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Trinity V, July 1, 2018 - St. Luke 5:1-11

Posted: Sunday, July 1st, 2018 (0 comments)

I’ve never been fishing. My brother once had a fishing pole, but I don’t remember him using it. I did find a fishing pole in the rafters of the basement of our former home. It’s just not something I feel the need to do. I don’t eat fish anyway. Fishing was a major industry in Jesus’ day. Many of the disciples were fishermen before Jesus made them the first pastors of His Church. Today we hear about that. Trinity V often falls near June 29, just a couple days ago this year, the day Church lore tells us Ss. Peter & Paul were martyred in Rome. Paul the Roman citizen was beheaded. Peter was crucified upside down – that last part was his idea. He’d been arrested, they say, but he got away. Then he had a vision of Jesus carrying His Cross on the way to Rome. So Peter turned around and went to his cross, asking to be upside down because he was not worthy to die like his Lord and Master. He followed Jesus. . . .

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Trinity VI, July 8, 2-18 - Romans 6:3-11

Posted: Sunday, July 8th, 2018 (0 comments)

A new part of the Trinity season starts today. Over the last few weeks, each Sunday has taught us how the Lord creates His Church. He sent His Spirit to His Apostles on Pentecost and they preached. They’ve been preaching to us through the Holy Scriptures ever since. They’ve been inviting you and all people to hear and believe God’s Word. They’ve been calling on us sinners to confess our sins and beg God for forgiveness. They’ve been begging us to join them in following Jesus. . . .

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Trinity VII, July 15, 2018 - Romans 6:19-23

Posted: Sunday, July 15th, 2018 (0 comments)

Sanctification is a big word. You don’t use it every day, do you? You don’t ask your husband or wife or kids, let alone your friends or coworkers, each night: “Were you sanctified today?” It comes from the Latin word meaning “holy,” which is that word Sanctus – you see it in the hymnal for the great hymn we sing before the Lord’s Prayer. So sanctification has to do with your holiness. The word teaches us that the Holy Spirit, the one Who makes us holy, is working to make us holy, and we ought not get in the way. . . .

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Trinity VIII, July 22, 2018 - Romans 8:12-17

Posted: Sunday, July 22nd, 2018 (0 comments)

It’s definitely summer. Grass and weeds are growing. The kids want to be outside, whether they should be or not. We probably rather be outside too, not working inside. The green of the grass that stains their knees surrounds us in church too. They’re growing bigger, stronger, and smarter, but they aren’t the only ones growing. We all are to be growing, not in size and stature, but in faith and good works. . . .

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Trinity IX, July 29, 2018 - St. Luke 16:1-9

Posted: Sunday, July 29th, 2018 (0 comments)

Everybody cares about it. Everybody wants it. Everybody needs it. No one can avoid it. We used to pay in goods like wheat and oil. Then we paid in gold and silver. Then along came paper. Now we tend to pay with cards or just by clicking an online button. You never even see your paycheck if your employer uses direct deposit. But no matter how we pay or get paid, we can’t avoid money. . . .

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