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Living by the New Command
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, April 25, 2010. + + + Readings Acts 11:1–18 Psalm 148 Revelation 21:1–6 John 13:31–35 + + + Prayer Stir up in us, O Father, the gift of your Holy Spirit, so that we may see…
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Listen to the Shepherd
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 25, 2010. + + + Readings Acts 9:36–43 Psalm 23 Revelation 7:9–17 John 10:22–30 + + + Prayer Stir up in us, O Father, the gift of your Holy Spirit, so that we may see…
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In the Meantime … The Old Saying
Introduction This article is the May 2010 installment of my monthly message in the parish newsletter for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb. The Old Saying Somewhere in the dusty recesses of our memories rests the time when we first learned the saying, “April showers bring May flowers.” This year our April has featured more…
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Healing and Forgiveness
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for a Service of the Word for Healing on Thursday, April 22, 2010. + + + Readings Isaiah 35:1–10 Psalm 103 Acts 3:1–10 Matthew 9:2–8 + + + Prayer Send your Holy Spirit upon us, Father in heaven, so that we may…
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From Dust and Ashes
“The LORD raises the needy from the dust, lifts the poor from the ash heap ….” (Psalm 113:7, NAB)
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Truth by the Fire
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Third Sunday of Easter, April 18, 2010. + + + Readings Acts 9:1–20 Psalm 30 (antiphon v. 11) Revelation 5:11–14 John 21:1–19 + + + Prayer Stir up in us, O Father, the gift of your Holy Spirit, so that…
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Hear, O LORD!
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 April 2010 meeting. The Psalm is the one appointed for the third Sunday of Easter. The council read it in choirs—men and women. Reading [A]…
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We Must Obey God
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Second Sunday of Easter, April 11, 2010. + + + Readings Acts 5:27–32 Psalm 118:14–29 Revelation 1:4–8 John 20:19–31 + + + Prayer Stir up in us, O Father, the gift of your Holy Spirit, so that we may see…
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Perplexed. Terrified. Skeptical. Amazed.
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for Easter, Sunday, April 4, 2010. + + + Readings Acts 10:34–43 Psalm 118:1–2, 18–24 1 Corinthians 15:19–26 Luke 24:1–12 + + + Prayer Stir up in us, O Father, the gift of your Holy Spirit, so that we may see your…
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Living as Christians: The Lord’s Supper
This is the sermon I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Holy Thursday, April 1, 2010. It served as the seventh in the midweek sermon series, “Living as Christians,” which began on Ash Wednesday. + + + Readings Exodus 12:1–14 Psalm 116:1–2, 12–19 1 Corinthians 11:23–26 John 13:1–17, 31b–35 + + +…