Author Archive: Pastor Bob
Pastor Bob
October 31, 2018
reformation sunday the PRAYER. . . Almighty God, gracious Lord, we thank you that your Holy Spirit renews the church in every age. Pour out your Holy Spirit on your faithful people. Keep them steadfast in your word, protect and…
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Pastor Bob
October 29, 2018
28 October 2018 Jeremiah 31. 31-34 Believing is for the here and now, not the there and then. First thing I do, most Monday mornings, is type out the sermon from the day before. Type it out. Run it off. …
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Pastor Bob
October 24, 2018
the 22nd sunday after pentecost the PRAYER. . . Sovereign God, you turn your greatness into goodness for all the peoples on earth. Shape us into willing servants of your kingdom, and make us desire always and only your will,…
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Pastor Bob
October 21, 2018
21 October 2018 Isaiah 53. 4-12 What the world sees as defeat, the church believes is victory. Knute Rockne! Player! Coach! The name itself means football! And at the University of Notre Dame, it’s the closest thing to heaven, this…
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Pastor Bob
October 19, 2018
the 21st sunday after pentecost the PRAYER. . . Almighty and ever-living God, increase in us your gift of faith, that, forsaking what lies behind and reaching out to what lies ahead, we may follow the way of your commandments…
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Pastor Bob
October 7, 2018
07 October 2018 Genesis 2. 18-24 We see Christ and Christ crucified! Period. Exclamation Mark! End of Sentence I wish I could say that I’ve read this statement from start to finish. I wish I could say I’ve read, even,…
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Pastor Bob
September 30, 2018
30 September 2018 the Preface, Small Catechism The church doesn’t love god like god loves the church; the church loves the world like god loves the world! And they all lived happily, ever after! That’s how we’ve come to believe…
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Pastor Bob
September 23, 2018
23 September 2018 Jeremiah 11. 18-20 God saves us not just from sin, death, and the devil, but from ourselves! On the morning of September fifteen, about seventeen-and-a-half centuries ago, a huge crowd gathered at the command of Galerius Maximus, the…
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Pastor Bob
September 16, 2018
16 September 2018 Isaiah 50. 4-9a We’re redeemed not for heaven’s sake, but for the sake of the world! Way back in seminary, the preaching professor told us a story. About a boy who found a wheel to a bike. Just…
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Pastor Bob
September 9, 2018
09 September 2018 Isaiah 35. 4-7a We don’t live under threat of punishment, but on promise of love! A carrot and a stick. That, about, sums it up. A carrot and a stick. That, pretty much, is what it takes. On…
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