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Mystical “Friends of God”
Introduction St. Mark’s on the Campus Episcopal Church, Lincoln, Neb., celebrates the Holy Eucharist on Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. The parish’s rector, Father Jerry Thompson, asked me to lead worship on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. The liturgy features the memorial of Evelyn Underhill, Anglican teacher. Readings Wisdom 7:24–8:1 Psalm 96:7–13 John 4:19–24 Homily Evelyn Underhill,…
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Adopted, Redeemed, and Sealed
Introduction This is the sermon I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 2–3, 2010, for the Second Sunday of Christmas. + + + Readings Jeremiah 31:7–14 or Sirach 24:1–12 Psalm 147:12–20 (antiphon v. 12) or Wisdom 10:51–21 (antiphon v. 20) Ephesians 1:3–14 John 1:[1–9] 10–18 + + +…
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Lover of Souls
“But you spare all things, because they are yours, O Lord and lover of souls, for your imperishable spirit is in all things!” (Wisdom 11:26-12:1, LH)
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Wisdom a Bride
“[Wisdom] I loved and sought after from my youth; I sought to take her for my bride and was enamored of her beauty.” (Wisdom 8:2, LH)
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Wise Guide
“For [God] is the guide of Wisdom, and the director of the wise.” (Wisdom 7:15b, LH)
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Seeking Wisdom
“Wisdom is radiant and unfading, and she is easily discerned by those who love her, and is found by those who seek her.” (Wisdom 6:12, NRSV)
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Understand and Abide
“Those who trust in [the Lord] shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with him in love….” (Wisdom 3:9, LH)
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Formed to be Imperishable
“For God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made him.” (Wisdom 2:23, LH)
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Wisdom Knows
“For [Wisdom] knows and understands all things, and she will guide me wisely in my actions and guard me with her glory.” (Wisdom 9:11, NRSV)
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Knowing
“For to know you is complete righteousness, and to know your power is the root of immortality.” (Wisdom of Solomon 15:3, NRSV)