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  • Eleventh Sunday after Trinity + August 11, 2024

    Eleventh Sunday after Trinity + August 11, 2024

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    Pastor Michael Miller
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    Text: Ephesians 2:1-10 Consider the two ways of man in Genesis 4, exemplified by Abel and Cain: Man as creature—dependent and sinful, living alone by God’s merciful hand—versus man acting as judge of God and trying to cover up his misdeeds. How does God, our Creator, respond to these two ways of man? With giving…

  • Eleventh Sunday after Trinity

    Eleventh Sunday after Trinity

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    Bethlehem Lutheran
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    Readings: Genesis 4:1-15 | Ephesians 2:1-10 | Luke 18:9-14 Text: Ephesians 2:1-10 This reading from Ephesians 2 is often a go-to passage for us as Reformation Christians. It beautifully covers the doctrines of original sin, election, God’s grace, faith, and even good works. It’s like the Swiss Army knife of Lutherans. These words, so often…