Author: Bethlehem Lutheran
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Nativity of St. John the Baptist (Luke 1:57-80)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon and Sweet Home, OR Nativity of St. John the Baptist + June 24, 2018 Text: Luke 1:57-80 “How is the Bible relevant to me today?” This is the question of the day. How does it speak to my experience and what practical advice can I glean from it? …
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Third Sunday after Trinity (Luke 15:1-10)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Third Sunday after Trinity + June 14, 2018 Text: Luke 15:1-10 When someone says, let’s celebrate Father’s Day, the first thing that usually comes to our mind is our own fathers—for better or for worse as the case may be. Many fathers are…
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Second Sunday after Trinity (Luke 14:15-24)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Second Sunday after Trinity + June 10, 2018 Text: Luke 14:15-24 Life happens. We all know that. Sometimes life happens so much that one’s faith falls to the bottom of the list. Children, work, family get-togethers, sleep…all sorts of things compete for attention in…
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First Sunday after Trinity (Luke 16:19-31)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR First Sunday after Trinity + June 3, 2018 Text: Luke 16:19-31 Last week, we confessed in the Athanasian Creed, “Whoever desires to be saved must, above all, hold the catholic faith. Whoever does not keep it whole and undefiled will without doubt perish eternally.”…
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Feast of the Holy Trinity (John 3:1-14)
Bethlehem & Bethel Lutheran Churches, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Feast of the Holy Trinity + May 27, 2018 Text: John 3:1-14 The Feast of the Holy Trinity differs from the other three high festivals of the Church Year. Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost all celebrate the mighty acts of God for the salvation of mankind.…
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Pentecost Day (Confirmation Sunday) (John 14:23-31)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Churches, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Pentecost Day (Confirmation Sunday) + May 20, 2018 Text: John 14:23-31 It’s a beautiful thing to witness young men and women on Confirmation Day confess their faith publicly. The flowers are beautiful, they look handsome in their best duds, but the really wonderful thing,…
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Sunday after the Ascension (Exaudi)(Ezekiel 36:22-28)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Sunday after the Ascension (Exaudi) + May 13, 2018 Text: Ezekiel 36:22-28 Don’t be fooled by the title, “Old Testament.” It’s not old like your flip phone that sits forgotten in the junk drawer. It’s not old like an old clunker that rattles when…
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Fourth Sunday after Easter (Cantate) (James 1:16-25)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Fourth Sunday after Easter (Cantate) + April 29, 2018 Text: James 1:16-25 Welcome to the world! From the moment we’re born and placed in our mother’s arms, we’re growing and learning. We learn from sights, sounds, and smells. We learn from things we do,…
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Third Sunday after Easter (Jubilate) (John 16:16-22)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Third Sunday after Easter (Jubilate) + April 22, 2018 Text: John 16:16-22 Among the many promises of God, we have our favorites: “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become…
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Second Sunday after Easter (Misericordias domini)(John 10:11-16)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Second Sunday after Easter (Misericordias domini) + April 15, 2018 Text: John 10:11-16 “A Psalm of David. 1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3He restores my soul.…