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Be Perfect

Be Perfect

But there’s a question that hasn’t really been asked yet, and I think it’s important to ask it if we hope to be able to take Jesus at his word and live by it. And that’s this: what does it mean to be perfect?

Posted on 22 February 2017 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged Beatitudes, ELCA, Epiphany 7A, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran, Matthew 5, perfection, Sermon on the Mount. 1 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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