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Home / Proper 16A
  • Bible Study: Proper 16 (A) – Aug. 23, 2026

    RCL: Exodus 1:8 – 2:10; Psalm 124, 18-19; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 Prayer | Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and…

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  • Every Part of the Story, Proper 16 (A) – Aug. 23, 2026

    [RCL]: Exodus 1:8-2:10; Psalm 124; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 Every part of the story is important. Every piece of the puzzle, every theme in the narrative, every member of the body. There are so many pieces to our story. Take today’s Exodus reading: Slavery. A jealous Pharaoh. Infanticide. A pair of possibly lying midwives. A…

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  • Lesson Plans: Proper 16 (A)

    Lesson Plans: Proper 16 (A)

    Sunday between August 21 and August 27 inclusive Old Testament Lesson Plans: Baby Moses Scripture: Exodus 1:8-2:10 This is the opening chapter of Exodus in which we see the Pharaoh’s jealousy of the people of Israel and their numbers. He tries to control the world around him by enslaving people, ordering babies to be killed, and…

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  • Bible Study: Proper 16 (A) – 2023

    RCL: Exodus 1:8-2:10; Psalm 124; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 Exodus 1:8-2:10 We enter this reading on the on the happy note of how God saved Israel from hunger through Joseph and enter the story of why Egypt did not remain the home of the fruitful and strong nation. If the nation could have been lost…

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  • Questions That Lead to Action, Proper 16 (A) – 2023

    [RCL] Exodus 1:8-2:10; Psalm 124; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 Caesarea Philippi was a Roman town in Northern Israel right on the Syrian border. There were many religions in the area. The pagan people worshipped in fourteen different temples. Herod the Great built a large temple for the Romans to worship Caesar. In addition, just outside…

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  • Bible Study: Proper 16 (A) – 2020

    Exodus 1:8-2:10 We enter this reading on the on the happy note of how God saved Israel from hunger through Joseph and enter the story of why Egypt did not remain the home of the fruitful and strong nation. If the nation could have been lost in Joseph’s story by betrayal of brothers, then this…

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  • Totality, Proper 16 (A) – 2020

    [RCL]: Exodus 1:8-2:10; Psalm 124; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 Fun fact: before there was coronavirus, the last time “corona” was in the news was during the solar eclipse of 2017. Back then, it didn’t refer to a virus, but to the dazzling light of the sun’s plasma or “atmosphere” that is usually invisible to us,…

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  • Leaks, Proper 16 (A) – 2017

    “You promise you won’t tell anyone?” is usually the preface of a juicy story. It means someone trusts us, wants to confide in us, thinks we can keep a secret, or at least thinks we will only leak it out to one person at a time. Secrets are hard to keep. Have you ever kept…

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  • Bible Study: Proper 16 (A) – 2017

    Exodus 1:8-2:10 We enter this reading on the on the happy note of how God saved Israel from hunger through Joseph and enter the story of why Egypt did not remain the home of the fruitful and strong nation. If the nation could have been lost in Joseph’s story by betrayal of brothers, then this…

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  • Bible Study: Proper 16 (A) – 2014

    Exodus 1:8-2:10 We enter this reading on the on the happy note of how God saved Israel from hunger through Joseph and enter the story of why Egypt did not remain the home of the fruitful and strong nation. If the nation could have been lost in Joseph’s story by betrayal of brothers, then this…

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