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240414 Sermon on talking about God (Easter 3) April 14, 2024

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - April 14, 2024 16:31 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Talking about God can be difficult. I’ve seen how talking about God can cause tenseness and awkwardness. People’s defenses go up. What is this person going to require of me? What is this person going to accuse me of? Am I supposed to be converted? People usu...

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240331 Sermon on Jesus being Lord (Easter) March 31, 2024

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - March 31, 2024 15:45 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: “And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.” Everybody inevitably learns that there are some things you can’t change. Things have been written into our DNA, for example. One is predisposed for this. Another is predisposed for that. It’s disappoi...

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240317 Sermon on greatness in the Kingdom of God (Lent 5) March 17, 2024

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - March 17, 2024 16:20 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: People want to be the greatest because being the greatest is a lot of fun. It is fun to be the best at a sport. It is fun to be the best at an activity. Jesus’s disciples, James and John, wanted to be the greatest. That is what they are driving at when they ...

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240310 Sermon on believing in Jesus (Lent 4) March 10, 2024

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - March 13, 2024 14:03 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Our Gospel reading proclaims well-known and well-loved promises: Whoever believes in Jesus will have eternal life. John 3:16 is perhaps the most well-known verse in the Bible: “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes...

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240303 Sermon on why Jesus was upset (Lent 3) March 3, 2024

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - March 03, 2024 17:14 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Picture in your mind’s eye the scene described in our Gospel reading. It’s Passover. Many people, like Jesus and his disciples, have come to Jerusalem. It’s a busy place. The temple area has many tables and booths set up. Some were exchanging foreign money f...

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240225 Sermon on confessing Jesus as the Christ (Lent 2) February 25, 2024

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - February 25, 2024 17:31 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: In our Gospel reading Peter confessed Jesus to be the Christ. This is important and life changing because it is by our confession of Jesus as the Christ that we are saved. However, as we also heard, Peter ran into some difficulty when Jesus spoke about the c...

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240218 Sermon on fighting temptation (Lent 1) February 18, 2024

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - February 18, 2024 17:17 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Today I’d like to address something that all people must face: Temptation. Temptation is when we are lured and enticed to do something that is wrong. Where does temptation come from? It doesn’t come from God. James says in our reading, “God tempts no one.” I...

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Sermon on same-sex attraction and gender confusion (special sermon series) February 4, 2024

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - February 04, 2024 17:13 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: When Pastor Bertram and I were discussing what we might like to accomplish with this series on marriage, sexuality, and so on, we both thought that it would be good to address what is known as LGBTQ concerns. LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgen...

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240121 Sermon on what marriage is (Special Sermon Series) January 21, 2024

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - January 21, 2024 17:18 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Today we have begun a three week series on marriage, sexuality, and various issues that go along with these things. To do a series like this is a little unusual for us. We tend to follow the lectionary. The lectionary is a list of readings from the Bible tha...

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231231 Sermon on the importance of being redeemed from the Law (Christmas 1) December 31, 2023

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - January 02, 2024 14:40 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Our Gospel reading this morning tells the story of what happened not long after Jesus’s birth. The Law of God, given to the Old Testament people, required that eight days after Jesus’s birth he needed to be circumcised. Then, forty days after Mary gave birth...

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231224 Sermon on the birth of the King (Christmas Eve)

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - December 31, 2023 14:10 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: He rules the world with truth and grace. That line comes from the well-known and well-loved Christmas hymn, “Joy to the world.” “He rules the world with truth and grace.” Who rules the world? Jesus rules the world. Jesus being the king who reigns and rules...

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231213 Sermon on Ruth 3-4 (Advent 2 Midweek) December 13, 2023

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - December 20, 2023 20:20 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: I’d like to begin tonight by orienting ourselves. Last week we heard the first two chapters of the book of Ruth. The two most important people in this book are Naomi and Ruth. Naomi used to live near Bethlehem with her husband and two sons, but they needed t...

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231206 Sermon on Ruth 1-2 (Advent 1 Midweek) December 6, 2023

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - December 20, 2023 20:15 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: The book of Ruth is about poor people. Being poor can lead to desperate actions. The book begins with a desperate action. A poor family leaves their homeland when they can no longer make ends meet. A famine struck the land. Naomi and her husband Elimelech ha...

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231126 Sermon on Christ's Second Coming (Last Sunday of the Church Year) November 26, 2023

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - November 26, 2023 17:18 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: One of the unusual features of the times we are living in is how many different beliefs there are. Perhaps you had a taste of that at your Thanksgiving gathering. Your cousins, nieces, nephews, in-laws might have very different understandings about what is r...

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231123 Sermon for Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2023

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - November 23, 2023 15:50 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness. Our country has been celebrating the National Day of Thanksgiving since 1863. In October of 1863 President Lincoln called ...

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Season 5, Ep. 12: CSP Football Coaches Show with Shannon Currier

CSP Bears - November 18, 2023 23:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Wally Langfellow of Minnesota Score hosts the Shannon Currier Coaches Show on AM 1440 KYCR typically on Friday nights.   While the show airs locally in the Minneapolis-St. Paul media market, it can also be heard live online at twincitiesbusinessradio.com and is uploaded to CSP Bears Podcast lat...

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231112 Sermon on Matthew 25:1-13 (Pentecost 24) November 12, 2023

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - November 12, 2023 17:26 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: What are you looking forward to? Is there a family gathering coming up? Christmas is around the corner. What gifts would you like to receive? Retirement? Weddings? Children or grandchildren? There are a lot of things to look forward to. What about Jesus Chr...

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Season 5, Ep. 11: CSP Football Coaches Show with Shannon Currier

CSP Bears - November 10, 2023 16:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Wally Langfellow of Minnesota Score hosts the Shannon Currier Coaches Show on AM 1440 KYCR typically on Friday nights.   While the show airs locally in the Minneapolis-St. Paul media market, it can also be heard live online at twincitiesbusinessradio.com and is uploaded to CSP Bears Podcast lat...

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Season 5, Ep. 10: CSP Football Coaches Show with Shannon Currier

CSP Bears - November 03, 2023 21:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Wally Langfellow of Minnesota Score hosts the Shannon Currier Coaches Show on AM 1440 KYCR typically on Friday nights.   While the show airs locally in the Minneapolis-St. Paul media market, it can also be heard live online at twincitiesbusinessradio.com and is uploaded to CSP Bears Podcast lat...

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231029 Sermon for Reformation Day 2023

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - October 29, 2023 16:32 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: “Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’” Today we commemorate the Reformation. One of the greatest consequences of the Reformation ...

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Season 5, Ep. 9: CSP Football Coaches Show with Shannon Currier

CSP Bears - October 27, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Wally Langfellow of Minnesota Score hosts the Shannon Currier Coaches Show on AM 1440 KYCR typically on Friday nights.   While the show airs locally in the Minneapolis-St. Paul media market, it can also be heard live online at twincitiesbusinessradio.com and is uploaded to CSP Bears Podcast lat...

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Season 5, Ep. 8: CSP Football Coaches Show with Shannon Currier

CSP Bears - October 24, 2023 18:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Wally Langfellow of Minnesota Score hosts the Shannon Currier Coaches Show on AM 1440 KYCR typically on Friday nights.   While the show airs locally in the Minneapolis-St. Paul media market, it can also be heard live online at twincitiesbusinessradio.com and is uploaded to CSP Bears Podcast lat...

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231022 Sermon on Matthew 22:15-22 (Pentecost 21) October 22, 2023

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - October 22, 2023 16:22 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: For better understanding what is going on in our Gospel reading, it is helpful to know the context. Our reading today is during Holy Week. Jesus entered Jerusalem a couple days before on Palm Sunday. The people hailed him as king. He then went to the Temple,...

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Season 5, Ep. 7: CSP Football Coaches Show with Shannon Currier

CSP Bears - October 13, 2023 23:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Wally Langfellow of Minnesota Score hosts the Shannon Currier Coaches Show on AM 1440 KYCR typically on Friday nights.   While the show airs locally in the Minneapolis-St. Paul media market, it can also be heard live online at twincitiesbusinessradio.com and is uploaded to CSP Bears Podcast lat...

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Season 5, Ep. 6: CSP Football Coaches Show with Shannon Currier

CSP Bears - October 06, 2023 22:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Wally Langfellow of Minnesota Score hosts the Shannon Currier Coaches Show on AM 1440 KYCR typically on Friday nights.   While the show airs locally in the Minneapolis-St. Paul media market, it can also be heard live online at twincitiesbusinessradio.com and is uploaded to CSP Bears Podcast lat...

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231001 Sermon on how outward appearances are not enough (Pentecost 18) October 1, 2023

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - October 02, 2023 00:33 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon manuscript: “Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand!” In our Gospel reading the chief priest and elders are upset about Jesus. The chief priests and elders had never liked Jesus. Jesus wasn’t a part of their club. He wasn’t from Jerusalem. He didn’t go to the right ...

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Season 5, Ep. 5: CSP Football Coaches Show with Shannon Currier

CSP Bears - September 29, 2023 18:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Wally Langfellow of Minnesota Score hosts the Shannon Currier Coaches Show on AM 1440 KYCR typically on Friday nights.   While the show airs locally in the Minneapolis-St. Paul media market, it can also be heard live online at twincitiesbusinessradio.com and is uploaded to CSP Bears Podcast lat...

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Season 5, Ep. 4: CSP Football Coaches Show with Shannon Currier

CSP Bears - September 22, 2023 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Wally Langfellow of Minnesota Score hosts the Shannon Currier Coaches Show on AM 1440 KYCR typically on Friday nights.   While the show airs locally in the Minneapolis-St. Paul media market, it can also be heard live online at twincitiesbusinessradio.com and is uploaded to CSP Bears Podcast lat...

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230917 Sermon on forgiving from the heart (Pentecost 16) September 17, 2023

Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons - September 17, 2023 16:30 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Audio recording Sermon text: Forgiveness can be difficult. It can be complicated. If I accidentally bump into you as we are passing by each other, that’s not hard to forgive. Not all forgiveness is like that. In fact, I don’t know if that really is forgiveness. It’s more like politeness. Forg...

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Season 5, Ep. 3: CSP Football Coaches Show with Shannon Currier

CSP Bears - September 15, 2023 20:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Wally Langfellow of Minnesota Score hosts the Shannon Currier Coaches Show on AM 1440 KYCR typically on Friday nights.   While the show airs locally in the Minneapolis-St. Paul media market, it can also be heard live online at twincitiesbusinessradio.com and is uploaded to CSP Bears Podcast lat...

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