Ordinary Time With Jesus: Cycle B Sermons For Proper 23 Through Christ The King Based On The Gospel Texts

Nothing about Jesus was ordinary. He defied the expectations of religious leaders. He embraced the castaways. He surrendered to a crude wooden cross. It is extraordinary, then, that more than 2,000 years beyond his death and resurrection, his words continue to transform -- even in the most mundane moments of our lives. Inevitably, discouragement finds its way to our hearts. We get caught up in the demands of life, and we often forget that we can find Jesus in our everyday moments of work, play, and home. Yamasaki's "Ordinary Time with Jesus" presents ten Pentecost (last third) sermons that beautifully weave the gospel scriptures with our daily experiences. She reminds us to surrender our ideas, our hopes, and our expectations to Jesus as she closes each sermon with a simple prayer, emphasizing total dependence upon Christ. Pastors can rely upon each sermon found within the pages of "Ordinary Time with Jesus "to challenge both themselves and their congregations to live a "cross-shaped l