Get Ready for Easter– Praise the Lord!
The Fourth Sunday in Lent March 31, 2019 Isaiah 12:1-6 Get Ready for Easter— Praise the Lord! In that day you will say: “I will praise you, O LORD. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me. Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.” With joy you will draw water from…
Get Ready for Easter– Remember!
The Third Sunday in Lent March 24, 2019 I Corinthians 10:1-13 Get Ready for Easter— Remember! For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that…
Get Ready for Easter– Proclaim the Lord’s Message Fearlessly
The Second Sunday in Lent March 17, 2019 Jeremiah 26:8-15 Get Ready for Easter— Proclaim the Lord’s Message Fearlessly! But as soon as Jeremiah finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests, the prophets and all the people seized him and said, “You must die! Why do you prophesy in the LORD’s name that this house will be like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted?” And all the people…
Get Ready for Easter– Remember the Grace of God!
The First Sunday in Lent March 10, 2019 Deuteronomy 26:5-10 Get Ready for Easter— Remember the Grace of God! Then you shall declare before the LORD your God: “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation, powerful and numerous. But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, putting us to hard labor. Then we cried out to the LORD, the God of…
The Light of the Transfiguration Continues to Shine!
Transfiguration Sunday March 3, 2019 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 The Light of the Transfiguration Continues to Shine! And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants…
The True Gold in the Golden Rule!
The Seventh Sunday after Epiphany February 24, 2019 Luke 6:27-36 The True Gold in The Golden Rule! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, “But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give…
The Contrasts of Christianity
The Sixth Sunday after Epiphany February 17, 2019 Luke 6:17-26 The Contrasts of Christianity He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by evil spirits were cured, and the people all tried to…
Because You Say So, Lord!
The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany February 10, 2019 Luke 5:1-11 Because You Say So, Lord! One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. …
Don’t Be Afraid– Stay on Message!
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany February 3, 2019 Luke 4:120-32 Don’t Be Afraid— Stay on Message! Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, and he began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they…
Make Worship Your “Custom”!
The Third Sunday after Epiphany January 27, 2019 Luke 4:14-21 Make Worship Your “Custom”! Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. He taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was…