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Grace Appears, Teaches, and Trains – Christmas Eve
Grace Appears, Teaches, and Trains Christmas Eve T Titus 2 & Luke 2 INI Christmas is here! The kid’s have had their program, gifts are making their way underneath the tree, food is being prepared...
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Prepare the Way with True Repentance
Prepare the Way with True Repentance Matthew 3:1-12 T Advent 2 INI Prepare the way of the Lord. Get ready. He’s coming. In fact, He’s here. And He commands your real confession and true repentance....
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Three Advents of Christ
The Three Advents of Christ Advent 1 – A T Matthew 24:36-44 INI Today marks the beginning of a new Church Year. And each season tells us a different story about the person, work, and...
The Bridegroom is Coming!
The Bridegroom Is Coming! LSCY T Matthew 25:1-13 INI Our Lord speaks to you today to give this exhortation: Watch. Be vigilant. Be prepared. For the Lord will come again like a thief in the...
in Trinity 22
Debts Cleared For You, By You
Debts Cleared For You, By You Trinity 22 T Matthew 18:21-35 INI Our introit for today quotes a Psalm that I think can leave people confused. It says – “If you, O Lord, should mark...
in Trinity 21
Mature Faith Clinging to Christ
Mature Faith Clinging to Christ Trinity 21 T John 4:46-54 St Paul once wrote, “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When...
The Freedom of the Blessed
The Freedom of the Blessed Matthew 5:1-12 T All Saints Day INI Who looks at the Beatitudes in the Gospel lesson and says, ‘That’s the kind of life I want!’ Poor? Meek? Hungry and Thirsty?...
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The Truth Shall Set You Free
The Truth Shall Set You Free Reformation Day T John 8:31-36 INI It’s fitting that we began the celebration of our Reformation service with a baptism, isn’t it? What greater place to SEE the grace...
in Trinity 18
Love Beyond Slogans
Love Beyond Slogans Matthew 22:34-46 T Trinity 18 INI Slogans can be helpful for capturing the heart of a message. But in the minds of those who hear it, it can be incredibly reductionistic...
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God’s Visitation
INI At the gates of a little town called Nain, there were two processions that met. One was a grim procession. It was a funeral procession. The widow was in mourning, for she was...