Proper 18A
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Jesus offers a pattern for working toward reconciliation that is deceptively simple. He invites us to keep striving for reconciliation.
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In one of the most misused teachings, Jesus seems to set up a framework many use for shunning when Jesus seeks forgiveness.
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The challenge of stumbling into Matthew 18 without its context is that we get the point Jesus is trying to make completely backward.
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Jesus doesn’t offer us rules for shunning. He offers us an opportunity to reconnect and restore the community we break apart.
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When helping people right their wrongs, it’s easy to find wrongs everywhere—and being the one to save them.
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Before we deal with sin in our community, we need to hear what Jesus says about who we God puts first in heaven.