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Obedient Son
“Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered … .” (Hebrews 5:8, NAB)
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Reverence and Awe
“Therefore, we who are receiving the unshakable kingdom should have gratitude, with which we should offer worship pleasing to God in reverence and awe.” (Hebrews 12:28, NAB)
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Peaceful Fruit
“At the time, all discipline seems a cause not for joy but for pain, yet later it brings the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who are trained by it.” (Hebrews 12:11, NAB)
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In the Meantime … Promises Kept
Introduction This article is the April 2010 installment of my monthly message in the parish newsletter for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb. Law and Promise One of the marks of our relationships—when they are at their best—is for us to say to one another, “I promise,” and to mean it. And when a relationship…
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Unless a Grain…
Introduction One of the opportunities I have as the interim pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., is to prepare a short column for a feature called “The Pastor’s Pen,” appearing in the Beatrice Daily Sun on Thursday, April 1, 2010. Scripture “… unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies,…
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Hearts Sprinkled Clean
“… let us approach with a sincere heart and absolute trust, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.” (Hebrews 10:22, NAB)
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At the Crossroads
This is the sermon I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Saturday and Sunday, March 27–28, 2010, for the Passion Sunday. + + + Readings Luke 19:28–40 (Procession with Palms) Isaiah 50:4–9a Psalm 31:9–16 (antiphon v. 5) Philippians 2:5–11 Luke 23:1–49 + + + Prayer Pour out upon us your Holy Spirit,…
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One Sacrifice
“But this one offered one sacrifice for sins, and took his seat forever at the right hand of God ….” (Hebrews 10:12, NAB)
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At the Right Hand
“… we have such a high priest, who has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of the majesty in heaven ….” (Hebrews 8:1b, NAB)
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Perfect Forever
“For the law appoints men subject to weakness to be high priests, but the word of the oath, which was taken after the law, appoints a son, who has been made perfect forever.” (Hebrews 7:28, NAB)