Category: Sermons
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Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity (Matthew 9:1-8)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity + October 7, 2018 Text: Matthew 9:1-8 So, which is it? Which is easier to say, “Your sins are forgiven” or “Rise and walk”? Jesus leaves us with this two-edged question, because if we say it’s easier to forgive sins,…
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Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity (Luke 14:1-11, Ephesians 4:1-3)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity + September 23, 2018 Text: Luke 14:1-11, Ephesians 4:1-3 Not everyone who gathered around Jesus was there to simply to hear Him and be healed by Him. Some were there to watch Him and wait for Him to stumble. At…
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Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity (Luke 7:11-17)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity + September 16, 2018 Text: Luke 7:11-17 Jesus comes to the village of Nain, two miles south of Mount Tabor in the region of Galilee. As He approaches the city with His disciples, there is another procession on the way…
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Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity (Matthew 6:24-34)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity + September 9, 2018 Text: Matthew 6:24-34 These are some of the most reassuring words in Scripture, especially in times of economic distress and danger to life. And most of us have experienced that kind of distress in one way…
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Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Galatians 5:16-24)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost + September 2, 2018 Text: Galatians 5:16-24 When we go to the doctor, they are checking for symptoms. If it’s an annual exam, they’re looking for symptoms of a healthy body—heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, good glucose and cholesterol levels. …
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Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity (Luke 10:23-37)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity + August 26, 2018 Text: Luke 10:23-37 God reveals Himself not to the proud, stately, and religious, but to little children. The humble, the troubled, the weak, and the needy. “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble”[1] …
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Twelfth Sunday after Trinity (Mark 7:31-37)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Twelfth Sunday after Trinity + August 19, 2018 Text: Mark 7:31-37 This was not the first time that Jesus had been to Tyre, Sidon, and the region of the Decapolis. The first time Mark records that Jesus visited Tyre and Sidon chapter 3, it…
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Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Luke 19:41-48)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Tenth Sunday after Trinity + August 5, 2018 Baptism of Liam John Buresh Strehlo Text: Luke 19:41-48 The question sometimes arises: What’s the difference between Israel of old and the Christian Church? More to the point, what happened to Israel and all the things…
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Ninth Sunday after Trinity (Luke 16:1-13)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Ninth Sunday after Trinity + July 29, 2018 Text: Luke 16:1-13 Our Lord says, “The one who is faithful over little is also faithful over much.” The concept of firstfruits is found throughout the Bible, but it’s not something we often hear much about. …
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Eighth Sunday after Trinity (Acts 20:27-38)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Eighth Sunday after Trinity + July 22, 2018 Text: Acts 20:27-38 It’s a virtue to find the best in everyone’s intentions. Indeed even the catechism, when teaching us about our neighbor’s reputation says that we should “put the best construction on everything.” On…