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First Sunday after Pentecost/The Holy Trinity

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Teach everything to everyone
Bible Readings Genesis 1:1-2:3
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Matthew 28:16-20
16The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain
where Jesus had directed them. 17When they saw him, they
worshipped him, but some hesitated because they were uncertain.
18Jesus approached and spoke to them saying, “All
authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19Therefore go and gather disciples from all nations
by baptizing them in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and
by teaching them to keep all the instructions I
have given you. And surely I am with you
always until the end of the age.”

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Second Sunday after Pentecost

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Cherish the Blood of Jesus!
Bible Readings Matthew 7:15-29, 2 Peter 1:20-2:3
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Pastor Brad Wright
Sermon text: Leviticus 4:32-35
32 “Or if the offering that he brings as a sin offering is a lamb, he is to bring an unblemished female. 33 He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. 34 Then the priest must take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and apply it to the horns of the altar of burnt offering. He must pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 35 He is to remove all its fat just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the fellowship sacrifice. The priest will burn it on the altar along with the fire offerings to the Lord. In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.

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Third Sunday after Pentecost

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The Great I AM Mercifully Chooses Us to Serve Him
Bible Readings Exodus 3:1-15, Psalm 119c, Matthew 9:9-13, 1 Timothy 1:12-17
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John Melke
Sermon text: Exodus 3:14-15
14So God replied to Moses, “I am who I am.” He also said,
“You will say this to the Israelites: I am has sent me to you. ”
15God also told Moses, “Say this to the Israelites: ‘The Lord, the
God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and
this is how I am to be remembered from generation to generation.’

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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

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“Freely you have received; freely give.”
Bible Readings Numbers 27:15-23, Psalm 150, Matthew 9:35-10:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Matthew 9:35-10:8
35Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness.
36When he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were troubled and downcast, like sheep without a shepherd. 37Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. 38Therefore pray that the Lord of the harvest will send out workers into his harvest.”

10:1Jesus called his twelve disciples to himself and gave them authority to drive out unclean spirits and to heal every disease and every sickness. 2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James the son of
Zebedee and his brother John; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot,
who betrayed him. 5Jesus sent these twelve out and commanded them, “Do not go among the Gentiles, and do not enter any town of the Samaritans. 6Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near!’ 8Heal
the sick. Raise the dead. Cleanse lepers. Drive out demons.
Freely you have received; freely give.”

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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

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Do Not Fear!
Bible Readings Jeremiah 19:14-20:6, Psalm 121, Matthew 10:24–33
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Matthew 10:24-33
24“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor is a servant above his master. 25It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher and the servant like his master. If the master of the house was called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
26“So do not be afraid of them, because there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. 27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops. 28Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29“Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without the knowledge and consent of your Father.
30And even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31So do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.
32“Everyone who confesses Me before others, I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. 33But whoever denies Me before others, I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven. ”

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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

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God First! What does this mean? Why?
Bible Readings Psalm 89, Matthew 10:34-42, 1 John 2:15–17
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Matthew 10:34-42
34“Do not think that I came to bring peace to the earth. I
did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35For I came to
turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36A man’s
enemies will be the members of his own household.
37“Whoever loves father or mother more than Me is not
worthy of Me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than
me is not worthy of Me. 38Whoever does not take up his
cross and follow me is not worthy of Me. 39Whoever finds
his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake
will find it. 40“Whoever receives you receives Me, and whoever
receives Me receives him who sent Me. 41Whoever receives
a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a
prophet’s reward. Whoever receives a righteous man because
he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
42Whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold
water to drink because he is My disciple—Amen I tell you—
he will never lose his reward.”
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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

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The Holy Spirit Is Promised-I will give you rest!
Bible Readings Joshua 23:1-11, Matthew 11:25-30
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Matthew 11:25-30
25At that time, Jesus continued, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from clever and learned people and have revealed them to little children. 26Yes, Father, because this was pleasing to you. 27Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wants to reveal him.
28“Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

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I Love To Tell The Story!
Bible Readings Isaiah 55:10-13, Matthew 4:1-11, Acts 18:1–11
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Missionary Micheal Hartman
Sermon text: Matthew 4:1-11
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. 2After He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. 3The Tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”
4But Jesus answered, “It is written:
Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every Word that comes out of the mouth of God.”
5Then the Devil took him into the holy city. He placed Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6and he said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:
He will command His angels concerning You.
And they will lift You up in their hands,
so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.”
7Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written:
You shall not test the Lord your God.”
8Again the Devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9He said to Him, “I will give you all of these things, if You will bow down and worship me.”
10Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’”
11Then the Devil left Him, and just then angels came and served Him.

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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

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Aware and Prepare
Bible Readings Psalm 18, Joel 3:12-16, Matthew 13:24-30,36-431
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Matthew 13:24-30,36-43
24Jesus presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25But while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. 26When the plants sprouted and produced heads of grain, the weeds also appeared.
27The servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where did the weeds come from?’ 28He said to them, ‘An enemy did this.’
The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and gather up the weeds?’ 29‘No,’ he answered, ‘because when you gather up the weeds, you might pull up the wheat along with them. 30Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First, gather up the weeds, bind them in bundles, and burn them. Then, gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
36Then Jesus sent the people away and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
37He answered them, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38The field is the world. The good seeds are the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the Evil One.
39The enemy who sowed them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the world. The reapers are angels. 40Therefore, just as the weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the world.
41The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will pull out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and those who continue to break the law.

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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Follow Jesus, Fellow Fishers! How?
Bible Readings Isaiah 6:1-8, Luke 5:1-11
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Luke 5:1-11
Once when Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret, the crowd was
pushing in on him to better hear the Word of God. He noticed two boats tied up. The fishermen
had just left them and were out scrubbing their nets. Jesus climbed into the boat
that was Simon’s and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Sitting there, using the
boat for a pulpit, he taught the crowd.
When he finished teaching, Jesus said to Simon, “Push out into deep water and let
your nets out for a catch.” Simon said, “Master, we’ve been fishing hard all night and
haven’t caught even a minnow. But if you say so, I’ll let out the nets.” It was no sooner
said than done—a huge haul of fish, straining the nets past capacity. They waved to their
partners in the other boat to come help them. They filled both boats, nearly swamping
them with the catch.
Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell to his knees before Jesus. “Get away from me,
Sir, because I’m a sinner! Leave me to myself.” He said this because when they pulled in
that catch of fish, awe overwhelmed Simon and everyone with him. It was the same with
James and John, Zebedee’s sons, coworkers with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon,
“Don’t be afraid. From now on you will fish for people.”
They pulled their boats up on the beach, left them, nets and all, and followed Him.

From The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage VersionTM (EHVTM)
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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

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All Things Are Possible-What are you worried about?
Bible Readings Psalm 42-43, Genesis 41:41-49, Matthew 14:13-21, 1 Timothy 4:4-5
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Matthew 14:13-21
13When Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desert-ed place to be alone. When the crowds heard this, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd. He had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15When even-ing came, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away, so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
16But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17They told him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
18“Bring them here to me,” he replied.
19Then he instructed the people to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish. After looking up to heaven, he blessed them. He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples. The disciples gave the food to the people.
20They all ate and were filled. They picked up twelve basketfuls of what was left over from the broken pieces.
21Those who ate were about five thousand men, not even counting women and children.

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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

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God’s Gotchya!
Bible Readings Psalm 73, Matthew 14:22–33, James 1:2–8, 12
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Matthew 14:22–33
Immediately Jesus urged the disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed the crowd, he went up onto the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. By then the boat was quite a distance from shore, being pounded by the waves because the wind was against it.
In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came toward them, walking on the sea. When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified and cried out in fear, “It’s a ghost!” But Jesus spoke to them at once, saying, “Take heart! It is I! Do not be afraid.”  
Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”  Jesus said, “Come!”  
Peter stepped down from the boat, walked on the water, and went toward Jesus. But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid. As he began to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32When they got into the boat, the wind stopped. 33Those who were in the boat worshipped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God!”

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Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Your Faith is GREAT!
Bible Readings Psalm 133-134, Matthew 15:21-28, Romans 11:13–15, 28-32
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Matthew 15:21-28
21Jesus left that place and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22There a Canaanite woman from that territory came and kept crying out, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! A demon is severely tormenting my daughter!”
23But he did not answer her a word.
His disciples came and pleaded, “Send her away, because she keeps crying out after us.”
24He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25But she came and knelt in front of him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
26He answered her, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
27“Yes, Lord,” she said, “yet the dogs also eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
28Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, your faith is great! It will be done for you, just as you desire.” And her daughter was healed at that very hour.

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Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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What do theses stones mean?
Bible Readings Psalm 34, Joshua 4:1-9, Matthew 16:13-20
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Joshua 4:1-9
When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord told Joshua, “Take twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe, and give them the following orders:
‘Pick up twelve stones from here in the middle of the Jor-dan, from the place where the feet of the priests are standing securely. Carry them over with you and put them at the place where you will stay tonight.’”
So Joshua called the twelve men whom he had selected from the people of Israel—a man from each tribe. Joshua said to them:
“Go to the middle of the Jordan in front of the ark of the Lord your God, and each man is to lift up one stone on his shoulder. The number will correspond to the number of the tribes descended from the sons of Israel, so that this may be a sign among you.
When your children ask in the future, ‘What do these stones mean for you?’ Then you shall respond to them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off in front of the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord. When the ark passed through the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones will serve as a perma-nent memorial for the people of Israel.”
So the people of Israel did just as Joshua had ordered. They picked up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, corre-sponding to the number of the tribes descended from the sons of Israel, as the Lord had instructed Joshua. They carried the stones over with them to their lodging place and deposited them there.
Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan at the spot where the feet of the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant had stood. The stones are there to this day.

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Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Remember and Strengthen!
Bible Readings Psalm 121, Judges 16:22-31, Matthew 16:21–26
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Judges 16:22-31
22But the hair on Samson’s head began to grow after it had been shaved. 23Meanwhile, the serens of the Philistines gathered to make a great sacrifice to their god Dagon and to celebrate. They said, “Our god has given our enemy Samson into our hands.”
24When the people saw him, they praised their god: “Our god has given into our hands our enemy, the devastator of our land, who has caused the death of many of us.”
25When they were feeling good, they said, “Send for Samson, so he can provide amusement for us.” They summoned Samson from the prison, and he served as their entertainment.
They made Samson stand between the pillars. 26He said to the young man who led him by his hand, “Put me where I can touch the pillars that support the building, so I can lean upon them.” 27The building was full of men and women, as well as all the serens of the Philistines. On the roof were about three thousand more men and women watching Samson as he was amusing them.
28Samson called out to the Lord. He said, “Lord God, remember me, I pray. Give me strength, I pray, this one more time, O God. Let me get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes in one act of vengeance.”
29Samson then grasped the two central pillars supporting the building. He leaned against them, one with his right hand and one with his left. 30Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” He pushed with all his strength, and the building fell upon the serens and upon all the people who were inside.
The Philistines he put to death when he died were more numerous than those he put to death during his lifetime.
31Then his brothers and his father’s entire household went down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had judged Israel for twenty years.

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Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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Turn back and live!
Bible Readings Psalm 98, Ezekiel 33:7-11, Matthew 18:15-20
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Ezekiel 33:7-11
7As for you, son of man, I have appointed you to be a watchman
for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my
mouth, you are to warn them from me.
8When I say to a wicked man, “Wicked man, you shall surely
die,” if you do not speak to warn the wicked man against his
way, that wicked man will die because of his guilt, but I will also
hold you responsible for his blood.
9But if you do warn the wicked man to turn from his way, and
he does not turn from his way, he will die because of his guilt,
but you will have saved your life.
10So you, son of man, say this to the house of Israel. This is
what you are saying, “Certainly our rebellions and our transgressions
weigh upon us, and because of them we are rotting away. How then can we live?”
11Say to them, “As surely as I live, declares the Lord God,
I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Instead I take
pleasure if the wicked turn from their way and live .
Turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why should you
die, O house of Israel?”

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Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

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God’s limitless mercies!
Bible Readings Psalm 103, Genesis 50:15-21, Matthew 18:21-35, Ephesians 4:29-5:2
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Matthew 18:21-35
21Then Peter came up and asked Jesus, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? As many as seven times?”
22Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but I tell you as many as seventy-times-seven. 23For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24When he began to settle them, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. 25Because the man was not able to pay the debt, his master ordered that he be sold, along with his wife, children, and all that he owned to repay the debt.
26“Then the servant fell down on his knees in front of him, saying, ‘Master, be patient with me, and I will pay you everything!’ 27The master of that servant had pity on him, released him, and forgave him the debt.
28“But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began choking him, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
29“So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back!’ 30But he refused. Instead he went off and threw the man into prison until he could pay back what he owed. 31“When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were very distressed. They went and reported to their master everything that had taken place.
32“Then his master called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt when you begged me to. 33Should you not have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had mercy on you?’ 34His master was angry and handed him over to the jailers until he could pay back everything he owed.
35“This is what my heavenly Father will also do to you unless each one of you forgives his brother from his heart.”

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Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Wait for the Lord
Bible Readings Psalm 27, Jonah 4:5-11, Matthew 20:1–16, Romans 9:6–16
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Psalm 27
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked advance against me
to devour me,
it is my enemies and my foes
who will stumble and fall.
3 Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then I will be confident.
4 One thing I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent
and set me high upon a rock.
6 Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the Lord.
7 Hear my voice when I call, Lord;
be merciful to me and answer me.
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”
Your face, Lord, I will seek.
9 Do not hide your face from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;
you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
God my Savior.
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will receive me.
11 Teach me your way, Lord;
lead me in a straight path
because of my oppressors.
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.
13 I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.

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Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Which one did his father’s will?
Bible Readings Psalm 25, Matthew 21:28-32, 2 Corinthians 13:5-8
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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Matthew 21:28-32
28“What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the
first and said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’ 29He answered,
‘I will not,’ but later he changed his mind and went.
30He came to the second and said the same thing. The second
son answered, ‘I will go, sir,’ but he did not go. 31Which of the
two did the will of his father?”
They said to him, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, “Amen I tell you: The tax collectors and the
prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.
32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, but
you did not believe him. However, the tax collectors and prostitutes
did believe him. Even when you saw this, you did not
change your mind and believe him.”
From The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage VersionTM (EHVTM)
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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

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The Alarm is Ringing!
Bible Readings Psalm 118, Isaiah 5:1-7, Philippians 3:12-21, Matthew 21:33-43

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg
Sermon text: Matthew 21:33-43
The Parable of the Tenants
33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. 34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.

35 “The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. 36 Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. 37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’ 39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”

41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”

42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

“‘The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

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