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In Your Hearts
“… sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts.” (1 Peter 3:15, NAB)
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Free from Sin
“He himself bore our sins in his body upon the cross, so that, free from sin, we might live for righteousness.” (1 Peter 3:15, NAB)
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Come to the Stone
“Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 2:4–5, NAB)
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Hopes Set on Grace
“Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind and live soberly, and set your hopes completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 1:13, NAB)
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Perplexed. Terrified. Skeptical. Amazed.
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for Easter, Sunday, April 4, 2010. + + + Readings Acts 10:34–43 Psalm 118:1–2, 18–24 1 Corinthians 15:19–26 Luke 24:1–12 + + + Prayer Stir up in us, O Father, the gift of your Holy Spirit, so that we may see your…
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We Have Seen the Lord
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 3, 2010. + + + Readings Genesis 1:1–2:2 Exodus 14:10–15:1a Ezekiel 37:1–14 Isaiah 4:2–6 Romans 6:3–11 John 20:1–18 + + + Prayer Stir up in us, O Father, the gift of your Holy Spirit, so that…
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A Sabbath Rest
“… a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God. And whoever enters into God’s rest, rests from his own works as God did from his.” (Hebrews 4:9–10, NAB)
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Blood and Water
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for Good Friday, April 2, 2010. + + + Readings Isaiah 52:13–53:12 Hebrews 10:16–25 John 18:1–19:42 + + + Prayer Pour out upon us your Holy Spirit, gracious Father, so that we may contemplate in faith your great mercy in giving up…
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By His Sacrifice
“But now once for all he has appeared at the end of the ages to take away sin by his sacrifice.” (Hebrews 9:26b, NAB)
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Living as Christians: The Lord’s Supper
This is the sermon I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Holy Thursday, April 1, 2010. It served as the seventh in the midweek sermon series, “Living as Christians,” which began on Ash Wednesday. + + + Readings Exodus 12:1–14 Psalm 116:1–2, 12–19 1 Corinthians 11:23–26 John 13:1–17, 31b–35 + + +…