Midland, Texas
Luke 20. 27-38God will love us tomorrow, as much as god loves us today! “Jesus said to them[, that is, to the Sadducees who had asked him a question], ‘Those who belong to this age marry and are given in…
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all saints sunday the PRAYER. . . Almighty God, you have knit your people together in one communion in the mystical body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant us grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of…
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Luke 6. 20-31God changes the world not by taking away suffering,but by adding love. The story begins like so many others. “In a far away land, long, long ago ….” There lived a king, a queen, and a princess. And…
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topical: Vicar of Christ/Paper PopeThe Word became flesh … and never left! It’s hard to believe, but today is the thirty-sixth – count ‘em, thirty-six – Reformation Day of my career called and ordained! Looking back, I think I’ve missed…
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the 18th sunday after pentecost the PRAYER. . . Almighty and most merciful God, your bountiful goodness fills all creation. Keep us safe from all that may hurt us, that, whole and well in body and spirit, we may with…
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Luke 17. 11-19The charity of Christ creates community! by Fred Behnken, parish lay minister As usual I took Ginny to Beauty Castle last Friday morning to have her hair done. It takes about 30-40 minutes and she leaves ready for…
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the 17th sunday after pentecost the PRAYER. . . Benevolent, merciful God: When we are empty, fill us. When we are weak in faith, strengthen us. When we are cold in love, warm us, that with fervor we may love…
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Luke 17. 5-10The miracle of believing is the love! “Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…
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michael and all angels the PRAYER. . . Everlasting God, you have wonderfully established the ministries of angels and mortals. Mercifully grant that as Michael and the angels contend against the cosmic forces of evil, so by your direction they…
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Small Catechism, Ten Commandments, Commandment ThreeSabbath rests on god’s love in Christ. Last year, on the fifth Sunday in July, the sermon was based on the same morsel of the Small Catechism. Luther’s explanation of the third commandment. In fact,…
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