Tag: Bible
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You Don’t Need to Understand to Believe | Easter Faith Explained
Sermon for The Second Sunday of Easter, April 12, 2026. He is risen, He is risen indeed, alleluia! The disciples were afraid of the Jews after Jesus’ crucifixion. We’re specifically told that they had locked the doors (plural) for fear of the Jews. And that detail sets the stage for an amazing event. Even though…
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How Easter Destroys The Communion Frequency Error
Sermon for The Resurrection of Our Lord, April 5, 2026. Christ is risen, He is risen indeed, Alleluia! Every time the Holy Spirit gathers us to this altar, every single Sunday, we observe a little Easter. Every Divine Service brings us the Good News of Jesus Christ crucified for our sins and resurrected from the…
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When God Tore the Curtain
Sermon for the Palm/Passion Sunday, March 29, 2026. Last Sunday, in Bible study, we looked at the tearing of the temple curtain in Mark’s Gospel. Today, we heard about it in Matthew 27:50-51, as part of the description of what happened when Jesus died. “And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded…
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Why Do They Refuse to Believe?
Sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent (Judica), March 22, 2026. Jesus had a demon. That’s what the Jews claimed in our Gospel reading. This is our sermon text, John 8:46-59. The whole confrontation between Jesus and the Jews is about truth. Jesus said, “If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?…