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- Galatians 5:1, 13-25 3
- Galatians 3:23-4:7 1
- 1 Peter 3:15-18 1
- John 12:12-24 1
- Luke 23:32 1
- Luke 10:38-48 1
- Luke 15 1
- Genesis 3:1-21 1
- Hebrews 2:14-18 1
- Romans 6:1-11 4
- Galatians 4:4-7 2
- Luke 2:8-14 3
- Isaiah 35:1-10 2
- Luke 6:27-38 3
- 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 1
- Luke 3:1-14 1
- Romans 3:19-28 8
- Hebrews 4:1-16 1
- Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 1
- James 3:1-12 1
- Deuteronomy 5:12-15 1
- Philippians 4:4-7 1
- 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a 1
- Micah 5:2-5a 1
- Luke 4:16-21 1
- Isaiah 6:1-8 2
- John 4:5-26 2
- Matthew 27:11-66 1
- Luke 23:1-56 1
- Philippians 3:17-4:1 1
- Acts 6:8-7:2a, 51-60 1
- Luke 1:39-45 2
- Mark 10:46-52 1
- Luke 22:1-23:56 1
- Revelation 22:1-20 1
- Luke 2:8-15 2
- John 20:24-29 1
- John 1:35-42a 1
- Matthew 24:36-44 1
- Luke 12:49-56 3
- Mark 9:38-50 1
- Matthew 21:23-27 1
- Romans 13:1-10 1
- Matthew 14:22-23 1
- Matthew 9:35-10:20 1
- 1 Peter 2:19-25 2
- John 18:28-38 1
- John 9 1
- Luke 22:54-62 1
- Matthew 26:30, 36-46 1
- Philippians 4:4-13 1
- John 1:1-14 4
- Genesis 22:1-18 1
- Ephesians 4:1-16 1
- Ephesians 3:14-21 1
- Ephesians 2:11-22 1
- Athanasian Creed 1
- Acts 10:34-48 1
- 1 John 4:1-21 1
- Acts 3:11-21 1
- John 2:13-22 2
- John 13:1-30 1
- Luke 11:1-13 4
- Luke 15:1-3a, 11-32 1
- Luke 13:1-9 4
- Luke 22:7-20 2
- Genesis 18:1-14 1
- 1 Kings 19:9b-21 1
- Luke 7:1-10 1
- John 17:20-26 3
- John 21:1-19 2
- Luke 13:31-35 2
- Mark 12:38-44 3
- Luke 10:1-9 2
- Mark 10:17-34 1
- Genesis 2:18-25 3
- Daniel 10:10-14, 12:1-3 3
- Mark 9:30-37 4
- _ 11
- 1 Timothy 6:11-16 1
- Isaiah 43:1-7 1
- Jeremiah 33:14-16 2
- Hebrews 11:1-16 1
- Ephesians 1:15-23 2
- Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 2
- 1 Timothy 2:1-4 1
- Revelation 7:9-17 6
- Romans 8:18-27 3
- Isaiah 55:10-13 2
- Isaiah 55:1-5 1
- Matthew 10:5a, 21-33 2
- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 2
- 1 Corinthians 9:16-27 1
- 2 Corinthians 3:12-18, 4:1-6 1
- Mark 11:1-10 1
- Mark 14:43-72 1
- Mark 14:27-42 1
- Mark 14:1-26 1
- James 1:12-18 1
- 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 2
- John 17:1-11 3
- Genesis 32:22-30 3
- Ruth 1:1-19a 3
- 1 Timothy 2:1-15 2
- Acts 15:12-22a 1
- Matthew 11:12-19 1
- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 1
- John 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39 1
- ? 8
- 1 John 3:1-3 4
- Malachi 3:13-18 1
- Matthew 26:17-30 3
- Amos 5:18-24 1
- Luke 2:1-7 1
- Micah 5:2-4 1
- Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 1
- Psalm 96:1-4, 11-12 1
- Mark 14:6-9 1
- John 12:1-6 1
- Acts 4:32-35 1
- 1 John 1:1-2:2 1
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 1
- Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 1
- Romans 11:1-2a, 13-15, 28-32 1
- Amos 7:7-15 3
- Proverbs 31:10-31 1
- Psalm 51 1
- Jeremiah 31:31-34 1
- Philippians 3:17-21 1
- 2 Peter 3:8-14 1
- 1 Corinthians 12:31b-13:13 1
- Psalm 71:1-11 1
- Jeremiah 1:4-10 1
- Ephesians 1:3-14 2
- 1 Kings 3:4-15 1
- Philemon 1-21 1
- John 19 1
- Matthew 9:18-30 1
- 1 John 1:1-7 1
- Hebrews 12:4-29 1
- Luke 23:39-43 2
- Matthew 27:44 1
- Luke 23:25 1
- Mark 15:28 1
- Luke 23:32-33 1
- John 19:25-27, 28, 29-30 2
- 2 Timothy 1:1-14 1
- Zephaniah 1:7-16 1
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 1
- John 18 1
- Hebrews 11:17-31, 12:1-3 1
- Luke 12:49-53 1
- Psalm 103:1-12 1
- 2 Timothy 2:1-13 2
- 1 John 3:16-24 3
- Acts 4:1-12 2
- Exodus 19:2-8 1
- 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 1
- Luke 23:33-34, 39-43, 44-46 2
- 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 1
- Psalm 23 1
- Isaiah 7:10-14 1
- Genesis 50:15-21 1
- Genesis 11:1-9 2
- John 19:25b-30 1
- John 19:23-25a 1
- John 19:16b-22 1
- John 18:28-19:16a 1
- John 18:12-27 1
- John 18:1-11 1
- Luke 22:7-13 1
- John 13:1-20 1
- Matthew 26:20-25 1
- Genesis 9:8-17 1
- Matthew 26:33-35 1
- Luke 22:31-32 1
- Matthew 26:30-32 1
- John 14:1-31 1
- Luke 22:35-38 1
- John 13:21-30 1
- Matthew 26:26-29 1
- Luke 22:14-18 1
- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 1
- Isaiah 65:17-25 1
- Hebrews 1-2 1
- Daniel 3 1
- Zephaniah 3:12-20 1
- Job 19:20-27 1
- Deuteronomy 31:19-29 1
- 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 13-15 1
- 2 Peter 3:3 1
- 1 Kings 19:1-8 1
- Romans 5:1-11 1
- 2 Samuel 7:1-16 1
- Jude 1:20-25 1
- Philippians 4:10-20 2
- Romans 13:1-1 1
- Matthew 27:61-66 1
- John 19:31-42 2
- Matthew 27:51-56 1
- Luke 23:45-49 1
- John 19:28-30a 1
- Matthew 27:45-49 1
- John 19:25-27 2
- Luke 23:33-43 1
- John 19:18-24 1
- Jeremiah 17:5-8 1
- Luke 23:26-43 1
- Mark 2:23-3:6 1
- Luke 23:46 1
- John 19:30 1
- John 19:28 2
- Genesis 3:8-15 4
- Ephesians 6:10-20 3
- Luke 23:1-25 1
- Luke 6:17-26 2
- Luke 2:22-32 1
- Hebrews 10:5-10 2
- John 19:26-27 1
- Romans 6:12-23 1
- Romans 5:5-15 1
- Acts 11:19-30, 13:1-3 1
- Acts 2:22-36 1
- Romans 9:1-13 1
- Luke 23:43 1
- John 15-17 1
- Jonah 3:1-5, 10 3
- Luke 2:1-14 1
- John 18-19 1
- Matthew 27:45-46 3
- Matthew 7:15-23 1
- Exodus 20:1-17 1
- 1 Kings 19:11-21 1
- Luke 14:15-24 1
- 1 Kings 17:8-16 2
- Amos 8:4-7 1
- Hebrews 10:11-25 1
- Mark 14-15 1
- Zechariah 9:9-12 1
- Genesis 1:1-2:4a 1
- 2 Peter 1:16-21 1
- Isaiah 60:1-3 2
- Genesis 1:1-5 1
- Jeremiah 23:16-29 1
- John 15:26-16:4 1
- Jeremiah 31:15-17 1
- Matthew 11:2-11 1
- Matthew 21:1-9 1
- Malachi 4:1-6 1
- Revelation 14:1-5 1
- Matthew 2:13-18 1
- Galatians 4:1-7 1
- John 10:11-16 1
- Matthew 26:1-27:60 1
- John 6:1-15 1
- Luke 11:14-28 1
- Luke 18:31-43 1
- Luke 8:4-15 1
- Luke 10:25-37 6
- Isaiah 2:1-5 1
- Isaiah 11:1-10 1
- Isaiah 40:1-11 3
- Luke 2:1-20 8
- Matthew 2:13-23 3
- Luke 12:35-40 4
- Luke 2:40-52 8
- Matthew 2:1-12 14
- Deuteronomy 8:1-10 5
- Luke 23:27-43 5
- Luke 21:5-36 2
- Colossians 1:21-29 1
- Luke 12:13-21 7
- Luke 14:1-14 5
- Luke 14:25-35 6
- Luke 16:1-15 4
- Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 2
- Luke 17:11-19 9
- John 8:31-36 5
- Luke 20:27-40 3
- 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 2
- Titus 1:1-9 2
- Matthew 21:1-11 4
- John 9:1-41 3
- John 11:1-45 2
- John 1:29-42a 4
- Matthew 28:1-10 2
- Acts 5:29-42 2
- Luke 24:13-35 6
- John 4:5-30, 39-42 2
- John 3:1-17 10
- John 3:5-15 1
- Matthew 5:13-20 5
- Matthew 5:21-37 6
- Matthew 5:38-48 3
- Matthew 17:1-9 6
- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 8
- Matthew 4:1-11 8
- John 10:1-10 5
- Luke 10:1-20 6
- Matthew 6:19-33 1
- Luke 7:18-28 3
- 2 Samuel 11:1-17, 26-27 1
- Luke 1:39-56 5
- Luke 1:26-35 6
- Hebrews 1:1-12 1
- Luke 2:22-4 1
- Galatians 3:23-29 2
- Luke 3:15-22 5
- 1 Samuel 2:12-17, 22-35 1
- Luke 19:28-40 3
- Mark 13:1-13 6
- Mark 7:1-13 3
- Mark 7:14-23 4
- Mark 7:31-37 2
- James 3:13-4:10 2
- Mark 10:17-22 5
- Mark 10:23-31 3
- John 9:31-36 1
- Revelation 7:2-17 4
- 2 Peter 3:1-18 1
- Mark 16:1-8 5
- Luke 24:1-12 5
- John 21:1-14 2
- John 10:22-30 4
- Revelation 21:9-14, 21-27 1
- John 8:48-59 4
- Luke 7:36-8:3 2
- Exodus 12:1-14 1
- John 12:12-19 5
- Luke 20:9-20 4
- John 2:1-11 6
- John 20:19-29 1
- Luke 4:31-37 1
- Luke 9:28-36 6
- Acts 1:15-26 1
- Mark 15:21 1
- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 1
- Luke 9:51-62 2
- Mark 1:21-28 6
- John 15:1-8 4
- John 15:9-17 6
- John 17:11b-19 5
- Acts 2:1-21 14
- Acts 2:14a, 22-36 4
- 2 Corinthians 5:1-17 2
- Mark 4:35-41 4
- John 10:11-18 6
- John 20:19-31 18
- John 20:1-18 7
- Mark 1:29-39 5
- Mark 1:9-15 4
- John 2:13-25 2
- John 3:14-21 6
- Mark 10:32-45 4
- John 12:20-43 5
- John 13:1-17, 31b-35 3
- Acts 9:1-22 4
- John 14:1-14 7
- Matthew 14:22-33 5
- Matthew 15:21-28 7
- Luke 22:24-30 1
- Matthew 16:21-28 6
- Matthew 18:1-20 5
- John 12:20-33 2
- Matthew 9:9-13 4
- Matthew 14:13-21 4
- Matthew 13:44-52 4
- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 3
- John 7:37-39 1
- Matthew 28:16-20 3
- 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 1
- Acts 15:1-21 1
- Matthew 11:25-30 4
- Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 3
- Matthew 21:33-46 6
- Matthew 22:1-14 5
- Matthew 22:15-22 7
- John 1:6-8, 19-28 3
- John 1:1-18 11
- Luke 2:22-40 12
- Mark 1:4-11 6
- Mark 8:27-9:1 1
- Matthew 1:18-25 7
- Mark 1:1-8 5
- Matthew 5:1-12 6
- Matthew 25:1-13 6
- Matthew 25:31-46 6
- Isaiah 64:1-9 2
- Luke 1:5-25 1
- John 6:51-69 6
- Revelation 12:7-12 6
- John 11:45-50 1
- Luke 22:21-24 1
- 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 2
- Matthew 27:1-5 1
- Matthew 27:6-10 1
- Matthew 27:31, 39-43 1
- John 12:1-24 1
- Mark 14:12-26 5
- Mark 6:1-13 2
- Mark 1:40-45 1
- John 11:14-15, 17-27 1
- Mark 13:33-37 1
- 1 Samuel 2:1-10 1
- Luke 1:5-25, 57-80 1
- Revelation 2:10 1
- Mark 8:27-35 2
- John 20:1-2, 10-18 2
- Colossians 2:6-15 2
- John 6:35-40 1
- Luke 21:25-36 3
- John 1:1-5, 9-14 1
- Luke 3:1-20 4
- John 16:5-15 2
- Luke 7:18-35 2
- Nehemiah 8:1-10 1
- John 18:33-37 3
- Hebrews 9:24-28 1
- John 6:24-35 1
- Mark 7:24-37 4
- Mark 9:14-29 3
- Luke 10:17-20 5
- John 6:27-51 1
- Mark 10:2-16 5
- 1 Timothy 4:5-18 1
- Luke 4:31-44 4
- Isaiah 50:4-10 1
- Matthew 26:36-45 1
- John 11:1-53 2
- Luke 22:45-62 1
- John 19:16-27 1
- Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 1
- Acts 10:34-43 1
- 1 Corinthians 15:12-31 1
- Matthew 26:17-29 1
- John 4:5-42 1
- Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 2
- Mark 6:30-44 2
- 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 2
- Lamentations 3:22-33 5
- Isaiah 9:1-4 2
- John 16:16-22 2
- Ephesians 5:22-33 3
- Luke 4:16-30 2
- Romans 4:13-25 1
- Colossians 3:12-17 1
- Matthew 9:35-10:8 2
- Jeremiah 20:7-13 1
- Matthew 16:13-19 2
- Romans 7:14-25a 1
- Romans 8:12-17 1
- Romans 8:28-39 2
- Matthew 7:15-29 1
- 1 Corinthians 13 1
- Acts 17:16-31 1
- 1 John 4:7-17a 1
- Acts 1:1-11 3
- John 20:19-23 1
- John 15:5 1
- John 1:43-51 3
- Matthew 25:14-30 6
- Mark 13:24-37 7
- John 1:6-8, 14-17, 29-34 1
- Isaiah 61:10-11 1
- Luke 1:26-38 5
- Romans 8:31b-39 1
- Mark 1:14-20 3
- 1 Corinthians 15:3-23 1
- James 1:1-12 1
- Matthew 21:23-32 2
- Matthew 16:13-20 4
- Matthew 18:21-35 4
- Matthew 20:1-16 4
- 2 Kings 5:1-14 1
- Mark 9:2-9 5
- Mark 8:27-38 6
- Mark 4:26-34 4
- Luke 1:57-80 2
- Mark 5:21-43 4
- Mark 6:1-6 1
- Mark 6:14-29 7
- Jeremiah 23:1-6 1
- Mark 6:45-56 4
- John 6:22-35 4
- Mark 3:20-35 3
- John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 3
- Mark 10:35-45 2
- Romans 8:14-17 1
- John 18:1-19:42 6
- Luke 24:36-49 5
- Acts 8:26-40 1
- John 6:35-51 6
- Luke 5:1-11 4
- John 14:23-31 3
- Luke 7:11-17 2
- Luke 8:26-39 4
- Luke 10:38-42 3
- Luke 12:22-34 4
- Luke 1:39-55 1
- Luke 13:22-30 4
- Luke 24:44-53 6
- John 16:23-33 5
- John 16:12-22 3
- Joel 2:12-19 1
- Luke 4:1-13 4
- Mark 12:28-34 1
- Jeremiah 26:8-15 2
- Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 4
- Philippians 3:4b-14 3
- Romans 7:7-25a 1
- John 19:28-42 1
- Luke 15:1-10 5
- Luke 16:19-31 4
- John 11:17-27, 38-53 2
- 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 1
- 1 Peter 3:17-22 3
- John 14:15-21 5
- Acts 1:1-14 1
- Matthew 10:34-42 3
- Matthew 6:24-34 2
- Matthew 4:12-25 4
- Matthew 3:13-17 6
- Luke 17:1-10 5
- Isaiah 41:1-10 1
- Luke 18:1-8 2
- Luke 18:9-17 2
- Luke 21:5-28 3
- Matthew 3:1-12 4
- Matthew 11:2-15 5
- Isaiah 30:8-17 1
- Hebrews 10:15-25 1
- Mark 1:12-15 1
- Luke 23:47-48 1
- Matthew 27:54 1
- James 2:1-10, 14-18 1
- Isaiah 40:21-31 1
- Hebrews 9:11-22 1
- 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 1
- Exodus 24:3-11 3
- Isaiah 5:1-7 1
- Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-26 1
- John 6 1
- 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 1
- Deuteronomy 18:15-20 1
- Colossians 4:3-4 1
- 1 Corinthians 16:8-9 1
- Luke 22:33-34 1
- John 19:29-30 1
- Isaiah 6:1-7 1
- Acts 20:28-35 1
- Mark 15:34 1
- Matthew 27:46 1
- 1 Timothy 1:5-17 1
- Ezekiel 34:11-24 1
- 1 John 5:1-8 1
- Ephesians 3:1-12 1
- Isaiah 60:1-6 1
- 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 1
- Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 1
- Colossians 1:13-20 1
- Hebrews 12:4-24 1
- Luke 23:44-46 1
- Galatians 2:1-10 1
- Psalm 46 1
- Acts 15:1-12 1
- Revelation 21:1-7 1
- Acts 11:1-18 1
- Isaiah 29:11-19 1
- John 3 1
- Romans 4 1
- Philippians 4:4 1
- Revelation 5:1-14 1
- Hebrews 2:1-18 1
- Numbers 21:4-9 3
- Philippians 2:1-18 1
- Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 1
- Luke 2:21 1
- Numbers 6:22-27 1
- Matthew 6:19-24 1
- Luke 1:1-11 1
- John 10:22-33 1
- 1 Peter 3:13-22 1
- 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 1
- Matthew 27:24-25 1
- John 19:4-15 1
- Matthew 27:31 1
- John 19:3b 1
- Matthew 27:27-30 1
- John 19:1 1
- Luke 23:18-23 1
- Matthew 27:15-21 1
- Luke 23:4-16 1
- Matthew 27:11b-14 1
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- John 18:28-32 1
- Matthew 28 1
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- Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 1
- Acts 20:17-35 1
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- Rev. Ross Davis 33
- Rev. Fred Neumann, Pastor Emeritus 1
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- Rev. Philip E. Zielinski 1
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- Rev. Duane Meissner 1
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- Rev. Dr. Tilahun Mendedo 1
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- Rev. Jared Melius 1
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- Rev. Dr. Mark S. Nuckols, Senior Pastor 415
- Rev. Brian Kachelmeier 1
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- Rev. Richard Mittwede 76
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- Ross Davis 41
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Eighth Sunday after Epiphany

Seeking First

February 27, 2011
Rev. Sherman D. Stenson, Associate Pastor
Eighth Sunday after Epiphany
Matthew 6:24-34

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. I know they’re well-intentioned. I’m sure they’re just trying to be helpful. I’m confident that their purpose is nothing more than to clarify God’s Word and help us find things easily. Yet, more and more there are days on which I find myself wanting to take a…