Pastor Bohlken

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH Father, send Your Holy Spirit through the message of Jesus’ death and resurrection that our soul thirst might be satisfied to such an extent that out of the depths of our being a rushing river of living water flows, quenching the thirst in our families, in our friends, in our communities, yes, and, even in our thirsting world. We ask in the name of Jesus, the Source of living water, and the Same who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen!

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Pastor Bohlken

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH Father, we experience Your just verdict of condemnation for the wrong, hurtful, and self-justifying sins we repeatedly and frequently commit. But, because Jesus took our condemnation on Himself at the cross, forgive us and renew us in Your unconditional love. We ask in the name of Him who died the death we deserved, the Same who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen!

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Pastor Bohlken

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH Father, send Your Holy Spirit that we might look and see Jesus dying on the cross for us, and, thus, be totally renewed every day. We ask in the name of Jesus, Your Son, our Savior. Amen!

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Pastor Bohlken

SERVICE THEME In the Gospel of John, Jesus’ miracles are called signs. Jesus miraculous signs are indeed signs of something very significant about Jesus, other than simply His divine power to do miracles. If Jesus’ miracles cease to be a sign signifying something and simply become an end in themselves, they produce a false and spurious faith; what I am calling miracle faith. Have a listen!

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Pastor Bohlken

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH Father, as You sent Your Son into our world to be our Passover Lamb who takes away the sin of the world; now send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts to transform us from the inside out through the message of Your dear Son’s death and resurrection. And, as the Holy Spirit has made us His temple when we were baptized into Christ’s body and we were all made to drink of one Spirit, enable us to see each other as Your home – the place where You, Your Son, and the Holy Spirit dwell. We pray in the name of Your dear Son, our Lamb, the Same who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen!

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Pastor Bohlken

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH Father, send Your Holy Spirit through message of Jesus’ being lifted up to draw all people to Himself as the Source of self-giving and Life-giving love. May we rejoice in that today, tomorrow, indeed, forever. We ask in the name of Your beloved Son, our crucified Lord, the Same who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen!

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Pastor Bohlken

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH Father, may we today experience again Messiah Jesus, the One who knows each of us better than we know ourselves. And, send Your Holy Spirit that we may trust that because He knows us to the very core of our being, He knows what we need to grow in our Christian faith and life, as well as in our witness to Him through our words and actions. We ask in the name of Jesus, the Same who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen!

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Pastor Bohlken

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH Father, send Your Holy Spirit through Your Son as we hear of Him in the Songs, the Readings, and the Message – to assure us that, with Jesus’ birth and through His death and resurrection, He is a God who is with us, no matter who we are or what we have done. We ask in the name of Your beloved Son, our crucified Lord, the Same who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen!

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Pastor Bohlken

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH Father, as the Word, Your dear Son, became flesh and tabernacled among us, may we – individually and as a Christian family – be channels through which Jesus’ love is offered and given to others. We ask in the name of Your beloved Son, our crucified Lord, the Same who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen!

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Pastor Bohlken

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH Father, this Christmas season, send Your Spirit to help us – individually and as a Christian family – to speak to our friends and family who are not yet in Christ, who have not yet experienced the glory of His love. We ask in the name of Jesus, Your beloved Son, our crucified Lord, the Same who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen!

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Pastor Bohlken

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH Father, this Christmas season, send Your Spirit to help us – individually and as a Christian family – to speak to our friends and family who are not yet in Christ, who have not yet experienced the glory of His love. We ask in the name of Jesus, Your beloved Son, our crucified Lord, the Same who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen!

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Pastor Beck

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH O God, in the glorious transfiguration of Your beloved Son You confirmed the mysteries of the faith by the testimony of Moses and Elijah. In the voice that came from the bright cloud You wonderfully foreshowed our adoption by grace. Mercifully make us co-heirs with the King in His glory and bring us to the fullness of our inheritance in heaven; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen!

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Pastor Beck

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH O Lord, keep Your family the Church continually in the true faith that, relying on the hope of Your heavenly grace, we may ever be defended by Your mighty power; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen!

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Vicar Brinkert

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH O God, in the glorious transfiguration of Your beloved Son You confirmed the mysteries of the faith by the testimony of Moses and Elijah. In the voice that came from the bright cloud You wonderfully foreshowed our adoption by grace. Mercifully make us co-heirs with the King in His glory and bring us to the fullness of our inheritance in heaven; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen!

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Pastor Beck

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH O Lord, graciously hear the prayers of Your people that we who justly suffer the consequence of our sin may be mercifully delivered by Your goodness to the glory of Your name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen!

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Vicar Brinkert

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH O Lord, keep Your family the Church continually in the true faith that, relying on the hope of Your heavenly grace, we may ever be defended by Your mighty power; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen!

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Pastor Beck

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH Almighty and ever-living God, as Your only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple in the substance of our flesh, grant that we may be presented to You with pure and clean hearts; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen!

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Pastor Beck

COLLECT OF THE CHURCH Almighty and everlasting God, mercifully look upon our infirmities and stretch forth the hand of Your majesty to heal and defend us; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen!

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