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The Name
“God replied [to Moses], ‘I am who I am.’ Then he added, ‘This is what you shall tell the Israelites: I AM sent me to you.’” (Exodus 3:14, NAB)
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Sign and Pendant
“Let this, then, be as a sign on your hand and as a pendant on your forehead: with a strong hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.” (Exodus 13:16, NAB)
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Strength and Savior
“My strength and my courage is the Lord, and he has been my savior.” (Exodus 15:2, LH)
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Heaven’s Hospitality
Introduction This is the sermon I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14-15, 2009, the weekend of the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost. The lessons reflect the theme of the holding the annual Thankoffering Service of the Women of the ELCA. + + + Readings Exodus 1:15-2:10 Psalm 138…
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Submission and Servanthood
Introduction This is the sermon I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19-20, 2009, the weekend of the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. + + + Readings Jeremiah 11:18-20 or Wisdom 1:16 – 2:1, 12-22 Psalm 54 (4) James 3:13 – 4:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37 + + + Prayer…
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Through the Sea…
Introduction In 1991, while serving as the pastor of First Lutheran Church, Potter, Neb., and Grace Lutheran Church, Gurley, Neb., I prepared a second series of six daily devotions, calling the collection “Baptized in the Name: Devotions for the Harvest.” This is the third in the collection. Reading: Exodus 14:21-25 “You led Israel by the…
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The Dilemma of Humanity and Divinity
Introduction This paper is one I wrote in college. Dated Sept. 25, 1981, it was submitted to Drs. Agnes B. O’Donnell and Donald E. Byrne for Honors HCC-201. Paper The Bible records and interprets the development of Judaism and Christianity, two faiths under one God. Christendom’s Bible contains two testaments under one cover. The Old…