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23oct week

23 - 29 October 2016

Reality check

Luke 18.9-14
  • Jesus tells a parable about a tax collector and a Pharisee, based on popular stereotypes.
  • The body language of the characters speaks as eloquently as their words.
  • With the tax collector and not the Pharisee as its hero, the parable has the power to shock.
Lectionary Bible readings for RCL Proper 25
Sirach 35.12-17 Jeremiah 14.7-10,19-22 Psalm 84.1-7 2 Timothy 4.6-8,16-18 Luke 18.9-14

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Find more resources on these readings

  • Proper 25 focused on Luke 18.9-14 (2022)
  • Proper 25 focused on Luke 18.9-14 (2019)
  • Proper 25 focused on 2 Timothy 4.6-8,16-18 (2013)
  • Proper 25 focused on Luke 18.9-14 (2010)
  • Proper 25 focused on 2 Timothy 4.6-8,16-18 (2007)
  • Proper 25 focused on Luke 18.9-14 (2004)