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Allen Lunneberg Allen Lunneberg alunneberg@comcast.net No no http://al.lunneberg.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://al.lunneberg.com 144 144 http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/06/05/alices-roses-2/ http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/06/05/alices-roses-2/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:17:17 +0000 alunneberg http://al.lunneberg.com/?p=564 http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/06/05/alices-roses-2/feed/ 0 http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/04/25/i-love-this/ http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/04/25/i-love-this/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:36:03 +0000 alunneberg http://al.lunneberg.com/?p=539 http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/04/25/i-love-this/feed/ 0 http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/03/08/no-gospel/ http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/03/08/no-gospel/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:21:08 +0000 alunneberg http://al.lunneberg.com/?p=511 http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/03/08/no-gospel/feed/ 0 http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/02/09/karl-davidson-1-month-8-days/ http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/02/09/karl-davidson-1-month-8-days/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:59:22 +0000 alunneberg http://al.lunneberg.com/?p=491 http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/02/09/karl-davidson-1-month-8-days/feed/ 0 http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/01/17/epiphany/ http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/01/17/epiphany/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:12:03 +0000 alunneberg http://al.lunneberg.com/?p=479 http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/01/17/epiphany/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Text: John 2:1-11 Date: Epiphany II + 1/17/10 Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI The word ldquo;Epiphanyrdquo; means ldquo;manifestationrdquo; or the revealing of something that ... Text: John 2:1-11 Date: Epiphany II + 1/17/10 Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI The word ldquo;Epiphanyrdquo; means ldquo;manifestationrdquo; or the revealing of something that is hidden. The liturgical season of Epiphany does just that, especially with its three traditional Gospel events, the Magi following the star to find the infant Jesus, then Jesusrsquo; baptism by John in the Jordan River accompanied by the Holy Spirit in bodily form as a dove and the Voice from heaven, ldquo;You are my beloved Son,rdquo; and finally Jesusrsquo; first mighty sign of changing water into wine at the wedding in Cana. In all of these events what will remain hidden until you, like Jesusrsquo; disciples at the end of todayrsquo;s reading, ldquo;believe in him,rdquo; is His identity as the Son of God, come in the flesh, in order to fulfill Godrsquo;s Law perfectly for us and yet to go into death for us, taking all our sins with Him. All of that is in these three events. The gifts of the Magi make these things obvious to the eyes of faithmdash;gold for a heavenly king, frankincense for the worship of God, and myrrh for his coming death. So at His baptism, the Holy Spirit is given because, in His state of humiliation, Jesus will not use any power beyond what you and I have been given to live perfectly according to Godrsquo;s Law, and yet the Voice from heaven identifies Him as the unique Son of God. And now here at a wedding these themes of revealing who Jesus is and what He came to do are the important points. The rest of the Sundays after the Epiphany, then, are a thumbnail sketch of His life on the road to His holy death as the Savior of the world. The first thing you notice in Johnrsquo;s relating this event are the beginning words, ldquo;On the third day.rdquo; Though these words seem to echo the familiar words of the creed referring to our Lordrsquo;s resurrection, that is not the point here. The ldquo;third dayrdquo; here is the third day following what has gone just before in Johnrsquo;s telling. And if you count the ldquo;daysrdquo; as John begins his Gospel, this is actually the seventh day. The ldquo;epiphanyrdquo; or that which John means to reveal in this way is that, with the coming of Jesus, He is bringing about the new creation. As the old creation took six days and on the seventh day God rested, so the Messiah brings the new creation through the forgiveness of sins and resurrection to new life culminating in what the Book of Revelation calls the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom that has no end. John then relates some of the basic details of this event. ldquo;The mother of Jesusrdquo; was invited to this wedding. (What do you think John is saying or not saying by never calling Jesusrsquo; mother by her name in his Gospel?) Jesus was invited, too, along with his disciples. Now there are actually two invitations here. Jesus accepted the first one, namely, to attend the wedding. But the second invitation is made by Jesusrsquo; mother. When the wine ran out she ldquo;invitedrdquo; Him to do something about it. This invitation Jesus refused with the strange sounding words, ldquo;Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.rdquo; We are to know that Jesus was not being rude to His mother here. But, with our theme of Epiphany, He was revealing and reminding even His mother of His true identity as her Savior and Lord. And here is the first reference to Jesusrsquo; ldquo;hourrdquo; in Johnrsquo;s Gospel. His ldquo;hourrdquo; is a hidden way to refer to His goal and purpose, namely, His glorifying the Father in His holy and precious, atoning death on the cross. In the garden of Gethsemane John will relate how Jesus said, ldquo;Father, the hour has comerdquo; (John 17:1). In this connection, notice also how John speaks of this miracle as ldquo;manifesting his glory.rdquo; Again, ldquo;his gloryrdquo; is not the loud, hand-clapping, praise-song shouting, lights flashing... Misc alunneberg@comcast.net no No http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/01/10/baptism-of-karl-davidson-lunneborg/ http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/01/10/baptism-of-karl-davidson-lunneborg/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:40:43 +0000 alunneberg http://al.lunneberg.com/?p=476 http://al.lunneberg.com/2010/01/10/baptism-of-karl-davidson-lunneborg/feed/ 0 00:01:01 The Worship of the Holy Church Throughout the World on The Baptism of Our Lord The First Sunday after the Epiphany January 10, 2010, 9:30 a.m. Divine Service Setting One + ... The Worship of the Holy Church Throughout the World on The Baptism of Our Lord The First Sunday after the Epiphany January 10, 2010, 9:30 a.m. Divine Service Setting One + The Service of Holy Baptism + Candidate: Karl Davidson Lunneborg born January 1, 2010 to David and Kelly Lunneberg Baptismal Hymn 590 ndash; Baptized into Your Name Most Holy Please STAND. The Baptismal Liturgynbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; pages 268-271 + The Service of the Word + Salutation and Collect of the Daynbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; p. 156 Please BE SEATED. Old Testament nbsp;Isaiah 43:1-7 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Psalm 29 [NIV] setting by Henry V. Gerike Cantor: Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness. Congregation: REFRAIN Ascribe to the Lord, O mighty ones, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness. Congregation: REFRAIN The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Congregation: REFRAIN He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning. The voice of the Lord shakes the desert; the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, ldquo;Glory.rdquo; Congregation: REFRAIN The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever. The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace. Congregation: REFRAIN Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen Congregation: REFRAIN Copyright copy; 2002 Concordia Publishing House 3558 S. Jefferson Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63118-3968 All Rights Reservednbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Used by permission Epistle nbsp;Romans 6:1-11 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Please STAND. Alleluia and Verse Alleluia. Alleluia. You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased. Alleluia.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Mark 1:11b Holy Gospel nbsp;Saint Luke 3:15-22 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; p. 157 Misc alunneberg@comcast.net no No http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/12/24/christmas-eve/ http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/12/24/christmas-eve/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:24:22 +0000 alunneberg http://al.lunneberg.com/?p=465 http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/12/24/christmas-eve/feed/ 0 http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/12/13/this-week/ http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/12/13/this-week/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:30:56 +0000 alunneberg http://al.lunneberg.com/?p=456 http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/12/13/this-week/feed/ 0 http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/11/18/english-lesson/ http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/11/18/english-lesson/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:19:47 +0000 alunneberg http://al.lunneberg.com/?p=443 http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/11/18/english-lesson/feed/ 0 http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/10/29/423/ http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/10/29/423/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:28:49 +0000 alunneberg http://al.lunneberg.com/?p=423 http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/10/29/423/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Paul O. Manz Paul O. Manz Misc alunneberg@comcast.net no No http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/10/29/paul-manz-may-10-1919-october-28-2009/ http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/10/29/paul-manz-may-10-1919-october-28-2009/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:51:28 +0000 alunneberg http://al.lunneberg.com/?p=416 http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/10/29/paul-manz-may-10-1919-october-28-2009/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Memorium by Scott M. Hyslop Memorium by Scott M. Hyslop Misc alunneberg@comcast.net no No http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/10/25/reformation-09-prelude/ http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/10/25/reformation-09-prelude/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:55:23 +0000 alunneberg http://al.lunneberg.com/?p=412 http://al.lunneberg.com/2009/10/25/reformation-09-prelude/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Reformation Sunday 09 at Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI, 10-25-09 Arrangements by Terry Herald. Instrumentalists: Piano, Lindsay Papke Flute, Barbara Ogar Oboe, Anne Lemke Cello, Tim Niocolia Guitar, ... Reformation Sunday 09 at Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI, 10-25-09 Arrangements by Terry Herald. Instrumentalists: Piano, Lindsay Papke Flute, Barbara Ogar Oboe, Anne Lemke Cello, Tim Niocolia Guitar, Terry Herald Misc alunneberg@comcast.net no No