getting out the WORD
the first sunday of advent the PRAYER. . . Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come. By your merciful protection alert us to the threatening dangers of our sins, and redeem us for your life of justice, for you…
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Author Archive: Pastor Bob
the First Sunday of Advent
December 2, 2018 Luke 21. 25-36 God gets ready and god comes; we wait! Copernicus. Nikolaus Copernicus. Mathematician. Astronomer. It was Copernicus who came up with the idea that it’s the sun – not the earth – at the center…
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getting out the WORD
christ the king the PRAYER. . . Almighty and ever-living God, you anointed your beloved Son to be priest and sovereign forever. Grant that all the people of the earth, now divided by the power of sin, may be united…
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Christ the King
November 25, 2018 Daniel 7. 9-10, 13-14 Eternity isn’t minutes or hours or days; it’s Jesus! “Yesterday is a memory, tomorrow a dream,and today a gift, which is why it’s called the present!” According to the website on which I…
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the funeral for Willam Henry [Reinert]
November 19, 2018 Luke 23. 44-49 As we place our loved ones into god’s hands,so god places them into our keeping. All for the best… In a better place… God’s will… It’s amazing, at times like this, what we won’t do,…
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the Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
November 18, 2018 Mark 13. 1-8 The church doesn’t need a building; it needs the Cross! by Gretchen Shults, deaconess When students were asked to list the seven wonders of the world, the teacher noted that one student hadn’t turned…
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getting out the WORD
the 25th sunday after pentecost the PRAYER. . . O God, you show forth your almighty power chiefly by reaching out to us in mercy. Grant us the fullness of your grace, strengthen our trust in your promises, and bring…
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the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
11 November 2018 1st Kings 17. 8-16 Love doesn’t come from the top down, but from the bottom up. I always knew him as the Monopoly man. Mr. Monopoly. Well, this week, I discovered his real name. Milburn Pennybags! Rich…
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getting out the WORD
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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All Saints Sunday
04 November 2018 Mark 12:28-34 God loves, we love. by Fred Behnken, parish lay minister My preparation for today’s sermon began several weeks ago after Pastor Bob asked me. I looked up the lectionary text for November 4th, 2018 and…
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