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  • Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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    Text: Mark 12:28-37 I think all of us would agree that idolatry is foolish.  The idea of manmade gods is a ridiculous notion.  The Lord, through Isaiah gives this illustration in chapter 44: He cuts down cedars, or he chooses a cypress tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of…

  • Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Matthew 22:1-18)

    Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Matthew 22:1-18)

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    Bethlehem Lutheran Church & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon & Sweet Home, OR Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost + October 15, 2017 Text: Matthew 22:1-18 In both the Old and New Testaments, God describes His people as  “kingdom of priests.”  In Exodus 19 He says, “you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the…