16th Sunday after Penetecost
16th Sunday after Pentecost 2024
Grace Lutheran Church of Lily Lake
Worship service
September 8th, 2024
TODAY’S THEME: James tells us to stop showing favoritism in the assembly,
treating the rich visitor with more honor than the poor one. Jesus himself
seems to show partiality in his first response to the Syrophoenician woman in
today’s gospel. Was he testing her faith in saying Gentiles don’t deserve the
goods meant for God’s children? Or was he speaking out of his human worldview,
but transcended those limits when she took him by surprise with her reply?
Either way, the story tells us that God shows no partiality. Everyone who
brings a need to Jesus is received with equal honor as a child and heir.
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