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May 2016

5/31/2016 1:49:08 PM

A Powerful Man and a Powerful Word - May 29, 2016

Pastor Schroeder

Sermon text: Luke 7:1-10

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We all know what it’s like to be told what to do.  From little on we are taught to follow directions that our parents and teachers give us: time to get up, time to get ready for bed, sit down, quiet down, slow down, clean up your room.  Even as we grow up a little bit and become more independent, the commands continue: be home by 10, turn off the TV, mow the lawn, clean up your room; it sometimes comes with a little extra encouragement—as long as you live in my house, you are going to follow my rules… 



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5/23/2016 3:21:45 PM

Our God is Triune - May 22, 2016

Pastor Leyrer

Sermon text: John 16:12-15

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Dear Friends in Christ, Perhaps you have noticed how the top line of the service folder each week sets the general theme for the day.  This morning, and for the next three Sundays, this very basic question is asked, “What does it mean to have faith?”  Today this equally basic answer is given:  “Faith trusts in the one true God.”



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5/16/2016 1:46:32 PM

Truth for All Time - May 15, 2016

Pastor Bitter

Sermon text: Acts 2:1-21

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On size fits all.  When I was a freshman in college, I purchased a baseball cap from the campus store.  The tag hanging from it said “one size fits all.”  I wore the cap pretty frequently, especially at MLC sports events.  But I remember one Saturday, wearing my hat during a football game and realizing that when I wore it for long periods of time, I got a headache, because the band was just a little too tight.  Perhaps worse, if I wore it while wearing sunglasses, it made the tops of my ears hurt because the sides were just a little too long. 



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5/9/2016 10:04:25 AM

Glory in Service - May 8, 2016

Pastor Schroeder

Sermon text: Romans 15:14-20

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In today’s gospel reading, Jesus could have prayed for anything.  Even as he looks toward heaven, he knows that Judas, the betrayer is coming to meet him, and an armed mob follows close behind.  Jesus knows that soon he will be bound, mistreated, beaten, mocked, and crucified.  Whom does he pray for?  Not himself; he prays for his disciples, and he prays for us. 



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5/2/2016 3:30:19 PM

Lessons from Laodicea - May 1, 2016

Pastor Leyrer

Sermon text: Revelation 3:14-22

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Dear Friends in Christ: We begin with some armchair archeology.  When the Book of Revelation was written (the end of the first century) the city of Laodicea was a picture of prosperity and upward mobility.  You won’t find it on any map today, but at one time it was a cosmopolitan area so famous for its beauty and wealth that it was called “the Metropolis of Asia.” 



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