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Divine Math: 1+1+1=1
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, May 30, 2010. + + + Readings Proverbs 8:1–4, 22–31 Psalm 8 (antiphon v.2) Romans 5:1–5 John 16:12–15 + + + Prayer Stir up in us, O Father, the gift of your Holy Spirit, so…
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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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A Fresh Batch
“Clear out the old yeast, so that you may become a fresh batch of dough inasmuch as you are unleavened.” (1 Corinthians 5:7, NAB)
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Deep Waters
“Deep waters cannot quench love, nor floods sweep it away. Were one to offer all he owns to purchase love, he would be roundly mocked.” (Song of Songs 8:7, NAB)
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No More, No Longer
“We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him.” (Romans 10:9, NAB)
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Jesus Appeared
“God raised Jesus from the dead, and for many days thereafter Jesus appeared to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.” (Acts 13:30–31a, NAB)
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On Lips, in Heart
“The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart.” (Romans 10:8b, LH)
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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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He is the One
“He commissioned us to preach to the people and testify that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.” (Acts 10:42, NAB)
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Whether or Not
“For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die we are the Lord’s.” (Romans 14:8, NAB)