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- John 12:20-43 3
- Mark 10:32-45 3
- John 3:14-21 4
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- Matthew 9:9–13 1
- Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16, Mark 8:27-38 1
- Mark 1:9-15 3
- Transfiguration of Our Lord 1
- Mark 1:29-39 3
- Mark 1:21-28 4
- Acts 9:1-22 3
- Mark 8:27-9:1 1
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- Luke 2:22-40 10
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- Luke 1:5-25 1
- Isaiah 64:1-9 2
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- Matthew 25:14-30, Zephaniah 1:7-16, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 1
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- Matthew 22:1-14 4
- Matthew 21:33-46 4
- Revelation 12:7–12 1
- Matthew 9:9-13 2
- John 12:20-33 1
- Matthew 18:1-20 4
- Matthew 16:21-28 6
- Luke 22:24-30 1
- Matthew 15:21-28 5
- Matthew 14:22-33 5
- Matthew 14:13-21 4
- Matthew 13:44-52 4
- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 3
- Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 3
- Matthew 11:25-30 4
- Acts 15:1-21 1
- 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 1
- Matthew 28:16-20 2
- John 7:37-39 1
- Luke 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23 1
- John 14:15-21, I Peter 3:13-22 1
- John 14:1-14 7
- John 10:1-10 4
- Luke 24:13-35 6
- Acts 5:29-42 2
- Matthew 28:1-10 2
- Matthew 27:45-46, Luke 23:33-34, 39-43, 44-46, John 19:25-27, 28, 29-30 2
- John 1:29-42a 4
- John 11:1-45 2
- John 9:1-41 3
- Matthew 21:1-11 4
- John 4:5-30, 39-42 2
- John 3:1-17 8
- John 3:5-15 1
- Matthew 4:1-11 6
- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 6
- Matthew 17:1-9 5
- Matthew 5:38-48 3
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- Isaiah 40:1-11 2
- Isaiah 11:1-10 1
- Isaiah 2:1-5 1
- Deuteronomy 8:1-10 3
- Luke 23:27-43 4
- Luke 21:5-36 2
- Luke 20:27-40 2
- John 8:31-36 5
- Luke 17:11-19 4
- Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 1
- Luke 16:1-15 3
- Luke 14:25-35 4
- Luke 14:1-14 4
- Luke 13:22–30 1
- Luke 12:13-21 4
- Colossians 1:21-29 1
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- Luke 10:1-20 5
- Luke 9:51-62 2
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- Luke 24:1-12 3
- Mark 16:1-8 3
- Exodus 12:1-14 1
- John 12:12-19 5
- Matthew 27:54, Luke 23:47-48 1
- Luke 20:9-20 3
- Luke 23:32-33, Mark 15:28, Luke 23:25, Matthew 27:44, Luke 23:39-43 1
- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 1
- Mark 15:21 1
- Acts 1:15-26 1
- John 12:1-6, Mark 14:6-9 1
- Luke 9:28-36 5
- Luke 4:31-37 1
- John 20:19-29 1
- John 2:1-11 5
- 2 Peter 3:1-18 1
- Luke 3:15-22 3
- Galatians 3:23-29 1
- Luke 2:22-4 1
- Hebrews 1:1-12 1
- Luke 1:26-35 1
- Luke 1:39-56 4
- 2 Samuel 11:1-17, 26-27 1
- Luke 7:18-28 2
- Samuel 2:12-17, 22-35 1
- Luke 19:28-40 2
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- Mark 13:1-13 4
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- Mark 7:31-37 2
- Mark 7:14-23 3
- Mark 7:1-13 3
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- John 6:51-69 4
- John 6:35-51 4
- John 6:22-35 3
- Mark 6:45-56 3
- Jeremiah 23:1-6 1
- Mark 6:14-29 4
- Mark 6:1-6 1
- Mark 5:21-43 1
- Luke 1:57-80 2
- Mark 4:26-34 3
- Mark 3:20-35 1
- John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 2
- Acts 8:26-40 1
- Luke 24:36-49 3
- John 18:1-19:42 6
- Romans 8:14-17 1
- Mark 10:35-45 2
- Mark 8:27-38 3
- Mark 9:2-9 2
- 2 Kings 5:1-14 1
- 1 Corinthians 15:3-23 1
- Mark 1:14-20 1
- Romans 8:31b-39 1
- Luke 1:26-38 4
- Isaiah 61:10-11 1
- John 1:6-8, 14-17, 29-34 1
- Mark 13:24-37 4
- Matthew 25:14-30 4
- James 1:1-12 1
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- Matthew 18:21-35 2
- Matthew 16:13-20 4
- Matthew 10:34-42 3
- Acts 1:1-14 1
- John 14:15-21 4
- 1 Peter 3:17-22 3
- 1 Corinthians 11:23-11:29 1
- John 11:17-27, 38-53 2
- 1 Corinthians 16:8-9, Colossians 4:3-4 1
- Matthew 6:24-34 2
- Matthew 4:12-25 3
- Matthew 3:13-17 4
- Isaiah 30:8-17 1
- Matthew 11:2-15 4
- Matthew 3:1-12 4
- Luke 21:5-28 3
- Luke 18:9-17 2
- Luke 18:1-8 2
- Isaiah 41:1-10 1
- Luke 17:1-10 3
- Luke 16:19-31 2
- Luke 15:1-10 2
- Luke 13:22-30 1
- Luke 1:39-55 1
- Luke 12:22-34 3
- Luke 12:13-21, Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-26 1
- Luke 10:38-42 2
- Luke 8:26-39 3
- Luke 7:11-17 2
- John 14:23-31 1
- Luke 24:44-53 4
- John 16:23-33 3
- John 16:12-22 3
- John 19:28-42 1
- Romans 7:7-25a 1
- Philippians 3:4b-14 2
- Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 3
- Jeremiah 26:8-15 2
- Mark 12:28-34 1
- Luke 4:1-13 3
- Joel 2:12-19 1
- Luke 5:1-11 3
- Luke 4:31-44 3
- Nehemiah 8:1-10 1
- Luke 7:18-35 2
- John 16:5-15 1
- Luke 3:1-20 3
- John 1:1-5, 9-14 1
- Luke 21:25-36 1
- John 6:35-40 1
- Deuteronomy 8:1-10, Philippians 4:10-20, Luke 17:11-19 1
- John 18:33-37 2
- Hebrews 9:24-28 1
- Revelation 7:9-17, Luke 12:13-21 1
- 1 Timothy 4:5-18 1
- Mark 10:2-16 2
- John 6:27-51 1
- Luke 10:17-20 1
- Mark 9:14-29 2
- Mark 7:24-37 2
- Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9, Ephesians 6:10-20, Mark 7:14-23 1
- John 6:24-35 1
- Colossians 2:6-15 1
- John 20:1-2, 10-18 1
- Mark 6:1-13 1
- Lamentations 3:22-33, Mark 5:21-43 2
- John 10:11-18, Acts 4:1-12, 1 John 3:16-24 1
- John 18:1-11, John 18:12-27, John 18:28-19:16a, John 19:16b-22, John 19:23-25a, John 19:25b-30, John 19:31-42 1
- Mark 14:12-26 2
- John 12:1-24 1
- Matthew 27:31, 39-43 1
- Matthew 27:6-10 1
- Matthew 27:1-5 1
- 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 2
- Luke 22:21-24 1
- John 11:45-50 1
- Mark 9:2-9, 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 1
- Mark 1:40-45 1
- Mark 8:27-35 1
- Psalm 96:1-4, 11-12, Genesis 3:8-15, Isaiah 9:2, 6-7, Micah 5:2-4, Luke 1:26-35, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-14, Luke 2:8-15 1
- Revelation 2:10 1
- Luke 1:5-25, 57-80 1
- 1 Samuel 2:1-10 1
- Mark 13:33-37 1
- Matthew 6:19-24, Philippians 4:10-20, Deuteronomy 8:1-10 1
- Matthew 25:31-46, 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 1
- John 11:14-15, 17-27 1
- Matthew 21:33-46, Isaiah 5:1-7, Philippians 3:4b-14 1
- Revelation 12:7-12 1
- John 12:20-33, Numbers 21:4-9, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 1
- John 1:43-51 2
- Romans 8:28-39 2
- Romans 8:12-17 1
- Romans 7:14-25a 1
- Matthew 16:13-19 1
- Jeremiah 20:7-13 1
- Matthew 9:35-10:8 1
- Colossians 3:12-17 1
- Romans 4:13-25 1
- Matthew 7:15-29 1
- John 15:5 1
- Genesis 1, Acts 2, Matthew 28 1
- John 20:19-23 1
- Acts 1:1-11 2
- 1 John 4:7-17a 1
- Acts 17:16-31 1
- 1 Corinthians 13 1
- Luke 4:16-30 2
- Ephesians 5:22-33 3
- 1 Corinthians 15:12-31 1
- Acts 10:34-43 1
- Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 1
- Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 51 1
- John 19:16-27 1
- Luke 22:45-62 1
- John 11:1-53 2
- Matthew 26:36-45 1
- Matthew 26:17-29 1
- John 4:5-42 1
- John 16:16-22 1
- Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-15 1
- Isaiah 9:1-4 1
- Lamentations 3:22-33 2
- 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 1
- Mark 6:30-44 1
- Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 1
- Isaiah 50:4-10 1
- Mark 9:30-37 3
- Daniel 10:10-14; 12:1-3 1
- Genesis 2:18-25 1
- Mark 10:17-34 1
- Luke 10:1-9 1
- Mark 12:38-44 1
- Jeremiah 33:14-16 2
- Luke 1:26-35, Luke 2:1-20 4
- Isaiah 43:1-7 1
- 1 Timothy 6:11-16 1
- _ 8
- Luke 13:31-35 1
- Luke 13:1-9 3
- Luke 15:1-3a, 11-32 1
- Luke 22:7-20 1
- John 21:1-19 1
- John 17:20-26 2
- Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-21, John 14:23-31 2
- Luke 7:1-10 1
- Luke 7:36 - 8:3 1
- 1 Kings 19:9b-21 1
- Genesis 18:1-14 1
- Luke 11:1-13 2
- Hebrews 11:1-16 1
- Jeremiah 23:16-29, Luke 12:49-56 1
- Luke 13:22-30, Hebrews 12:4-29 1
- Timothy 2:1-15 1
- Daniel 10:10-14, 12:1-3; Revelation 12:7-12; Luke 10:17-20 2
- Ruth 1:-19a 1
- Genesis 32:22-30 2
- Acts 15:12-22a 1
- Matthew 11:12-19 1
- Malachi 3:13-18 1
- 1 John 3:1-3 3
- Numbers 6:22-27, Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 2:21 1
- Romans 6:1-11, Matthew 3:13-17 1
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- John 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39 1
- Exodus 24:3-11, Hebrews 10:15-25, Matthew 26:17-30 1
- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 1
- John 10:1-10, 1 Peter 2:19-25 1
- John 17:1-11 3
- Exodus 19:2-8, Matthew 9:35-10:8 1
- Matthew 10:5a, 21-33 2
- Isaiah 55:1-5 1
- Matthew 15:21-28, Isaiah 56:1, 6-8, Romans 11:1-2a, 13-15, 28-32 1
- Isaiah 55:10-13 2
- Romans 8:18-27 3
- Matthew 18:1-20, Romans 13:1-1 1
- Genesis 50:15-21, Matthew 18:21-35 1
- Matthew 21:23-32; Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Philippians 2:1-18 1
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Good Friday

Sermon for Good Friday

Sermon for Good Friday

Sermon for Good Friday

The Seven Words from the Cross

It is Finished

April 19, 2019
Rev. Richard Mittwede
Good Friday
Matthew 27:45-46, Luke 23:33-34, 39-43, 44-46, John 19:25-27, 28, 29-30

Sermon for Good Friday

Listen to My Voice

They Desired His Garments

Seven Words of Truth and Love From the Cross

They came to the place which is called The Skull. It’s known also to us as Calvary. As Golgotha. A pious legend says that this elevated place was the same small mountain as that where Abraham prepared to offer up his promised son, Isaac. But that seems unlikely, for the temple was built on the only significant nearby high point. One of my seminary professors speculated…

Setting the Stage

April 6, 2012
Rev. Sherman D. Stenson, Associate Pastor
Good Friday
John 18:1-19:42

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. One of the unique aspects of this arrangement of the Good Friday Tenebrae service is the placement of the sermon near the beginning, before we’ve even had the lessons for the day. Granted, we have responsively read the prophecy of Isaiah regarding the Savior’s…

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