Skip to content
Sign in
Artwork for Lectionary Kick-start
Lectionary Kick-start · October 5 · 25 min

The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

Join Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Peter Nafzger, professors of homiletics at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as they discuss preaching and teaching the lectionary text for the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost. Producer Jessica Bordeleau, MAR, asks questions from the perspective of a person in the pew. Together, they spark thoughts for each Sunday of the church year, two weeks in advance. The readings for the October 18, 2026 are Isaiah 45:1–7, Psalm 96:1–9 (10–13), 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10, and Matthew 22:15–22.

0:00-25:27
Play in

transcript

No transcript — this publisher did not publish one.

show notes

Join Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Peter Nafzger, professors of homiletics at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as they discuss preaching and teaching the lectionary text for the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost. Producer Jessica Bordeleau, MAR, asks questions from the perspective of a person in the pew. Together, they spark thoughts for each Sunday of the church year, two weeks in advance. The readings for the October 18, 2026 are Isaiah 45:1–7, Psalm 96:1–9 (10–13), 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10, and Matthew 22:15–22.

more episodes

All episodes