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You have been connected to Jesus Christ as closely as a branch is to a vine. But now what? What comes next? God the Father gets to pruning, and you'll be better for it.
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In just one sentence, could you explain what Palm Sunday is and why it's important? Here's one way: On Palm Sunday, King Jesus comes to YOU.
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More and more people are saying that the Christian faith is pointless and useless. The Apostle Paul sets out to convince you otherwise, based on a historical fact and God's Word.
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Jesus assures you that you own treasure. His final parables in Matthew chapter 13 help us understand what kind of treasure, how we got it, and what we're to do with it.
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How much is a life worth? Economists and government officials wrestle with that as they pass stimulus bills and plan for business re-openings. The Apostle Peter answers the how-much-is-a-life-worth question from the spiritual side.
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Easter Sunday's sermon shows that even as we wait to declare victory over COVID-19, we already declare victory over sin, death, and an aimless life -- all thanks to God!
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Can Jesus do anything about COVID-19? The same Jesus who showed himself as Lord to the man born blind is the same Jesus who has shown himself to you as Lord of both the body and the soul -- even in the midst of a viral pandemic.
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Paul lists many commands in our verses. But behind those commands are promises that God can use you to have a tremendous impact on all sorts of people in your life.
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God wants his pure word preached persistently. Why? Because if physically you are what you eat, then spiritually you are what is preached to you and from your lips.
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On the Christian church's calendar, September 29 is set aside to celebrate the Festival of St. Michael & All Angels. Below, you can read a brief history on this festival, but, in short, this day is dedicated to praising and thanking God for the protection he gives his believers through his angels. Psalm 91 beautifully teaches us about what God created the angels to do.
The History of St. Michael & All Angels
‘Feasts’ or ‘Festivals’ were times of great rejoicing in the Middle Ages. In an age where backbreaking work from sun-up to sun-down was the rule, a special religious festival could provide some time off for worship and relaxation even in the middle of a week. One very popular festival in Lutheran Churches was the festival of St. Michael and All Angels. (Michael is the only archangel mentioned in the Bible.) This festival has been celebrated in Germany since 813 A.D. and in England since 1019 A.D. St. Michael and All Angels has remained a popular festival in the Lutheran Church throughout her history. This festival falls on September 29 in the church calendar.
This festival does not praise, worship, or honor angels. That would be idolatry! This festival is meant to thank God for his gift of angels – much like we thank God for the harvest at Thanksgiving or thank God for another year of grace at New Year. We live in dangerous times. Thank God for the protection that his angels provide. In an age where angels are often misunderstood, it is good to hear what the Bible has to say about these ministering spirits who do his bidding!
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If there is anything that should surprise us about Jesus and his power, it would be that he -- a true human -- rose from the dead. But he predicted even that. So, it shouldn't surprise us that his power is still at work, even after his resurrection, just as he predicted.
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Pastor Wayne Shevey served as guest preacher. Pastor Shevey is a campus pastor at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee.
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Nobody likes to be a fool, especially when it comes to money. To make us wise, our Savior Jesus shows us the meaning of life and then helps us both combat greed and display contentment.
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Our guest preacher is Pastor Keith Free, who serves the our brothers and sisters in Christ at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mukwonago. May God bless him and the ministry there!
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Whenever anyone gives you words to consider, you have to weigh whether or not you should listen to them. Pastor Shevey gives us encouragement to listen to the one speaking in Proverbs 30.
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It can be hard for people who grew up in "Midwestern Nice" culture to ask others for help; they don't want to bother other people. Forget what Midwestern Nice culture has taught you and watch how Jesus deals with Jairus, a man who knew he had to bother Jesus.
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Saint Paul makes us aware of who the bad guy is when things go wrong in a congregation. He also shows us what to focus on as we sort things out.
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Sandwiched between word pictures about animals and agriculture, real estate and home builds, Jesus tells us the kind of person who gets into his eternal kingdom in heaven.
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On Christ the King Sunday, Jesus is pictured in prophecy as both a fierce lion and a peaceful ruler. Therefore, we live to praise him, not rouse him.
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The old English idiom uses "green grass" as an analogy for a good, strong life. God's revelation through Isaiah tells us exactly where to find the greenest grass.
Description As a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), Living Water partners with congregations across the nation and globe to do mission work and to train pastors and teachers for ministry. On October 25, we thanked God especially for the work WELS does through Luther Preparatory School (Watertown, WI), a high school which encourages and prepares her students for full time public ministry as pastors, teachers, and staff ministers. Pastor Evan Chartrand, LPS’ recruitment director, served us with God's good news and shared more about LPS’ mission.
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The Beatitudes are about what it's like to have Christ conquer your heart, and they assure you that when Christ conquers your heart, it changes the way you view yourself... and the way you view others.
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Wherever God goes to work within people and for their benefit, the devil tries to undo it all. So, our Savior Jesus intervenes with his mighty hand.
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We have good reasons to fear God's vengeance and our personal condition. But Isaiah shows us that there are even greater reasons to find comfort in God and not to fear our condition.
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A name makes you think about who a person is and what that person can do. So when the Apostle Peter keeps using the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, you know he has something special he wants you to keep in mind and in heart.
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Jesus' well-known parable is a madeup story about a father and his two sons. Are you more like the younger son or older son? Either way, what's the Father's is still offered to you.
Study questions on the sermon text can be found by clicking here.
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Repentance is a common Christian word and a theme of Advent, but do we know what repentance means? Through John the Baptist, God tells us loudly and clearly what repentance means for our lives.
As a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), Living Water partners with congregations across the nation and globe to do mission work and to train pastors and teachers for ministry. On October 25, we thanked God especially for the work WELS does through