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A Word: Unbound Grace

Sermons · September 29, 2019

The parable reveals how blind the rich man is to reality. And in reading it, Jesus hopes we won’t continue to share the same delusion.


Lazarus and the rich man: a parable of hope
Proper 21C
Luke 16:19-31

By Rev. Drew Downs

Unbound Grace
Photo by Rudolf Kirchner from Pexels

A rich man, a poor man, and a chasm between them.

It’s an evocative image and exceedingly relatable.

We know money divides us. That money brings power and that power is the greatest vehicle of division.

We know it and yet that is still novel to us. We hear about the corrupting influence of money over and over and we nod along. Yes, yes. Money corrupts.

And yet we fall for its corruption. Over and over. Then we have the audacity to say Wow! I don’t know what happened.

It’s like their’s a veil which blinds us. Or, more deceivingly, it creates an illusion, a mirage. That looks just like a chasm between us.

 

The full text may be found here.

For a limited time the audio may be found here.

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: discipleship, Lazarus, Luke 16:19-31, Proper 21C, wealth

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St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
215 N. 7th St
Terre Haute, IN 47807

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St. Stephen’s is a sacramental community following Jesus’s Way of Love.

We worship on Sundays at 8 & 10.

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St. Stephen’s is a member of The Episcopal Church and congregation of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis.

St. Stephen’s is a member of the Homeless Council of the Wabash Valley

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St. Stephen’s is across from Indiana State University. Nearby parking lots are run by ISU and are free after 5pm weekdays and are free all weekend long. 

Five marked spots in the lot directly behind the church are available during the week.

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