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In Luke 20, the Sadducees approach Jesus with a question about resurrection—a question that is less about faith and more about winning an argument. They use the story of a woman, widowed seven times, not as a person to be cared for, but as a theological riddle to be solved. Yet Jesus refuses to engage in their lifeless reasoning. Instead, he redirects the conversation from death to life, from speculation to revelation: “God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

This woman—unnamed, unseen, and forgotten in their debate—becomes, through Jesus’ words, a sign of God’s living compassion. The God Jesus reveals is not distant or abstract, but the God who remembers those the world forgets, who lifts the lowly, and who brings new life where others see only endings.

As we continue in this season of stewardship, this story invites us to reflect on what it means to serve the Living God. True stewardship flows from gratitude—a deep awareness that God’s life is still at work among us, breathing hope into forgotten places and forgotten people. To give, to serve, to love generously is to participate in the living work of God in the world.

In the end, this passage is not only about resurrection after death—it’s about resurrection in life. It’s about trusting that even now, God is making all things new. Gratitude, then, is not just a response—it’s a way of living in communion with the God of the living, the God who never forgets us.

Luke 20:27-38

November 9, 2025

 Pastor Jinyong Choi

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