The collective ramblings of a Lutheran pastor who desires to hear what the Scriptures have to tell us. Sometimes it is a sermon, and other times a brief devotion. Many times a lot of questions. Take 15 minutes today to rest in the Word of God and hear the voice of Christ free you from your burdens.
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Join us as we make our way through reading the Apocrypha for the first time. Each episode will be a read and react attempt to understand the Apocrypha and what sort of Jesus we might see coming out of it. Psalm 32 Judith 7Por Carleton Smee
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Join us as we make our way through reading the Apocrypha for the first time. Each episode will be a read and react attempt to understand the Apocrypha and what sort of Jesus we might see coming out of it. Psalm 23 Judith 6Por Carleton Smee
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Join us as we make our way through reading the Apocrypha for the first time. Each episode will be a read and react attempt to understand the Apocrypha and what sort of Jesus we might see coming out of it. Psalm 16 Judith 4-5Por Carleton Smee
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Join us as we make our way through reading the Apocrypha for the first time. Each episode will be a read and react attempt to understand the Apocrypha and what sort of Jesus we might see coming out of it. Psalm 9 Judith 2:14-3:10Por Carleton Smee
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Join us as we make our way through reading the Apocrypha for the first time. Each episode will be a read and react attempt to understand the Apocrypha and what sort of Jesus we might see coming out of it. Psalm 72:1-14 Judith 1:1-2:13Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for the 2nd Sunday after Christmas - Luke 2:40-51Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for Christmas Eve, 2024 - Luke 2:1-20Por Carleton Smee
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Exploring the birth stories of John and Jesus. How our suppositions about Zechariah's doubts seem to be upheld at the birth of John. That Jesus' birth is one we all know well, and yet it means so much.Por Carleton Smee
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A look at the annunciation and the work that God does for the salvation of His people through the maiden Mary. How Mary is the God-bearer/Theotokos. How John the Baptist becomes the preparer even in utero. Find us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dS4B9TmWXEIPor Carleton Smee
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Happy Advent! These next three weeks we will be taking a look at the Advent/Christmas stories in Luke, going verse by verse as we see God working, but also hearing some questions that help to relate the stories to our lives.Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for the 1st Sunday of Advent - Luke 19:28-38Por Carleton Smee
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How should we help our pastors serve better? What is so beautiful about the benediction he gives? Psalm 33 Hebrews 13:17-25Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for Christ the King Sunday, November 24, 2024 - Mark 13:24-37; Isaiah 51:4-6; Revelation 1:4-8Por Carleton Smee
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What does it mean to show hospitality? What does faithfulness in relationships look like? How are we to view retirement and work? What do we sacrifice to be together as the church? Psalm 28 Hebrews 13:1-16Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for the 26th Sunday after Pentecost - Mark 13:1-13; Psalm 16Por Carleton Smee
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What does it mean to want to go back to Sinai? What comes in Jesus instead? How does Jesus blood speak a better word...a good word? Psalm 21 Hebrews 12:18-29Por Carleton Smee
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What does it mean to keep yourself from injury? Why do we need to strnegthen our weakened knees? How was Esau perverse and godless? Psalm 6 Hebrews 12:12-17Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for Reformation Sunday, 2024 - John 8:31-36Por Carleton Smee
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What is the focus of our journey of faith? How is this journey so hard and what do we do with the difficulty of life? Psalm 148 Hebrews 12:1-11Por Carleton Smee
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What is the point of this whole Hall of Faith business when it comes to the Hebrews? How can we hold onto God in the dark of life?Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost - Mark 10:17-22Por Carleton Smee
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How did the patriarchs and Moses embody trust in times of suffering? Why does the preacher in Hebrews have commentary that takes a few liberties with the stories in Genesis and Exodus? Psalm 138 Hebrews 11:17-31Por Carleton Smee
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Why is faith such a big deal? How have the ancestors of the faith been people of faith? Psalm 121 Hebrews 11:1-16Por Carleton Smee
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Why do we place so much trust in avoiding pain or suffering? How is the life of the Christian one in which we welcome loss? Psalm 130 Hebrews 10:32-39Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost - Mark 9:30-37Por Carleton Smee
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What do we do with our sin without Jesus? How is it scary to fall into the hands of the living God? Psalm 124 Hebrews 10:26-31Por Carleton Smee
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What does it mean to have assurance? Why do we need this assurance in our lives? Why do we need to come together as the church on a regular basis? Psalm 117 Hebrews 10:19-25Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost - Mark 7:24-37Por Carleton Smee
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Why do we always want to try and keep fixing things with our own sacrifices? How does a sacrifice not help us? Psalm 110 Hebrews 10:1-18Por Carleton Smee
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What is so good for our conscience that Christ has done this work once and for all? How should this work of Christ as an historical reality impact our lives? Psalm 100 Hebrews 9:23-28Por Carleton Smee
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What does blood have to do with a will or testament? How do we receive the benefits of Christ through a will if He lives? Psalm 96 Hebrews 9:15-22Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost - Ephesians 5:3-20Por Carleton Smee
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What is it about the current system of sacrifices and offerings that do not bring comfort? Psalm 90 Hebrews 9:1-14Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost - Ephesians 4:17-5:2Por Carleton Smee
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What makes the old covenant obsolete? Why does it matter? Psalm 82 Hebrews 8Por Carleton Smee
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Why does a promise matter even for Jesus? What is so special about the promise made to Jesus versus the law of the priesthood? What is the promise through Christ given to you? Psalm 75 Hebrews 7:20-28Por Carleton Smee
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How can the law of the Aaronic priesthood be thrown away? Why does Melchizedek and Jesus matter when it comes to the law? Psalm 67 Hebrews 7:11-18Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost - Ephesians 2:11-22Por Carleton Smee
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Psalm 110 Hebrews 7:1-10Por Carleton Smee
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Psalm 52 Hebrews 6:13-18Por Carleton Smee
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Psalm 46 Hebrews 6:9-12Por Carleton Smee
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What is the issue with never coming to maturity in our faith? What is making the preacher so frustrated? How is it impossible to be restored to repentance again? Psalm 39 Hebrews 6:1-8Por Carleton Smee
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What has made us not able to hear the story of Christ? Why are we often infants in faith, just like the hearers of Hebrews? What could be the good and bad things that we need to discern in our lives? Psalm 33 Hebrews 5:11-14Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost - Mark 4:26-34Por Carleton Smee
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What is up with the priesthood? What should be the role of a priest? How does Jesus hold an even greater office than Aaron? Psalm 26 Hebrews 5:1-10Por Carleton Smee
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What does the Word of God do? What is the picture used in understanding how the Word of God works on us? What kind of Jesus do we have? How should we approach God based on the this Word of God and our position before him? Psalm 19 Hebrews 4:12-16Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost - Mark 3:20-35Por Carleton Smee
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Sermon for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost - Mark 2:23-3:6Por Carleton Smee
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What is this rest that still remains? Why do so many not believe that rest exists? What does Jesus have to do with it? Psalm 12 Hebrews 4:1-11Por Carleton Smee
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Why do we forget what it is God has done? Why do we think we can do better than our predecessors? What is the necessity of faith being preached here in Hebrews 3? Psalm 149 Hebrews 3:7-19Por Carleton Smee
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