Undoing Our Unruliness, Luke 20:9-19

When Jesus tells the Parable of the Wicked Tenants, he is confronting the wicked leaders of the Jewish people with the reality that they had neglected how they came to be in the vineyard in the first place. The tenants were chosen and brought into the vineyard by the owner that they might care for it while he was away, but they rejected him and wanted to keep everything for themselves. Father Jeremiah explains how this relates to our very salvaiton.

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Of Vines and Races, Philippians 3.12-4.1

In our passages, we encounter vineyards and racing. Father Jeremiah mixes these two metaphors to help us understand how Christ has laid hold of us and that through that we can run this race that is the Christian life. Listen now to find out more about how this all comes together.

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Jesus Only, Matthew 17.1-8, Philippians 3.7-14

In Jesus’ transfiguration we are given a glimpse of the salvation that he is bringing to us through his death and resurrection. Because of this glimpse our eyes are to be drawn to Jesus only, to look upon he who has been pierced for us and to find the whole of our salvation through him. Listen now to hear more from Father Jeremiah

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