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you can't think of one good thing to say A reading from passages of 2 Samuel 11 & 12 : There’s a big gap in today’s lesson. Isn’t there?   Although , I don’t really need to worry too much about that, after all we all know this is a part of David’s history.   We know David didn’t just sleep with Bathsheba. That once he found out she was pregnant, he first to get her husband, Uriah, to come home from battle and get a little intimate with his wife. When Uriah wouldn’t go for that, David tired getting Uriah tipsy, to impair his judgement. When Uriah still wouldn’t take the bait, David arranges Uriah’s death. And in a particularly heartless move, has Uriah deliver the message himself.   The gap in our lesson isn’t the problem. You all already know this. The problem is, what to do with this passage of David’s history… David, the youngest son chosen by God to be the great king. David, who fought Goliath because Goliath was taunting the God of Is...

now you know A sermon on the Ten Commandments Well, I’m up against it here. Aren’t I? I barely had your attention to begin with, and I’m losing it by the second with scripture like todays.   After all, you’ve all already heard this , haven’t you? “The Ten Commandments.” You’re familiar , thank you very much. You’ve seen the movie. You know the sweep, that no sooner does Moses go up the mountain, than the people start breaking the commands.   AND , you all already know that’s why Jesus came.   We’re Lutheran, after all. That’s our bag. Our deal isn’t keeping the commands, it’s Jesus forgiving us when we’ve failed to do so! What’s more, you’re sophisticated Lutherans . You know that once Jesus forgives us, we’re freed . And freed from sins power, we can live by the commandments. Not to try and prove our worth, but to serve our neighbor. We already know all this. As Jerry & Elaine once said, “Yada, yada, yada.” We get it. …W...