Podcasts by Holy Words from Holy Cross
The sermon podcast of Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
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What's Ours is Christ's, What's Christ's is Ours from 2021-11-08T13:00
11/7/21 Sermon by Pastor Brett.
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Instruction, Enlightenment and Revelation from 2021-09-20T13:00
9/19/21 Sermon by Deacon Michael.
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Faith&Doubt, Grace&Election - Special Edition from 2021-09-17T00:00
In this special edition episode, excerpted from Holy Cross' Thursday online theology discussion, Pr. Brett answers an email about something that touches us all; can we lose our salvation sh...
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The Fear of the Lord as a Commandment of Men from 2021-08-23T11:00
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Jesus Said It, I Believe It, That Settles It from 2021-08-19T10:00
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Seeing Things with a Renewed Perspective from 2021-07-12T10:00
7/11/21 Sermon by Pastor Brett.
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The Love of a Suffering God from 2021-06-21T00:00
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He is Risen for Us and Returns to Us from 2021-04-05T12:00
Easter Sunday Sermon by Pastor Brett, April 4, 2021
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He is Risen for Us, and Returned to Us from 2021-04-05T12:00
Easter Sunday Sermon by Pastor Brett, April 4, 2021
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God Gives Us Back to One Another from 2021-03-17T15:00
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The Fruit of the Seed of the Word from 2021-01-25T00:00
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In the Fullness of Time from 2021-01-02T14:00
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God Still With Us from 2021-01-02T14:00
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God's Suffering Solidarity from 2021-01-02T14:00
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Let It Be to Me According to Your Word from 2020-12-21T17:00
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What Do You Say About Yourself? from 2020-12-14T11:00
December 13, 2020 ~ 3rd Sunday of Advent
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Christ the King Sunday - Do You Believe, or Believe You Believe? from 2020-11-23T10:00
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True Faith in the True God from 2020-11-09T11:00
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Where God's Treasure Is from 2020-11-03T12:00
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Sermon on the Mount - We Worship What We Treasure from 2020-10-19T10:00
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Sermon on the Mount - Fasting from 2020-10-09T11:00
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Sermon on the Mount - Utterly Dependent Prayer from 2020-10-05T10:00
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Sermon on the Mount - An Audience of One from 2020-09-28T14:00
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Sermon on the Mount - Personal Retribution from 2020-09-21T13:00
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Sermon on the Mount - Dealing with Enemies from 2020-09-21T13:00
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Sermon on the Mount - Oath Making in the Kingdom; Total Transparency from 2020-09-08T13:00
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Sermon on the Mount - Divorce: Staying on the Path of Holiness from 2020-08-31T13:00
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Sermon on the Mount - Lust and Disordered Desire from 2020-08-24T09:00
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Sermon on the Mount - The Holy Path of Anger from 2020-08-17T10:00
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Sermon on the Mount - Anger in the Community from 2020-08-10T11:00
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9th Sunday of Pentecost from 2020-08-03T10:00
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Sermon on the Mount - The Nature of Anger from 2020-07-20T11:00
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Sermon on the Mount - The Nature of Anger from 2020-07-20T11:00
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Sermon on the Mount - The Nature of Anger from 2020-07-20T11:00
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Sermon on the Mount - More Than a New Law to Live By from 2020-07-06T12:00
As Jesus presents His most comprehensive moral teaching in the New Testament, what is He really doing? Is He just giving us more rules to live by? What is the ongoing significance of God'...
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Sermon on the Mount - What Are We to Do With All This? from 2020-06-28T11:00
Verses 5:13-16 in Matthew's Gospel mark a transition in the Sermon on the Mount. What is going to be the purpose of the rest of Jesus' lengthy discourse? Let's listen in and fin...
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Sermon on the Mount - The Beatitudes - Blessed Are... from 2020-06-28T10:00
What are the famous "blessed's" that kick off Jesus' Sermon on the Mount? A prescription for living? A declaration of God's grace? Something else entirely? Let'...
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Sermon on the Mount - Text and Context from 2020-06-16T17:00
Who heard Jesus preach His most famous sermon? Why is that important to our understanding of it today?
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The Source of Our Hope from 2020-06-10T15:00
The doctrine of the Trinity is monumentally confusing for many Christians and a positive stumbling block to non-Christians who might become Jesus' disciples if they didn't have to beli...
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The Holy Spirit Alone Can Grant Understanding from 2020-06-02T00:00
There are so many voices out there telling us what the Bible means... how are we to sort among them? God has given us a guide by giving us Himself in the Holy Spirit.
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The Holy Spirit Alone Can Grant Understanding from 2020-06-02T00:00
There are so many voices out there telling us what the Bible means... how are we to sort among them? God has given us a guide by giving us Himself in the Holy Spirit.
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The Holy Spirit Alone Can Grant Understanding from 2020-06-02T00:00
There are so many voices out there telling us what the Bible means... how are we to sort among them? God has given us a guide by giving us Himself in the Holy Spirit.
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Universal, Ubiquitous, and 4U from 2020-05-25T19:00
What is the significance of Christ's ascension? In a day and age when we can send people to the moon, what does it even mean to say He "rose to the right hand of the Father?" It...
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From Fear to Faith from 2020-05-10T14:00
Jesus' famous words "I am the way, and the truth, and the life" were spoken in the midst of a time of great fear... a time like we are experiencing now.
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The Lord is My Shepherd from 2020-05-06T00:00
The words of Psalm 23 are very familiar to most Christians--maybe too familiar. In this sermon we slow down to linger over the words of this familiar section of Scripture and consider what they...
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Walking Beside Us Still from 2020-04-28T00:00
During this special sermon, reference is made to the picture to be found at the following link: https://...
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Doubting Thomas from 2020-04-21T00:00
If there is one person we sympathize with in Scripture it is Thomas. We have all been zealous for God at times and at other times had our doubts. How are we all like Thomas? What is Jesus&apo...
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Into Our Fear from 2020-04-12T11:00
In 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic is the center of our focus. What good amid this is the Easter proclamation?
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Our God or the God from 2020-04-07T09:00
When faced with a choice, why did the crowd ask for the release of a murderer rather than a man who raised the dead and taught the love of neighbor? Would we do otherwise?
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Suffering, Evil, and a Good God from 2020-03-31T00:00
If God is all-powerful and all good, why does He permit suffering and evil in the world. It is an important question that philosophers and theologians have largely answered to their satisfactio...
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Our God in the Midst of Pandemic from 2020-03-24T00:00
What does it mean to have a god? How we answer that question will tell us a lot about our relationship with Jesus, even if we have professed Christianity for any years. How do we answer the qu...
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Encountering Christ in Worship from 2020-03-16T13:00
Why do you come to worship? Do you encounter Christ when you come? If not, why not? John's Gospel story gives us some clues.
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How Long to Fulfill a Promise? from 2020-03-09T12:00
How long do you give someone in your life to fulfill a promise before you assume they never intend to do so? In his second letter, Peter says, "the Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise ...
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The Vocabulary and Process of Evil from 2020-03-03T10:00
How does evil work? How do we become what we despise and engage in what we deplore. "Temptation" is a word used by advertisers to draw us in... how do we learn to see it as what it i...
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Called in Conscience from 2020-02-28T00:00
That people should be free to worship--or not worship--God according to their conscience is not an Enlightenment idea... it has its roots in the teachings of Christ. As Lent begins, we are call...
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Peter's Transfigured Journey from 2020-02-26T11:00
We have all had experiences that have forever changed us. How did the Transfiguration of Jesus change Peter? How should it change us?
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Jesus Gives Clarity to These Things from 2020-02-18T00:00
"That depends on your interpretation." Have you ever heard this? So much of what we read in the Bible seems unclear or open to a broad range of interpretation. In His "Sermon o...
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With Righteousness Exceeding from 2020-02-11T00:00
How are we to have righteousness exceeding that of even some of the most pious and religious people who have ever lived? What is Jesus really asking of us?
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Blessed to Obey from 2020-02-03T16:00
Most religious visions instruct us to obey some law, god, or set of principles in order to live a blessed life. As Jesus begins his most famous sermon, He begins by blessing those who hear Him,...
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Fishing is a Team Sport from 2020-01-27T10:00
Our picture of fishing is someone sitting peacefully, apart from the hustle and bustle of life... alone. But that is not how people fished in Jesus' day. What does this mean for our under...
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What Do You Seek? from 2020-01-21T00:00
All of us are seeking something; it gets us out of bed in the morning and motivates us all day long in the things we do. What are you seeking? If you found it, would it satisfy you?
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Behold the Mystery from 2020-01-14T14:00
Jesus' ministry made some things clear for His followers, but others remain shrouded in mystery; this is a good thing, for it leads us to contemplate Christ more deeply. Jesus' baptis...
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See, Say, and Surrender from 2020-01-07T00:00
To what does the Lord call us? What is our purpose here and now? Deacon Michael explores this topic as we enter a new decade.
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God With Us from 2019-12-25T10:00
What is the heart of our celebration on Christmas? As beautiful as the Christ child is, what does His appearance mean for us? How does this change anything at all for us?
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Trusting God from 2019-12-23T00:00
When must we trust God? How do we know when we are hearing God clearly? Deacon Michael recounts a very personal history that helps us understand this as we prepare to receive the Christ child....
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Be Prepared from 2019-12-03T00:00
The message from today's readings is "be prepared." But prepared for what? How should we be prepared? The season of Advent reminds us of the nature of the most important prepar...
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Exhalting a Humble King from 2019-11-27T00:00
"If you don't toot your own horn, nobody will toot it for you." This bit of conventional wisdom must have passed Jesus by, for He was always humble. In fact, on this Christ the ...
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Alert&Prepared from 2019-11-21T09:00
"The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance." These words of Irish lawyer and politician John Philpot Curran are familiar to most Americans because of...
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The Most Ridiculous Thing Jesus Said from 2019-11-06T23:00
It is blasphemous to even think of Jesus saying something ridiculous, but the Beatitudes--Jesus' pronouncement of blessings over those the world would deem cursed--is just that... unless Je...
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The Right Answer to the Right Question from 2019-10-29T00:00
You cannot get a good answer to a bad question. What sort of question should we be asking as we hear Jesus teach on this Reformation Sunday?
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In Contrast with God from 2019-10-25T12:00
Of all the stories Jesus tells, the story of the unjust judge causes the most confusion. What is Jesus trying to teach us through this difficult story?
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A Story of Healing from 2019-10-15T00:00
Moralistic interpretations of the story of the ten lepers Jesus healed miss the crucial point that this is a story about healing... What is true healing and what does this story teach us about i...
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Hopefully Overcoming Prejudice from 2019-10-08T00:00
There is increasing misunderstanding and fear of Christians in the United States. Sociologist George Yancey calls this "Christianophobia." How can Christians overcome the increasing ...
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Who Would You Believe? from 2019-10-02T13:00
Why do we believe what we believe? Most of us do so because we trust our teachers... What sort of teacher can we trust? Jesus gives us a jarring example in today's parable.
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Shrewdly Following Jesus from 2019-09-24T10:00
In the confusing parable of Luke 16:1-15, Jesus excoriates the followers of God and seems to praise a dishonest manager. What is going on? Understanding the distance of our culture from 1st ce...
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Equal Before the Law and Christ from 2019-09-18T00:00
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Rebuilding Relationships from 2019-09-11T00:00
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What Is the Lord's Work? from 2019-09-04T10:00
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Redeemed for More from 2019-08-26T15:00
Does Jesus think we want too much... or too little? What is our final destiny as children of God and why would the pursuit of holiness have anything to do with the forgiveness of sins?
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The Presence that Divides from 2019-08-21T10:00
We live in a world obsessed with unity. It is all the talk in our popular culture, so it is strange and shocking to hear Jesus talk about Himself as a force for division rather than unity. Whe...
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The Grounds of Our Supplication from 2019-08-13T00:00
How do we dare approach the Creator of the Universe with our paltry concerns? What grounds do we have for thinking He would even pay attention let alone answer our prayers?
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The True Hero from 2019-07-30T00:00
Everyone loves heroes. What is a true hero? Why do Christians revere Jesus so much?
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The Repugnant Cultural Other from 2019-07-16T15:00
Who can you not possibly imagine as the hero of a story told by God? That may be exactly whom God is calling you to embrace and love. Don't think so? Read Jesus' story about the Goo...
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Peace Like a River from 2019-07-08T20:00
Deep inner peace is something most people crave, but few people--even most Christians, who profess to serve the Prince of Peace--seem to be able to actually find. What lessons can we learn from...
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What Has Jesus Done? from 2019-07-01T00:00
It is popular to ask, "What would Jesus do?" when seeking a proposed Christian response to any situation. But is this a question that most people can really answer? The Jesus we enco...
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A Student Know What, A Son Knows Why from 2019-06-28T15:00
What is the difference between a mere student and someone who will inherit the family fortune? Who is more invested in learning? Who is called to understand more deeply the principles involved...
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The Provision of Wisdom from 2019-06-17T15:00
As we ponder the mystery of Who God is and our salvation, what ought a Christian to pray for in the face of such glory? Proverbs teaches us much this Sunday of the Holy Trinity.
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Why We Must Evangelize from 2019-06-10T00:00
It has been truly said that the Church of Jesus Christ is perpetually only one generation from extinction. Christians have the Lord's promise that the Church never will die off, but that i...
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Ability, Consistency,, Cover-Up from 2019-05-28T10:00
Did the authors of the New Testament have the ability to record the details of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection correctly? Was the story they recorded consistent... or too consistent? ...
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Intention and Bias from 2019-05-20T10:00
Did the original witnesses of the resurrection intend to tell the truth about Jesus or did they make up stories in order to establish their new religion? If they intended to tell the truth, wer...
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The Character of the Witnesses from 2019-05-14T14:00
What kind of people were the first people to claim to see Jesus' resurrection? Could they be trusted? The Christian faith is founded upon their testimony, so it is important to consider t...
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The Nature of Witness from 2019-05-05T20:00
What is the nature of a witness? Who should you believe? What bonafides make for a good reliable witness? Today's sermon explores this topic... and what agreeing with a witness could mea...
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Consider the Evidence from 2019-05-01T11:00
Are Christians weak-minded, deluded, or emotionally immature? Do they believe what they believe "in spite of the evidence" as one famous atheist puts it, ignoring what is inconvenient...
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Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead? from 2019-04-21T21:00
Why do we seek life from things that cannot provide it? We all do it.... Why? What is the alternative?
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Prayer: Phone a Friend from 2019-04-15T11:00
Many times in our Christian lives, our prayer lives can become dry, boring, difficult, or obstructed by anger, bewilderment, or rebellion. At times like these we are blessed that we are on the ...
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Prayer: God's Means to Make Us Holy from 2019-04-10T00:00
Of all the things that happen in prayer, God's work within us to make us more like Himself--holy--may be the most important. What do Christians mean when we say God is "holy?" H...
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The Role of Wisdom (Vespers) from 2019-04-06T00:00
While modern culture values knowledge and data, ancient cultures valued something harder to acquire: wisdom. The Bible has five books dedicated to wisdom, and wisdom is spoken of throughout the...
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Prayer: Distracted at Prayer from 2019-04-02T00:00
Of all things people report in their experience with prayer--exhilaration, frustration, boredom--distraction is by far the most common. What do we do when we find ourselves distracted at--or fr...
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Prayer: The Impediment of Repentance from 2019-03-27T00:00
One of the things that interferes most with our prayer life is sin. Sin makes us avoid God and makes God's presence in prayer hard to perceive. The problem is, many of us are afflicted wi...
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We Rest Only in Christ (Vespers) from 2019-03-21T11:00
Psalm 4 is an important part of the daily prayer of the Church... and for good reason! In the midst of a life fraught with anxiety, change, and fear, this Psalm speaks to us of true rest and ho...
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Prayer: Life in Christ and the Practice of the Presence of God from 2019-03-18T00:00
The more time we spend at something, the better we get at it. Why do we expect an instant sense of connection with God in our prayer lives when we would not have that expectation for any other ...
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Prayer: Recovering Its Purpose from 2019-03-11T00:00
What is the purpose of prayer, the purpose of repentance, the purpose of many of the things Christians do? Modern Christians are often captives of their own time, their thoughts and questions s...
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Converted Again and Again to Christ from 2019-03-08T00:00
Do we "get saved" once or do we come again and again to Jesus in repentance of our sins and trust in His forgiveness? Christians sometimes argue about these things, but maybe that is ...
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The Kind of People God Works With from 2019-03-05T00:00
I once heard someone say, "I want to walk with God, but I've got to wait until I'm ready." Does God wait until we're ready before working with us, changing us, helping ...
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The Healing Power of Forgiveness from 2019-02-25T00:00
Most people think the world could be improved, but we mostly think it could be improved if OTHER people would change something about themselves. The life of Joseph from the Book of Genesis and ...
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In Fact Christ Has Been Raised from 2019-02-17T00:00
"How can there be a God when there is so much evil and tragedy in the world?" It is an honest question, and one with which Christians should reckon honestly. It turns out that St. Pa...
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You Catch'Em, He'll Clean Em from 2019-02-10T16:00
Why don't we experience the glory of God in an unmistakable way all the time? What stands in our way? How does God overcome our spiritual blindness? The story of Isaiah's calling ha...
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Get in the Game from 2019-02-05T00:00
As Americans face the biggest game of the year, enormous amounts of money are being spent to get us to buy things... How much would you pay for the most valuable thing in the world? It may be a...
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Baptized Into Christ from 2019-01-15T00:00
When Jesus was baptized in the River Jordan, it served a different purpose than our own baptisms. Why be baptized? What benefits does it confer? Is anything different after we are baptized IN...
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The Government Shall Be Upon His Shoulders from 2019-01-10T00:00
In order to forestall tyranny, the United States adopted a "separation of powers" wherein in no branch of government is supposed to wield ultimate authority. Yet, in the Nicene Creed,...
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The Bucket List from 2019-01-01T10:00
Many of us have a "bucket list," a set of things we wish to do before leave this life. What is most essential to have on that list? Our readings the Sunday after Christmas help us le...
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Not in Our Own Power from 2018-12-25T00:00
When we discover our greatest strength, we discover our greatest weakness. Can God do something with our weakness He could never do with our strength?
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Unprepared for the Messiah from 2018-12-25T00:00
Most of us reach Christmas day less prepared than we wish we were. The world was far from prepared for Jesus, and in some ways still is. What is the blessing of being UNprepared?
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God Will Call the Tune from 2018-12-19T11:00
The more things change, the more they stay the same... and one thing that has always been true of human nature is that some people are never satisfied. They want it their way, but God insists o...
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We All Come Before God as Equals from 2018-12-12T00:00
Most of human striving is for recognition and privilege. In what circumstances are we all equals? How does God make us equal? John the Baptist's preaching was harsh, but it also holds th...
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Painfully Awake from 2018-12-05T00:00
Why do some people put their head in the sand when trouble looms? The new atheists accuse religious people of refusing to look reality square in the eye--and undoubtedly some are guilty of that...
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Supplication is the final step from 2018-11-27T08:00
Most of us begin our prayers by asking God--or whatever we think of as God--for whatever it is we want. Christian prayer is always addressed to the true God, the God who has revealed and named ...
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Thanksgiving in Prayer from 2018-11-20T00:00
"What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?" The Apostle Paul uses these words to remind us that even the harde...
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Confession in Prayer - Simul Iustus et Peccator from 2018-11-12T09:00
Because we all sin, we all hide from God in ways large and small. This is the very opposite of what true prayer is about. Making confession a part of our daily prayer helps us truly open ourse...
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Adoration is the Heart of True Prayer from 2018-11-04T00:00
We adore those who love us, for love is an incalculable gift. The greater the person who loves us, the greater the adoration we feel if have any self perception, for we know that such love cann...
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Recalling the Cross from 2018-10-30T00:00
Why reform the Church? Why reform ourselves? Most people want to be a good person, but we fail daily to our highest aspiration. In the cross of Christ, we find forgiveness... hope to try agai...
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Revelation Bible Study, part 10 from 2018-10-26T00:00
Part 10 of a Bible study on the Revelation of St. John, an amillennialist interpretation.
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Surrendered from 2018-10-23T00:00
Why must give an account to God for what we have done with our stuff? Isn't it ours, after all? An interesting question, and one worth exploring...
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Revelation Bible Study, part 9 from 2018-10-19T00:00
Part 9 of a Bible study on the Revelation of St. John, an amillennialist interpretation.
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Freed from Every Fetter from 2018-10-16T00:00
Why the Biblical warnings against possessions? Can't we use things to do good? We certainly can, but it is difficult to not become consumed with acquiring and managing our possessions. J...
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Revelation Bible Study, part 7 from 2018-10-12T00:00
Part 7 of a Bible study on the Revelation of St. John, an amillennialist interpretation.
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Revelation Bible Study, part 8 from 2018-10-12T00:00
The book of Revelation, chapters 13 to 15.
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Freed from Shame from 2018-10-09T00:00
Of all the burdens we carry, shame can be the most incapacitating. Christ came to free us not just from the guilt of our sin, but from its shame as well. How? Listen and discover...
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Limping Into the Kingdom of God from 2018-10-02T00:00
We all have wounds; some we can see, some we cannot. Today, Jesus exhorts us to deliberately wound ourselves--cut out part of our life--if something we hold dear is keeping us from responding t...
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Recharging Our Spiritual Batteries from 2018-09-25T00:00
Just like our cell phones, our batteries get run down. A time of retreat with the Lord may refresh us and fill us full. How do you find that refreshment and time to recharge?
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Getting Real About Faith from 2018-09-18T00:00
Many people know a lot of Bible, but their behavior seems to indicate very little transformation by the love of God. "I might believe in the Redeemer if His followers looked more redeemed,&...
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I Play for Jesus from 2018-09-11T00:00
People get really hyped up for sporting events... why don't we get as excited for Jesus? What would it look like if it did?
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Believing In Jesus and Believing Jesus from 2018-08-20T00:00
Most of the time, most people believe in God. Some of the time, some of the people believe in Jesus. All of the time, all of the people have a tendency to NOT believe the One in whom they say th...
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Walk Worthy of the Calling from 2018-08-06T00:00
Walking is a metaphor used almost universally to connote the style or manner of one's life. Do most human lives truly reflect people's the deepest values, or do we live at variance wit...
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Jesus Satisfies from 2018-07-22T00:00
Decades after the Rolling Stones recorded the song, many are still complaining that they "can't get no satisfaction." Others know THEORETICALLY that ultimate satisfaction is to be...
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The Spirit's PowerPoint from 2018-07-17T00:00
We all know that we get off track sometimes, but how does God point us in the right direction? How does He restore us so that we are not hopeless and discouraged when we do get off-base? Listen ...
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Don't Miss the Obvious from 2018-07-10T00:00
When we look for evidence of God's Spirit, we usually look for the extraordinary... but overlook the work that can only be of His authoring under our very noses. What is the evidence of the...
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A Blessing Paid For from 2018-07-03T00:00
What do you do when you have stolen a blessing? You have the advantage of something good, but you got it under evil pretenses. See what Jesus does when someone steals a blessing from Him.
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Where Were You? from 2018-06-26T00:00
When tragedy strikes, even unbelievers sometimes find themselves shaking their fist at heaven saying, "Where were you, God?!" In today's reading, God turns the tables on us and as...
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Slow Growth Is Strong Growth from 2018-06-19T00:00
We are a people on the move... and we are used to getting things right away. Instantaneous gratification is part of our way of life, and we rarely question whether faster is better. God takes a ...
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Some Assembly Required from 2018-06-12T00:00
Do you find it hard to make sense of the whole Bible? The Church year helps us get a handle on who Jesus is and what He taught.
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Contemplating and Keeping Company with the Beloved from 2018-05-30T00:00
There are two things we do with everyone we truly love; we think about them and spend time with them. The doctrine of the Holy Trinity teaches us not only who God is, but how we were made to be ...
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God's Warranty from 2018-05-22T00:00
Lutherans believe the Bible clearly does NOT teach "perseverance of the saints"--that we cannot lose our salvation by deliberately rejecting God. So where do Lutheran Christians find t...
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The Right Man in the Right Place from 2018-05-15T00:00
To win a war, you not only need the best people, you need them in the right place at the right time. The Ascension of Jesus is about God putting Jesus right where we need Him.
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Revelation Bible Study, part 5 from 2018-05-04T00:00
The Bible study on Revelation continues.
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Walking Alongside from 2018-04-30T00:00
What is the most transformative relationship in a person's life? Thinkers from the Christian tradition have universally acknowledged spiritual friendship in this way.
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Meeting Us as We Need Him from 2018-04-09T00:00
Thomas will be forever known as "Doubting Thomas," but Thomas actually came to the most profound faith when He met Jesus... in exactly the way Jesus determined he should. That is exact...
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Easter Sunday - The Humor of God from 2018-04-02T00:00
Does God have a sense of humor? As we gather to proclaim the triumph of Jesus' resurrection on April Fools' Day, the interpretive wisdom of the Church Fathers can help us hear this new...
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Revelation Bible Study, part 4 from 2018-03-29T00:00
We complete the letters to the churches in the Book of Revelation and get ready to launch into the more contentious parts of the book.
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TRANSFORMED (7) - Transformed by Our Passion from 2018-03-25T00:00
A very old saying goes, "What you love, you become." We often say we love God, but how deeply true is that statement? Jesus has strong words of both warning and encouragement for us to...
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Revelation Bible Study, part 3 from 2018-03-19T00:00
Bible study on the Revelation of St. John held at Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church, spring 2018.
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TRANFORMED (6) - Transformed by Our Destination from 2018-03-18T00:00
When we change our destination, our destiny is changed in turn. Through the grace of God in Jesus Christ, the Church is a people with a new and better destination for their lives... the New Jeru...
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Revelation Bible Study, part 2 from 2018-03-12T00:00
Bible study on the Revelation of St. John held at Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church, spring 2018.
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TRANSFORMED (5) - Transformed by Encouragement from 2018-03-11T00:00
Have you ever had somebody "put the heart back in you?" It is one of the most important gifts we give to those around us. The Church is a people called to be actively transformed by th...
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TRANSFORMED (4) - Transformed by Steadfastness from 2018-03-04T00:00
Sometimes the hardest thing of all to do is simply stand firm in the midst of pressure. Why does Jesus call us to do so? How does Jesus empower us to do so?
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TRANSFORMED (3) - Transformed by Allegiance from 2018-02-25T00:00
A lot of controversy has filled the airwaves about people standing or kneeling during the playing of the American National Anthem. What we give our allegiance to is part of what defines us... an...
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TRANSFORMED (2) - Transformed by Trust from 2018-02-18T00:00
What do you trust... with all of your heart, mind, and strength? What we trust will be what we use to choose our actions. What we trust will transform us...
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TRANFORMED (1) - Transformed by Repentance (Ash Wednesday) from 2018-02-14T00:00
In Jesus Christ we are not just saved FROM our sins, but we are saved FOR a different--a better--kind of life for both ourselves and those around us. But what is that transformation meant to loo...
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A Pastor's Prayer from 2018-02-03T00:00
On the occasion of Pr. Brett Jenkins installation as pastor of Holy Cross, guest preacher Pr. Luke Seamon offers Biblical reflections on the nature of a pastor's calling and the relationshi...
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Avail-Ability from 2018-01-22T00:00
If God is all-powerful does he really need people of great ability to accomplish His purposes? What if the chief ability we bring to our relationship with God is availability?
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Jesus Calling from 2018-01-15T00:00
One of the most popular books of recent years is "Jesus Calling." How do we hear Jesus calling? Do we hear Jesus calling? Do YOU hear Jesus calling?
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The Baptism of Jesus from 2018-01-08T00:00
Why was Jesus baptized if He was without sin, as the Bible tells us? It is a question that has puzzled Christians for two millennia. Still, this episode in Jesus' life is one of the most si...
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The Spirit of John from 2017-12-17T00:00
To what are we called in the Gospel? Some people make that out to be a striving after perfection; instead of finding freedom in Christ, the streets are filled with formerly-churched people who h...
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Minimize, Maximize, or Close from 2017-12-10T00:00
What does it mean to affirm our faith? Every day, we have choices about what to do with ourselves, our time, and our possessions. What can we learn from our personal computer about discipleship?...
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Just Stay in the Race... from 2017-12-03T00:00
Performance anxiety is one of the things that haunts most Americans... and Jesus' words of impending judgment tend to amplify that feeling! How do we "stay awake" in accord with J...
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Obeying the King from 2017-11-26T00:00
How do you follow God? WHY do you follow God? There are lots of motivations in the spiritual life, not all of them helpful. In Jesus, Christians have a King worth trusting and following.
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Deadline or Lifeline? from 2017-11-12T00:00
Nothing motivates us like a deadline. How often have we known that we have a job to do, but can't seem to get ourselves moving until the deadline gets near? Jesus has a word for us today......
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The Righteousness of God from 2017-11-05T00:00
Christians know they are called to become pure as God is pure, but how does that happen? If salvation is by grace by faith, is purification our work alone? The Scriptural answer is surprising.
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By the Power of the Word of God, the Reformation Continues from 2017-10-29T00:00
The people of God have needed re-forming since they were first called into being. How does God accomplish the necessary work? What will He do with us?
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To the Glory of God Alone.mp3 from 2017-10-22T00:00
Few concepts are more misunderstood today than the glory of God. Why does the Bible insist that God alone deserves glory? Why do we need--for our own spiritual health--to glorify God? Today&apos...
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Through Faith Alone from 2017-10-15T00:00
How could eternal life be as simple as believing the right things? Is it that simple? Is it that easy? The Bible's answer will surprise you.
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In Christ Alone from 2017-10-08T00:00
Of all things the Jesus ever said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except by me," is probably the most unpopular in modern America. But what does it ...
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By Grace Alone from 2017-10-01T00:00
All of us make mistakes; everyone knows it. How are we saved from the natural results of those sins? We are rescued from them by an undeserved gift of God... by His grace.
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By Grace Alone from 2017-10-01T00:00
All of us make mistakes; everyone knows it. How are we saved from the natural results of those sins? We are rescued from them by an undeserved gift of God... by His grace.
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By Grace Alone from 2017-10-01T00:00
All of us make mistakes; everyone knows it. How are we saved from the natural results of those sins? We are rescued from them by an undeserved gift of God... by His grace.
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