Tag: Third Sunday in Lent
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Third Sunday in Lent
Readings: Exodus 20:1–17 | 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 | John 2:13–22 Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 St. Paul writes to the Corinthian Christians, who were a gathering of people from largely Greek backgrounds, yet they were called together to belong to God through Jesus Christ. But in being called to belong to Him, they often found themselves…
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Third Sunday in Lent (Text: John 4:5-26)
Ignorance about God is a serious problem. Now, very few people would actually say they don’t know much about God. More common is the idea that we know enough about God to get by. You know, as much as country music songs teach us about God and Jesus and the importance of saying prayers. But…
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Third Sunday in Lent (John 9:1-7)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Third Sunday in Lent + March 26, 2017 Text: John 9:1-7 Jesus and His disciples are walking to church one Sabbath, and on the way they find a pathetic sight: A blind man lying there begging. So, they ask Jesus what’s probably been on the mind of every passerby: What did…
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Third Sunday in Lent (John 4:5-26)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, OR Third Sunday in Lent + March 19, 2017 Text: John 4:5-26 Jesus gives us a good conscience before God by hearing our confession and forgiving our sins. The Samaritan woman was doubly guilty. Samaritans were outcasts of Israel, the prodigals who had set up a rival temple in Samaria. “Our…