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I am Pastor Robert Ricard of Trinity Lutheran Church In State Center, IA!

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Rev. Robert Ricard

The Eighth Sunday After Trinity 
At Trinity Lutheran Church, State Center, IA 
 
Jeremiah 23:16–29 
Acts 20:27–38 
Matthew 7:15–23 
 
Matthew 7:15–23 
 15[Jesus said:] “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20Thus you will recognize them by their fruits. 
 
 21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’”

The Eighth Sunday After Trinity 
At Trinity Lutheran Church, State Center, IA

Jeremiah 23:16–29
Acts 20:27–38
Matthew 7:15–23

Matthew 7:15–23
 15[Jesus said:] “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.

 21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23And then will I declare to them, ‘I never kne

The Sign Of Jonah! A Sermon On Matthew 7:15-23

The Nativity Of Our Lord 
At Trinity Lutheran Church, State Center, IA 
 
Isaiah 9:2–7 
Titus 2:11-14 
Luke 2:1–14 
 
Isaiah 9:2–7 
 2 The people who walked in darkness 
 have seen a great light; 
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, 
 on them has light shined. 
3You have multiplied the nation; 
 you have increased its joy; 
they rejoice before you 
 as with joy at the harvest, 
 as they are glad when they divide the spoil. 
4For the yoke of his burden, 
 and the staff for his shoulder, 
 the rod of his oppressor, 
 you have broken as on the day of Midian. 
5For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult 
 and every garment rolled in blood 
 will be burned as fuel for the fire. 
6For to us a child is born, 
 to us a son is given; 
and the government shall be upon his shoulder, 
 and his name shall be called 
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, 
 Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 
7Of the increase of his government and of peace 
 there will be no end, 
on the throne of David and over his kingdom, 
 to establish it and to uphold it 
with justice and with righteousness 
 from this time forth and forevermore. 
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this. 
 
Luke 2:1–14 
 1In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. 
 8And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. 10And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. 11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 
14“Glory to God in the highest, 
 and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

The Nativity Of Our Lord 
At Trinity Lutheran Church, State Center, IA

Isaiah 9:2–7
Titus 2:11-14 
Luke 2:1–14

Isaiah 9:2–7
 2 The people who walked in darkness
 have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
 on them has light shined.
3You have multiplied the nation;
 you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
 as with joy at the harvest,
 as they are glad when they divide the spoil.
4For the yoke of his burden,
 and the staff for his shoulder,
 the rod of his oppressor,
 you have broken as on the day of Midian.
5For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult
 and every garment rolled in blood
 will be burned as fuel for the fire.
6For to us a child is born,
 to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
 and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
 Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7Of the increase of his government and of peace
 there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
 to

What Child Is This? A Sermon On Isaiah 9:2-7 & Luke 2:1-14

The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 19) 
At Trinity Lutheran Church, State Center, IA 
 
Isaiah 50:4–10 
James 3:1–12 
Mark 9:14–29 
 
Isaiah 50:4–10 
4The Lord God has given me 
 the tongue of those who are taught, 
that I may know how to sustain with a word 
 him who is weary. 
Morning by morning he awakens; 
 he awakens my ear 
 to hear as those who are taught. 
5The Lord God has opened my ear, 
 and I was not rebellious; 
 I turned not backward. 
6I gave my back to those who strike, 
 and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; 
I hid not my face 
 from disgrace and spitting. 
 
7But the Lord God helps me; 
 therefore I have not been disgraced; 
therefore I have set my face like a flint, 
 and I know that I shall not be put to shame. 
 8He who vindicates me is near. 
Who will contend with me? 
 Let us stand up together. 
Who is my adversary? 
 Let him come near to me. 
9Behold, the Lord God helps me; 
 who will declare me guilty? 
Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment; 
 the moth will eat them up. 
 
10Who among you fears the Lord 
 and obeys the voice of his servant? 
Let him who walks in darkness 
 and has no light 
trust in the name of the Lord 
 and rely on his God.

The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 19) 
At Trinity Lutheran Church, State Center, IA

Isaiah 50:4–10
James 3:1–12
Mark 9:14–29

Isaiah 50:4–10
4The Lord God has given me
 the tongue of those who are taught,
that I may know how to sustain with a word
 him who is weary.
Morning by morning he awakens;
 he awakens my ear
 to hear as those who are taught.
5The Lord God has opened my ear,
 and I was not rebellious;
 I turned not backward.
6I gave my back to those who strike,
 and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;
I hid not my face
 from disgrace and spitting.

7But the Lord God helps me;
 therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like a flint,
 and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
 8He who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
 Let us stand up together.
Who is my adversary?
 Let him come near to me.
9Behold, the Lord God helps me;
 who will declare me guilty?
Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment;
 the moth will eat the

Has Evil Won? NEVER!: A Sermon On Isaiah 50:4-10

The Ninth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 14) 
At Trinity Lutheran Church, State Center, IA 
 
1 Kings 19:1–8 
Ephesians 4:17—5:2 
John 6:35–51 
 
1 Kings 19:1–8 
 1Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” 3Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. 
 
 4But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” 5And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” 6And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again. 7And the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you.” 8And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God.

The Ninth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 14) 
At Trinity Lutheran Church, State Center, IA

1 Kings 19:1–8
Ephesians 4:17—5:2
John 6:35–51

1 Kings 19:1–8
 1Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” 3Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

 4But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” 5And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” 6And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he at

Sanctification! A Sermon On 1 Kings 19:1-8

Let’s Learn Bible Verses With Pastor!: Matthew 10:41 
“Whoever receives a prophet 
In the name of a prophet 
Will receive a prophet’s reward.”

Let’s Learn Bible Verses With Pastor!: Matthew 10:41
“Whoever receives a prophet 
In the name of a prophet 
Will receive a prophet’s reward.”

Let’s Learn Bible Verses With Pastor!: Matthew 10:41

The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 9) 
At Trinity Lutheran Church, State Center, IA 
 
Ezekiel 2:1–5 
2 Corinthians 12:1–10 
Mark 6:1–13 
 
Ezekiel 2:1–5 
 1 He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” 2And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. 3And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. 4The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ 5And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them.”

The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 9) 
At Trinity Lutheran Church, State Center, IA

Ezekiel 2:1–5
2 Corinthians 12:1–10
Mark 6:1–13

Ezekiel 2:1–5
 1 He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” 2And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. 3And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. 4The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ 5And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them.”

“Thus Says The LORD God!” A Sermon On Ezekiel 2:1-5

Let’s Learn Bible Verses With Pastor!: Ezekiel 34:22 
 
"I will rescue my flock 
They shall no longer be prey 
I will judge between sheep and sheep."

Let’s Learn Bible Verses With Pastor!: Ezekiel 34:22

"I will rescue my flock
They shall no longer be prey
I will judge between sheep and sheep."

Let’s Learn Bible Verses With Pastor!: Ezekiel 34:22

Deuteronomy 4:39 
 
“Know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, 
that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; 
there is no other.”

Deuteronomy 4:39

“Know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, 
that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; 
there is no other.”

Deuteronomy 4:39

Psalm 37:17 
“The LORD upholds the righteous”

Psalm 37:17
“The LORD upholds the righteous”

Psalm 37:17

The First Sunday After The Epiphany 
The Baptism Of Our Lord 
 
Matthew 3:13-17 
 
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

The First Sunday After The Epiphany 
The Baptism Of Our Lord

Matthew 3:13-17

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

How Does Jesus Fulfill All Righteousness?: A Sermon On Matthew 3:13-17

The 14th Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 19) 
 
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” 
 
3 So he told them this parable: 4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. 
 
8 “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ 10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

The 14th Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 19)

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

3 So he told them this parable: 4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

8 “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls together her frie

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