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Time after Pentecost · Year C

Proper 14

August 13, 2028

Still Life with Flowers ("Lilies of the Field"), Jan van Huysum
Still Life with Flowers ("Lilies of the Field"), Jan van Huysum, c. 1720sAmsterdam Museum
Flowers at their absolute height, painted by a man who kept his pigments secret and his studio locked.Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet Solomon was not clothed like one of these.Jan van HuysumVan Huysum, who would wait a year for the right flower to come into season before finishing a canvas.Amsterdam MuseumThe Amsterdam Museum.Amsterdam Museum
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 12:22-34Lk 12:22-34
EpistleHeb. 11:1-16Heb 11:1-16
Old TestamentGen. 15:1-6Gn 15:1-6
PsalterPs. 33:12-22Ps 33:12-22

Overview & Insights

"For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." (Luke 12:34)

Jesus tells his disciples not to worry about food or clothing, pointing to ravens and lilies as proof of the Father's care, and calls them to sell their possessions and store treasure in heaven instead. The passage moves from anxiety to trust to a radical reordering of what disciples value.

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Commentary

Luke 12 CommentaryLk 12 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik on Jesus' logic from ravens and lilies to 'do not seek what you will eat.'

Luke 12 CommentaryLk 12 Commentary Precept Austin

A verse-by-verse walk through why Jesus says worry accomplishes nothing.

Luke 12:1 CommentariesLk 12:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentaries side by side on the ravens, lilies and 'little flock' sayings.

Luke 12 - Barnes' NotesLk 12 - Barnes' Notes StudyLight

Barnes' Notes on the chapter's teaching against anxiety and for almsgiving.

Luke 12 - Gill's ExpositionLk 12 - Gill's Exposition StudyLight

Gill's Exposition adds a fuller theological reading of 'it is your Father's good pleasure.'

Background & Word Study

Luke 12:22 InterlinearLk 12:22 Interlinear BibleHub

The Greek text word by word for 'do not be anxious' and 'seek his kingdom.'

Luke OverviewLk Overview BibleProject

An animated overview of Luke's Gospel and its themes of reversal and the kingdom of God.

The Church Fathers

Luke 12 - CatenaLk 12 - Catena Catena

Gathers patristic comment on the ravens, lilies and treasure-in-heaven sayings, verse by verse.

Podcast

Sermon Brainwave #675 - Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 19) Working Preacher

Working Preacher's lectionary podcast discussing this Sunday's readings, including this Gospel passage.

Art & Music

Year C, Proper 14 Texts Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt's lectionary page for this Sunday, with public-domain art keyed to the readings.

Study Hub

Proper C14 Textweek

A long-running index of sermon and worship links for this Sunday's readings.

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