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Kira Moolman Pettit

Kira Moolman Pettit

Theologian and Director of Adult Formation at the Church of St. John the Divine, Houston; PhD in theology from Wycliffe College, University of Toronto

Oct 11, 2026

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So we today get to kind of wrap up our series on Philippians.
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There's a little bit more actually in the book, so you can go home and read that last section yourselves as your homework.
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But today we get to kind of the lingering goodbye that Paul gives.
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So if you think of maybe coming home for a college visit for Thanksgiving weekend and after all of that, you're heading back home and your parents are giving this litany of encouragement and instructions and advice.
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Remember, separate colors from your whites.
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Remember, don't be so stressed about that upcoming exam.
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When Jesus enters the temple today, things are already a little tense.
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It was only yesterday, after all, that he entered Jerusalem to the great acclaim of the crowds.
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They waved palms and said, "'Hosanna to the Son of David.'" It was only yesterday that he entered the temple.
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flipping tables, getting rid of those who were turning the holy place into a market, a rigged market, a place where people got ripped off on their way to worship.
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It was only yesterday that he healed the blind and the lame, and the children praised him, crying, "'Hosanna to the Son of David.'" It was only yesterday that the religious leaders then asked Jesus, do you hear what they are saying to you? And Jesus, with a little bit of sass, quoted the psalm.
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Yes, have you never read out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies? You have prepared praise for yourself.

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