Category: Sermons
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Second Sunday of Easter (John 20:19-31)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Second Sunday of Easter + April 28, 2019 Text: John 20:19-31 “As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you,” Jesus tells His disciples on the evening of the first Easter. He wants His ministry to continue, for the Gospel to be preached to every town throughout…
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The Resurrection of Our Lord (Mark 16:1-9)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR The Resurrection of Our Lord – April 21, 2019 Text: Mark 16:1-9 Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! As Americans, we are used to having options to choose from. If you were going to buy a car, you wouldn’t want to be told that there was only…
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Easter Dawn (John 20:1-18)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Easter Dawn + April 21, 2019 Text: John 20:1-18 MARY MAGDALENE COMES TO THE GRAVEYARD TO WEEP, BUT THE LORD HALLOWS THE GRAVE AND FILLS IT WITH NEW HOPE. When you wake up, you usually come up with a plan of what to expect that day. Mary was expecting to…
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Good Friday (John 18-19)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Good Friday + April 19, 2019 Text: John 18-19 In the Name of Jesus. Amen. Jesus is dead. This was everything His enemies wanted. This is everything that God wanted. “It is finished.” This is what Lent has been leading up to—the Son of God, hanging lifeless on the tree…
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Maundy Thursday (John 13:1-15, 34-35)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Maundy Thursday + April 18, 2019 Text: John 13:1-15, 34-35 When we think about the Lord’s Supper as Christians of the Lutheran confession, we talk a great deal about the nature of the Sacrament (what it is), and how it benefits us personally. And it is necessary for us to…
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Palm Sunday (Palmarum) (John 12:12-19)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Palm Sunday (Palmarum) + April 14, 2019 Text: John 12:12-19 The anticipation was great. This wasn’t something just thrown together at the last minute. The people of Israel had been waiting for literally centuries for this day to arrive. The Son of David had finally come. How could they know? …
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Fifth Sunday in Lent (Genesis 22:1-14)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Fifth Sunday in Lent + April 7, 2019 Text: Genesis 22:1-14 Genesis 22:2: “[God] said, ‘Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell…
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Third Sunday in Lent (Oculi) (Exodus 8:16-24)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Third Sunday in Lent (Oculi) + March 24, 2019 Text: Exodus 8:16-24 While God was executing His judgment against the Pharaoh, the Egyptians, and their gods, God made a distinction between His people and His enemies. Sure, at the start, the Egyptian magicians were able to turn water into blood…
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Second Sunday in Lent (Reminiscere) (Genesis 32:23-33)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Second Sunday in Lent (Reminiscere) + March 17, 2019 Text: Genesis 32:23-33 In Hebrews 11, the Apostle defines what faith is: “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation.” (Hebrews 11:1-2). We don’t see…
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First Sunday in Lent (Invocabit) (Matthew 4:1-11)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR First Sunday in Lent (Invocabit) + March 10, 2019 Text: Matthew 4:1-11 In Martin Luther’s Large Catechism, he explained the First Commandment this way: What is to have a god? What is God? 2 Answer: A god is that to which we look for all good and in which we…