Since the median age of serving Protestant pastors is now estimated to be sixty, this means that fifty percent of pastors will most likely be retiring in the next five…
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“Tearing his clothes, the high priest said, ‘What further need do we have of witnesses? You have heard the blasphemy; how does it seem to you?’ And they all condemned…
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“But He kept silent and did not answer. Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” And…
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“Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent. The high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, “Do You not answer? What is it that these…
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“Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying, “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will…
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September 6: 15th Sunday after Pentecost: 18th Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary 23; Labor Day Weekend Sola/LSB: Ezekiel 33:7-11 (You are a sentinel, so warn those who sin. I do not…
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August 30: 14th Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 17, Lectionary 22 All: Jeremiah 15:15-21(Jeremiah laments; God promises strength, deliverance if he speaks what is precious) All: Psalm 26 (I have…
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August 23: 13th Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 16, Lectionary 21 All: Isaiah 51:1-6 (Listen for God’s teaching, wait for his deliverance) All: Psalm 138 (God is faithful; he listens…
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August 16: 12th Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 15, Lectionary 20 All: Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 (My house shall be a house of prayer for all peoples) All: Psalm 67 (God…
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August 9: 11th Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 14, Lectionary 19 Sola/LSB: Job 38:4-18 (Where were you when I laid out the foundations of the earth?!) ELW/RCL: 1 Kings…
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