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Living by Faith
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Oct. 3, 2010. + + + Readings Habakkuk 1:1–4; 2:1–4 Psalm 37:1–9 2 Timothy 1:1–14 Luke 17:5–10 + + + Prayer Almighty Father, by your Holy Spirit you bless us with faith in your Son, Jesus…
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A Good Four-Letter Word
Introduction This is a funeral homily I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, for the husband of the woman whose funeral I conducted a little over a year ago. Her funeral homily was entitled Second Birth. Readings Ezekiel 37:1–14 Psalm 23 2 Corinthians 5:1–10 John 14:18–24 Message One…
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Ruin and Righteousness
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sept. 26, 2010. + + + Readings Amos 6:1a, 4–7 Psalm 146 (antiphon v. 7) 1 Timothy 6:6–19 Luke 16:19–31 + + + Prayer Gracious Father, by your Holy Spirit open our ears to hear your…
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One Mediator, One People
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sept. 19, 2010. + + + Readings Amos 8:4–7 Psalm 113 (antiphon v. 7) 1 Timothy 2:1–7 Luke 16:1–13 + + + Prayer Gracious Father, we thank you for sending your only Son, Jesus Christ, to…
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Christ Crucified—Both Foolishness and Wisdom
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for Holy Cross Day Vespers, September 14, 2010. + + + Readings Isaiah 45:21–25 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 John 12:20–33 + + + Prayer Gracious Father, bless us with your Spirit, so that we may keep our gaze fixed upon your Son’s victory…
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A Merciful Change of Mind
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 12, 2010. + + + Readings Exodus 32:7–14 Psalm 51:1–10 (antiphon v. 1) [Psalm 51:3–12, NAB] 1 Timothy 1:12–17 Luke 15:1–10 + + + Prayer Father in heaven, with the Psalmist and your Son, we…
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The Two Ways
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 5, 2010. + + + Readings Deuteronomy 30:15–20 Psalm 1 Philemon 1–21 Luke 14:25–33 + + + Prayer Each day, gracious Father, we face the choice between life and death. Stir up in us the…
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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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The Third Word
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 22, 2010. + + + Readings Isaiah 58:9b–14 Psalm 103:1–8 (antiphon v. 4) Hebrews 12:18–29 Luke 13:10–17 + + + Prayer Father in heaven, by your Spirit turn us to you and fill us with…
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Interpreting the Present Time
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, August 15, 2010. + + + Readings Jeremiah 23:23–29 Psalm 82 (antiphon v.8) Hebrews 11:29–12:2 Luke 12:49–56 + + + Prayer Lord Jesus, restore in us the vision granted by your Holy Spirit, so that we…