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Forgot Forgiven
(Zephaniah 1:7-16) Be silent in the presence of the Almighty LORD, because the day of the LORD is near. The LORD has prepared a sacrifice. He has invited his special guests. "On the day of the LORD'S sacrifice I will punish the officials, the king's sons, and all who dress in foreign clothing. On that day I will punish all who jump over the doorway and all who fill their master's house with violence and deception. On that day a loud cry will come from Fish Gate, a howling from the Second Pa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Good Word for a Bad Time(Psalm 70:1-5) For the choir director; by David; to be kept in mind. Come quickly to rescue me, O God! Come quickly to help me, O LORD! Let those who seek my life be confused and put to shame. Let those who want my downfall be turned back and disgraced. Let those who say, "Aha! Aha!" be turned back because of their own shame. Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad because of you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, "God is great!" But I am oppressed and needy. O God, come t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Frustration of Ease(Revelation 7:9-17) After these things I saw a large crowd from every nation, tribe, people, and language. No one was able to count how many people there were. They were standing in front of the throne and the lamb. They were wearing white robes, holding palm branches in their hands, and crying out in a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the lamb!" All the angels stood around the throne with the leaders and the four living creatures. They bowed in fron ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Universal Truth(John 8:31-36) So Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, "If you live by what I say, you are truly my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." They replied to Jesus, "We are Abraham's descendants, and we've never been anyone's slaves. So how can you say that we will be set free?" Jesus answered them, "I can guarantee this truth: Whoever lives a sinful life is a slave to sin. A slave doesn't live in the home forever, but a son does. So if the Son sets you ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The God Trap(Matthew 22:15-21) Then the Pharisees went away and planned to trap Jesus into saying the wrong thing. They sent their disciples to him along with Herod's followers. They said to him, "Teacher, we know that you tell the truth and that you teach the truth about the way of God. You don't favor individuals because of who they are. So tell us what you think. Is it right to pay taxes to the emperor or not?" Jesus recognized their evil plan, so he asked, "Why do you test me, you hypocrites? Show ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Let God Worry(Philippians 4:4-13) Always be joyful in the Lord! I'll say it again: Be joyful! Let everyone know how considerate you are. The Lord is near. Never worry about anything. But in every situation let God know what you need in prayers and requests while giving thanks. Then God's peace, which goes beyond anything we can imagine, will guard your thoughts and emotions through Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, keep your thoughts on whatever is right or deserves praise: things that are tr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
As if God were Dead (LWML Sunday)(Luke 24:31, 32) Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. But he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, "Weren't we excited when he talked with us on the road and opened up the meaning of the Scriptures for us?"
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Easily Distracted One Track Mind(Matthew 21:23-32) Then Jesus went into the temple courtyard and began to teach. The chief priests and the leaders of the people came to him. They asked, "What gives you the right to do these things? Who told you that you could do this?" Jesus answered them, "I, too, have a question for you. If you answer it for me, I'll tell you why I have the right to do these things. Did John's right to baptize come from heaven or from humans?" They discussed this among themselves. They said, "If we say, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Knowing God(Isaiah 55:6-11) Seek the LORD while he may be found. Call on him while he is near. Let wicked people abandon their ways. Let evil people abandon their thoughts. Let them return to the LORD, and he will show compassion to them. Let them return to our God, because he will freely forgive them. "My thoughts are not your thoughts, and my ways are not your ways," declares the LORD. "Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts are higher th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Nothing > 4giveness(Matthew 18:21-35) Then Peter came to Jesus and asked him, "Lord, how often do I have to forgive a believer who wrongs me? Seven times?" Jesus answered him, "I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy times seven. "That is why the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to do this, a servant who owed him millions of dollars was brought to him. Because he could not pay off the debt, the master ordered him, his wife, his children, and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Hidden Truth(Psalms 32:1-7) A psalm by David; a maskil. Blessed is the person whose disobedience is forgiven and whose sin is pardoned. Blessed is the person whom the LORD no longer accuses of sin and who has no deceitful thoughts. When I kept silent about my sins, my bones began to weaken because of my groaning all day long. Day and night your hand lay heavily on me. My strength shriveled in the summer heat. Selah I made my sins known to you, and I did not cover up my guilt. I decided to confess them ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Talking Stain(Romans 12:9-21) Love sincerely. Hate evil. Hold on to what is good. Be devoted to each other like a loving family. Excel in showing respect for each other. Don't be lazy in showing your devotion. Use your energy to serve the Lord. Be happy in your confidence, be patient in trouble, and pray continually. Share what you have with God's people who are in need. Be hospitable. Bless those who persecute you. Bless them, and don't curse them. Be happy with those who are happy. Be sad with those w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Compassion(Matthew 14:13-21) When Jesus heard about John, he left in a boat and went to a place where he could be alone. The crowds heard about this and followed him on foot from the cities. When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd. He felt sorry for them and cured their sick people. In the evening the disciples came to him. They said, "No one lives around here, and it's already late. Send the crowds to the villages to buy food for themselves." Jesus said to them, "They don't need to go a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Loving Suffering(Romans 8:31-39) What can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us? God didn't spare his own Son but handed him over to death for all of us. So he will also give us everything along with him. Who will accuse those whom God has chosen? God has approved of them. Who will condemn them? Christ has died, and more importantly, he was brought back to life. Christ has the highest position in heaven. Christ also intercedes for us. What will separate us from the love Christ h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
God Tells a Joke(Isaiah 44:6-8) The LORD is Israel's king and defender. He is the LORD of Armies. This is what the LORD says: I am the first and the last, and there is no God except me. If there is anyone like me, let him say so. Let him tell me what happened when I established my people long ago. Then let him predict what will happen to them. Don't be terrified or afraid. Didn't I make this known to you long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God except me? There is no other rock; I know of none.
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Refreshment(Psalm 65:9-13) You take care of the earth, and you water it. You make it much richer than it was. (The river of God is filled with water.) You provide grain for them. Indeed, you even prepare the ground. You drench plowed fields with rain and level their clumps of soil. You soften them with showers and bless what grows in them. You crown the year with your goodness, and richness overflows wherever you are. The pastures in the desert overflow with richness. The hills are surrounded with joy ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Put Down the Shovel(Romans 7:14-25) I know that God's standards are spiritual, but I have a corrupt nature, sold as a slave to sin. I don't realize what I'm doing. I don't do what I want to do. Instead, I do what I hate. I don't do what I want to do, but I agree that God's standards are good. So I am no longer the one who is doing the things I hate, but sin that lives in me is doing them. I know that nothing good lives in me; that is, nothing good lives in my corrupt nature. Although I have the desire to do w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Won't Listen(Psalm 119:153-160) Look at my misery, and rescue me, because I have never forgotten your teachings. Plead my case for me, and save me. Give me a new life as you promised. Wicked people are far from being saved, because they have not searched for your laws. Your acts of compassion are many in number, O LORD. Give me a new life guided by your regulations. I have many persecutors and opponents, yet I have not turned away from your written instructions. I have seen traitors, and I am filled wi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Wandering (VBS Closing Service)(Exodus 19:2-8) Israel had moved from Rephidim and had come into the desert of Sinai. They had set up camp there in front of the mountain. Then Moses went up the mountain to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, "This is what you must say to the descendants of Jacob. Tell the Israelites, 'You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to my mountain. If you carefully obey me and are faithful to the terms of my promise, th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Easy Faith(Romans 4:18-25) When there was nothing left to hope for, Abraham still hoped and believed. As a result, he became a father of many nations, as he had been told: "That is how many descendants you will have." Abraham didn't weaken. Through faith he regarded the facts: His body was already as good as dead now that he was about a hundred years old, and Sarah was unable to have children. He didn't doubt God's promise out of a lack of faith. Instead, giving honor to God for the promise, he becam ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Priority(Deuteronomy 11:18-28) Take these words of mine to heart and keep them in mind. Write them down, tie them around your wrist, and wear them as headbands as a reminder. Teach them to your children, and talk about them when you're at home or away, when you lie down or get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Then you and your children will live for a long time in this land that the LORD swore to give to your ancestors--as long as there's a sky above the earth. Fai ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
A Little Bird Told Me(Matthew 6:24-34) "No one can serve two masters. He will hate the first master and love the second, or he will be devoted to the first and despise the second. You cannot serve God and wealth. "So I tell you to stop worrying about what you will eat, drink, or wear. Isn't life more than food and the body more than clothes? "Look at the birds. They don't plant, harvest, or gather the harvest into barns. Yet, your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you worth more than they? "Can any of you add ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
More to Life(Matthew 28:16-20) The eleven disciples went to the mountain in Galilee where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they bowed down in worship, though some had doubts. When Jesus came near, he spoke to them. He said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. So wherever you go, make disciples of all nations: Baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to do everything I have commanded you. "And remember that I am alway ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Little Johnny, Jeff, Ice, James, Peter, and even Trudy(Acts 2:14-21) Then Peter stood up with the eleven apostles. In a loud voice he said to them, "Men of Judea and everyone living in Jerusalem! You must understand this, so pay attention to what I say. These men are not drunk as you suppose. It's only nine in the morning. Rather, this is what the prophet Joel spoke about: 'In the last days, God says, I will pour my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will speak what God has revealed. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Where do you find glory?After saying this, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, "Father, the time is here. Give your Son glory so that your Son can give you glory. After all, you've given him authority over all humanity so that he can give eternal life to all those you gave to him. This is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent. On earth I have given you glory by finishing the work you gave me to do. Now, Father, give me glory in your presence with the glory I had with you bef ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
A Soldier's StoryBut dedicate your lives to Christ as Lord. Always be ready to defend your confidence in God when anyone asks you to explain it. However, make your defense with gentleness and respect. Keep your conscience clear. Then those who treat the good Christian life you live with contempt will feel ashamed that they have ridiculed you. After all, if it is God's will, it's better to suffer for doing good than for doing wrong. This is true because Christ suffered for our sins once. He was an innocent p ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Truth Be Banned"How stubborn can you be? How can you be so heartless and disobedient? You're just like your ancestors. They always opposed the Holy Spirit, and so do you! Was there ever a prophet your ancestors didn't persecute? They killed those who predicted that a man with God's approval would come. You have now become the people who betrayed and murdered that man. You are the people who received Moses' Teachings, which were put into effect by angels. But you haven't obeyed those teachings." As council ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Shepherd's Voice"I can guarantee this truth: The person who doesn't enter the sheep pen through the gate but climbs in somewhere else is a thief or a robber. But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep respond to his voice. He calls his sheep by name and leads them out of the pen. After he has brought out all his sheep, he walks ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they recognize his voice. They won't follow a stranger. Instead, they ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Cure for GuiltPastor Dale has laryngitis this week. Be patient.
"All the people of Israel should know beyond a doubt that God made Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." When the people heard this, they were deeply upset. They asked Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what should we do?" Peter answered them, "All of you must turn to God and change the way you think and act, and each of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins will be forgiven. Then you will recei ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Out of the DarknessPraise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! God has given us a new birth because of his great mercy. We have been born into a new life that has a confidence which is alive because Jesus Christ has come back to life. We have been born into a new life which has an inheritance that can't be destroyed or corrupted and can't fade away. That inheritance is kept in heaven for you, since you are guarded by God's power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tears of Sorrow, Tears of Joy (Adaptation)Adapted from an existing sermon, ©CPH
Mary, however, stood there and cried as she looked at the tomb. As she cried, she bent over and looked inside. She saw two angels in white clothes. They were sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying. One angel was where Jesus' head had been, and the other was where his feet had been. The angels asked her why she was crying. Mary told them, "They have removed my Lord, and I don't know where they've put him." After she said this, she turned aro ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Peter's LamentFor Easter Sunrise Service this year, Pastor Dale did a dramatic monologue based on the Easter story from Peter's perspective. To see the video (The lighting at sunrise isn't great.), check out the video.
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Strange Parenting (Passion Sunday/Confirmation) "The Lord GOD has given me
the tongue of those who are taught,
that I may know how to sustain with a word
him who is weary.
Morning by morning he awakens;
he awakens my ear
to hear as those who are taught.
The Lord GOD has opened my ear,
and I was not rebellious;
I turned not backward.
I gave my back to those who strike,
and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;
I hid not my face
from disgrace and spitting.
But the Lord GOD helps me;
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Natural Born EnemiesSo those who are believers in Christ Jesus can no longer be condemned. The standards of the Spirit, who gives life through Christ Jesus, have set you free from the standards of sin and death. It is impossible to do what God's standards demand because of the weakness our human nature has. But God sent his Son to have a human nature as sinners have and to pay for sin. That way God condemned sin in our corrupt nature. Therefore, we, who do not live by our corrupt nature but by our spiritual na ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Can you see Jesus?Jesus heard that the Jews had thrown the man out of the synagogue. So when Jesus found the man, he asked him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" The man replied, "Sir, tell me who he is so that I can believe in him." Jesus told him, "You've seen him. He is the person who is now talking with you." The man bowed in front of Jesus and said, "I believe, Lord." Then Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge: Blind people will be given sight, and those who can see will become blind." Som ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Drink and LiveThe whole community of Israelites left the desert of Sin and traveled from place to place as the LORD commanded them. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. So they complained to Moses by saying, "Give us water to drink!" Moses said to them, "Why are you complaining to me? Why are you testing the LORD?" But the people were thirsty for water there. They complained to Moses and asked, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Was it to make us, our children, and ou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Emperor's New ClothesMoses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people and said, "Here is the blood which seals the promise that the LORD has made to you based on everything you have just heard." Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and 70 of Israel's leaders. They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made out of sapphire as clear and blue as the sky itself. God didn't harm these leaders of the Israelites. So they saw God, and then they ate and drank. The LORD said to Moses, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Who are you?From Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and from Sosthenes, our brother in the Christian faith. To God's church that was made holy by Christ Jesus and called to be God's holy people in the city of Corinth and to people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Good will and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ are yours! I always thank God for you because Christ Jesus has shown you God's good will. Through Christ Jesus you have b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
One of UsThen Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?" But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him. Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him. Behold, a voice o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Good News You Can BelieveArise! Shine! Your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has dawned. Darkness now covers the earth, and thick darkness covers the nations. But the LORD dawns, and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings will come to the brightness of your dawn. "Look up, look around, and watch. All of your people assemble and come to you. Your sons come from far away. Your daughters are carried in their arms. Then you will see this and rejoice, and your heart will be thril ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Fear Not the Future (New Year's Eve)Don't be afraid, little flock. Your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. "Sell your material possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don't wear out! Make a treasure for yourselves in heaven that never loses its value! In heaven thieves and moths can't get close enough to destroy your treasure. Your heart will be where your treasure is. "Be ready for action, and have your lamps burning. Be like servants waiting to open the door at their master's knock ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Breakdown of Communication (Christmas Day)In the past God spoke to our ancestors at many different times and in many different ways through the prophets. In these last days he has spoken to us through his Son. God made his Son responsible for everything. His Son is the one through whom God made the universe. His Son is the reflection of God's glory and the exact likeness of God's being. He holds everything together through his powerful words. After he had cleansed people from their sins, he received the highest position, the one ne ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
God with Us (Christmas Eve)Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, "Ask the LORD your God for a sign. It can be anything you want." But Ahaz answered, "I won't ask; I wouldn't think of testing the LORD." "Listen now, descendants of David," Isaiah said. "Isn't it enough that you try the patience of mortals? Must you also try the patience of my God? So the Lord himself will give you this sign: A virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and she will name him Immanuel [God Is With Us]. (Isaiah 7:10-14, GWV)
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Trustworthy and True(Psalm 146:1-10 ESV)
"Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul!
I will praise the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Put not your trust in princes,
in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
When his breath departs he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD his God,
who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
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The Branch is the RootThen a shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from its roots will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him-- the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of advice and power, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. He will gladly bear the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what his eyes see or decide by what his ears hear. He will judge the poor justly. He will make fair decisions for the humble people on earth. He will strike the earth with a r ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Keep Watch (Advent Weeknight Service)"When the Son of Man comes again, it will be exactly like the days of Noah. In the days before the flood, people were eating, drinking, and getting married until the day that Noah went into the ship. They were not aware of what was happening until the flood came and swept all of them away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes again. "At that time two men will be working in the field. One will be taken, and the other one will be left. Two women will be working at a mill. One will ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Are You an Officer in the Lord's Army?You know the times in which we are living. It's time for you to wake up. Our salvation is nearer now than when we first became believers. The night is almost over, and the day is near. So we should get rid of the things that belong to the dark and take up the weapons that belong to the light. We should live decently, as people who live in the light of day. Wild parties, drunkenness, sexual immorality, promiscuity, rivalry, and jealousy cannot be part of our lives. Instead, live like the Lor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Our Common Coming Inheritance (Guest Preacher)"When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all his angels are with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. The people of every nation will be gathered in front of him. He will separate them as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right but the goats on his left. "Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, my Father has blessed you! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. I was hungry, and you gave me something t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FaithfulSing a new song to the LORD because he has done miraculous things. His right hand and his holy arm have gained victory for him. The LORD has made his salvation known. He has uncovered his righteousness for the nations to see. He has not forgotten to be merciful and faithful to Israel's descendants. All the ends of the earth have seen how our God saves them. Shout happily to the LORD, all the earth. Break out into joyful singing, and make music. Make music to the LORD with a lyre, with a lyr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |
