“United we stand, divided we fall.” This phrase has been used by poets and revolutionaries, by Presidents and politicians. If you’ll recall, Jesus said something similar.
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There once was a city located on a isthmus. This city a major center of business. It has a reputation for immorality. It has about 200,000 people.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2019-01-20 08:38:462019-02-15 09:45:37Gifts for the Common Good
One of my family’s favorite things to do in the warmer months of the year is to go camping. For us, there’s something peaceful and relaxing about being outside, sitting around the campfire. Something that usually accompanies us on our camping trips are fun things that glow in the dark.
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“Now thank we all our God with hearts and hands and voices, who wondrous things has done, in whom his world rejoices, who from our mother’s arms has blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love and still is ours today.”
If there’s any time of year that would be appropriate to recount the blessings we have received from our God, it would be on the very last day of the year.
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Although we’d all like to know more about Jesus' childhood, Luke 2:41-52 tells us exactly what we need to remember, not just about Jesus’ life, but our own as well.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2018-12-30 08:00:522019-01-01 09:21:14“Didn’t You Know?”
Christmas is about communication. Treasure this clear message in your heart: “The Word became flesh.”
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What do you think it is that moves people to put up lights at Christmas time? Is it simply tradition? Is it just a fun thing to do that breaks up the monotony of everyday life? Or is there something deeper, something more?
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2018-12-24 19:23:092019-01-01 09:18:19A Light in the Darkness
For Micah and for you and me, this small village isn’t just the location of Jesus’ birth. Bethlehem is really the key to understanding the implications of our Savior’s advent.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2018-12-23 08:00:042019-01-01 10:26:21O Little Town of Bethlehem
What does it mean that Isaiah calls our Redeemer, the LORD Almighty? Let me describe three scenes for you: A barren woman who has always longed for a child kneels...
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What is the first feeling that comes to mind when you hear the word “repentance”? Pain? Sorrow? Grief? What about joy?
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2018-12-16 08:08:012019-01-01 09:23:01The Joy of Repentance
Tonight we focus on the climactic fourth name given to the coming Messiah from Isaiah’s familiar words in chapter 9. The promised child, the Son which is given, will be called the “Prince of Peace.”
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