Sermons from 2026

Palm Sunday March 29, 2026 Matthew 21:1-11 Destination:  Calvary Stop #6— Jerusalem   1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her.  Untie them and bring them to me.  3If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them…

The Fifth Sunday in Lent March 22, 2026 John 11:17-29, 33-45 Destination:  Calvary Stop #5— The Grave of a Friend   17On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.  18Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, 19and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.  20When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at…

The Third Sunday in Lent March 8, 2026 John 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39 Destination:  Calvary Stop #3— A Visit with a Blind Man     1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.  2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “But this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.  4As long as it…

The Second Sunday in Lent March 1, 2026 John 4:4-26 Destination:  Calvary Stop #2— Jacob’s Well   4Now he had to go through Samaria.  5So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph.  6Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well.  It was about the sixth hour. 7When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said…

The First Sunday in Lent February 22, 2026 Matthew 4:1-11 Destination:  Calvary Stop #1— The Battle in the Desert     1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.  2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.  3The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4Jesus answered, “It is written:  ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but…

Transfiguration Sunday February 15, 2026 Matthew 17:1-9 The Glory of the Lord Is Revealed!   1After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.  2There he was transfigured before them.  His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.  3Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. 4Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good…

The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany February 8, 2026 I Corinthians 2:6-13 God’s Will for His Word— Treasure It!   6We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.  7No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.  8None of the rulers of this age understood…

The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany February 1, 2026 I Corinthians 1:26-31 God’s Will for You— Be Boastful!   26Brothers, think of what you were when you were called.  Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.  27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.  28He chose the lowly things of this world…

The Second Sunday after Epiphany January 18, 2026 John 1:29-41 Look, the Lamb of God!   29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!  30This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’  31I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he…

The Baptism of Jesus January 11, 2026 Matthew 3:13-17 My Baptism Establishes Who I Am!   13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.  14But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.”  Then John consented. 16As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up…