AUGUST 25, 2024
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
LITURGY: THE ORDER OF MATINS (pg 32 in TLH)
Sermon: “Our Savior Suffered to Fulfill the Promise” Acts 13:23, 26-30
- Jesus suffered crucifixion under Pontius Pilate.
- In this way He fulfilled God’s promise of salvation.
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AUGUST 18, 2024
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
LITURGY: Divine Service #4 – Lutheran Service Book (w/ Holy Communion)
Sermon: “The Gospel is about the Son of God, Jesus Christ Our Lord” Romans 1:3-4
- The Son of God has flesh from the seed of David.
- Jesus Christ was designated the Son of God with power by the resurrection.
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AUGUST 11, 2024
TWELFTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
LITURGY: Divine Service (Pg 5 in TLH)
Sermon: “We Believe in God, Our Creator” Genesis 1:1
- God is our Creator.
- Our existence, our preservation, and all Christian teaching depend on this.
- Our proper response to the Creator is praise, thanksgiving, and obedience.
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AUGUST 04, 2024
ELEVENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
LITURGY: Divine Service w/Holy Communion (Pg 15 in TLH)
Sermon – “The Lord Our God Is a Jealous God” Exodus 20:5-6
- He insists we have Him alone as our God, and will keep us as His own people.
- He insists we keep His commandments, for this is good for us.
- He shows kindness to those who love Him and keep His commandments.
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JULY 28, 2024
TENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
LITURGY: THE ORDER OF MATINS (pg 32 in TLH)
Sermon: Mark 6:45-56
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JULY 21, 2024
NINTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
LITURGY: Divine Service #4 – Lutheran Service Book (w/ Holy Communion)
Sermon: “Not Covetous, but Content” Hebrews 13:15
- The Ninth and Tenth Commandments teach us not to be Covetous
- Instead we should be content with the goodness of God, who will never forsake us.
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JULY 14, 2024
EIGHTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
LITURGY: Divine Service (Pg 5 in TLH)
Sermon: “Speech that Gives a Benefit to Those Who Hear” Ephesians 4:29
- The Eighth Commandment forbids rotten speech, and requires good speech to benefit others.
- God’s speech is good, and imparts to us the great benefit of everlasting salvation.
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JULY 07, 2024
SEVENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
LITURGY: Divine Service (Pg 5 in TLH)
Sermon – “Don’t Steal, but Work – even as Christ Has Done” Ephesians 4:28
- We must not steal in any way.
- We are to work to support ourselves and to give to those who have need.
- This is what Christ has done for us.
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JUNE 30, 2024
SIXTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
LITURGY: CONFESSIONAL SERVICE w/ HOLY COMMUNION (pg 46 in TLH)
SERMON: “Washed, Sanctified, and Justified for Purity” 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10b-11
- The Sixth Commandment protects marriage and sexuality, prohibiting sexual impurity.
- Sexual purity is fitting and possible for God’s washed, sanctified, and justified people.
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JUNE 23, 2024
FIFTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
LITURGY: THE ORDER OF MATINS (pg 32 in TLH)
Sermon: “Innocent Bloodshed and the Image of God” Genesis 9:6
- Because God created man in His image, we must not shed innocent blood.
- We have all violated the Fifth Commandment.
- Jesus shed His own innocent blood to forgive our sins and restore us to the fullness of God’s image.
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