AUGUST 16, 2026
Are You Hearing Me, God?
Rev. Dr. Walter Maier III
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost - Sermon Text: Matthew 15:21-28; Readings: Psalm 67; Isaiah 56:1, 6-8; Matthew 15:21-28
As believers, we pray to the Lord, but despite our prayers, sometimes things do not change, or we do not get what we prayed for. We wonder, “Is God hearing me?” The account of Jesus and the Canaanite woman answers that question.
Sourdough Lessons
Cleanse out the old leaven. … For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
1 Corinthians 5:7
It seems Jesus was interested in bread. Many times, He taught using bread and the leavening process to make it. Luke 13:21 explains how the kingdom grows; a few believers can affect a large community when working to follow Jesus. Paul also emphasizes bread; he taught that we are new, unleavened bread in Christ, who has sacrificed Himself for our sin and made us new creations (1 Corinthians 5:7). According to Google, sourdough starter is a special form of organisms — a leavening community — called SCOBY: symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. I think of the smaller amount of yeast in my sourdough starter. Bacteria dominate the starter, and when fed, grows the yeast. As my starter is the leaven for every loaf baked, we, through our Lord Jesus, bring His fragrance to our community where God has placed us in this season of life.
Nancy RappSt. Louis, MO
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