The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost - Matthew 18:15-20 - The Rev. Colette Hammesfahr
September 6, 2026 - Matthew 18:15-20 I want to take you back to last Sunday’s sermon for a second. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus talked about taking up our cross and what that looks like. We learned that carrying the cross isn’t about looking for ways to suffer. It’s what happens when we choose to love deeply enough that we are willing to accept that love will sometimes cost us something. In Romans, Paul described what genuine love is and what that kind of love looks like in our relationships with one another. He told the Romans to love one another with mutual affection. Contribute to the needs of others. Extend hospitality to strangers. Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep. Don't repay evil with evil. If your enemy is hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. Today, we continue in Romans, and now Paul is telling us what genuine love looks like. “Owe no one anything, except to love one another.” And Matthew gives us very practica...