Sermon: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sermon: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Ed Chinery on the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 2, 2026.

      Sermon - Pentecost X 2026 - The Rev. Edwin Chinery

Lessons

You can read the scriptures for this service here: Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 17:1-7,16; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21.

The image above shows a painting, “Jacob Wrestles with the Angel,” by contemporary Roman Catholic artist Peter Winfried (Canisius) Koenig in the UK.


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