Podcasts about Horeb

Ref.: Pfr. Josef Schemmerer, Wallfahrtsrektor, Mindelstetten

I've struggled with self-reliance my whole life. Growing up, I learned early to count on myself. And the world cheers that on. It applauds hustle, control, and making things happen. What the world doesn't applaud is waiting on God. In this episode I share one of the hardest seasons of my walk with Jesus. I waited on God for years in an area then I hit this point where I grew impatient and took matters into my own hands. I went back to self reliance.  As a daughter of the King self reliance doesn't make sense when the one who created us and has great plans for us wants us relying completely on him.  And here's the thing. God was answering that prayer the whole time. I just couldn't see it yet. We'll look at Abraham and Sarah, who took matters into their own hands. We'll look at the Israelites, who turned an 11-day journey into 40 years. And we'll look at Job, who praised God even after losing everything. I close with four scriptures to speak over yourself when the enemy whispers, "Did God really say?" If you're growing weary in the waiting, this one is for you. Timestamps 00:00 Why self-reliance has been my lifelong struggle 00:27 The world applauds self-reliance, not waiting on God 00:54 Trusting God when the timeline doesn't match ours 01:21 Unanswered prayers in love, family, and finances 02:44 Abraham and Sarah take matters into their own hands 03:37 The enemy's lies go all the way back to the garden 04:07 My story: years of waiting on God in singleness 05:30 The season I went my own way, and what it cost me 06:27 It's not about the business or the relationship. It's about your heart. 07:24 God was answering that prayer all along 08:14 "Did God really say?" How the enemy chips away at our faith 09:39 Delight yourself in the Lord 10:34 Seek first the kingdom of God 11:33 Sometimes the wait is about the journey, not the answer 12:27 The Israelites: an 11-day journey that took 40 years 13:24 Job praised God through it all 14:41 My four years off track and the gap in this podcast 16:34 The take-home: don't go into self-reliance 17:59 Letting God's Word, not our feelings, tell us who He is 19:28 Perspective from our persecuted brothers and sisters 20:57 We were never meant to cling to this world 23:18 Four verses for staying in God reliance 23:38 Proverbs 3:5-6 26:10 Isaiah 40:31 and Philippians 4:13 26:37 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 27:34 He's enough, so we don't have to be 28:58 Fight back with scripture, just like Jesus did 29:55 Closing encouragement Key Takeaways God's timing won't match the world's timeline. If we're waiting on Him, our journey will look different, and that's okay. Doubt makes self-reliance look smart. When time passes, the enemy whispers that God isn't coming through, so we might as well do it ourselves. Taking matters into our own hands costs us. Abraham and Sarah made a mess. So did I. God still keeps His promises, but we miss out along the way. Our attitude in the waiting matters. The Israelites' complaining and unbelief kept a generation out of the promised land. Praise is always in our hands. Job lost everything and still worshiped. We can choose thankfulness no matter what. It was never about the answered prayer. Our relationship with God is the point. Everything else is a bonus. Keep this world in perspective. It's temporary, and where we're going is so much better. We don't have to be enough. He is enough, and that takes all the pressure off. Answer the enemy with scripture. Jesus did it three times in the wilderness, and we can too. Scriptures Referenced (NKJV) Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths." Isaiah 40:31 "But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint." Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 "And He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong." Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart." Matthew 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." Philippians 4:6 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;" Proverbs 22:7 "The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender." Genesis 3:1 "Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, 'Has God indeed said, "You shall not eat of every tree of the garden"?'" Genesis 16:2 "So Sarai said to Abram, 'See now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.' And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai." Genesis 21:1-2 "And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken. For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him." Deuteronomy 1:2 "It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea." Philippians 2:14 "Do all things without complaining and disputing," Job 1:21 "And he said: 'Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.'" Job 42:10 "And the LORD restored Job's losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before." Ephesians 3:20 "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us," Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." 2 Corinthians 4:18 "while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." Matthew 4:4 "But He answered and said, 'It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God."'" Your Next Step Pick one of the four verses from this episode and write it somewhere you'll see it every day. The next time the enemy asks, "Did God really say?" answer him with it.

Ref.: Andreas Braun, Logotherapeut, Buchholz in der Nordheide Die Evangelien sind voll von Berichten über die Wunder Jesu - und auch heute gibt es Menschen, die erfahren, dass Gott in übernatürlicher Weise in ihr Leben eingreift. Der Logotherapeut Andreas Braun plädiert jedoch dafür, nicht beim Hoffen auf Wunder stehen zu bleiben: Wer einen Glaubensweg gehe, werde in der Regel immer tiefer in die Annahme der eigenen Lebenssituation hineingeführt. Das jedoch erfordert die Bereitschaft, zu wachsen und die eigene Würde gerade in der persönlichen Freiheit und Verantwortung zu erkennen. Wie wir uns immer weniger an vorläufigen Wundern festhalten und dafür dem bleibenden Wunder der Gotteskindschaft Schritt für Schritt näherkommen können - darum geht es in der Lebenshilfe.

Ref.: P. Prof. Dr. Stephan Horn SDS, ehemaliger Assistent von Joseph Ratzinger, langjähriger Sprecher des Schülerkreises

Ref.: Eva-Maria Admiral, Schauspielerin und Autorin, Österreich Nur wer mit der eigenen Vergangenheit versöhnt ist, kann kraftvoll vorwärts gehen. Leider ist das nicht immer leicht. Die Schauspielerin und Autorin Eva Maria Admiral hat diesen Weg der Versöhnung selbst gehen müssen und teilt mit uns in der Lebenshilfe ihre Erfahrungen.

Ref.: Pfr. i. R. Thomas Gerstlacher, Aichach (Bistum Augsburg)

Ref.: Sarah Briemle, Gottgeweihte Frau im Regnum Christi

Zelebrant: Papst Leo XIV.

Ref.: P. Gottfried Egger OFM, Autor, Brixen, Italien

Übertr: Radio Vatikan

Mit Pfr. Clemes Bombeck, Buchautor Pfarrer Clemens Bohmbeck berichtet von seinen jahrzehntelangen Erfahrungen in Uganda, von der Verehrung der Märtyrer, lebendigen Gottesdiensten und einem Glauben, der selbstverständlich zum Alltag gehört. Er erzählt von persönlichen Begegnungen, von der großen Zahl junger Priesteramtskandidaten – und davon, warum die Kirche in Afrika heute auch der Kirche in Europa etwas geben kann.

Zelebrant: Papst Leo XIV.

Ref.: Papst Leo XIV.

Übertr.: Radio Vatikan

Ref.: Pfr. Ebbo Ebbing, Rheine (Münsterland)

Übertr: Päpstliches Patristisches Institut, Rom, Italien, Mod.: Prof. Dr. Christoph Ohly Symposium "Christlicher Glaube und Politik im Licht der Theologie von Joseph Ratzinger / Benedikt XVI."

Ref.: Prof. em. Dr. Ulrich Lüke, Münster Der September gilt aufgrund des Erzengelfestes am 29. als der Engelmonat in der Kirche. Ihm auf dem Fuße folgt am 2. Oktober das Schutzengelfest. In dieser Sendung geht Professor Ulrich Lüke, Priester, Autor und Seelsorger, näher auf diese Lichtgestalten ein, die auf der einen Seite unfassbar für uns Menschen sind und uns doch die ganze Zeit durch unser Leben begleiten - wenn auch unsichtbar.

Ref.: Sr. M. Siglinde Hilser, Schönstätter Marienschwester auf der Liebfrauenhöhe in Rottenburg

Ref.: Sr. Inmaculata MJVV Ref.: Pfr. Markus Trautmann, Autor, Dülmen www.bischof-friedrich-kaiser.de

Übertr: Päpstliches Patristisches Institut, Rom, Italien, Ref.: Prof. Dr. Katharina Westerhorstmann Symposium "Christlicher Glaube und Politik im Licht der Theologie von Joseph Ratzinger / Benedikt XVI."

Übertr: Päpstliches Patristisches Institut, Rom, Italien, Ref.: Prof. Dr. Peter Schallenberg Symposium "Christlicher Glaube und Politik im Licht der Theologie von Joseph Ratzinger / Benedikt XVI."

Übertr: Päpstliches Patristisches Institut, Rom, Italien, Ref.: Kardinal Kurt Koch Symposium "Christlicher Glaube und Politik im Licht der Theologie von Joseph Ratzinger / Benedikt XVI."

Zelebrant: Papst Leo XIV.

Musik: Kisi Kids " Helden sind Sterne der Geschichte"

Zelebrant: Papst Leo XIV.

Übertr: Päpstliches Patristisches Institut, Rom, Italien, Ref.: Dr. Justina Metzdorf OSB Symposium "Christlicher Glaube und Politik im Licht der Theologie von Joseph Ratzinger / Benedikt XVI."

Übertr: Päpstliches Patristisches Institut, Rom, Italien, Ref.: Prof. Dr. Stephan Herzberg Symposium "Christlicher Glaube und Politik im Licht der Theologie von Joseph Ratzinger / Benedikt XVI."

Ref.: Pfr. Peter van Briel, Sprecher der Karl-Leisner-Jugend, Hopsten-Halverde (Bistum Münster) Für den Glauben gibt es kein Patentrezept. Gott finden und den Glauben im Leben gut umsetzen, in Einheit mit der Kirche ist eine immer neue Herausforderung, bei der Fragen auftauchen. Im Grundkurs des Glaubens können sie diese Fragen stellen und sich beantworten lassen. In "Frag' den Pfarrer zum Glauben!" ist Pfarrer Peter van Briel live mit Ihnen im Gespräch und gibt Antworten auf Fragen rund um Glaube und Kirche.

Ref.: Pfr. Urs-Beat Fringeli, Wallfahrtsseelsorger und Autor, Wolfwil, Schweiz

Zelebrant: Papst Leo XIV.

Gebetsvigil mit Papst Leo XIV.

Ref.: Papst Leo XIV.

DDr. Boris Wandruszka https://www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/gott-mensch-gottmensch-maennlich-weiblich-oder-ganz-anders-gr-978-3-495-98822-0 https://www.boris-wandruszka.de/

Ref.: Pfr. Norbert Fink, Kirchengemeinde St. Antonius und Benediktus, Düsseldorf

Übertr: St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Zelebrant: Kard. Luis Antonio Tagle

Ref.: Pfr. Wernher Bien, Ainring, Oberbayern Enzyklika von Papst Leo XIV. „Magnifica Humanitas (15. Mai 2026) https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/de/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html

Ref.: Christoph Overkott, Autor Heute würde man ihn als katholischen Influencer bezeichnen: den US-amerikanischen Bischof Fulton Sheen. Schon Mitte des vergangenen Jahrhunderts - also lange vor YouTube und Instagram - holte er in seiner Heimat ein Millionenpublikum vor Radio- und Fernsehgeräte. 1952 bekam er sogar den begehrten Fernsehpreis Emmy-Award in der Kategorie "Herausragendste Persönlichkeit". Heute Abend wird der bekannte Medienbischof in den USA seliggesprochen. In der Lebenshilfe sprechen wir über sein Leben und Werk mit dem Autor einer neuen Roman-Biografie über Fulton Sheen, Christoph Overcott.

Ref.: Prof. Dr. Dorothea Merchiers NDV, Venasque, Frankreich

Ref.: Erzbischof Dr. Stefan Heße, Hamburg (Bistum Hamburg (Erzbistum))

What if the greatest revelation Elijah received was not the fire from heaven, but the silence that came afterward? In 1 Kings 19, Elijah goes from the spectacular victory on Mount Carmel to one of the darkest moments of his life. Jezebel threatens him, Elijah flees into the wilderness, and under a desert broom bush he asks Hashem to take his life. But instead of rebuke, Heaven gives him food, rest, and time. Elijah then journeys forty days and forty nights to Horeb, where Hashem reveals Himself through kol demamah dakah — a still, small voice. The chapter also reveals the hidden seven thousand faithful Israelites and introduces Elisha, the man who will inherit Elijah's mantle. In this chapter: -Elijah after Mount Carmel: Why does the prophet who fearlessly confronted 450 prophets of Baal suddenly flee for his life? -“The journey is too great for you”: Elijah receives food, rest, and compassion before receiving any explanation or correction. -The still, small voice: At Horeb, wind, earthquake, and fire pass before -Elijah encounters kol demamah dakah—a profound lesson about hearing Hashem beyond the miraculous spectacle. -The seven thousand: Elijah believes he is completely alone, but Hashem reveals that thousands of Israelites have remained faithful even though their names are never recorded. -Elisha and the mantle: Elijah finds his successor plowing a field, and ---Elisha burns his plow and oxen before following the prophet—leaving his old life completely behind. ✡️Join the Land of Israel Fellowship If you want to study Torah, the Prophets of Israel, and the Land of Israel together with a worldwide community, come join us in the Land of Israel Fellowship.

00:00:00 1 Kings 1 – David Being Old Adonijah Usurpeth the Kingdom and Solomon Is Anointed00:07:44 1 Kings 2 – David Chargeth Solomon and Solomon Establisheth His Kingdom00:15:35 1 Kings 3 – Solomon Asketh Wisdom and Judgeth Between the Two Harlots00:19:58 1 Kings 4 – Solomon His Princes Officers Wisdom and Prosperity00:24:16 1 Kings 5 – Hiram Furnisheth Solomon with Timber for the Building of the House00:27:06 1 Kings 6 – The Building and Description of Solomon His Temple00:32:28 1 Kings 7 – The Building of Solomon His House and the Vessels of the Temple00:40:11 1 Kings 8 – The Feast of the Dedication of the Temple and Solomon His Prayer00:50:59 1 Kings 9 – the Covenant of the LORD with Solomon and His Works00:55:13 1 Kings 10 – The Queen of Sheba Admireth the Wisdom and Magnificence of Solomon00:59:32 1 Kings 11 – Solomon His Wives and Idolatry His Adversaries and Death01:06:14 1 Kings 12 – Rehoboam Refuseth the Counsel of the Old Men and Israel Revolteth01:11:44 1 Kings 13 – The Man of God Prophesieth Against the Altar at Bethel01:17:04 1 Kings 14 – Ahijah Denounceth God His Judgments Against Jeroboam and Rehoboam Dieth01:22:06 1 Kings 15 – The Reigns of Abijam Asa Baasha and Nadab01:27:01 1 Kings 16 – Jehu Prophesieth Against Baasha and Zimri Burneth Himself01:32:19 1 Kings 17 – Elijah Prophesieth Against Ahab and Is Fed by Ravens01:35:35 1 Kings 18 – Elijah Convinceth Baal His Prophets and Obtaineth Rain01:42:31 1 Kings 19 – Elijah Fleeeth to Horeb and Anointeth Elisha01:46:07 1 Kings 20 – Benhadad Besiegeth Samaria and the Syrians Are Slain01:53:29 1 Kings 21 – Ahab Coveteth Naboth His Vineyard and Jezebel Causeth Him to Be Slain01:58:09 1 Kings 22 – Ahab Is Slain at Ramothgilead and Jehoshaphat His Reign

Ref.: Friedemann Alsdorf, Diplom-Psychologe, Psychotherapeut und Supervisor, Kitzingen Angehörige von Suchtkranken bekamen bisher vor allem den Rat: "Lass den Kranken los, kümmere dich gut um dich selbst!". Der Psychotherapeut Friedemann Alsdorf betont, dass das zwar grundsätzlich richtig bleibt - aber er weist auch auf neue Forschungen hin, laut denen es für Angehörige noch viel mehr Möglichkeiten gibt, den Heilungsprozess von suchtkranken Familienmitgliedern positiv zu beeinflussen. Dieses so genannte "CRAFT"-Konzept stellt er in der Lebenshilfe vor.

Another week, another great set of readings. Let's think about preaching!The Gospel is the confrontation in the temple. Jesus is teaching after his triumphal entry when the chief priests and elders come to challenge his authority. He refuses to answer directly. Instead, he tells a parable that exposes them — a parable about two sons, one who said no but did the work anyway, and one who said yes but did not. The parable closes with one of Jesus's sharper lines: tax collectors and prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.Track One brings us the Israelites at Massah and Meribah — a story of thirst, complaint, and water from the rock. Track Two brings us Ezekiel's rejection of the proverb “the parents have eaten sour grapes,” insisting that change is possible for anyone and ending with God's astonishing plea: “turn, then, and live.” The Epistle gives us the Christ hymn — Christ's self-emptying as the pattern for the church's common life.For preachers continuing a series: last week's parable of the vineyard workers exposed our envy of God's generosity. This week's parable of the two sons exposes the difference between the yes we say and the yes we do. The Matthew arc keeps sharpening.The ReadingsExodus 17:1–7First Reading (Track One) — Water from the Rock at Massah and MeribahSummaryThe Israelites are camped at Rephidim, and there is no water. They quarrel with Moses, demanding water. Moses asks why they are testing God. The people press harder — they and their children and their livestock are thirsty; they wish they had died in Egypt. Moses cries out to God: what am I supposed to do? They are ready to stone me. God tells Moses to take his staff, go ahead of the people to the rock at Horeb, and strike it. Water will come out. Moses does this in the sight of the elders. The place is named Massah (testing) and Meribah (quarreling), because the people asked: “Is the Lord among us or not?”Photo by Jakob Owens on UnsplashKey Ideas for Preaching* The people's complaint is real. They are thirsty. Their children are thirsty. Their livestock is thirsty. The text does not shame them for being scared; it simply gives them water. Where in your congregation have people been told their complaints were faithless when what they actually needed was water?* Their question — “Is the Lord among us or not?” — is honest. It is the question we ask when we are exhausted and afraid, when God's presence seems more theoretical than real. What might your sermon do with a God who does not answer this question with a lecture on faith, but with actual water?* The place is named Massah and Meribah, and the naming stays in the tradition. Israel remembers their doubt as part of the story, not as something to be edited out. Where in your congregation has the impulse been to erase the memory of doubt rather than name it as part of the faithful story?Significant Cautions* Do not preach this in a way that shames people who are asking honest questions about God's presence. The people's question is not what the text critiques; it is the testing (implying “prove yourself to us or we walk away”) that is more problematic.* Later in the Torah, Moses's own impatience at another version of this story will cost him entry into the promised land. Do not conflate the two stories.Psalm 78:1–4, 12–16The Psalm (Track One) — We Will Tell the Coming GenerationSummaryA wisdom psalm calling for the passing down of God's works from one generation to the next. The selected verses focus on Egypt and the wilderness — the dividing of the sea, the cloud that led by day and fire by night, the water from the rock that split open like rivers. The psalmist insists this story must be told to children.Key Ideas for Preaching* “We will not hide them from their children; we will tell to the coming generation.” That is a specific pastoral commitment. Where in your congregation is the passing-down of the faith going quiet, and how might this psalm invite grandparents, parents, and mentors into concrete practice?* Read alongside the Exodus reading, the psalm's calm narration of “water flowed from the rock” flattens the tension of Massah and Meribah. Where has your congregation's remembering of the past made the actual difficulty feel smaller than it was?Significant Cautions* Do not use the psalm to shame parents who are struggling to pass the faith on. The passing-down is a communal responsibility, not a solo parental burden.Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32First Reading (Track Two) — Turn, Then, and LiveSummaryGod rejects the proverb Israel had been quoting to itself: “the parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.” This proverb had become an excuse — the current generation is suffering for what their ancestors did. God insists otherwise: every life belongs to God; the person who sins is the one who is accountable. If a wicked person turns from their sin, they will live. If a righteous person turns from righteousness, they will die. The people complain that God's way is unfair; God answers that it is their ways that are unfair. And the passage closes with God's astonishing plea: “Have I any pleasure in the death of anyone? Turn, then, and live.”Key Ideas for Preaching* The rejected proverb had become a way of avoiding responsibility — blaming the past for the present. God's response is not “let it go” but “turn.” Where in your congregation has intergenerational blame become a substitute for actual change?* The passage insists that change is possible in either direction. A wicked person can turn. A righteous person can fall away. Neither category is permanent. What might your sermon do with a God who refuses to give up on people who have failed and who refuses to guarantee people who have succeeded?* “Have I any pleasure in the death of anyone?... Turn, then, and live.” That is God's own posture. God is not eager for judgment; God is longing for return. Where in your congregation has God been imagined as more eager for judgment than the text depicts?Significant Cautions* The passage's insistence on personal responsibility should not be used to dismiss the real effects of intergenerational trauma. Ezekiel is arguing against fatalism, not denying that families and communities pass down real wounds.* “The soul that sins shall die” has been used in ways that make God sound bloodthirsty. In context, this is a call to change, not a threat of eternal punishment.Psalm 25:1–9The Psalm (Track Two) — Remember Not the Sins of My YouthSummaryA psalm of trust and prayer. “To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.” The psalmist asks to be taught God's ways, remembered by God's mercy, forgiven for the sins of youth. Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. The humble are led in what is right and taught his way.Key Ideas for Preaching* “Remember not the sins of my youth… according to your steadfast love, remember me.” That is a prayer many people in your congregation have never given themselves permission to pray. What might it look like to offer them the specific practice of asking God to remember them by mercy rather than by the mistakes they made when they were younger?* “He instructs sinners in the way.” That is a striking picture — God as a teacher of the ones who have failed. Where in your congregation has failure been imagined as the end of instruction, when the psalm imagines it as the beginning?Significant Cautions* “Sins of youth” should not be read narrowly. The point is that God's memory of us is not our worst moments.Philippians 2:1–13The Epistle — The Mind of Christ; the Christ HymnSummaryPaul writes to a community he loves, urging them to be of one mind, one love, one accord. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit; in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Look not to your own interests but to the interests of others. Then the great Christ hymn: let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. He humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death — even death on a cross. Therefore God highly exalted him and gave him the name above every name. The passage closes: work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, because God is at work in you.Key Ideas for Preaching* The Christ hymn is the pattern — self-emptying downward before glory. Paul asks the Philippians to have this same mind. That is a radical reframing of how a Christian community holds together. Where in your congregation has upward mobility (position, recognition, honor) been mistaken for the shape of Christian life?* “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit” is not a call to passivity — it is a call to reorient ambition itself. The Christ of the hymn is enormously active; he simply does not act for himself. What might your sermon do with the difference between Christian ambition and Christian selfish ambition?* “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who is at work in you.” That paradox holds together human effort and divine work in the same sentence. Where in your congregation has one been emphasized at the expense of the other?Significant Cautions* The Christ hymn has been used to tell women, enslaved people, and the poor to accept their subjugation as an imitation of Christ's humility. This is a horrifying misuse. Christ's self-emptying was voluntary and toward the mission of God. It is not a template for anyone else's forced humiliation.* “Regard others as better than yourselves” has been used to reinforce unhealthy self-abasement. The point is other-orientation, not the erasure of self-worth.Matthew 21:23–32The Gospel — By What Authority; the Two SonsSummaryJesus is in the temple, teaching, after his triumphal entry. The chief priests and elders come and ask, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” Jesus answers with a question of his own: “Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” They cannot answer — if they say heaven, he will ask why they did not believe John; if they say human, the crowd will turn on them. They say, “We do not know.” Jesus says, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.” Then the parable. A man had two sons. He asked the first to go work in the vineyard; the son said, “I will not,” but later changed his mind and went. He asked the second; the son said, “I go, sir,” but did not go. Which one did the will of his father? The first, they answer. Jesus concludes: the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you. John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but they did. And even seeing this, you did not change your minds.Key Ideas for Preaching* Jesus's question about John is not a rhetorical trick — it is a genuine diagnostic. If you cannot make an honest judgment about John, you cannot make an honest judgment about me. What might your sermon do with a Jesus who tests the honesty of the question before he answers it?* The parable exposes a specific failure — the failure of the yes that does not become an action. The second son says the right thing but does not do it. This is not aimed at hypocrites in the classical sense; it is aimed at everyone whose intentions have quietly outrun their actions. Where in your congregation are people whose faith has been more said than done?* The tax collectors and prostitutes go ahead not because they were morally superior but because they believed John and changed their minds. Change of mind — metanoia — is the door. Where in your congregation has “unchanged conviction” been imagined as more faithful than “changed mind”?* “You did not change your minds and believe him.” That closing line names something specific: it is possible to see the truth working in others and still not change. The evidence is there, and the will is not. What might your sermon do with the possibility that the deepest failure in this passage is not saying no but seeing yes elsewhere and still refusing?Significant Cautions* The parable can be preached as if the “no-then-yes” son is a moral hero. He is not; he is simply the one who actually did the work. Preachers should honor the parable's realism rather than heroizing anyone.* “Tax collectors and prostitutes going into the kingdom ahead of you” has been used to shame religious people in ways that create a new self-righteousness. Watch for the irony — the new self-congratulation of “we are more like the tax collectors than the priests” is exactly what the parable is critiquing.* Do not use the parable to bless procrastination (“I said no but I did it eventually, so I'm the good son”). The parable is diagnostic, not permission.Thematic ConnectionsThe Gospel is the natural center — a confrontation about authority followed by a parable about what actual obedience looks like.On Track One, the Israelites at Massah and Meribah pair with the Gospel in a specific way. The question they ask — “Is the Lord among us or not?” — is being asked in the temple too, by different questioners with different stakes. The Israelites ask honestly; the priests ask to trap. And the God who answers the Israelites with water is the same God whose Son is now being questioned by those he has come to save.On Track Two, Ezekiel's insistence that change is possible pairs directly with the Gospel's parable. The first son changes his mind. So do the tax collectors and prostitutes who believed John. Ezekiel and Jesus are naming the same thing: turning is possible, and the God who receives the turned is the God who has always been longing for return. “Turn, then, and live.”Philippians 2 sits inside the day as the pattern for what changed minds actually produce. The Christ who emptied himself is the model for a community whose transformed minds show up in transformed lives. It is not just belief; it is the mind of Christ becoming the shape of a community.For preachers continuing a series: last week the parable of the vineyard exposed our envy of grace on others. This week the parable of the two sons exposes the yes that does not become an action. The Matthew arc keeps testing the distance between the words we speak and the lives we live. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lectionarypro.substack.com/subscribe

Übertr: Radio Vatikan, Rom, Italien

Every reading this Sunday (from the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time that is) sets up the same move: chaos first, faith second. Fr. Dom's point is God doesn't calm your storm before He grows your faith. He uses the storm to grow it.Elijah gets wrecked before he gets strong. After torching 450 prophets of a child-sacrificing false god at Carmel, Elijah's a fugitive. He is alone, starving, nobody wants him, living in a cave...or a desert. God doesn't lecture him, He feeds him. Twice. Then sends him to Horeb, where God isn't in the earthquake or the fire but in the whisper of the wind. That's the moment Elijah's courage gets rebuilt from the ground up.Paul gets knocked flat before he gets convinced. Damascus. Blinded, confronted by the risen Christ, and it's that collision that turns a guy hunting Christians into the man who writes half the New Testament.Peter walks into the storm instead of asking Jesus to fix it. Everybody else in his position begs Jesus to calm the sea. Peter asks to get out of the boat. Fr. Dom's read: that's the only way the faith already in you actually gets unlocked. He sinks the second he stares at the wind instead of Christ and Jesus grabs him anyway.Bottom line for you this week: stop praying the storm away. Whatever's raging isn't proof God left. It's the terrain faith gets built on. Faith isn't a feeling, it's a decision to submit and step out anyway.Consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page (https://buymeacoffee.com/tmc) to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Subscribe to our YouTube page: (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxrRLZNk4WqPdgcac5vuWEQ)Check out our website (themanlycatholic.riverside.com/)Get delicious coffee from Mystic Monk CoffeeDownload TAN Digital to access the incredible TAN Library! Use code ‘MANLYCATHOLIC' to get 50% OFF your subscription! Contact us at themanlycatholic@gmail.com

Ref.: Pfr. Dr. Christian Schmitt, Mitautor des Jugendkatechismus YOUCAT, Münster In dieser Sendung erklärt Domvikar Dr. Christian Schmitt, Mitautor des YOUCAT, das Sakrament der Ehe.

Ref.: Sr. Vera Perzi OSF, Gefängnisseelsorgerin in der JVA Stuttgart Stammheim Oft können wir die Probleme unserer Mitmenschen nicht lösen. Dann gilt es, einfach da zu sein - und den Schmerz darüber mit auszuhalten. In dieser Lage befindet Sr. Vera Perzi sich als Gefängnisseelsorgerin jeden Tag. Als Franziskanerin fühlt sie sich dann ermutigt durch die Stigmata ihres Ordensgründers: Indem Franziskus auf dem Berg Laverna die Wundmale Jesu empfing, ließ er sich vom Schmerz und den Sünden der Welt verletzen. Und auch wir können oft nicht viel mehr tun, als auf dieser verletzten Seite Jesu auszuharren. Wie aber gerade in dieser Ohnmacht ein neuer Heilsweg eröffnet wird - darum geht es in der Lebenshilfe am

Bendiciones soy Daniel y quiero darte la bienvenida a Palabras de Vida. El propósito de este podcast es tener un tiempo con Dios todos los días del año a través de la palabra que Él inspiró. Te invito a descubrir la fuente de la verdad y la revelación divina, pero sobre todo poder descubrir quién es Él y cuál es su plan para nuestras vidas.#Dios #Jesús #Fe #Biblia #PalabraDeDios #Esperanza #Evangelio  #PodcastCristiano #Predica #MensajeDeDios #SpotifyPodcast  #ParaTi #FYP #Viral #Reels #Shorts #DiosHablaHoy #ConfíaEnDios #DiosEsFiel  #WestPalmBeach #Florida#IglesiaCristiana#LakeWorth#HispanosEnUSA#Dios#Jesús#Fe#Biblia#Cristiano#PalabraDeDios#DiosEsBueno#Esperanza#Evangelio#CristoVive#ParaTi#FYP#Viral#Reels#Shorts#Explorar#Tendencia#Motivación#Reflexión#PodcastCristiano#Predica#PredicasCristianas#MensajeDeDios#AudioPodcast#SpotifyPodcast#PodcastEnEspañol#DiosHablaHoy#DiosTieneUnPlan#ConfíaEnDios#DiosEsFiel#NuncaTeRindas#DiosContigo

God hears. God Calls. God Sends.Exodus 3:1-8a, 10-12Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.Then the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”