Simply the Sermon for August 30, 2026: Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Our readings for Sunday, August 30th, the 14th Sunday after Pentecost are: Jeremiah 15:15-21; Romans 12:9-21; and Matthew 16:21-28.
The prophet Jeremiah speaks of the incurable wound of his suffering yet finds in God’s words the delight of his heart. When Peter doesn’t grasp Jesus’ words about suffering, Jesus tells the disciples they will find their lives in losing them. Such sacrificial love is described by Paul when he urges us to associate with the lowly and not repay evil with evil. In worship we gather as a community that we might offer ourselves for the sake of our suffering world.
