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[Introduction] Sharing peace. Can there possibly be a better job in the world than this?  This is exactly the work Jesus gave seventy-two disciples to do in our Gospel reading.  Go , he told them, and share peace in every house that receives you (v3-5). Don’t worry about what it’ll cost or what you’ll wear (v 4). ... Just keeping going, he told them, even when someone tries to get in your way. If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. If not, your peace will be returned to you (v 6). ... Go , he told them. Remind everyone that the Kingdom of God [has come and, in fact, continues to] come upon you (v 9). He will bring you peace. Seriously, now ... Could there be a better job than that? I certainly can’t imagine one.  So let’s consider the means by which we share peace, and remember where it comes from.  1. Today we are observing the Feast of Saint Luke, the beloved physician and co-worker of the Apostle Paul. None of the Gospel writers share the w...

Say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come (and continues to come) near to you’ (v 9). [Introduction] When Saint Paul and Saint Barnabus went to Jerusalem to meet with Saint James the brother of Jesus, Saint Peter, and Saint John the son of Zebedee in Acts 15, they laid before these pillars of the Church of God the Gospel they had preached during their first missionary journey to the world (Acts 13:1-14:28). They reported how the One True Gospel ... the proclamation of the liberating death and resurrection of Christ ... was bringing the Gentiles ... that’s you ... salvation by grace through faith in Jesus apart from the works of the Law. They reported that all of us enter the Kingdom of God by baptism, not circumcision ... by faith, not by works. They reported how the amazing Gospel that God, who knows the heart, is being poured out by the Holy Spirit without distinction, cleansing hearts by faith (Acts 15:8-9) ... They reported that we are saved on account of the blood of Jesus alone (...