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A letter from Pastor Mike
Dear siblings in Christ, It has been my privilege and honor to serve God at Holy Cross Lutheran for the past twelve years. You welcomed a young pastor, fresh out of seminary, with love and care; and you helped me grow into the pastor I am today. But I’m sad to announce that my time…
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Psalm 95 – There’s a Psalm for This
Sometimes the Christian life is an interesting balance between what we in our Lutheran tradition calls “Law and Gospel”. The Law is meant to curb, keeping the sinful nature in check; mirror, showing us what the perfect reflection of God’s image is and showing us how we have sinned; and guide, showing the follower of…
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17th Sunday after Pentecost
0:00 Prelude 3:45 Welcome & Announcements 6:25 Confession & Forgiveness 8:38 Opening Hymn – Glory to God Forever 11:53 Greeting, Kyrie, and Prayer of the Day 13:20 Lesson – Genesis 15:1-6 14:27 Gospel – Luke 3:1-14 17:05 Homily – God’s Promise to Abraham 31:22 Hymn of the Day – The Stand 35:29 Apostles’ Creed &…
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Acts 1 – 9/27/2020
For Adult Sunday School this year, we will be studying the book of Acts. Join us as we look at the early Church, and please join in the discussion in the comment section below!
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16th Sunday after Pentecost
0:00 Prelude 3:55 Welcome & Announcements 6:09 Confession & Forgiveness 7:54 Opening Hymn – For the Beauty of the Earth 11:07 Greeting, Kyrie, and Prayer of the Day 12:35 Lesson – Genesis 2:4-7,15-17, 3:1-8 14:42 Gospel – Luke 11:1-13 17:14 Homily – Creation and Fall 39:45 Hymn of the Day – Put in Me 44:07…
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Introduction to Acts – 9/20/2020
For Adult Sunday School this year, we will be studying the book of Acts. Join us as we look at the early Church, and please join in the discussion in the comment section below!
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Holy Cross Sunday
0:00 Prelude 6:26 Welcome & Announcements 9:27 Confession & Forgiveness 11:12 Opening Hymn – Lift High the Cross 15:19 Greeting, Kyrie, and Prayer of the Day 16:44 Lesson – 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 17:58 Gospel – Luke 9:18-27 19:54 Homily – God’s Promises Made Visible 33:07 Hymn of the Day – King of Kings 37:20 Apostles’…
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14th Sunday after Pentecost
0:00 Prelude 4:28 Welcome & Announcements 8:03 Confession & Forgiveness 9:55 Opening Hymn – Oh, Love, How Deep 12:09 Greeting, Kyrie, and Prayer of the Day 13:24 Lesson – 2 Corinthians 8: 1-15 15:26 Gospel – John 13: 31-35 16:45 Homily – 2 Corinthians: Part 5 32:10 Hymn of the Day – Take My Life,…
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13th Sunday after Pentecost
There were some audio problems this week that I didn’t notice until listening back to it. My apologies; it’ll be fixed for next week. 0:00 Prelude 1:32 Welcome & Announcements 5:49 Confession & Forgiveness 7:44 Opening Hymn – Love Divine, All Loves Excelling 11:46 Greeting, Kyrie, and Prayer of the Day 13:00 Lesson – 2…
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12th Sunday after Pentecost
0:00 – Prelude 1:25 – Welcome & Announcements 2:33 – Confession & Forgiveness 4:19 – Opening Hymn – God Is Here 8:30 – Greeting, Kyrie, and Prayer of the Day 9:47 – Lesson – 2 Corinthians 4: 1-18 12:25 – Gospel – Matthew 5: 13-20 14:26 – Homily – 2 Corinthians: Part 3 27:34 –…
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