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Two Pentecosts

A sermon for the Day of Pentecost, 31 May 2020.Preached at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Indianapolis, IN. https://youtu.be/Auy7tHw535s

Posted on 2 June 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged Black Lives Matter, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, George Floyd, Lutheran, Pentecost. Leave a comment

Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 2

Prayfaithfully: The Resurrection and the Outcasts – Part 2

You never know how the Holy Spirit is going to shake things up.

Posted on 8 May 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in devotionsTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Holy Spirit, Lutheran, Pentecost, Prayfaithfully, St. Peter. Leave a comment

Faithful Witnesses

Faithful Witnesses

Everything we did at synod assembly was about witnessing our faith to others and sharing it. And that, unfortunately, is where the trouble began.

Posted on 16 May 201629 June 2016 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged Acts 2, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, evangelism, Holy Spirit, Lutheran, Northern Great Lakes Synod, Pentecost, witness. Leave a comment

Going Home Again

Going Home Again

When we stop wallowing in insecurity and throwing up walls around the way we think things should be done, we suddenly discover that all those people we were afraid of—all those “other” things and ways of thinking out there really aren't a threat. And neither are the people who hold them.

Posted on 8 June 201526 June 2015 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran, Mark 3, Pentecost, risk, safety. Leave a comment

The Holy Spirit Wants Us to Do What?

The Holy Spirit Wants Us to Do What?

"There's nothing comforting about the appearance of the Holy Spirit, and there's certainly nothing comforting about why the Holy Spirit comes in the first place."

Posted on 25 May 201525 June 2015 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged Acts 2, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Holy Spirit, Lutheran, Pentecost. Leave a comment

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Ken Ranos is the pastor at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Indianapolis, IN. Born and raised in Chicago, IL, he graduated from Capital University with a B.A. in Music and a B.A. in Religion; and from Trinity Lutheran Seminary with his M.Div. He’s a die-hard Chicago Blackhawks fan, a self-proclaimed nerd and geek, gamer, and student of liberation theology.

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