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Lent 5 • Hebrews 5:1–10 • March 22, 2015 Sermon Notes
The end result (telos) of Christ’s high priestly work, which was “made perfect” or complete when he himself cried, “It is finished,” is the “eternal…
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Faithful Witness in Suffering and Joy
Hardly experts on the subject of joy, we can at least become students of joy and suppliants of joy, and someday, perhaps, even coworkers of…
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Lent 5 • Ezekiel 37:1–14 • April 6, 2014
The resurrection is coming: that is the goal, and it brings hope to a hopeless people, not just death but resurrection.
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The Nicene Creed in the Church
“Let us confess our Christian faith in the words of the Nicene Creed.” But what do we mean when we identify the content of the…
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Transfiguration • 2 Corinthians 3:12–13 (14–18); 4:1–6 • February 15, 2015
As Paul uses this image of the veil to describe what happens with unbelievers when they hear God’s word, this image should not be directly…
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1Proper 11 • Ephesians 3:14–21 • July 26, 2015
The good news is that the Gentile believers now fully belong as household members (3:19) to the God of Israel, the Father of Jesus (Eph…
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Baptism of Our Lord • Isaiah 42:1–7 • January 12, 2014
Through the baptismal covenant, we are united with Christ and receive his blessings.