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Sermon for Whitsunday

Things come in three’s in Christianity. We hear three Scripture lessons every Sunday. Today, the Day of Pentecost, is the third major festival of the church year, along with Christmas and Easter. The three persons of the Trinity, of course, permeate the entire Christian life, from baptism to eternal life. Today, however, I’d like to focus on another set of three, viz. three books for the Lutheran confirmand. We all need these three books, for they teach us all that we need to know for our faith and life. Continue reading

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Sermon – Whitsunday: The Feast of Pentecost

Keep My Word John 14:23-31 Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. You would expect the Church to be loving, right? Well, the Church on earth, especially in our … Continue reading

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Worthy (Pentecost 2009)

TITLE: “Worthy”  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen.  Our text for this holy day of Pentecost, and also our Confirmation Sunday, is from the Gospel lesson from John chapter 14 as … Continue reading

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Lindemann on Exaudi: The Sunday After the Ascension

My apologies for getting this up too late for this year. EXAUDI, THE SUNDAY AFTER THE ASCENSION This Sunday in the Octave of the Feast of the Ascension is a transition to the Feast of Pentecost, to be observed in … Continue reading

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Lindemann on the Ascension of Our Lord

My apologies for getting this up too late for this year. THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD When dear ones are separated from us, we sorrow even though we know that they have gained immeasurably by their departure. Therefore we would … Continue reading

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