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Psalm 147:1-11 Setting by Allen D. Lunneberg

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Not Faint, Not Weary

Text: Isaiah 40:21-31 Date: Epiphany V + 2/5/12 According to Saint Mark, when our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ appeared, the first thing that strikes us is His ministry of healing. His power to heal extends from the most dramatic casting out of demons … Continue reading

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A Prophet Like Moses

Text: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Date: Epiphany IV + 1/29/12 Near the end of his service as prophet and leader of God’s people Moses announced, “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him y… Continue reading

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Psalm 62

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God’s Call to Repentance

Text: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Date: Epiphany III + 1/22/12 “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time.” The first time it was a disaster. Or, was it? For the first time the word of the Lord came to him, at the command, “Arise, go to Nineveh… Continue reading

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Psalm 139 and “Speak, Lord, Your Servant Listens”

Text: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Date: Epiphany II + 1/15/12 God called Abram out of his unbelief and idolatry to be­come the father of faith for the whole world. The Bible simply says, “the Lord said to Abram.” How the Lord spoke to Abram is not said. Inter… Continue reading

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“And God Said….”

  Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm 29 – setting by Allen D. Lunneberg Text: Genesis 1:1-5 Date: The Baptism of Our Lord + Epiphany I + 1/8/12 “The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters” (Ps 29:3)…. Continue reading

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Blessed in the Name

Text: Numbers 6:22-27 Date: Circumcision and Name of Jesus + First Sunday after Christmas + New Year’s Day + 1/1/12 We tend to hear this shortest Gospel reading of the year as a mere report of events, not unlike a short announcement in the newspaper,… Continue reading

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His Holy Arm

Text: Isaiah 52:7-10 Date: Christmas Day + 12/25/11 On Christmas Day we celebrate and proclaim the doctrine, the teaching, indeed the mystery that, in Jesus of Nazareth, God became man, took on our human flesh and blood, in order to redeem, to save us … Continue reading

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God Is With Us

Text: Isaiah 7:10-14 Date: Christmas Eve + 11/24/11 How many tyrants in their conquests, how many nations, how many church denominations, or how many football teams or quarterbacks have been convinced that God is on their side? At least the proper chee… Continue reading

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