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  • Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 19A)

    Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 19A)

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    Readings: Genesis 50:15-21 | Romans 14:1-12 | Matthew 18:21-35 Text: Romans 14:1-12 It is important to base our faith on the Gospel itself, not certain practices. That’s because the practices which flow from the Gospel are not the same as the Spirit-worked faith in Christ. St. Paul applies this to how believers regard each other,…

  • Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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    Readings: Isaiah 50:4–10 | James 3:1–12 | Mark 9:14-29 Text: Mark 9:14-29 covering points from the Formula of Concord, Article I – Original Sin “To Shine on Those Who Sit in Darkness and the Shadow of Death” Arguing, suffering from childhood, inability to help, exasperation, unbelief, convulsions, and near death—This is what the Lord Jesus…

  • Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Matthew 20:1-16)

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    Bethlehem Lutheran Church & Bethel Lutheran Church, Lebanon and Sweet Home, OR Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Baptism of David Timothy Miller) + September 24, 2017 Text: Matthew 20:1-16   The dictionary defines grace as unmerited favor from God. So, we sing praises of God’s grace in Christ.  We name congregations after it and we sing…