epiphany of Our Lord (Revised Common Lectionary) | 21.01.06 | Matthew 2.1-12 | Carl A. Voges | The Passage [English Standard Version] Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king…