Category: Sermons
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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…
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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…