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Mansfield and United Lutheran sermons from an ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) perspective. Learn about our Lord, Jesus Christ and his presence in all our lives, podcasts straight from rural Alden and Walters, Minnesota, USA. Pastor Don Rose ministers not only to local members in attendance, but those around the world joining us here. May the peace, hope, and love of God be with you all. MP3 or iPod owners, please contact Clinton Meyer for instructions.
24 Podcasts:
 1. sermon12-10.mp3 (played 12 times)
2. sermon12-03.mp3 (played 13 times)
3. sermon11-26.mp3 (played 12 times)
4. sermon11-19.mp3 (played 12 times)
5. sermon11-12.mp3 (played 12 times)
6. sermon11-05.mp3 (played 13 times)
7. sermon10-29.mp3 (played 13 times)
8. sermon10-22.mp3 (played 12 times)
9. sermon10-15.mp3 (played 13 times)
10. sermon10-08.mp3 (played 12 times)
11. sermon10-01.mp3 (played 13 times)
12. sermon09-24.mp3 (played 12 times)
13. sermon09-10.mp3 (played 13 times)
14. sermon09-03.mp3 (played 12 times)
15. sermon08-27.mp3 (played 13 times)
16. sermon08-20.mp3 (played 13 times)
17. sermon08-13.mp3 (played 12 times)
18. sermon08-06.mp3 (played 12 times)
19. sermon07-30.mp3 (played 12 times)
20. sermon07-23.mp3 (played 13 times)
21. sermon07-16.mp3 (played 12 times)
22. sermon07-09.mp3 (played 12 times)
23. sermon07-02.mp3 (played 12 times)
24. sermon06-25.mp3 (played 12 times)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "Out of this World" 2006-12-10
Through the voice of John the Baptist, God calls the people to the wilderness to experience the promise and presence of God without distractions.
The Holy Gospel according to Luke, the 3rd chapter:
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, 2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, 4as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 5Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth; 6and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”
(Luke 3:1-6)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "A Work in Progress" 2006-12-03
God has patience with us and we are invited to have patience with ourselves and others as our redemption is a work in progress.
The Holy Gospel according to Luke, the 21st chapter:
"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. 26People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory. 28Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." 29Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees; 30as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. 31So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 32Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. 33Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. 34"Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, 35like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. 36Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."
(Luke 21: 25-36)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "Out of this World" 2006-11-26
The Kingdom of Christ is a Kingdom out of this world as its King is one who gives himself for the redemption of the world.
The Holy Gospel according to John, the 18th chapter:
Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" 34Jesus answered, "Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?" 35Pilate replied, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?" 36Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here." 37 Pilate asked him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
(John 18:33-37)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "In What Do We Trust?" 2006-11-19
As people in Jesus' day put their trust in the stones of the temple, so we today tend to put our trust in things that do not last. Only Jesus remains the same throughout time. In him our trust is secure.
The Holy Gospel according to Mark, the 13th chapter:
As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!" 2Then Jesus asked him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down." 3When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, 4"Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?" 5Then Jesus began to say to them, "Beware that no one leads you astray. 6Many will come in my name and say, 'I am he!' and they will lead many astray. 7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come. 8For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birth pangs.
(Mark 13:1-8)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "Beware!" 2006-11-12
Jesus invites us to beware of institutions even institutions of religion, that take on lives of their own and lose sight of the mission that they have been given.
The Holy Gospel according to Mark, the 12th chapter:
As he taught, he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! They devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." He said down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on."
(Mark 12:38-44)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "Unbound and Let Go" 2006-11-05
As Jesus called Lazurus from the bondage of death and the tomb, so Jesus calls us from the bondage of sin. We too are unbound and set free.
The Holy Gospel according to John, the 11th chapter:
When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. 34He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35Jesus began to weep. 36So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” 38Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.
39Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” 40Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” 41So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. 42I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” 43When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
(John 11:32-44)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "Who? Us?" 2006-10-29
Jesus' message of truth and freedom is as much for us today as for anyone else throughout time.
The Holy Gospel according to John, the 8th chapter:
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; 32and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” 33They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, ‘You will be made free’?” 34Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. 35The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place there forever. 36So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.
(John 8:31-36)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "Dying To Serve" 2006-10-22
At this affirmation of baptism (confirmation) we are encouraged to serve Christ in our daily lives instead of serving everybody and everything before we think of serving Christ.
The Holy Gospel according to Mark, the 10th chapter:
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." 36And he said to them, "What is it you want me to do for you?" 37And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." 38But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" 39They replied, "We are able." Then Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; 40but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." 41When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John. 42So Jesus called them and said to them, "You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. 43But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, 44and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. 45For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many."
(Mark 10:35-45)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "Then Who?" 2006-10-15
If it is true that human beings cannot secure their own goodness and salvation, then who will be saved? Jesus' promise is that what is impossible for human beings, is in fact possible for God.
The Holy Gospel according to Mark, the 10th chapter:
As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 18Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. 19You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother.'" 20He said to him, "Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth." 21Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me." 22When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions. 23Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!" 24And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." 26They were greatly astounded and said to one another, "Then who can be saved?" 27Jesus looked at them and said, "For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible." 28Peter began to say to him, "Look, we have left everything and followed you." 29Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, 30who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. 31But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first."
(Mark 10:17-31)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "Back to the Beginning" 2006-10-08
In the matter of relationships Jesus calls us to consider God's intent in both the beginning as well as the end of time. In between we rely on Jesus' love and forgiveness.
The Holy Gospel according to Mark, the 10th chapter:
Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?’ 3He answered them, ‘What did Moses command you?’ 4They said, ‘Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.’ 5But Jesus said to them, ‘Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. 6But from the beginning of creation, “God made them male and female.” 7“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,* 8and the two shall become one flesh.” So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.’ 10 Then in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. 11He said to them, ‘Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; 12and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.’ 13 People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. 14But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. 15Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.’ 16And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
(Mark 10:2-16)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "Not Ours to Possess" 2006-10-01
God's Kingdom is neither ours to possess nor protect. Rather it is a gift and we can rejoice when it is proclaimed, by whomever it is proclaimed.
The Holy Gospel according to Mark, the 9th chapter:
John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us." 39But Jesus said, "Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. 40Whoever is not against us is for us. 41For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the reward. 42"If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea. 43If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. 45And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and to be thrown into hell. 47And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell, 48where their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched. 49"For everyone will be salted with fire. 50Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."
(Mark 9:38-50)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "How Many Times?" 2006-09-24
Despite the confusion of his followers, Jesus tells us again and again of the good news of God's grace.
The Holy Gospel according to Mark, the 9th chapter:
They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; 31for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again." 32But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him. 33Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?" 34But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. 35He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all." 36Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, 37"Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me."
(Mark 9:30-37)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "Caring For All" 2006-09-10
Jesus shows us that his ministry is a ministry of caring for all.
The Holy Gospel according to Mark, the 7th chapter:
From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, 25but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came and bowed down at his feet. 26Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27He said to her, "Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs." 28But she answered him, "Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs." 29Then he said to her, "For saying that, you may go—the demon has left your daughter." 30So she went home, found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone. 31Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. 32They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. 33He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. 34Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened." 35And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36Then Jesus£ ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. 37They were astounded beyond measure, saying, "He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak."
(Mark 7:24-37)
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ELCA Lutheran Sermon Sermons, Pastor Don Rose "Matters of the Heart" 2006-09-03
The Gift of God in the Savior Jesus changes our hearts that we might live in the fulness of God's grace.
The Holy Gospel according to Mark, the 7th chapter:
Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, 2they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. 3(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; 4and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.) 5So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?" 6He said to them, "Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honors me with theirlips, but their hearts are far from me; 7in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines.' 8You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition."14Then he called the crowd again and said to them, "Listen to me, all of you, and understand: 15there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile." 21For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, 22adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. 23All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person."
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