Monthly Archives: June 2012

Get Drunk and Be Somebody [5 and hopefully last]…

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Best to read this, this, this and this first… I want to be somebody. There…I’ve said it…but not loud enough. I WANT TO GET DRUNK AND BE SOMEBODY!!! My congregation already knows it. I have preached to my own hurt, … Continue reading →

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The most important thing…

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

…you can know about anything is its relationship to Yahweh. It is “created” and He is “Creator.” All of reality is ‘relational.’ Period.

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Tribulation rather than peace…

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Christians should be exhorted to  be diligent in following Christ, their head, through penalties, death and hell; And thus be confident of entering heaven through many tribulations rather than through the false security of peace. Martin Luther…Theses 94 & 95

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Congregational Prayer: June 17, 2012…

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Our Father and our God, we come into Your presence this day with thanksgiving for Your Light, to which we have come. In the midst of this sin-darkened world, into our lives and upon us You and Your glory have … Continue reading →

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Shearing off a spark plug…

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

…Three seconds of my stupidity… Fixing the damage…all day long.

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You know you’re in trouble when…

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

John Oswalt on Isaiah 59:21… To suggest that one of the greatest pieces of religious literature in the world was constructed in such a mindless fashion only betrays the skepticism of many modern commentators.

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Table Meditation: Jun 3, 2012…

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

We know, brothers and sisters, do we not in this church, that the sermon ends here, at the Table. Hear these words from Isaiah 58… “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of injustice … Continue reading →

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Congregational Prayer: June 3, 2012…

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Our Father and our God, we have come into Your holy presence this day not trusting in our own righteousness, but in our Faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. It was by Your mighty acts and the work of Your strong right … Continue reading →

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The Sabbath…

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

…is an exquisite delight The day of Yahweh’s holiness is honorable.

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Unable to produce stillness…

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

John Oswalt on Isaiah 57:20&21… But the wicked are like the troubled sea, When it cannot rest, Whose waters cast up mire and dirt. “There is no peace,” Says my God, “for the wicked.” The prophet uses his figure to … Continue reading →

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