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Funeral of Henry C. Klopp (Shrove Tuesday) – Romans 8:14-23
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21. February 2012
Shrove Tuesday
Funeral of Henry C. Klopp
Romans 8:14-23
Dearly beloved—Mary and Christine, spouses, grandchildren Lisa, Kayla, and Sara, great-grandchildren, dear sister Esther, nieces and nephews, Betty, friends, and fellow redeemed—grace, mercy and peace be to you from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Quinquagesima ’12 – Luke 18:31-43
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St. Paul’s second epistle to Corinth confesses with great boldness how our God loves us. He is patient and kind. He does not boast or envy. He suffers all and endures all. Knowing this love is difficult. Our lives rarely reflect the perfect love of our God. We must hear and learn it again. Thus, today begins our final preparations for the blessed season of Lent. We will see and know the love of our God most graciously shown in His holy Passion. He opens our deprived eyes to see once again His death for us. From this love, we learn how to love God and to love each other.
Sexagesima ’12 – Luke 8:4-15
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Jesus speaking in parables usually does not bring clarity to the doubter, for “seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.” To the unbeliever, it appears His Holy Word is weak, subject to birds of the air, weakly rooting into rocks, and easily strangled by the thorns of this life. Yet, this is not true for the elect saints of God, for whom the Word breaks up the well-worn path, crushes the rocks into fine soil, kills the thorns, and thus makes our hearts into rich and fertile soil for His Word. He does this by the Word and for the Word. As a matter of fact, He does it all—start to finish. Listen to the sermon.
