Month: August 2019
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Ninth Sunday after Trinity (Luke 16:1-13)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Ninth Sunday after Trinity + August 18, 2019 Text: Luke 16:1-13 “For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.” They say, “where there’s a will, there’s a way.” This was the manager’s tactic: that through tipping the scales…
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Eighth Sunday after Trinity (Matthew 7:15-23)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Eighth Sunday after Trinity + August 11, 2019 Text: Matthew 7:15-23 You can tell a garden that is kept and tended from a garden that has been neglected. The tended garden shows careful attention, addresses weeds before they get out of hand and hurt the good plants preventing them from…
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Seventh Sunday after Trinity(Mark 8:1-9)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Seventh Sunday after Trinity + August 4, 2019 Text: Mark 8:1-9 Recently in the news, there has been a story about a USDA rule change that would render 3.1 million people ineligible for food stamp benefits. Of course, an outcry ensues, because food is important for people to have. Every…