Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 11): 23 July 2006.

From: Currents in Theology and Mission | Date: April 1, 2006 | Copyright information

2 Samuel 7:1-14a or Jeremiah 23:1-6

Psalm 89:20-37 or Psalm 23

Ephesians 2:11-22

Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

The theme of leadership continues into this Sunday's lessons, today using the image of "shepherd" and emphasizing not the failings of leaders (and the need to confront them) but the important role that leaders play in meeting human needs and pursuing God's goals for humanity.

Because both the Old Testament and the Gospel (and ...

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