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JULY 21, 2024

NINTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST

LITURGY: Divine Service #4 – Lutheran Service Book (w/ Holy Communion)

Sermon:     “Not Covetous, but Content”  Hebrews 13:15

1. The Ninth and Tenth Commandments teach us not to be Covetous
2. Instead we should be content with the goodness of God, who will never forsake us.

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JULY 14, 2024

EIGHTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST

LITURGY: Divine Service (Pg 5 in TLH)

Sermon:  “Speech that Gives a Benefit to Those Who Hear” Ephesians 4:29

1. The Eighth Commandment forbids rotten speech, and requires good speech to benefit others.
2. God’s speech is good, and imparts to us the great benefit of everlasting salvation.

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JULY 07, 2024

SEVENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST

LITURGY: Divine Service (Pg 5 in TLH)

Sermon – “Don’t Steal, but Work –  even as Christ Has Done” Ephesians 4:28

1. We must not steal in any way.
2. We are to work to support ourselves and to give to those who have need.
3. This is what Christ has done for us.

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JUNE 30, 2024

SIXTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST

LITURGY: CONFESSIONAL SERVICE w/ HOLY COMMUNION (pg 46 in TLH)

SERMON: “Washed, Sanctified, and Justified for Purity” 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10b-11

1. The Sixth Commandment protects marriage and sexuality, prohibiting sexual impurity.
2. Sexual purity is fitting and possible for God’s washed, sanctified, and justified people.

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JUNE 23, 2024

FIFTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST

LITURGY: THE ORDER OF MATINS (pg 32 in TLH)

Sermon:     “Innocent Bloodshed and the Image of God” Genesis 9:6

1. Because God created man in His image, we must not shed innocent blood.
2. We have all violated the Fifth Commandment.
3. Jesus shed His own innocent blood to forgive our sins and restore us to the fullness of God’s image.

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JUNE 16, 2024

FOURTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST

LITURGY: Divine Service #4 – Lutheran Service Book (w/ Holy Communion)

Sermon: “Obey Your Parents in the Lord” Ephesians 6:1-3

1. Obedience is an important part of honoring father and mother.
2. It is right, important, and a blessing to keep this commandment.
3. We can keep this commandment “in the Lord.”

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JUNE 9, 2024

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

LITURGY: Divine Service (Pg 5 in TLH)

Sermon – “Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You”

Mark 3:20-35

“Out of His Mind!

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JUN 2, 2024

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

LITURGY: Divine Service w/Holy Communion (Pg 15 in TLH)

Sermon – “Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word”

Luke 11:27-28

1. The third Commandment requires us to hear the word of God and keep it.
2. There is blessedness in this.

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MAY 26, 2024

THE HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY

LITURGY: THE ORDER OF MATINS (pg 32 in TLH)

Sermon:     “Fear the Lord and Bless His Name” Psalm 96:2-5

1. The Lord is to be feared above all gods.
2. We are to bless the name of the Lord.

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MAY 19, 2024

THE DAY OF PENTECOST

LITURGY: Divine Service w/Holy Communion (Pg 15 in TLH)

Sermon – “Come, Oh, Come, Thou Quickening Spirit”

Acts 10:42-43

1. New life for the hopeless exiles of Israel
2. New life for the hopeless people today