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Descended from Dogs – Sermon Preached on 16th August 2026 (Eleventh Sunday after Trinity)

16 August 2026 by Gerry Lynch

Why does Jesus call the Canaanite woman a dog? A sermon on Matthew 15.21–28 — and the two Canaanite women in his own family tree.

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