Author: Bethlehem Lutheran
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Hymn Notes (3rd to Last Sunday of the Church Year)
LSB 655 Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word is a children’s hymn that Martin Luther composed in 1541-42. At that time, the Evangelical (later called Lutheran) church was under ongoing threat by those loyal to the pope. In addition, the advancement of the Turks into the region of Budapest brought war to the eastern…
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Hymn Notes (All Saints Day)
Jerusalem the Golden, written by Benedictine monk, Bernard of Cluny (France), echoesthe hope of all the faithful. Based on visions from Revelation 21 and 7, “we know not what joys await us there,” but it will be our eternal Sabbath rest andhome with our God. In Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones, we sing of…
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All Saints Day (observed) (Revelation 7:9-14)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR All Saints Day (observed) + November 4, 2018 Text: Revelation 7:9-14 9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed…
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Reformation Sunday (Matt. 11:12-19)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Reformation Sunday + October 28, 2018 Text: Matt. 11:12-19 In the 1730’s, there began a movement in the Colonies that was later called The Great Awakening. It came with convincing preachers, stirred spirits, changed morals, and huge revival meetings. It transformed the religious and moral…
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Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity (John 4:46-54)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity + October 20, 2018 Text: John 4:46-54 God created His world good in six days. It was not just a snow globe to be kept on the shelf, but it was made to sustain and provide for life on earth. …
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Twentieth Sunday after Trinity (Matthew 22:1-14)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Twentieth Sunday after Trinity + October 14, 2018 Text: Matthew 22:1-14
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Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity (Matthew 9:1-8)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity + October 7, 2018 Text: Matthew 9:1-8 So, which is it? Which is easier to say, “Your sins are forgiven” or “Rise and walk”? Jesus leaves us with this two-edged question, because if we say it’s easier to forgive sins,…
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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…