The Discipleship Blog
by Steve Green
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, 20th September 2020
What does grace look like? The Gospel passage assigned for this day is Jesus’ parable of the labourers (or workers) in the vineyard: “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day...
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, 13th September 2020
The Gospel passage for this week is the account of the unmerciful servant where we have the following words of Peter to Jesus: 21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?22 Jesus answered, “I tell you,...
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, 6th September 2020
How do we exercise discipline in the church? In the first three verses of the Gospel reading this week, we have the following words from Jesus: 15 “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if...
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday 30th August 2020
What is true discipleship? In our society today we crave happiness, comfort, and security. The mark of whether someone has really ‘made it’ in life is measured by how many assets they have and how much health insurance. This emphasis on happiness and security spills over into church life as we...
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday 23rd August 2020
How do we proclaim Jesus? In the Gospel reading this week there is the account of Peter’s declaration at Caesarea Philippi: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Caesarea Philippi was in Gentile territory and the place where Peter made this declaration was a place filled with Syrian...
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost – 16th August 2020
What did Jesus teach about racial equality? One insight is from the Gospel reading appointed for this week. It is the story of the faith of a Gentile woman. Twenty centuries after Jesus made these comments the world is still gripped by racial divide. We need only consider the recent ‘Black...