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  • Eighth Sunday after Trinity

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    Commemoration of Robert Barnes, Confessor and Martyr Readings: Jeremiah 23:16-29 | Romans 8:12-17 | Matthew 7:15-23 Text: Matthew 7:15-23 This exhortation to beware of false prophets is interestingly placed in the Sermon on the Mount. People often quote Matthew 7:1 “Don’t judge lest you be judged” as a way to stop theological discussion when they…

  • Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity (Matthew 22:23-33, 34-46)

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    Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity + October 20, 2019 Text: Matthew 22:(23-33) 34-46 The Pharisees knew who they were, and they knew who the God of Israel was.  They knew His Word thoroughly, and unlike those fools who don’t even believe in angels, the afterlife, or the resurrection (the Sadducees), they…

  • Eighth Sunday after Trinity (Matthew 7:15-23)

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    Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Eighth Sunday after Trinity + August 11, 2019 Text: Matthew 7:15-23 You can tell a garden that is kept and tended from a garden that has been neglected.  The tended garden shows careful attention, addresses weeds before they get out of hand and hurt the good plants preventing them from…

  • Eighth Sunday after Trinity (Acts 20:27-38)

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    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…