Year C, Proper 20

Sundays at St. James · Sep 24, 2025 · 13m

“The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good”

Main point: We can get messy in freedom as we are moved by God’s Spirit to act for redemption in the world.

SERMON

Hold on, what? Did I read that correctly?

After mismanaging his money and nearly getting fired, did the master really just commend the manager for losing more money?

We just sang to Jesus in our acclimation, “you have the words of eternal life,” and this is what we get? I'm more confused than I've ever been after reading a gospel text.

Our Gospel

Many times when we read the parables of Jesus, we can pick up on the point Jesus is making…