The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost October 24, 2021 Hebrews 4:9-16 There Remains a Sabbath-Rest for the People of God!     There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his.  Let us, therefore, make every effort […]

The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost October 17, 2021 Hebrews 3:1-6 Fix Your Thoughts on Jesus!   Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.  He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s […]

The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 10, 2021 Hebrews 2:9-11 But We See Jesus…   But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.  In bringing many sons […]

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 3, 2021 Mark 9:38-50 Live Your Life— In Jesus’ Name!   “Teacher,” said John, “we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.”  “Do not stop him,” Jesus said.  “No one who does a miracle […]

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 26, 2021 Mark 9:30-37 Make It Your Goal to Have the Faith of a Child!   They left that place and passed through Galilee.  Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, because he was teaching his disciples.  He said to them, “The Son of Man is […]

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 19, 2021 James 2:1-5, 8-10, 14-18 Seeing is Believing!   My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don’t show favoritism.  Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.  If you […]

The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 12, 2021 Isaiah 35:4-7a Be Strong!  Do Not Fear!   Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.”  Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and […]

The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 5, 2021 Ephesians 6:10-20 Mankind’s Longest War!   Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.  Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the […]

Stewardship Sunday August 29, 2021 Matthew 22:15-21 Christian Stewardship— A Caretaker’s  Response to God’s Grace!   Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.  They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians.  “Teacher,” they said, “we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach […]

The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 22, 2021 Ephesians 5:15-20 Live the Wise Life!   Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.  Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.  Do not get drunk on […]