Author: Bethlehem Lutheran
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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. …
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Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity (Luke 10:23-37)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity + August 26, 2018 Text: Luke 10:23-37 God reveals Himself not to the proud, stately, and religious, but to little children. The humble, the troubled, the weak, and the needy. “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble”[1] …
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Twelfth Sunday after Trinity (Mark 7:31-37)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Twelfth Sunday after Trinity + August 19, 2018 Text: Mark 7:31-37 This was not the first time that Jesus had been to Tyre, Sidon, and the region of the Decapolis. The first time Mark records that Jesus visited Tyre and Sidon chapter 3, it…
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Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Luke 19:41-48)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Tenth Sunday after Trinity + August 5, 2018 Baptism of Liam John Buresh Strehlo Text: Luke 19:41-48 The question sometimes arises: What’s the difference between Israel of old and the Christian Church? More to the point, what happened to Israel and all the things…
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Ninth Sunday after Trinity (Luke 16:1-13)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Ninth Sunday after Trinity + July 29, 2018 Text: Luke 16:1-13 Our Lord says, “The one who is faithful over little is also faithful over much.” The concept of firstfruits is found throughout the Bible, but it’s not something we often hear much about. …
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Eighth Sunday after Trinity (Acts 20:27-38)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Eighth Sunday after Trinity + July 22, 2018 Text: Acts 20:27-38 It’s a virtue to find the best in everyone’s intentions. Indeed even the catechism, when teaching us about our neighbor’s reputation says that we should “put the best construction on everything.” On…
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Seventh Sunday after Trinity (Mark 8:1-6)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Seventh Sunday after Trinity + July 15, 2018 Baptism of Jerimiah & Natasha (Jenks) Hodson, Giovanni, Roen, and Noah Text: Mark 8:1-6 There aren’t many dogs or cats that like to go to the vet. Nevertheless, compassionate owners knows when it’s the needed thing. So, in compassion, they pack…
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Sixth Sunday after Trinity (Matthew 5:20-26)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Sixth Sunday after Trinity + July 8, 2018 Text; Matthew 5:20-26 This week, our Vacation Bible School will center around the Ten Commandments. For centuries, the first thing those learning the Christian faith encountered has been the Ten Commandments. We think they are…
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The Visitation (observed) (Luke 1:39–56)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR The Visitation (observed) + July 1, 2018 Text: Luke 1:39–56 When Mary visited her, Elizabeth exclaimed, “Why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” (Luke 1:43). The visit had been Mary’s idea, conceived suddenly, arranged…
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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…