Month: September 2018
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Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity (Luke 14:1-11, Ephesians 4:1-3)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity + September 23, 2018 Text: Luke 14:1-11, Ephesians 4:1-3 Not everyone who gathered around Jesus was there to simply to hear Him and be healed by Him. Some were there to watch Him and wait for Him to stumble. At…
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Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity (Luke 7:11-17)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity + September 16, 2018 Text: Luke 7:11-17 Jesus comes to the village of Nain, two miles south of Mount Tabor in the region of Galilee. As He approaches the city with His disciples, there is another procession on the way…
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Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity (Matthew 6:24-34)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity + September 9, 2018 Text: Matthew 6:24-34 These are some of the most reassuring words in Scripture, especially in times of economic distress and danger to life. And most of us have experienced that kind of distress in one way…
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Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Galatians 5:16-24)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost + September 2, 2018 Text: Galatians 5:16-24 When we go to the doctor, they are checking for symptoms. If it’s an annual exam, they’re looking for symptoms of a healthy body—heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, good glucose and cholesterol levels. …