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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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Making an Honest Confession
Introduction The Congregation Council at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., where I am serving as interim pastor, opens its monthly meetings with devotions. These are the thoughts for the September 2010 meeting. The Psalm is the one appointed for the sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. The council read it antiphonally in choirs. Invocation In the…
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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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Rescue! Deliver!
Introduction The Congregation Council at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., where I am serving as interim pastor, opens its monthly meetings with devotions. These are the thoughts for the August 2010 meeting. The Psalm is the one appointed for the seventh Sunday after Pentecost. The council read it in choirs—men and women. Invocation In…
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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…
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By Faith
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, August 8, 2010. + + + Readings Genesis 15:1–6 Psalm 33:12–22 (antiphon v.22) Hebrews 11:1–3, 8–16 Luke 12:32–40 + + + Prayer Gracious Father, by your Holy Spirit refresh our faith in your Son, Jesus Christ,…
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Seek the Things Above
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 1, 2010. + + + Readings Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12–14; 2:18–23 Psalm 49:1–12 (antiphon v.3) Colossians 3:1–11 Luke 12:13–21 + + + Prayer Father in heaven, direct our gaze to you and guide us, by your…
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“How Much More?”
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, July 25, 2010. + + + Readings Genesis 18:20–32 Psalm 138 (antiphon v.8) Colossians 2:6–19 Luke 11:1–13 + + + Prayer We ask you, heavenly Father, to give us your Holy Spirit, so we may pray…