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Oct 14/15 – I Do – Lutheran Weekend Worship

God has worked faith in our hearts to respond in joy to His gracious invitation. But our preoccupation with our personal agendas and the world’s allure can turn our hearts away. Worse, we might think that we can enter heaven, … Continue reading

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Oct 7/8 – The Hardest Thing To Do – Lutheran Weekend Worship

Forgiveness can be defined as: canceling a debt, setting free, understanding, releasing negative emotions, letting go, ceasing resentment, and abandoning one’s claim against a person who has done wrong. True forgiveness is the hardest thing in the universe. However, forgiveness … Continue reading

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Sep 30/Oct 1 – Who Do You Think You Are, Anyway? – Lutheran Weekend Worship

The Scriptures are our ultimate and trustworthy authority for faith and practice. This doesn’t mean that the Bible is the only place where truth is found, but it does mean that everything else we learn about God and his world, … Continue reading

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Sep 23/24 – It’s Not Fair – Lutheran Weekend Worship

Our reward for being called to work in God’s kingdom does not change based on how long we have been in our Lord’s service. After all, we are saved by grace through faith, not by works. Isaiah’s call for the … Continue reading

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Sep 16/17 – Relationships with Forgiveness – Lutheran Weekend Worship

The Readings for today focus on relationships. Joseph forgave his brothers, even though they had sold him into slavery. Paul urges us not to quarrel over opinions about earthly matters, but to honor the Lord in all we do. Jesus … Continue reading

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Sep 17 / Blended – Relationships with Forgiveness – Lutheran Worship audio

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Sep 9/10 – The Hardest Thing To Do – Lutheran Weekend Worship

Forgiveness can be defined as: canceling a debt, setting free, understanding, releasing negative emotions, letting go, ceasing resentment, and abandoning one’s claim against a person who has done wrong. True forgiveness is the hardest thing in the universe. However, forgiveness … Continue reading

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Sep 2/3 – But That’s Not How I Planned It – Lutheran Weekend Worship

How often do your plans fail to line up with Jesus’ plans? That’s probably not all that unusual. Often our plans fail to line up with God’s plans. It happened to Peter in today’s reading. What can we learn from … Continue reading

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Aug 26/27 – Have You Tasted My Jesus? – Lutheran Weekend Worship

Today is the final message in our series on Dr. Seuss. No sermon series involving Dr Seuss would be complete without “Green Eggs and Ham”. It may be a children’s book, but it’s main character has a lot to say … Continue reading

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Aug 19/20 – Zode In The Road – Lutheran Weekend Worship

Today we continue our August series on God and Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss dedicated himself to writing simple, entertaining, and thoughtful poems that used basic words children would understand. But occasionally, Dr. Seuss would introduce what some people would consider … Continue reading

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Aug 12/13 – Oh, the Places You’ll Go – Lutheran Weekend Worship

Today we continue our August series on “God and Dr. Seuss”. I’ll consider a book Dr. Seuss wrote titled: “Oh, the Places You’ll Go”. It’s a cute poem that tells children they have potential, they have feet in their shoes … Continue reading

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Aug 5/6 – Turtle Top Theology – Lutheran Weekend Worship

I’m beginning a series of messages today I’m calling “God and Dr. Seuss”. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) dedicated himself to writing simple, entertaining, and thoughtful poems that used basic words children would understand. Like you, I’ve read many Dr. … Continue reading

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Jul 29/30 – Living out our mission by Building the Community in Christ – Lutheran Weekend Worship

Last words are often lasting words. Jesus last words to his disciples were, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all of Judea and Samaria, … Continue reading

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Jul 22/23 – Obedience as the Crux of Discipleship – Lutheran Weekend Worship

Discipleship isn’t simply about reading a book together or going through a course of study. It’s not an add on to the rest of life. It is the rest of life- and how we can live it in obedience to … Continue reading

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Jul 15/16 – The Mosaic of Discipleship and Growing Together in Groups – Lutheran Weekend Worship

When thinking of an approach towards discipleship, we often gravitate to a step approach. However, our own path of faith tends to be more mosaic, so it makes sense that our approach toward making disciples be similar. Mosaic is an … Continue reading

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Jul 8/9 – Getting Started in the Community – Lutheran Weekend Worship

Going out into our community to share Christ can bring some anxiety and fear. It’s the kind of thing that would make you quickly say to yourself, “I’ll do this another day.” Then “another day” turns into “another day”, and … Continue reading

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Jul 1/2 – Being Transformed: What does that look like? – Lutheran Weekend Worship

How do we become Stronger Together? What does that look like? Where do we begin? It takes transformation. That’s what it took for the early believers in Jesus, after he ascended into heaven. It took a transformation that was from … Continue reading

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Jun 24/25 – Hitting the Snooze Button – Lutheran Weekend Worship

As we conclude the series on the book, Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman, we look at the invitation that Christ has given to us to be a follower. The question is, are you going to come up with an … Continue reading

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