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The Name: Baptism as the Lord’s Commitment
The Name: Baptism as the Lord’s Commitment Advent Midweek 1 T Matthew 28:16-20 (Based on Dr. Masaki’s Baptism Series in CPR Vol. 28, Part 3 Series B) INI God works miracles through water. Noah...
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Starting New By Looking at the Old
November 27, 2022 Starting New By Looking at the Old Advent 1 T Matthew 21:1-9 INI This Sunday marks the beginning of something new – A new birth, so aptly celebrated with new...
Watch! The Bridegroom is Coming!
Watch! The Bridegroom is Coming! Matthew 25:1-13 T Last Sunday of the Church Year INI “How much worse can the world get before Christ comes back?” I hear this question echoed among Christians in the...
in Trinity 22
Limitless Forgiveness
Limitless Forgiveness Trinity 22 T Matthew 18:21-35 INI To forgive is to be Christian. Without forgiveness, one can’t be Christian. Human nature wants to limit forgiveness – I’ll forgive seven times, but I can’t be...
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In Bondage to Freedom
October 30, 2022 – The Commemoration of the Reformation (Adapted from W. Weinrich’s Outline in CPR Vol 16:4 B) Sermon Text: John 8:31-36 2022.10.30 – Reformation Day
in Trinity 19
The Gate of Heaven
October 23, 2022 The Gate of Heaven Trinity 19 T Genesis 28:10-17 INI Ever since day one in Catechism class, You’ve heard that God is omnipresent, Which means that God is everywhere. That’s...
in Trinity 18
Without You, We are unable to Please You
October 16, 2022 Without You, We are Unable to Please You Matthew 22:34-46 T Trinity 18 INI There’s one central truth to Christianity, that’s often forgot by the most religious and pious people. No amount...
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Jesus’ Humility Makes Us Humble
October 9, 2022 Jesus’ Humility Makes Us Humble Trinity 17 T Luke 14:1-11 INI We are the creature, and God is Creator. Creatures cannot usurp and overthrow their Creator. Yet, this is what the...
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Sharing in the Death and Resurrection of Jesus
Sharing in the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Trinity 16 T Luke 7:11-17 October 2, 2022 INI Several axioms attempt to bring comfort in the pain of death. You hear them all the time...
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Angels Fight, Guard, and Celebrate
The Feast of St. Michael and All Angels September 25, 2022 Angels Fight, Guard, and Celebrate INI All too often at funerals, I’ve heard folks say about the deceased – “God gained an angel.”...