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Ineffable
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioAugust 23, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Pentecost 13Ineffable Oh depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments and inscrutable his ways. For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor. Or who has first given to him that he might…
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Jesus, The Object Of Our Faith
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioAugust 16, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Pentecost 12AJesus, The Object Of Our Faith Thus says the LORD, “Keep Justice and carry out righteousness, for my salvation is near … And the strangers who join themselves to the LORD to worship him and to love the name of the LORD, to be his…
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Lord, Save Me! (by: Rev. Timothy Landskroener)
Immanuel (Augsburg) Lutheran ChurchShobonier, IllinoisPentecost 11A – Proper 14AAugust 9, 2026Matthew 14:22-33 Lord, Save Me Immediately [Jesus] made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray.…
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The Liturgy According To St. Job
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioAugust 9, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Pentecost 11A Job 38:4-8 4 “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. 5 Who determined its measurements–surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? 6 On what were its bases sunk, or who…
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Jesus Paid
¬¬Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioAugust 9, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Pentecost 11Jesus Paid And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Immediately he urged the disciples to get into the boat…
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Dead To The Law – Alive To Christ
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioJune 28, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Pentecost 5Dead To The Law – Alive To Christ “You likewise, my brothers, have died to the Law through the body of Christ so that you might belong to Another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for…
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Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioJune 21, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Pentecost 4Great Is Thy Faithfulness “He will cover you with his pinions; and beneath his wing you will find refuge. His faithfulness will be a shield and buckler.” (Psalm 91:4) —It is no accident that for the last 100 years Christians have had a strong preference…
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The Struggle
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioJune 21, 2026by: Rev. Lynn Podoll Pentecost 4 Old Adam, New Adam. Unrighteousness, righteousness. Law, grace. Slaves, set free. Lawlessness, sanctification. Life, death. Wages, gift. Today’s epistle lesson from the sixth chapter of St. Paul’s letter to the Romans is full of opposites. Each of these is in tension with another. And…
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Thy Will Be Done – Funeral Oration For Louise Fyler
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioJune 9, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Rite Of Christian BurialFor Louise Fyler Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.Matthew 6:10 Beloved in Christ this is not the first time our sister Louise has died… No we are not referring to “near death experiences” and the like. But to…
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Holy Death – The Rite Of Christian Burial For The Reverend Father Peter Everett Mills
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioMay 29, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras For the Christian Burial ofThe Reverend Father PeterEverett Mills Holy Death Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the…