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Preaching Within the Season
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Karoline Lewis encourages preachers to embrace the message of Pentecost and carry it into the ordinary time of the summer months, making them extraordinary.
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Pentecost, Resurrection Of Jesus Christ, Kingdom Of God, Ordinary Time

Tending the Vineyard

Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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In this article, Karoline Lewis writes on Matthew 21:33-46 (parable of the vineyard and wicked tenants) and Walter Brueggemann’s teaching: preaching should prophetically address US totalism and market ideology with judgment and hope.
Matthew 21:33-46
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Kingdom Of God, Materialism, Politics, Prophecy

Throne Mentality for the Reign of Christ
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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In this reflection on Ephesians 1:15-23 and Christ the King Sunday, Karoline Lewis writes that the kingdom of God will come regardless, but our thankful participation makes a real difference in the world.
Matthew 25:31-46; Ephesians 1:15-23
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Thanksgiving, Christ The King Sunday, King, Throne

Inviting a Kingdom Imagination
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis' commentary on Matthew 13:13-52 says, "the promise of parables about the kingdom of heaven is that even when not seen, it is near." Lewis includes exploratory sermon ideas to "invite a kingdom imagination."
Matthew 13:13-52
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Imagination, Kingdom Of God, Parables, Promises

“What Is This?”
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis offers commentary on Mark 1:21-28, considering how "What is this?" is the appropriate response to God's kingdom. Does our preaching anticipate this response?
Mark 1:21-28
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Kingdom Of God, Reign Of God, Social Justice, God's Power

A Tyre Mentality 
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis reflects on Mark 7:24-37 and shares in Jesus' resistance to the woman, we see our own opposition to just how far God is willing to go so that all experience resurrected life.
Mark 7:24-37
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God's Love, Grace, Jesus Christ's Humanity, Kingdom Of God

A Year in Perspective
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis offers comments on Matthew 25:31-46, reflecting on how the question, "When was it...?," reveals our own doubts and commitments regarding the reign of Christ.
Matthew 25:31-46
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Kingdom Of God, Reign Of Christ, Righteousness, Social Justice

How Much More?
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis' commentary on Luke 11:1-13 reflects on the phrase, "How much more?" Lewis writes, "Whenever we utter, 'how much more?' from our spaces of disappointment, God says, 'how much more do I love you?'"
Luke 11:1-13
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God's Love, Kingdom Of God, Pain, Suffering

No Comparison
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis offers commentary on Luke 10:38-42. For Lewis, this passage illustrates for us the truth that "those we deem unworthy for the role of disciple are those that Jesus insists are more than qualified."
Luke 10:38-42
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Dignity, Discipleship, God's Love, Justice

The Need for Nearness
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis reflects on the well-known parable in Luke 10:25-37. What if, Lewis says, what makes the Samaritan "good" is the fact that he was simply willing to draw near to the one in need?
Luke 10:25-37
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God's Immanence, Good Samaritan, Incarnation, Kingdom Of God

Advent Expectations
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis' commentary on Luke 3:7-18 highlights the importance of Advent. Advent "names and exists in the tensions" between possibility and unfulfilled expectations. It reminds us that God's expectations are trustworthy, grounded in God's promises.
Luke 3:7-18
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Advent, Expectancy, Grief, Kingdom Of God

Carrying The Cross
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis offers commentary on Luke 14:25-33, emphasizing that discipleship is a choice rather than being only about cost. We must remember that the cross is a way of choosing life for others.
Luke 14:25-33
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Choice, Cross, Justice, Kingdom Of God

The Bosom Of Abraham
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis offers commentary on Luke 16:19-31, making the case that our interpretations of the Bible often censor its expressions of intimacy, its truth and power.
Luke 16:19-31
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Poor, Kingdom Of God, Social Justice

A New Set of Eyes
Rolf Jacobson | Working Preacher
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In this podcast, Matt Skinner, Rolf Jacobson, and Karoline Lewis discuss Matthew 4:12-23; Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1,4-9; and 1 Corinthians 1:10-18. (Length: 26:35)
Psalm 27:1, 4-9; Isaiah 9:1-4; Matthew 4:12-23
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Anger Of God, Epiphany, Kingdom Of God, Unity

Preaching Nazareth
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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In this resource, Karoline Lewis reflects on what it means that Jesus is the fulfillment of the prophecy in Luke 4:14-21 and that the effects of that fulfillment is "an ongoing reality."
Luke 4:14-21
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Fulfilment Of Prophecy, Jesus Christ, Kingdom Of God, Present

Forgiveness 101
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Commenting on Matthew 18:21-35, Karoline Lewis suggests that preachers allow their listeners "space for sitting in the discomfort" of Jesus' words on forgiveness. "Part and parcel of the Kingdom of Heaven," forgiveness is not optional.
Matthew 18:21-35
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Consumerism, Forgiveness, Kingdom Of God, Truth

What Not To Wear
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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In this commentary on Matthew 22:1-14, Karoline Lewis suggests that preachers are all too often "afraid of offense." But this parable communicates urgency to see the kingdom of God lived out.
Matthew 22:1-14
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Justice, Kingdom Of God, Wedding

Bearing Good Fruit
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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In this podcast, Karoline Lewis, Joy Moore, and Matt Skinner discuss bearing good fruit that ushers in the Kingdom of God, highlighting Psalm 32; Isaiah 1:10-18; Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4; Luke 19:1-10; and 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12.
Psalm 32; Isaiah 1:10-18; Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4
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Fruit Of The Spirit, Kingdom Of God

Never Empty 
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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In this commentary on Matthew 13:1-23, Karoline Lewis writes, "The promise lies in both the generosity with which God disseminates God’s word and the efficacy of God’s word." Our labor is not in vain. 
Matthew 13:1-23
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Kingdom Of God, Parables, Promises, Waiting

Choose Life
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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In this video, Karoline Lewis, Joy Moore, and Matt Skinner discuss how the law of God leads to a liberated and flourishing life from Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8; Matthew 5:21-37; and 1 Corinthians 3:1-9. (Length: 28:51)
Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8; Matthew 5:21-37
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Kingdom Of God, Law, Life
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