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503 665 7283 2010 NE Division St. Gresham, Oregon 97030
Evangelical Lutheran Church
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God”— Ephesians 2:8, 9
Sermons on Luke
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Service Folder As we trek through the wilderness of this world we face danger. The source of the danger is the devil. When he led the Israelites into idolatry, Moses had to stand in the breach to stay God’s anger. Moses is a type of Christ who stood in the breach to stay God’s anger against sinners. Blessed are you when you…
Service Folder The messaging of our culture is that the Biblical faith is “foreign, out of step, and even dangerous.” So how are we to survive in a culture with that narrative? If it were up to us we can’t. God must do it for us. The means by which He does is the Word of God. He sows the Word in…
Service Folder Moses takes us inside Isaac’s family, which like any family, had its family sins. Despite that, God was doing his good work – for Isaac and his son Jacob were next in line as ancestors of the Promised Savior, the very Savior they needed and we need. Their Descent Jesus was brought to the temple as a 12 year old…
Service Folder (.pdf) Service Folder (.docx) God kept his Word and gave a son, Isaac, to aged Abraham and Sarah. Isaac was the next in line to be the ancestor of Jesus. In the fullness of time, God sent forth His Son, Jesus, born of the Virgin Mary to redeem us from the Law (Gal. 4:1–7). Now He is presented in the…
Service Folder The first major festival of the Church Year is the glorious celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior. At Christmas we focus on those words of the Creed, “Born of the Virgin Mary,” and ponder the miracle that God and man are united in the person of Jesus Christ to be our Savior.