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Who do you think you are?

Bible Readings Acts 24:10-21, Luke 24:13-35, 1 Peter 1:17-21

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: 1 Peter 1:17-21

17If you call on the Father who judges impartially, according

to the work of each person, conduct yourselves during the time of

your pilgrimage in reverence,

18because you know that you were redeemed from your empty

way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, not with

things that pass away, such as silver or gold, 19but with the precious

blood of Christ, like a lamb without blemish or spot. 20He was chosen

before the foundation of the world but revealed in these last

times for your sake.

21Through him you are believers in God, who raised him from

the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

From The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage VersionTM (EHVTM)

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Gold Coins of Joy

γαρ καθως ειπενJust as He said

Bible Readings Jonah 2:2 -9, Matthew 28:1-10, Colossians 3:1 -4

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: Matthew 28:6

6 He is not here. He has risen, just as he said. Come, see the

place where the Lord lay.

From The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage VersionTM (EHVTM)

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Who is this?!

God Comes In Humility?! God Comes to Serve?!

Bible Readings Matthew 21:1-11, Philippians 2:5-11

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: Matthew 21:1-11

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King

21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

5 “Say to Daughter Zion,

‘See, your king comes to you,

gentle and riding on a donkey,

and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

“Hosanna to the Son of David!”

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”

“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

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Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarus

Bible Readings 2 Kings 4:18-37, John 11:17-27,38-45, Romans 8:11-19

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Mr. John Melke

Sermon text: John 11:17-27,38-45

17When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had

already been in the tomb for four days. 18Bethany

was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.

19Many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to

comfort them concerning their brother. 20When

Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went

to meet him, while Mary was sitting in the house.

21Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been

here, my brother would not have died. 22But even

now I know that whatever you ask from God,

God will give you.” 23Jesus said to her, “Your brother

will rise again.” 24Martha replied, “I know that he

will rise in the resurrection on the Last Day.”

25Jesus said to her, “I AM the resurrection

and the life. Whoever believes in me will

live, even if he dies. 26And whoever lives

and believes in me will never perish. Do

you believe this?”

27“Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I believe that

you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

38Jesus was deeply moved again as he came to the tomb. It was a cave,

and a stone was lying against it. 39“Take away the stone,” he said. Martha, the

dead man’s sister, told him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, because it

has been four days.” 40Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believe,

you will see the glory of God?” 41So they took away the stone. Jesus looked up

and said, “Father, I thank you that you heard me. 42I knew that you always

hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the crowd standing here, so that they

may believe that you sent me.”

43After he said this, he shouted with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

44The man who had died came out with his feet and his hands bound with

strips of linen and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus told them, “Loose him

and let him go.” 45Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary and saw

what Jesus did believed in him.

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Jesus teaches the down and dirty of redemption!

Bible Readings Genesis 37:1-11, Matthew 20:17-28, Romans 8:1-10

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: Matthew 20:17-28

17As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside; and on the way he said to them, 18“Look, we are going up to Jerusa-lem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and experts in the law, and they will condemn him to death. 19They will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, flog, and crucify him. On the third day he will be raised.”

20Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking something of him. 21He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Promise that in your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit, one on your right hand and one on your left hand.” 22But Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They said to him, “We are.”

23He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not for me to give; rather these places belong to those for whom they have been pre-pared by my Father.”

24When the ten heard this, they were angry with the two brothers. 25But Jesus summoned them and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26It will not be that way among you. Instead whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant, 27and whoever wants to be first among you will be your slave— 28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

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“Go! Wash & Wear! Trust & Obey God’s Word!”

Bible Readings Isaiah 42:14-21, John 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39, Ephesians 5:8-14

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: John 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39

As Jesus was passing by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disci-ples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

3Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that God’s works might be revealed in connection with him. 4I must do the works of him who sent me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work. 5As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the World.”

6After saying this, Jesus spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and spread the mud on the man’s eyes. 7“Go,” Jesus told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.

13They brought this man who had been blind to the Pharisees. 14Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. 15So the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight.

“He put mud on my eyes,” the man told them. “I washed, and now I see.”

16Then some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God be-cause he does not keep the Sabbath.” Others were saying, “How can a sinful man work such miraculous signs?”

There was division among them, 17so they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” The man re-plied, “He is a prophet.”

34They answered him, “You were entirely born in sinfulness! Yet you presume to teach us?” And they threw him out. 35Jesus heard that they had thrown him out. When he found him, he asked,

“Do you believe in the Son of God?” 36“Who is he, sir,” the man replied, “that I may believe in him?”

37Jesus answered, “You have seen him, and he is the very one who is speaking with you.” 38Then he said, “Lord, I believe!” and he knelt down and worshipped him. 39Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, in order that those who do not see will see, and those who do see will become blind.”

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If you only knew…

Get Cracking, Get Control, Get Compromise

Bible Readings Genesis 3:1-15, Matthew 4:1-11, Romans 5:12-19

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

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,

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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The Trustworthy Prophetic Word

Bible Readings Matthew 17:1-9, 2 Peter 1:16-21

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Pastor Paul A. Tullberg

Sermon text: 2 Peter 1:16-21

The Trustworthy Prophetic Word

16 For we did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; instead, we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, a voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory:

This is My beloved Son.

I take delight in Him!

18 And we heard this voice when it came from heaven while we were with Him on the holy mountain. 19 So we have the prophetic word strongly confirmed. You will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 First of all, you should know this: No prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation, 21 because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

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