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Audio and Text for Epiphany 3, 2017

Audio God wants you to trust His authority.  God wants to strengthen your faith in His authority especially for vengeance.   17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to...

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Audio and Text for Epiphany 4, 2017

Audio If I were to ask you, “What do you owe?” you would immediately think about money.  Yet, there is more. Right before our epistle reading for today, Paul gives us a few examples:   7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed,...

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Text for Epiphany 2 (John 2:1-11)

On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.  Jesus also was invited to the wedding with His disciples.  Jesus comes to seek and save that which was lost.  You, dear saints!  And He also comes to seek and save that which was lost because...

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Audio and Text for Advent 4, December 18, 2016 (Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 1:39-56)

advent-4-2016 Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say, rejoice.  Let your gentleness be known to everyone.  The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,...

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Audio and Text for Advent 1, 2016 (Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 21:1-11)

advent-1-2016 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep.  For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.  The night is far gone, the day is at hand.  So then, let us cast off the works for darkness and put on the armor...

December 5, 2016December 5, 2016by
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Text for Sermon for Advent 2 (Romans 15:4-15; Luke 21:25-36)

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.  May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify...

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