Proper 17a

Jesus' Cross, My Cross, Matthew 16:21-27

Fr. Jeremiah Caughran Jesus' Cross, My Cross, Matthew 16.21-27

Though St. Peter confessed rightly that Jesus is the Messiah, when Jesus begins teaching what the Messiah must do, St. Peter takes him aside and rebukes him. Why does he do this? How do we do this in our own lives? And what must we do to avoid doing this in our lives always?

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A Good Grip on the Cross, Matthew 16:21-28

Fr. John Riebe A Good Grip on the Cross, Matthew 16.21-28

Father John Riebe fills in for Father Jeremiah. Fr. John reminds us that we are to take up our crosses in light of the cross that Christ has taken up for us. We walk along the same path in his power and strength and it is konwn to us by our confession of Jesus as the Christ.

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