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In the Meantime: For Now
Introduction This article is the December 2010 installment of my monthly message in the parish newsletter for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb. Message For Now Words have a funny way of sharing just a bit of themselves now…and then waiting for the right time…and then revealing a little more of the truth they hold…
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Blessed and in the Book
Introduction This is a funeral homily I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Readings Isaiah 66:10–14 Psalm 61 Revelation 21:22–27 Luke 6:17–21 Message Every nurse knows that each patient is a whole person, with a history and a story, with unique needs and joys and fears. And the…
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So Great a Cloud
Introduction This is a funeral homily I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. Readings Revelation 7:9–17 Psalm 34:1–10 1 John 3:1–3 Matthew 6:25–34 Message They are here. They are all around us. Alvina and Fred, husband and wife. Clara Bell, Freida, and Evelyn, her sisters. Ernest and Arnold,…
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Pleasing Sacrifices
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 29, 2010. + + + Readings Proverbs 25:6–7 Psalm 112 (antiphon v. 4) Hebrews 13:1–8, 15–16 Luke 14:1, 7–14 + + + Prayer Receive into Your hands, O Father, the sacrifice of our lives. We…
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Living by the New Command
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, April 25, 2010. + + + Readings Acts 11:1–18 Psalm 148 Revelation 21:1–6 John 13:31–35 + + + Prayer Stir up in us, O Father, the gift of your Holy Spirit, so that we may see…
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Listen to the Shepherd
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 25, 2010. + + + Readings Acts 9:36–43 Psalm 23 Revelation 7:9–17 John 10:22–30 + + + Prayer Stir up in us, O Father, the gift of your Holy Spirit, so that we may see…
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Truth by the Fire
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Third Sunday of Easter, April 18, 2010. + + + Readings Acts 9:1–20 Psalm 30 (antiphon v. 11) Revelation 5:11–14 John 21:1–19 + + + Prayer Stir up in us, O Father, the gift of your Holy Spirit, so that…
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The Triumphant Lion
“Do not weep. The lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has triumphed ….” (Revelation 5:5, NAB)
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Worthy
“Worthy are you, Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things; because of your will they came to be and were created.” (Revelation 4:11, NAB)
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Be Earnest
“Those whom I love, I reprove and chastise. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.” (Revelation 3:19, NAB)