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A Merciful Change of Mind
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 12, 2010. + + + Readings Exodus 32:7–14 Psalm 51:1–10 (antiphon v. 1) [Psalm 51:3–12, NAB] 1 Timothy 1:12–17 Luke 15:1–10 + + + Prayer Father in heaven, with the Psalmist and your Son, we…
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We Have Seen the Lord
This is the sermon I prepared for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., for the Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 3, 2010. + + + Readings Genesis 1:1–2:2 Exodus 14:10–15:1a Ezekiel 37:1–14 Isaiah 4:2–6 Romans 6:3–11 John 20:1–18 + + + Prayer Stir up in us, O Father, the gift of your Holy Spirit, so that…
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Living as Christians: The Lord’s Supper
This is the sermon I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Holy Thursday, April 1, 2010. It served as the seventh in the midweek sermon series, “Living as Christians,” which began on Ash Wednesday. + + + Readings Exodus 12:1–14 Psalm 116:1–2, 12–19 1 Corinthians 11:23–26 John 13:1–17, 31b–35 + + +…
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Exactly As Commanded
“Moses did exactly as the LORD had commanded him.” (Exodus 40:16, NAB)
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Living as Christians: Church
This is the sermon I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Midweek services from Ash Wednesday through Maundy Thursday will explore the theme, “Living as Christians.” + + + Readings Exodus 19:16–25 Psalm 100 Ephesians 2:19–22 Matthew 28:16–20 + + + Prayer You call us to return to…
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On the Seventh Day
“For six days you may work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; on that day you must rest even during the seasons of plowing and harvesting.” (Exodus 34:21, NAB)
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Merciful and Gracious
“‘The LORD, the LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity, continuing his kindness for a thousand generations, and forgiving wickedness and crime and sin; yet not declaring the guilty guiltless, but punishing children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation for their fathers’ wickedness!’” (Exodus 34:6b–7,…
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Numerous as the Stars
“Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and how you swore to them by your own self, saying, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky; and all this land that I promised, I will give your descendants as their perpetual heritage.” (Exodus 32:13, NAB)
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Heeding the Lord
“All that the LORD has said, we will heed and do.” (Exodus 24:7b, NAB)
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Drinking from the Rock
This is the sermon I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Saturday and Sunday, March 6–7, 2010, for the Third Sunday in Lent. + + + Readings Isaiah 55:1–9 Psalm 63:1–8 1 Corinthians 10:1–13 Luke 13:1–9 + + + Prayer You call us to return to you, Lord God, and to leave…