Month: June 2021
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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Readings: Exodus 19:1–20 | 2 Cor. 8:1–9, 13–15 | Mark 5:21–43 Text: Exodus 19:1-20 How do we get to know one another? Through a common bond at church or school? That foundation of friendship, or in the case of our spouse of romance and affection, sets the stage for what we know about the other…
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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Readings: Exodus 17:1-7 | 2 Corinthians 6:1–13 | Mark 4:35–41 Text: Exodus 17:1-7 One of the perpetual pains of the Christian is that we must move on from the place where the Lord feeds us. But it must happen because the place is temporary, and even the green grass (Mark 6:39) upon which the Lord…
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Funeral Sermon for Lenora P. Hanna (Schmidt)
Funeral of Lenora Pauline Hanna – June 17, 2021 Text: Psalm 139:7-18, 23-24 “In the Uncertainty of This Life, God is the Solid Rock upon Whom We Stand.” This is where Lenora was raised. She was born May 31, 1956, but soon after born from above by God in the precious waters of Holy Baptism…
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Third Sunday after Pentecost
Readings: Exodus 16:1-31 | 2 Corinthians 5:1–17 | Mark 4:26–34 Text: Exodus 16:1-31 Normally, the sermons follow the theme for the day set by the lectionary. The lectionary is the schedule of Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle, and Gospel readings for a given day. It’s a great tool which the Christian Church has used for centuries…
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Second Sunday after Pentecost
Readings: Genesis 3:8-15 | 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 | Mark 3:20-35 “The Sin Against The Holy Spirit” Guest Pastor Bruce Ley Text: Mark 3:20-35 20Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21But when His own people heard , they went out to lay hold of Him, for…