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In the Meantime … The Old Saying
Introduction This article is the May 2010 installment of my monthly message in the parish newsletter for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb. The Old Saying Somewhere in the dusty recesses of our memories rests the time when we first learned the saying, “April showers bring May flowers.” This year our April has featured more…
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Keep the Commandments
“For the love of God is this, that we keep his commandments.” (1 John 5:3, NAB)
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Healing and Forgiveness
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for a Service of the Word for Healing on Thursday, April 22, 2010. + + + Readings Isaiah 35:1–10 Psalm 103 Acts 3:1–10 Matthew 9:2–8 + + + Prayer Send your Holy Spirit upon us, Father in heaven, so that we may…
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From Dust and Ashes
“The LORD raises the needy from the dust, lifts the poor from the ash heap ….” (Psalm 113:7, NAB)
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Wisdom from Above
“But the wisdom from above is first all pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without inconstancy or insincerity.” (James 3:17, NAB)
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From the Dead
“But God raised [Jesus] from the dead ….” (Acts 13:30, NAB)
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Jesus is Lord
“… for, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9, NAB)
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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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Object of Witness
“To [Christ] all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name.” (Acts 10:43, NAB)
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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)