Month: June 2018
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Baptized, but Not at Church
24 “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order. 26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil…
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Nativity of St. John the Baptist (Luke 1:57-80)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon and Sweet Home, OR Nativity of St. John the Baptist + June 24, 2018 Text: Luke 1:57-80 “How is the Bible relevant to me today?” This is the question of the day. How does it speak to my experience and what practical advice can I glean from it? …
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Third Sunday after Trinity (Luke 15:1-10)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Third Sunday after Trinity + June 14, 2018 Text: Luke 15:1-10 When someone says, let’s celebrate Father’s Day, the first thing that usually comes to our mind is our own fathers—for better or for worse as the case may be. Many fathers are…
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Second Sunday after Trinity (Luke 14:15-24)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Second Sunday after Trinity + June 10, 2018 Text: Luke 14:15-24 Life happens. We all know that. Sometimes life happens so much that one’s faith falls to the bottom of the list. Children, work, family get-togethers, sleep…all sorts of things compete for attention in…
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First Sunday after Trinity (Luke 16:19-31)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR First Sunday after Trinity + June 3, 2018 Text: Luke 16:19-31 Last week, we confessed in the Athanasian Creed, “Whoever desires to be saved must, above all, hold the catholic faith. Whoever does not keep it whole and undefiled will without doubt perish eternally.”…