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67 episodes
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Date created
2025/07/20
Latest episode
2026/09/27
Average duration
22 min.
Release period
7 days
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Sunday's Common is a resource for Christian leaders working with gospel passages assigned by the Revised Common Lectionary. Episodes of about twenty minutes include a reading of the text, background, commentary, a sermon excerpt, and ideas for children.
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October 4, 2026: Lease Brutality (Matthew 21:33-46)
2026/09/27
Jesus tells a second vineyard parable that leads his hearers to pronounce judgment upon themselves.
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September 27, 2026: Taking Debate (Matthew 21:23-32)
2026/09/20
Jesus flummoxes the temple authorities with a question and a story that reorder everything.
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September 20, 2026: Denarius Rancor (Matthew 20:1-16)
2026/09/13
Jesus tells a story about a landowner who hires laborers for his vineyard and treats them generously, or unfairly, depending upon how your eye sees.
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September 13, 2026: How Often (Matthew 18:21-35)
2026/09/06
Peter asks Jesus how often a brother or sister should be forgiven. The answer is more than anyone would bargain for.
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September 6, 2026: Bound and Determined (Matthew 18:15-20)
2026/08/30
Jesus offers a thorough process for reconciliation within his church along with a promise of his presence.
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August 30, 2026: Getting Behind (Matthew 16:21-28)
2026/08/23
Jesus drops hard truth on the disciples: the mission of the Messiah is not at all what they have in mind.
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August 23, 2026: Peter and Pan (Matthew 16:13-20)
2026/08/16
In Caesarea Philippi, Peter names Jesus the Messiah, and Jesus responds with a blessing and also a promise named church.
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August 16, 2026: Nevertheless She Persisted (Matthew 15: [10-20], 21-28)
2026/08/09
After a dispute about purity laws, Jesus encounters a Canaanite mother and heals her daughter; maybe she heals Jesus too.
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August 9, 2026: Not Shore (Matthew 14:22-33)
2026/08/02
On a dark and stormy night, the disciples of Jesus encounter a terrifying figure walking toward their battered boat on the sea.
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August 2, 2026: Nothing, More (Matthew 14:13-21)
2026/07/26
In the shadow of John's death, Jesus advances life, healing many and feeding thousands.
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July 26, 2026: Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52)
2026/07/19
Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven, and its disciples, with a dizzying string of comparisons.
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July 19, 2026: Sow What? (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43)
2026/07/12
Jesus tells and explains another agricultural parable, this time involves wheat and lookalike weeds.
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July 12, 2026: Sow Much (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23)
2026/07/05
Jesus tosses out a parable about the mixed destiny of the word in the world.
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July 5, 2026: The Young and the Restless (Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30)
2026/06/28
In the face of dismissal and rejection, Jesus offers praise to God and rest to the weary and weighed down.
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June 28, 2026: Welcome Extended (Matthew 10:42-44)
2026/06/21
Jesus concludes his instructions to the apostles with hopeful words about receiving welcome and reward.
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Marsie Doates 2025/09/08
Sunday’s Common, Brian’s Insights Are Rare
Brian’s particular gift is to vividly and succinctly offer insight into the context, characters, and truth of each gospel lesson, and then connect it ...