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Jacob spent his whole life grabbing after the blessing other people had. It wasn't until he had lost everything that he found a blessing in brokenness.

The death of John the Baptist sits between the disciples being sent out and returning. In all, Jesus provides

Lifted Up on High John 19:16-24 Introduction Last week we saw the fateful decision of the Jewish leaders to accept Caesar and reject Jesus. This was in effect the end of the Jewish nation. No longer do the physical descendants of Abraham through Jacob have any exclusive privilege with God. The way was…

People want a sure thing, a can’t miss. When it comes to investing, we want guaranteed results. We get angry when we take a loss, mostly because we ignored the fine print saying, “Past performance does not guarantee future results.” The apostles felt the same way. They had a can’t miss, sure thing. “Our…

Numbers 21:4-9 Appearances can be deceiving! God’s grace appears foolish This “foolish” grace is power Do you remember the first time you got a vaccination? You were probably pretty young at the time and didn’t know what, exactly, was going on. Perhaps you were sitting on your mom’s lap – and then some…

Seventh Sunday in Pentecost, June 29, 2008 Pastor Brian Henderson-Trinity Lutheran Church, San Diego, CA “And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me” [Matthew 10:38] INTRODUCTION: The prophet Jeremiah was a man familiar with sorrows and woes. In fact, he is often called the…

Baptism; Sanctification; Theology of the Cross; Isaiah 30:8-18; Romans 6:1-11; Luke 12:35-50; Galatians 2:20 Our New Life’s Resolution! New Year’s Eve Morning, December 31, 2006 Vicar Brian Henderson Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Savior Jesus Christ…AMEN! Our text this morning…