12-28-2015_Gal. 4:4-7_The Right Time

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12-25-2014_John 1_Let There Be Light

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12-24-2014_Isaiah 9:6_Prince Of Peace

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12-07-2014_Isaiah 40:1-11_Peace For God's Underdogs

God's people have God's favor. They have God's final victory in Christ and peace with Him and a crown that never fades. This we celebrate in Advent.



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11-30-2014_Isaiah 64_The Tale Of The Underdog

Israel was God's favored people, but she was never an empire. Often found wanting to be bigger than life, Israel had rejected her God many times. Still, her God loved her and sent His Son to be their king forever.



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11-23-2014_Matt. 25_Not Much Distance From Right To Left

Jesus' picture of the king's return in judgment raises questions about genuine faith and unbelief. It is not what we can say of ourselves that stands for us in judgment, but what Jesus says for us.



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11-16-2014_Matt 25_Are You The One?

Readiness for Jesus' return begins with repentance. Recognizing our sins of buried talent gives opportunity for Christ to renew his investment in us and produce a return.



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11-09-2014_Matt. 25:1-13

Jesus never fails us in His gifts. Through His gifts, He keeps us "oiled," that is, prepared for His coming.



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11-02-2014_Matt. 5_Blessed

We are blessed not simply by the things we can see. Jesus' opening words of the Sermon the Mount speak blessings into His disciples ears. These words reveal the true nature of God Himself, a God of blessing.



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10-26-2014_Psalm 46_Strong In The Lord

Real strength comes only from God. In Psalm 46, He is our refuge and strength. Strong Christians are strong in the Lord.

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10-19-2014_Matt. 22:15-22_Dilemma? What Dilemma?

Jesus' ingenious answer to the trick question of the Pharisees and Herodians invites us to consider what, if anything, truly belongs to us.



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10-12-2014_Phil. 4:4-14_Rejoice IN THE LORD

You can have joy in a lot of things. But real joy, joy that lasts for an eternity is found in the Lord, Christ our Savior.



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10-05-2014_Phil. 3:4-14_Thine

Paul's autobiography teaches us that joy is not found in oneself, but in Christ and loving service to others.



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09-28-2014_Phil. 1:12-14, 19-30

Rev. Lester Dumer, Pastor of St. John's from 1973-1983, returns and preaches on Paul's powerful opening to the book of Philippians.



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09-21-2014_Matt. 9:9-13_An Invitation For All Ages

Jesus invites sinners to follow Him and to learn mercy.



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09-14-2014_Rev. 22_Holding To The Promises

Jesus is coming soon, a promise He is already keeping for you.



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09-07-2014_Rev. 21_The Highest Of Heights

Jesus shows us the new heavens and the new earth.



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08-31-2014_Rev. 20_Keeping It Simple-Jesus Wins!

Despite many misinterpretations of this chapter, the simple interpretation is that Jesus' cross and empty tomb initiate the reign of Christ through His Church. Satan is bound! And that's good news for you.

Note: The first :30 of this sermon are missing.



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08-24-2014_Rev. 18 and 19_God Has Judged

God's judgment is already underway and it is cosmic. Good News for the baptized Christian!



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08-17-2014_Rev. 12_God Will Judge

Christ will return to judge, but judgment has already been going on! For Christians saved by the blood of the Lamb with white washed robes, this too is Good News!

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08-10-2014_Rev. 11_The Prophet Speaks

Jesus has an important announcement to make. All worldly reigns will come to an end and He shall reign forever and ever.



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08-03-2014_Rev. 7_Satan Is On The Move

Before the end, Satan's leash will be loosened, but Christians can look expectantly and with hope to the coming of Christ.



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07-27-2014_Rev. 5_Worship Of The Lamb On The Throne

The One on the heavenly throne is Jesus, the Lamb, the Shepherd, the Judge.



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07-20-2014_Rev 4_Heaven And Earth Are Full Of Your Glory

In the heavenly throne room, God the Father is worshipped for His stunningly beautiful creation.



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07-13-2014_Rev 3:8-13_Hold On To What You Have

Jesus writes tenderly and hopefully to a church which is suffering and near death.



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06-22-2014_Rev. 2:12-29_A Tale Of Two Churches 2_Tough But Loving Talk

Jesus tells it as it is to two churches, Pergamum and Thyatira, which are in danger of losing their way in the face of false teachings.



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06-15-2014_Rev. 2:1-11_A Tale Of Two Churches 1

The Lamb writes two love letters to congregations in Ephesus and Smyrna.



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06-08-2014_Rev. 1:9-20_Where The Hope Is

John does not let exile on the island of Patmos keep him from honoring the Lord's Day "in the Spirit." Where the Spirit is is where the Word is. Where the Word is, not surprisingly, is where Christ is. And where Christ is there is hope.



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06-01-2014_Revelation 1:1-8_Revelation: What's It's All About

The first in our series on Revelation called "A Summer Of Hope." Jesus reveals a revelation. It's from Him and it's about Him.



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05-18-2014_John 14:1-14_He Is The Way...And The Destination

Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Jesus is the way to heaven. Jesus is heaven.



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05-11-2014_John 10:1-10_Jesus' Body Is The Door

The Good Shepherd teaches that He is the door. Like ancient shepherds, His body guards the entrance to the enclosure for the sheep. His Body is the door.



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05-04-2014_Luke 24:13-35_Christ Has Feet Indeed!

Jesus Christ walks to Emmaus and teaches that the Scriptures are centered on Him and His crucifixion and resurrection.



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04-27-2014_John 20:19-31_No More Locked Doors

The Risen Jesus who passed through death's door bursts through the locked doors of sin and death.



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04-20-2014 (Easter)_Matt. 27:62-28:10_The Man Of His Word

Jesus' resurrection teaches us that His Word is truth and that God accepted His sacrifice for our sin.



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04-18-2014 (Good Friday)_Matt. 27:33-61_The Truth Is All Here

At Jesus' crucifixion the whole truth comes together.



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04-17-2014 (Maundy Thursday)_Matt. 26:17-29_Something New...Until All Things Are New

Jesus observes Passover tradition...with a twist.



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04-13-2014_Jesus Isn't Dead Yet...

Jesus teaches some Greeks to walk while they have the light of life in their eyes. He also teaches them the fullness of what He's come to do in dying and rising again.



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04-09-2014 (Lent 5 Midweek)_See How Low He Stoops_Matt. 27:11-32

Jesus is the king, treated shamefully and scorned by men.



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04-06-2014_Lent 5 (John 11:1-45)

LC-MS Missionary to Togo, the Rev. Micah Wildauer, preaches on the resurrection of Lazarus and how all life is breathed by God in Christ Jesus.



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04-02-2014 (Lent 4 Midweek)_A Tale Of Two Disciples

How far had Peter and Judas fallen? And why are their outcomes so different? It's a tale of two disciples...and one Savior for them and for us.



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03-30-2014_Lent 4_It Takes A Jesus To Restore Sight

Jesus heals a blind man and exposes the blindness of sin in the process.



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03-26-2014 (Lent 3 Midweek)_The Problem Is With Jesus Himself_Matt. 26:57-65

What sort of savior do most people prefer to follow? A strong one? Or Jesus, who is anything but strong in our text? The challenge of faith is to trust the suffering Son of God to be our Savior.



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03-23-2014_He Welcomes Sinners_John 4:5-26

Jesus invites an adulterous woman to drink the water from which people never thirst again in the forgiveness of her sins.



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03-19-2014 (Lent 2 Midweek)_God's Powerful Weakness_Matt. 26:47-56

At His arrest, Jesus meets worldly power with the authority of very few words and demonstrates that God's plan is executed in weakness, not strength.



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03-12-2014 (Lent 1 Midweek)_Lets Talk About Performance_Matt. 26:30-47

The disciples fail to perform as they sleep away in the Garden, but Jesus prays steadfastly. Three times Jesus performs by praying that God's will be done. He is strong in the face of the disciples' weakness.



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03-16-2014 (Lent 2)_A New Learning_John 3:1-17

Jesus bends the mind of a fairly open-minded Pharisee named Nicodemus. Salvation isn't political and it isn't about our good works. It's of water and the Spirit (Baptism) and the love of God for a world full of sinners.



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03-09-2014_What's Jesus Doing Out In The Wilderness Anyway?

In Matt. 4:1-11, Jesus is NOT giving us helps on how to resist temptation. Rather He is being led into temptation as God's chosen one, the only one who can defeat sin, death, and devil.



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Ash Wednesday_Not Our Plans, HIS Plan_Matt. 26:1-16

The beginning of Christ's Passion reveals layers of human, futile plans. All of them are going to be co-opted by God the Father Himself in order to fulfill His grand plan of saving the world.



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03-02-2014_The God Worth Hearing And Seeing

Jesus demonstrates His glory in His Transfiguration, but there's more to the story.



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02-23-2014_Perfected In God's Love

One of Jesus' most difficult statements is not a call to a moral perfection we cannot achieve, but rather a call to live in the perfect righteousness of Christ given to us as a free gift.



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1-19-2014_Behold The Lamb Of God

Twice John the Baptist identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.



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