Pentecost (606)
  1. Jesus did not come to be first. He came to be faithful, faithful to His Father’s mission for you.
  2. If your congregation promotes and supports “family values,” you should be prepared to take this text head-on.
  3. St. Paul asserts the baptized have died in Christ but this death then makes them free to live unto Christ. Complicated? Yes, a little. Let us try to clarify things a bit.
  4. As a prophet, Jeremiah only speaks the LORD’s words. Obviously, this is the difference between a true and false prophet.
  5. Jeremiah trusts the LORD to be faithful. He knows the LORD must answer, even though he is not certain how He will answer.
  6. The lordship of sin and its reign have been deposed by Jesus Christ. Nothing can stand to oppose those who are in Him.
  7. The Father in Heaven is the only one we have legitimate reason to fear. But in Christ, we learn that the Father knows His children intimately and values His children exceedingly.
  8. Before the sending is the gathering. Before the gathering is the compassion. Before the compassion is the seeing. And it all starts with a gracious God.
  9. This is the unique love of God. Where does it come from? It does not arise from the qualities of the person who is loved. It simply comes from God Himself.
  10. In worship there is always the movement up which brings one closer to the holiness. The higher up you go, the closer to the presence of God and the closer to holiness.
  11. Who is vulnerable? How do we help? Raleigh Sadler walks us through how we can look at our community and love our neighbor in need.
  12. Our use–or disuse–of language reveals a deeper need than a bubbly carbonated soda. It highlights a gift given and a gift fallen, and it leaves us thirsting for a gift restored.
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