Author: Pastor Michael Miller
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St. Matthew the Evangelist (Matt. 9:9-13)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Feast of St. Matthew (observed) + September 22, 2019 Text: St. Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus says, “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” The Lord said this about Matthew, the Apostle and Evangelist. Really it’s one of the main themes of the Gospel that Matthew wrote. From the very…
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Holy Cross Day (observed) (John 12:20-33)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Holy Cross Day (obs.) + September 15, 2019 Text: John 12:20-33 “Lift high the cross,” the Church sings, “the love of Christ proclaim, till all the world adore His sacred Name.” The cross has been a symbol of Christianity for countless generations. At a glance you can recognize a Christian…
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12th Sunday after Trinity (Mark 7:31-37)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Twelfth Sunday after Trinity + September 8, 2019 Text: Mark 7:31-37 Jesus performed many healings in His ministry. He raised Peter’s mother-in-law when she was sick with a fever, He healed lepers, cured lame and swollen limbs, and made the blind to see. What the people say is true: “He…