Category: Sermons
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Ash Wednesday: Remember Dust (Psalm 103:13-14)
Pastor Michael A. Miller The Man from Heaven Remembers the Man of Dust Psalm 103:13-14 13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear Him. 14 For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you…
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Quinquagesima (Luke 18:31-43)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Quinquagesima + March 3, 2019 Text: Luke 18:31-43 The Lord often confounds our understanding—He chooses the least, the lowly, and here in today’s Gospel it is a blind man that sees while the disciples are dumbfounded. But on the cusp of the holy 40 days leading to the crucifixion of…
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Sexagesima (Luke 8:4-15)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Sexagesima (60 Days to Easter) + February 24, 2019 Text: Luke 8:4-15 In America, it’s fairly easy to “do” the Christian lifestyle. It goes long back in Western history, but especially in our land. Here, even the staunchest hubs of progressivism are dotted with numerous churches. We’re proud of our…
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Septuagesima (70 Days to Easter) (Matthew 20:1-16 NKJV)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Septuagesima (70 Days to Easter) + February 17, 2019 Text: Matthew 20:1-16 NKJV As you’ve already probably noticed from the bulletin, there’s something different about this season in between Epiphany and Lent. Easter is still over two months away, but already we begin our…
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Thrown into the drink or delivered, God is faithful to accomplish His good purpose! (Jonah 1:1-17, Matthew 8:23-27)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany + February 3, 2019 Text: Jonah 1:1-17, Matthew 8:23-27 One of the great myths about our life is that we’re safer at some times than at others. The disciples were under the impression that they were safer on land…
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Third Sunday after the Epiphany (Matthew 8:1-13)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Third Sunday after the Epiphany + January 27, 2019 Text: Matthew 8:1-13 Throughout the Epiphany season, our Lord reveals who He is and what He’s come for. So far, we’ve heard the proclamation of who He is—as a child, at the Jordan, and…
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Memorial for Irvin and Marcia Boyer (Isaiah 43:1)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Memorial for Irvin and Marcia Boyer – January 27, 2019 Text: Isaiah 43:1
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Second Sunday after the Epiphany ( John 2:1-11)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Second Sunday after the Epiphany + January 20, 2019 Text: John 2:1-11 When Moses was leading Israel through the wilderness toward the land of promise, he was content to know that the Lord went with them. But more than a stranger on the bus,…
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The Baptism of Our Lord (1 Corinthians 1:26-31)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR The Baptism of Our Lord + January 13, 2019 Text: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 One of the devil’s tactics against Christians is to tell them that they are unworthy. Here’s how it goes: Not necessarily about being unworthy to stand in God’s presence, but he…
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The Epiphany of Our Lord (Isaiah 60:1-6)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR The Epiphany of Our Lord + January 6, 2018 Text: Isaiah 60:1-6 Today begins the Epiphany season of the Church year. This tradition of celebrating Epiphany comes to us from the Greek Church, where Epiphany means “to give light and cause to appear”[1] Originally,…