Making the unlovely, lovely

Hamburg, Petrikirche, altar, wing, detail by groenling

Sermon for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost:

 

 

 

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click here > Making the unlovely, lovely

 

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Thanks Pastor Mark.

And thanks to flickr and groenling, for the photo.

 

 

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Pope Benedict on “The Burning Question of Martin Luther”

 

Luther's 95 theses by honecr5

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Good stuff there on how the Roman Catholic Church and Pope Benedict are working towards   unity with Protestants and Lutherans. 

 

 

There was much at stake then. And there is  much at stake now.

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Listen in to Pastor Mark’s sermon today that ties in very nicely to this issue of Martin Luther speaking out for the freedom of the Christian, and the freedom of God to save real sinners and to work His will in our lives, apart from religious spirituality projects that are foisted upon us by the church…or by ourselves.

click here > How to know God’s will for your life

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Thanks to http://www.internetmonk.com/ for their blog post.

Thanks to flickr and honecr5, for the photo.

And thanks to Pastor Mark for being a bold underline of God’s good and faithful promises to us.>

 

 

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Forgiveness…for those in the Church

Group490 by bamafan413

 

Does Jesus tell us to forgive those outside the Church?

Listen in to Pastor Mark’s sermon for

9-11-2011.

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click here>Forgiveness at 9/ 11… and beyond

 

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.
And thanks to flickr and bamafan 413, for the photo.
 
 
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‘How You Doin’?’

Goodfellas (1990) by Cine&TV_fan

Here’s a sermon from our friend, Pastor Patrick Thurmer of

 Living-Faith-Church in Cape Coral, FL.

Good stuff, Pastor Pat.  Thanks!

 

 

 

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 click here >   How-You-Doin?

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If you think you’ll skip this one…faghettaboutit!

 

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And thanks to flickr and Cine&TV_ fan, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

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Building Fences? Or Building Bridges?

Bridge by Caryn Hughes

Here’s Pastor Mark’s sermon for the 87th Sunday after Pentecost (or whatever…actually I think it’s the 12th Sunday after Pentecost):

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click here > Building fences or building bridges?

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There’s a nifty little prayer by Martin Luther in this sermon that you might want to remember.

Then again,you might not (if you really are into the whole ‘holiness project’ thing).

 

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.

And thanks to flickr and Caryn Hughes, for the photo.

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“Denying yourself and following Jesus”

 

Jesus and the Devil by Will Humes

Here’s Pastor Mark’s sermon for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost.

In the gospel text for today, Jesus calls Peter “the Devil”.

 

 

 

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click here> Denying yourself and following Jesus

 

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.

And thanks to flickr and Will Humes, for the photo.

 

 

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Cultivating your ‘spirituality’

4 Minutes After Daylight [on her way]

Is the Christian life an adventure in ‘spirituality’?  Should it be?  Or should we leave the things of the Spirit up to God and concentrate on being human?  

Give a listen to this sermon by Pastor Mark.

If you can’t spend the whole 20 minutes, the first 30 seconds is worth it for a good laugh.

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click here> Becoming more spiritual 

 

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 This is an oldie but goodie that I thought you might enjoy listening to again.

Not that your enjoyment is the goal of a sermon.

But Someone is after you to kill you (that Old Adam or Eve ), so that he can raise you again.

I think that is something that He enjoys!

 

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If you could just be a little more faithful, a little more serious, God will take away those rough spots in life

 

You can do it. Become more earnest. Understand the Scriptures better. Try harder.

God wants this for you so He will unleash His blessings for you.

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Here’s Pastor Mark’s sermon for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost :

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____click here > The Real Truth of the Matter

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.
 
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‘Struggling with God’

Jacob Wrestling with God by Alain Austria

Got it all figured out? Resolved all the tensions in life and in your relationship with the Living God?

Do you want to hear the seven surefire steps you can take to resolve all the tensions and get your Christian life running on all cylinders?

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#1 (you know Pastor Mark better than that  :D)

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click here > Struggling with God 

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 Thanks, Pastor Mark.

And thanks to flickr and Alain Austria, for the photo.

 

 

 

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The Treasure in the Field

Treasure chest by Dominik Gruszczyk

Here’s Pastor Mark’s sermon for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost. Or is it the 7th?

Anywho, I hope this does something to you (I hope it does something to me):

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click here >What is it that you would do almost anything to get?

 

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 Thanks, Pastor Mark.

And thanks to flickr and Dominik Gruszczyk, for the photo.

 

 

 

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