Category: Sermons
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Advent Midweek I (Jeremiah 23:5-8)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Advent Midweek I – December 6, 2017 Text: Jeremiah 23:5-8 True salvation vs. counterfeit hope In the days of Jeremiah, every true Israelite was in expectation. The nation was severely broken—ruled by kings who had more interest in feasts and fertility gods than the spiritual welfare of God’s…
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The King of Kings Comes for You (Matthew 21:1-9)
Bethlehem Lutheran & Bethel Lutheran Churches, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR First Sunday in Advent (Ad Te Levavi) + December 3, 2017 Text: Matthew 21:1-9 “Your King Comes to You” This is the beginning of Advent, the season leading up to Christmas. Advent comes to us from Latin, meaning “to come to” (ad +…
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The Great Day When Faith Turns to Sight (Matthew 25:31-46)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Last Sunday of the Church Year + November 26, 2017 Text: Matthew 25:31-46 We are Christians living in the Last Days. As such, it is our calling not to measure the frequency of wars, famines, and earthquakes, but to wait patiently for the…
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Giving Thanks, No Matter Circumstances (Philippians 4:6-13)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Service of Thanksgiving – November 22, 2017 Text: Philippians 4:6-13 St. Paul’s words sound preposterous: Do not be anxious about anything. Whatever is true, honorable, just, etc…think about these things. I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger…I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. What…
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Clarifying the Last Day (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR 2nd to Last Sunday of the Church Year + November 19, 2017 Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Adapted from a sermon by Pastor Alexander Lange 13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you…
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A Wise Virgin is Ready for the Long Run (Matthew 25:1-13)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost + November 12, 2017 Text: Matthew 25:1-13 We can all agree that preparation is an important thing to do. If you are prepared for something, it will be easier to meet when it comes. This is true of…
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All Saints Day (observed)(Revelation 7:9-17)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR All Saints Day (observed) – November 5, 2017 Text: Revelation 7:9-17 “After this I looked, and behold”: For now, faith and sight are now distinguished from each other. We know that God is good, that He loves us, and that He has…
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Festival of the Reformation (John 8:31-36)
Zion Lutheran Church, Corvallis, OR Festival of the Reformation + October 29, 2017 Text: John 8:31-36 “The Son Sets Us Free with His Word” The Reformation was truly a blessed turn in Church History. It meant that the Gospel of Jesus Christ spread into a world that was darkened with the teaching that sinful…
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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Matthew 22:15-22)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon and Sweet Home, OR Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost + October 22, 2017 (Baptism of Miles H) Text: Matthew 22:15-22 We like either/or questions, like do we need to pay taxes or NOT? We’d love the answer to be as simple as a computer flipping between 0 and…
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Christian Funeral of Helen May Daily (John 10:11-16, 27-30)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Christian Funeral of Helen May Daily – October 18, 2017 Text: John 10:11-16, 27-30 Helen was a woman who was full of service. From her twenties on, she served in this congregation, working in the Ladies Aid. She loved gardening, so she helped with the flowers and bushes around the…