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The Cross Was The Devil's Mousetrap

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1 Corinthians 1:18, 1 Peter 2:24, Galatians 3:13, Revelation 5:9-10, Isaiah 53:

The cross, Martin Luther wrote, was the devil’s mousetrap. The devil smelled cheese, and wham, felt steel. Thus, we see a little baby lying defenseless in a crib at Bethlehem, and a tortured man hangi...

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In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Psalm 66:1-5, 8, 16, Exodus 15:1-3, 1 Chronicles 16:23-25, Isaiah 12:4-6, Luke 19:37-40, Revelation 5:11-13

Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. Pastor: Shout for joy to God, all the earth! People: Sing the glory of his name; make...

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Agnus Dei

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John 1:29, 1 Peter 1:18-19, Revelation 5:12, Isaiah 53:7, Revelation 7:17, 1 John 2:2

There are many different versions of this ancient prayer, both said and sung. The most familiar for English-speaking Protestants is from The Book of Common Prayer: Traditional Version O Lamb of G...

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Hark the glad sound! The Savior

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Philip Doddridge

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Isaiah 9:6-7, Luke 2:10-11, Luke 2:8-20, Psalm 24:7-10, Revelation 5:13, Matthew 21:1-11, Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 21:9, John 12:12-15, Philippians 2:9-11, Revelation 19:1, Revelation 7:9-12

Hark the glad sound! The Savior comes, The Savior promised long; Let every heart prepare a throne And every voice a song. Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Your welcome shall proclaim, And heaven’s ...

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O Lamb of God, you take away the sin of

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Irenaeus of Lyons

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Revelation 7:17, Ephesians 1:7, 1 John 2:2, Hebrews 9:14, Isaiah 53:7, Revelation 5:12

O Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, look upon us and have mercy on us; you who are yourself both victim and priest, yourself both reward and redeemer. Keep safe from all evils those who...

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Our hearts for very joy do leap Our

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Martin Luther

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Christmas

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Luke 1:44, Psalm 100:1-2, Luke 1:39-45, Psalm 96:1-2, Luke 2:20, Luke 2:8-20, Isaiah 9:6, Luke 2:13-14, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Revelation 21:5, Luke 2:25-38, Philippians 2:10-11, Psalm 150:6, Revelation 5:11-14

Our hearts for very joy do leap Our lips no more their silence keep: We too must sing with joyful tongue That sweetest ancient cradle-song: Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto us a Son has giv...

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Sovereign God. your power and your

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Revelation 5:8-14, Luke 1:46-55, Isaiah 6:1-8, Philippians 4:4-7, Psalm 100:4-5, Ephesians 2:4-5

Sovereign God. your power and your glory are beyond our understanding; your mercy is vast and your tenderness without end. Look in love upon us assembled in this house of prayer, and show your mercy a...

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Emotions are Divine: Why Pastors Need Biblical Permission to Feel

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David Lamb

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John 11:35, Psalm 5:5, Psalm 6:1, Psalm 78:58, Psalm 78:40, Psalm 18:19, Psalm 25:6, Psalm 5:7, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 22:23, Isaiah 15:5, Luke 15:null, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 42:24, 1 Samuel 1:10, 2 Samuel 1:11-12, 2 Kings 8:11-12, 2 Kings 22:18-20, Mark 14:72, John 20:11, Acts 20:37, Revelation 5:4

When the Professor Weeps: A Personal Story About ten years ago, I was teaching a course on the psalms for my seminary students in the midst of a personal health crisis. It wasn’t in my notes, but I ...

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Fifth Sunday of Easter

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Gabe Fung

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Revelation 21:1-6, Revelation 21:1-6, Acts 11:1-8, John 13:31-35, Psalm 148:, Psalm 42:1-2, Psalm 63:1, Isaiah 55:1, John 4:13-14, John 6:35, John 7:37-38, Revelation 1:5, Revelation 5:9, Revelation 7:14, Revelation 19:13, Exodus 40:34-48, John 1:14

Preaching Commentary A Revelation and a Prophecy The Revelation of Jesus Christ can be overwhelming to read and difficult to understand due to its heavy use of imagery and symbolism. However, the o...

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Scripture Guide Revelation 21:1-6a

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Gabe Fung

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Revelation 21:1-6, Psalm 42:1-2, Psalm 63:1, Isaiah 55:1, John 4:13-14, John 6:35, John 7:37-38, Revelation 1:5, Revelation 5:9, Revelation 7:14, Revelation 19:13, Exodus 40:34-48, John 1:14

A Revelation and a Prophecy The Revelation of Jesus Christ can be overwhelming to read and difficult to understand due to its heavy use of imagery and symbolism. However, the opening chapter introduc...

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Author

Robert Herrick

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Luke 2:13-14, Luke 1:46-49, Luke 2:20, Matthew 2:11, Isaiah 9:6-7, Revelation 5:9-10

What sweeter music can we bring, Then a Caroll, for to sing The birth of this our heavenly king?

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Author

Thomas Chatterton

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Christmas

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Philippians 2:6-7, Isaiah 53:3, Luke 2:7, Revelation 5:11-12, Isaiah 9:2, Matthew 2:9-11, Psalm 98:4-6

How shall we celebrate the day, When God appear’d in mortal clay; The mark of worldly scorn; When the Archangels heavenly lays, Attempted the Redeemer’s Praise And hailed Salvation’s Morn.

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The Christ is a Man as Well

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Jonathan Edwards

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Humility

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Revelation 5:12, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Colossians 1:15-16, Isaiah 53:2-3, Hebrews 4:15-16, Philippians 2:5-8, John 1:14

It is true that he [Christ] has awful majesty; he is the great God, and is infinitely high above you; but there is this to encourage and embolden the poor sinner, that Christ is a man as well as God; ...

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Jonathan Edwards

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Revelation 5:12, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Colossians 1:15-16, Isaiah 53:2-3, Hebrews 4:15-16, Philippians 2:6-8

It is true that he [Christ] has awful majesty; he is the great God, and is infinitely high above you; but there is this to encourage and embolden the poor sinner, that Christ is a man as well as God; ...

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N. T. Wright

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Revelation 5:9-10, Matthew 26:53-54, Isaiah 53:10, John 19:11, 1 Corinthians 1:18, Romans 5:6-8, Colossians 1:19-20

The point is this. If you want to know what it means to talk about God being ‘in charge of’ the world, or being ‘in control’, or being ‘sovereign’, then Jesus himself instructs you to rethink the noti...

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G. K. Chesterton

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Isaiah 6:2-3, 1 Peter 1:12, Psalm 34:7, Revelation 5:11-12, Luke 15:10, Hebrews 1:14

Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.

isaiah from revelation 5

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