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  • Fifth Sunday after Trinity

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    Readings: 1 Kings 19:11-21 | 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 | Luke 5:1-11 Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Persecution was a daily reality for third-century Christians in Rome. And in 258, the Emperor Valerian began another massive round. He issued an edict commanding that all bishops, priests, and deacons should be put to death, and he gave the…

  • Fifth Sunday after Trinity

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    Confirmation of Landon Carter & Gwendolyn Zorko Readings: Genesis 50:15–21 | Romans 8:18–23 | Luke 6:36–42 Text: 1 Peter 3:8-15 St. Peter’s first epistle to the Church is beautifully appropriate and informative for the Church today.  It was first written to the Christians who were scattered after persecution grew more severe, and it was clear…

  • Fifth Sunday after Trinity (1 Kings 19:11-21, 1 Cor. 1:18-25; Luke 5:1-11)

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    Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Fifth Sunday after Trinity + July 21, 2019 Text: 1 Kings 19:11-21, 1 Cor. 1:18-25; Luke 5:1-11 I think we would all agree that God is higher and greater than us. (After all, we wouldn’t be here if we were convinced otherwise.)  As He explains in Isaiah 55:8-9, “For my…