Feb 21, 2016
February 21, 2016 Late Service Sermon
 Luke 13:31–35
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  Nothing will deter Jesus from His goal. Herod can’t stop Him, the love of crowds can’t stop Him, and the disciples can’t stop Him.  Even though His heart breaks for all who will reject Him, He still must take the path through Jerusalem that will ultimately lead to His execution.  
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to [Jesus], “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.”
32And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. 33Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ 34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! 35
Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
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  • Feb 21, 2016February 21, 2016 Late Service Sermon
    Feb 21, 2016
    February 21, 2016 Late Service Sermon
     Luke 13:31–35
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      Nothing will deter Jesus from His goal. Herod can’t stop Him, the love of crowds can’t stop Him, and the disciples can’t stop Him.  Even though His heart breaks for all who will reject Him, He still must take the path through Jerusalem that will ultimately lead to His execution.  
    At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to [Jesus], “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.”
    32And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. 33Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ 34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! 35
    Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
  • Feb 17, 2016February 17 Wednesday Night Service Sermon “The Upper Room: A Place of Service”
    Feb 17, 2016
    February 17 Wednesday Night Service Sermon “The Upper Room: A Place of Service”
    Series: Lent
    Luke 22:14–38 IMG_0425 14And when the hour came, He reclined at table, and the apostles with Him. 15And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” 17And He took a cup, and when He had given thanks He said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. 18For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” 19And He took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” 20And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood. 21But behold, the hand of him who betrays Me is with me on the table. 22For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!” 23And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this. 24A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. 25And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. 26But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. 27For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves. 28“You are those who have stayed with Me in My trials, 29and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to Me, a kingdom, 30that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 31“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, 32but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” 33Peter said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You both to prison and to death.” 34Jesus said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know Me.” 35And He said to them, “When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.” 36He said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one. 37For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me has its fulfillment.” 38And they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”
  • Feb 14, 2016February 14, 2016 Late Service Sermon The temptation of Jesus
    Feb 14, 2016
    February 14, 2016 Late Service Sermon The temptation of Jesus
    Luke 4:1–13
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      Jesus does battle with the Devil! Notice the temptations and what they entail. Notice how Satan is providing simple shortcuts to Jesus’ path of salvation. Over and over again, Jesus resists that temptation to take any shortcut that doesn’t take Him ultimately to the cross and the grave.   1Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 3The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” 4And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” 5And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. 7If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” 8
    And Jesus answered him, “It is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’”
    9And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10for it is written, “‘He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,’ 11and “‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” 12And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 13
    And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.
  • Feb 10, 2016February 10, 2016 ASH Wednesday Sermon
    Feb 10, 2016
    February 10, 2016 ASH Wednesday Sermon
    Series: Lent
     Luke 22:1–13
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      22:1Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. 2And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put Him to death, for they feared the people. 3Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. 4He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray Him to them. 5And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. 6So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray Him to them in the absence of a crowd. 7Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” 9They said to Him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” 10He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters 11and tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ 12And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.” 13And they went and found it just as He had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
  • Feb 7, 2016February 7 Late Service Sermon “This is My Son, My Chosen one; Listen to Him!”
    Feb 7, 2016
    February 7 Late Service Sermon “This is My Son, My Chosen one; Listen to Him!”
    Luke 9:28–36
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    The disciples are asleep again.  They were taken up on a mountain-top to pray with Jesus.  While they were there, they fell asleep.  But when Moses and Elijah appear with the unveiling of Jesus and the radiance of His splendor, they all awake.  When light shines brightly, it wakes us up so that we might see God as He is!28Now about eight days after these sayings [Jesus] took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. 30And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, 31who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 33And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said. 34As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!” 36And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
  • Jan 31, 2016January 31 Late Service Sermon
    Jan 31, 2016
    January 31 Late Service Sermon
    1 Corinthians 12:31b—13:13
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    In this chapter, the apostle Paul defines what true love is for a world that defines love by their own instincts and selfish desires.   31
    But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.
    1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3
    If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
    4Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7
    Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
    8Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. 12
    For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
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    So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
  • Jan 24, 2016January 24, 2016 Grace Lutheran Church Elyria, Oh. One SPIRIT Many GIFTS
    Jan 24, 2016
    January 24, 2016 Grace Lutheran Church Elyria, Oh. One SPIRIT Many GIFTS
    Luke 4:16–30
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      In this passage, Jesus is quoting from the book of Isaiah which pictures the deliverance of Israel from exile in Babylon. In the same way, Jesus was sent by God to deliver His children held captive in other ways.   16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. 17And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, 18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, 19to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” 20And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?” 23And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.” 24And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. 25But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, 26and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” 28When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. 30But passing through their midst, he went away.
  • Jan 17, 2016January 17, 2016 Jesus turns Water into Wine
    Jan 17, 2016
    January 17, 2016 Jesus turns Water into Wine
    John 2:1–11
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    At a particular wedding in Cana, the wine ran out and Mary, the mother of Jesus, asked Jesus for help and he responded with a miracle. 1On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. 3When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” 5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. 9When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom 10and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
  • Jan 10, 2016January 10 Late Service Sermon Baptism of our Lord
    Jan 10, 2016
    January 10 Late Service Sermon Baptism of our Lord
    Isaiah 43:1–7     Baptism of our Lord
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    God created Israel as His special people by naming them, protecting them, and redeeming them. 1But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel:  “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.  2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. 3For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. 4Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. 5Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. 6I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, 7everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”
  • Jan 3, 2016January 3 Late Service Sermon
    Jan 3, 2016
    January 3 Late Service Sermon
    Happy New Year
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