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A Word: The Money Distraction

Sermons · April 6, 2025

What should we care about?
Lent 5C  | John 12:1-8

That has to be the best opening line for any gospel proclamation: 

Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 

It’s just dropped in there like it’s no big deal. The people who put together the lectionary are like, meh, we’ll get to that later.

But if you’re reading the gospel straight through, you’d know this was just a few verses back in chapter 11. So this isn’t forever ago and is now part of the lore you have to learn about going in. But when the lectionary just drops us in here, we’ve got background and so much to wrestle with and I’ve got maybe five minutes to do it all, so I’m going to move through some big ideas quickly, alright? …

The full text may be found here.

For a limited time, you may find the audio here.

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: eucharist, John 12:1-8, Judas, Lent 5C, Mary

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

812-232-5165

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ABOUT

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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