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Children of the Light
SCRIPTURES “Be silent before the Lord God! For the day of the Lord is at hand; the Lord has prepared a sacrifice, he has consecrated his guests …. At that time I [the Lord] will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the people who rest complacently on their dregs, those who say in…
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Gentle and at Peace
Introduction This is the sermon I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12–13, 2009, the weekend of the Third Sunday of Advent. + + + Readings Zephaniah 3:14-20 Isaiah 12:1-6 (antiphon v. 6) Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 + + + Prayer As we hear and heed your Word,…