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“What I Have is Yours”
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, July 18, 2010. + + + Readings Genesis 18:1–10a Psalm 15 (antiphon v.1) Colossians 1:15–28 Luke 10:38–42 + + + Prayer Loving Father, lead us by your Holy Spirit to welcome your Son, our Lord Jesus…
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Law and Love
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, July 11, 2010. + + + Readings Deuteronomy 30:9–14 Psalm 25:1–10 (antiphon v. 4) Colossians 1:1–14 Luke 10:25–37 + + + Prayer Gracious Father, pour out upon us the Holy Spirit, that we may keep your…
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Staying on the Path
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 July 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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Lambs Amid Wolves
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 4, 2010. + + + Readings Isaiah 66:10–14 Psalm 66:1–9 (antiphon v.4) Galatians 6:1–16 Luke 10:1–11, 16–20 + + + Prayer Bless us with the strength of your Holy Spirit, gracious Father, as we journey…
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Set and Determined
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, June 27, 2010. + + + Readings 1 Kings 19:15–16, 19–21 Psalm 16 Galatians 5:1, 13–25 Luke 9:51–62 + + + Prayer By your Spirit, gracious Father, empower us to follow your Son in faith, that…
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Possessed by the Truth
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, June 20, 2010. + + + Readings Isaiah 65:1–9 Psalm 22:19–28 Galatians 3:23–29 Luke 8:26–39 + + + Prayer Open our eyes, Lord God, to the forces that turn us away from you, and by your…
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Forgiveness and Love
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, June 13, 2010. + + + Readings 2 Samuel 11:26–12:10, 13–15 Psalm 32 Galatians 2:15–21 Luke 7:36–8:3 + + + Prayer Lead us, Father in heaven, to confess our sins to you, so that we may…
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Relief for Our Burdens
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 June 2010 meeting. The Psalm is the one appointed for the third Sunday after Pentecost. The council read it in choirs—men and women. Reading Happy…
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When We Pray…
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Second Sunday after Pentecost (the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ), June 6, 2010. + + + Readings 1 Kings 17:17–24 Psalm 30 (antiphon v. 2) Galatians 1:11–24 Luke 7:11–17 + + + Prayer Hear us, Father, when…
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Divine Math: 1+1+1=1
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, May 30, 2010. + + + Readings Proverbs 8:1–4, 22–31 Psalm 8 (antiphon v.2) Romans 5:1–5 John 16:12–15 + + + Prayer Stir up in us, O Father, the gift of your Holy Spirit, so…