Readings for Trinity 20 (focus text in bold):

Proverbs 9:1-6 - Wisdom calls all to her table.
Psalm 145:15-21 - "Thou openest thine hand, and fillest all things living with plenteousness."
Ephesians 5:15-21 - "See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is."
Matthew 22:1-14 - The parable of the wedding banquet. "The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy."

Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick

Cover art: "Parable of the Wedding of the King's Son" (detail) by Francisco de Goya, c. 1796-97, oil on canvas, Oratory of the Holy Cave, Cadiz, Spain

Readings for St. Luke the Evangelist (focus text in bold):

Isaiah 35:3-8 - "Be strong, fear not, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped."
Psalm 147:1-6 - "The Lord doth build up Jerusalem, and gather together the outcasts of Israel. He healeth those that are broken in heart, and giveth medicine to heal their sickness."
2 Timothy 4:5-15 - "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only but unto all them also that love his appearing."
Luke 10:1-12 - "The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest."

Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick

Cover art: "St. Luke the Evangelist" by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1804-1809, oil on cardboard, State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, 

Readings for Trinity 18 (focus text in bold)

2 Samuel 7:1-17 - The prophet Nathan tells King David that God will establish his line and his descendants, and that David's son will build a temple for God.
Psalm 110 - "The Lord said unto my Lord, 'Sit thou on my right hand until I make thy enemies thy footstool."
1 Corinthians 1:4-8 - Paul thanks God for the grace given to the Corinthian church.
Matthew 22:34-46 - The Pharisees test Jesus. "If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?"

Sermon by the Rev. Timothy Taylor
Cover art: "King David in Prayer," by Pieter De Grebber, c. 1635-1640, oil on canvas, Museum Catharijneconvent, Urecht, Netherlands

Readings for Trinity 17 (focus text in bold):

Proverbs 25:6-14 - Do not exalt yourself; speak wisely and not in haste.
Psalm 33:6-18 - "The Lord looketh down from heaven, and beholdeth all the children of men; from the habitation of his dwelling, he considereth all them that dwell on the earth. He fashioneth all the hearts of them, and understandeth all their works."
Ephesians 4:1-6 - "There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."
Luke 14:1-11 - Jesus heals on the Sabbath and tells a parable showing that men should not exalt themselves, "Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day? ... For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."

Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick

Cover art: digital reconstruction of the Great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Artemis or "Diana" was the "lady" and mother goddess of the Ephesians (Acts 19:28)