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Sexagesima, February 4, 2018 - St. Luke 8:4-15

Posted: Sunday, February 4th, 2018 (0 comments)

“Let the nations know that Thy Name is Jehovah; Thou alone art the Most High over all the earth.” How is that prayer fulfilled? When we go outside, do we see God’s Name written on the trees or the clouds? Do we hear the thunder or lightning speaking His Name, or animals praying to Him? No we don’t. The last day is not here yet, and the world pays no attention to God. So how does He answer Psalm 83’s prayer? . . .

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Quinquagesima, February 11, 2018 - St. Luke 18:31-43

Posted: Sunday, February 11th, 2018 (0 comments)

Have you ever been to Jerusalem? I haven’t. My gramma went once many years ago. Somewhere I have a glass cross she brought back filled with Jordan River water and Jerusalem dirt. I don’t remember anything she said about it, and now it’s too late to ask about it. Yet today The Church invites us, right here in the pews of Redeemer Oakmont, to go up to Jerusalem.

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Keith Whitmer Memorial, February 12, 2018 - Ephesians 2:8, St. John 3:16

Posted: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 (0 comments)

We recently celebrated Christmas. You gave each other gifts. You’ll think next Christmas about the last gifts husband, dad, grampa, gave you for Christmas. You’ll remember Christmases past with him and wish he was still with you. But he wants you to remember this: the most important Christmas gift, the only gift that truly matters, is the gift God gave us that first Christmas, the gift He still gives us wherever His Word is heard: Jesus Christ, God’s Only-begotten Son. . . .

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Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2018 - St. Matthew 6:16-21

Posted: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 (0 comments)

Today is Valentine’s Day. Lovers are telling their beloved throughout the land how much they love them. They use candy and cards and flowers and chocolate. Kids gave cards and candy to their classmates and awkward situations were easy to find in the workplace. Restaurants are making plenty of money, unless people are going some other day because today’s Ash Wednesday. . . .

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Lent I, February 18, 2018 - St. Matthew 4:1-11

Posted: Sunday, February 18th, 2018 (0 comments)

It’s Lent now. It seems we only just lit our hand candles and trees to celebrate Christmas. But here we are, in the 40 days leading up to Easter. The time has come for us to ponder Jesus’ holy Passion. It’s time for us to ponder why He came down from heaven to die for us. The Church gives us this time to encourage us to refocus ourselves in Christian living and repentance, on self-denial, almsgiving, and prayer. . . .

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Passion History I (The Lord's Supper) - February 21, 3028

Posted: Thursday, February 22nd, 2018 (0 comments)

Easter is coming. Christmas has sentimental value, but Easter is the most important Feast in The Church’s Year of Grace. It’s the day Christ our God performed the final act in His plan of redemption. He rose from the dead. He defeated death, and with death He also defeated sin and hell, and that wicked Pharaoh, Satan, that devilish deceiver. . . .

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Lent II, February 25, 2018 - St. Matthew 15:21-28

Posted: Sunday, February 25th, 2018 (0 comments)

Christmas introduces us to our Redeemer. Christ Jesus, Yahveh Himself, Israel’s God, has come down from heaven to save us. He has come to take us to heaven to dwell with Him there. He’s come to save us from all the evil of this world and give us new life in paradise of the blessed. He is truly the best friend we can have. . . .

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