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  • Mary Erickson avatar

    Not What They Had Planned

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on May 2, 2022
     | 1,836 views

    A sermon for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year C

    May 1, 2022 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Acts 9:1-6; John 21:1-19 Not What They Had Planned Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Saints Peter and Paul. Both men are full of zeal. They will both be instrumental in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Marvelous Cost Of Discipleship

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Sep 7, 2022
     | 1,233 views

    A sermon for the Sunday following Pentecost, Year C, Lectionary 23

    September 4, 2022 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Luke 14:25-33 The Marvelous Cost of Discipleship Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. This is Labor Day weekend. Typically, we think of Labor Day as the last big holiday of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Eyes Front

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on May 28, 2023
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    As long as we’re looking at other people, we’re not getting on with what God has called us to do.

    The disciples had just come back from going fishing. In the passage just before ours, we see Simon Peter, James and John, Thomas, Nathanael and two others, out in a boat on the Sea of Galilee, fishing. But then comes the twist in the story. We've already seen how Jesus appeared on the shore and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Agents Of Grace

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jul 3, 2023
     | 767 views

    A sermon for the Sundays following Pentecost, Year A, Lectionary 13

    July 2, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Matthew 10:40-42 Agents of Grace Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. I’ve always been a fan of good news - bad news jokes: One day, the Pope’s assistant urgently approached ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Wedding Banquet Not Just Any Old Party

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 25, 2025
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    All Christians, by their baptism and faith, put on Jesus Christ. That means that like Jesus, we are prophets, priests and kings or leaders. That imposes a moral code, doesn’t it?

    Thirteenth Sunday in Course 2025 (Year C) There are a couple of strange sentences in today’s OT reading that need to be clarified, so you don’t leave church today with question marks on your face. Now we should all leave our Sunday assembly with questions, but they should be queries like “how can ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Time Has Come For Bi-Vocational Ministers And Staff

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 3, 2001
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    We are all ministers so we need to rethink some traditional vocational concepts.

    The Time Has Come For Bi-vocational Ministers and Staff I have served in many churches over the last twenty-five years in a bi-vocational capacity. Only at the time I had not heard the terminology nor realized that it was what was needed in the churches. I had been saved and mentored under the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Abraham, Isaac, And Our Vocation As Other Christs

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 8, 2015
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    We are called to be children of the promise, not children of slavery to sin.

    Fourth Sunday in Lent 2015 Extraordinary Form Our Lord Jesus Christ was no politician. If some charismatic leader today advertised himself as a wonder-worker, and down at our convention center or stadium took five loaves of bread and two fish and fed five or ten thousand people, and then promised ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The True Summit Of Our Vocation As Human Beings Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 7, 2011
     | 2,346 views

    Music must be in harmony with Logos, not an offbeat and disordered hymn to individualism.

    Monday of 3rd Week of Easter Spirit of the Liturgy The Spirit that inflamed deacon Stephen is always at work in the Church. This spirit, the Holy Spirit of God, fills those who respond to the gift of faith, and makes us hungry for the Word of God, the Sacrament of the altar, and service to those ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Called

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jan 15, 2024
     | 1,077 views

    A sermon for the Second Sunday after Epiphany, Year B

    January 14, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church 1 Samuel 3:1-10; John 1:43-51 Called Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Our scriptural texts today center on being called. We meet the young boy Samuel who is awakened in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Finding Ones Calling

    Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Mar 17, 2009
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    Everyone has a divine vocation, Jesus said -“Many are called but few are chosen.” Those who are rejected are so not because they do not have a call from God but because they refuse to accept it. The goal of my sermon today is to help you understand and

    TITLE : FINDING ONES CALLING (Adapted from a paper written by Fr. Thomas Hopko) TEXT: St. Matthew 22:14 INTRODUCTION: • Have you ever got up in the morning and while you were brushing your teeth asked yourself this question – “Why on earth am I here?”Ever thought, I know God has something for ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    The Call To Priesthood

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 12, 2015
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    There is a special set of charisms and sufferings for those called to pastoral office in the Church.

    Christians, especially Catholics, should never be surprised by suffering and pain. If we are surprised, it ought to be if we do not suffer pain and disappointment and grief. Jesus told us that during His absence, we would weep and lament while the secular world rejoices. St. Teresa commented ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Ephesians: My Wealth, Walk, And Warfare: Lesson 6

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 22, 2009
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     | 752 views

    Our Ultimate Purpose on Earth

    A. INTRODUCTION, v.1 1. PRISONER, (v. 1). Not seeking sympathy, but accepts circumstances. 2. WALK WORTHY. a. Arrange your life to be worthy. b. Walking involves direction, planning, advancement, and step by step. 3. VOCATION, (Gk. kleiss your life’s work). Walk “Even ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    De Emaús : Una Perspectiva Vocacional

    Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on May 30, 2023
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     | 1,258 views

    de Emaús : una perspectiva vocacional

    de Emaús : una perspectiva vocacional Lucas 24:13-35 Reflexión Emaús es una de las famosas historias de Pascua en el evangelio de san Lucas. Abrió una nueva perspectiva a mi vocación religiosa cuando lo leí y reflexioné sobre él. Estoy seguro de que ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Paglalakbay Sa Emmaus: Isang Pananaw Sa Bokasyon

    Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on May 30, 2023
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    Paglalakbay sa Emmaus: Isang Pananaw sa Bokasyon

    Paglalakbay sa Emmaus: Isang Pananaw sa Bokasyon Lucas 24:13-35 Pagninilay Ang Emmaus ay isa sa mga sikat na kwento ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay sa ebanghelyo ni santo Lucas. Nagbukas ito ng bagong pananaw sa aking bokasyong pangrelihiyon nang basahin at pagnilayan ko ito. Sigurado ako na maaari rin ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Fearless Service Series

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Oct 9, 2023
     | 1,392 views

    The second sermon in a 4-part stewardship series. This week's focus is on the stewardship of our time and abilities.

    October 8, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Stewardship Sermon – Week Two Isaiah 6:1-8; Luke 4:16-21 Fearless Service Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. One of my professors in seminary was Dr. Gerhard Forde. He was ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran