Christ the King Sunday November 24, 2024
Christ the King Sunday November 24, 2024 Mark 13:26-37 Live Like You’ll Live Forever— Live With Your Eyes on the Skies! 26“At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens. 28“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get…
The Sunday of Last Judgment November 17, 2024
The Sunday of Last Judgment November 17, 2024 Hebrews 9:24-28 Live Like You’ll Live Forever— Live Free from the Fear of Judgment! 24For Christ did not enter a manmade sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. 25Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his…
The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost November 10, 2024
The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost November 10, 2024 Mark 12:38-44 Live Like You’ll Live Forever— Live a Life of Startling Generosity! 38As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted in the marketplaces, 39and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 40They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most…
All Saints Day November 3, 2024
All Saints Sunday November 3, 2024 Isaiah 25:6-9 Live Like You’ll Live Forever— Live Knowing Life Only Gets Better! 6On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines. 7On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; 8he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all…
Reformation Sunday October 27, 2024
Reformation Sunday October 27, 2024 Daniel 3:16-28 Live Like You’ll Live Forever— Live a Life of Courageous Witness! 16Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O King. 18But even if he does not, we want you to know, O…
The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost October 20, 2024
The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost October 20, 2024 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 How’s Your Followership? Followers of Christ Make Selfless Sacrifices! 19Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under…
The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost October 13, 2024
The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost October 13, 2024 Ephesians 5:21-6:4 How’s Your Followership? Followers of Christ Maintain Proper Priorities! 17As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 19You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not…
The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 6, 2024
The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 6, 2024 Ephesians 5:21-6:4 How’s Your Followership? Followers of Christ Know How to Love Their Families! 21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in…
St Michael & All Angels September 29, 2024
St. Michael and All Angels September 29, 2024 Revelation 12:7-12 How’s Your Followership? Followers of Christ Have Powerful Allies! 7And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. 9The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his…
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 22, 2024
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 22, 2024 Mark 9:30-37 How’s Your Followership? Followers of Christ are Humble Servants! They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, 31because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.” 32But they did not understand what he meant and were…