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  • First Sunday after Trinity

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    Readings: Genesis 15:1-6 | 1 John 4:16-21 | Luke 16:19-31 Text: Luke 16:19-31 In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. 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.”  Today, we…

  • The Holy Trinity

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    Readings: Isaiah 6:1-7 | Romans 11:33-36 | John 3:1-17 Text: John 3:1-17 You may think that faith is just a mental activity. It all happens in the mind, which assents to the proposition that there is a God, that this God is so favorably disposed toward us that He decided to send His Son into…

  • Day of Pentecost

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    Readings: Genesis 11:1-9 | Acts 2:1-13 | John 14:23-31 Text: John 14:23-31 Have you ever pondered how the message of the cross reaches you and me today? Every generation has to go through a period of learning. It’s not that we have to completely start from scratch. However, how could this message of Jesus’ death…

  • Seventh Sunday of Easter

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    ~ Exaudi ~ Notes and Outline from Concordia Theological Monthly, April 1949 by Rev. Dr. Oswald Riess Readings: Exekiel 36:22-28 | 1 Peter 4:7-11 | John 15:26-16:4 Text: Ephesians 1:20b-23

  • Sixth Sunday of Easter

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    ~ Rogate ~ Holy Baptism of Maria Regina Cleveland Readings: Numbers 21:4-9 | James 1:22-27 | John 16:23-33 Text: John 16:23-33 The name for this Sunday, Rogate, derives its name from the Gospel lesson, instead of first word of the Introit. Rogate in Latin means, “Ask (all of you), and you will receive, that your…

  • Called to Confess

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    ~ Redeemer Lutheran Church, Gresham, OR ~ ~ Friday Session~ Text: Romans 13:1-10 People love to be free of the burden of authority.  School kids count the minutes before the bell on the last day of school.  College freshmen rejoice to be free of their parents’ rules when they move into their own space.  Women…

  • Fifth Sunday of Easter

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    ~ Cantate ~ Readings: Isaiah 12:1-6 | James 1:16-21 | James 1:16-25 Text: James 1:16-25 Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, alleluia! 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, and things that…

  • Fourth Sunday of Easter

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    ~ Jubilate ~ Readings: Isaiah 40:25-31 | 1 Peter 2:11-20 | John 16:16-22 Text: John 16:16-22 Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, alleluia! Among the many promises of God, we have our favorites: But there’s another promise which the Lord makes in today’s Gospel. It probably won’t make anyone’s list of favorites, or…

  • Third Sunday of Easter

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    ~ Misericordias Domini ~ Readings: Ezekiel 34:11-16 | 1 Peter 2:21-25 | John 10:11-16 Text: John 10:11-16 In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. People sometimes say, “If you want it done right, you’ve gotta do it yourself.” Whether it’s cleaning the bathroom or fixing something that broke, sometimes this is true. Maybe that’s how…

  • Second Sunday of Easter

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    ~ Quasimodo Geniti ~ Readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14 | 1 John 5:4-10 | John 20:19-31 Text: John 20:19-31 Alleluia! Christ is risen! Christ is risen from the dead, our paschal lamb has been sacrificed, our mouths are filled with Hallelujah’s/Praise the Lord.[1]  But, what does all this mean for us day by day?  What has really…